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1 " William S. Burroughs once said that no one owns life, but anyone who can lift a frying pan can create death. He was right. Killing is the easy part. The act of living—of finding happiness in life—that’s the hard part. Moving past grief and guilt, and learning to love and to trust . . . I wanted to take that path, but I rather liked cradling my sorrows. "
― A.R. Torre , The Good Lie
2 " Because he was good in bed? Trust me, the better the motion, the more screwed up the ocean. "
3 " William S. Burroughs once said that no one owns life, but anyone who can lift a frying pan can create death. He was right. Killing is the easy part. The act of living—of finding happiness in life—that’s the hard part. "
4 " Losing a child was like losing a limb. You were reminded of it every time you moved, until the consistent adjustments to life became a permanent part of you. "
5 " Ha!” She laughed. “Honey, it’s not a life. It was a fart in a silent room. That’s why it made a big stink. "
6 " You manipulate people for a living. Manipulation to fit and believe your narrative. You play with emotions and, sometimes, facts. "
7 " We were a wrecked car, barreling down the highway without lights, our steering locked into place. I could put a seat belt on. I could reach out and jab the hazard lights on. But I couldn’t turn off the car, and I couldn’t seem to open the door and fling myself out. "
8 " Natasha Kavin had been pretty. Hot, actually. That’s how a man would describe her. Thin and blonde, with big, perky boobs that had to be fake, but who cared when they looked that good. My own fairly large breasts did a better job of making me look heavy than they did of arousing anyone. I stuck the spoon back in the jar and set it to one side. Granted, Robert had seemed to enjoy them. I looked down and squeezed my elbows together, watching as my breasts plumped together nicely with a deep line of cleavage visible below the V-neck of my sweater. "
9 " The missing kid. Not Gabe, who hadn’t been able to escape. Scott Harden. Lucky Scott Harden. "
10 " Obsession, as I frequently told my clients, never affected outside situations. They only made your internal struggles—and resulting personal actions and decisions—worse. "
11 " Trust me, the better the motion, the more screwed up the ocean. "
