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Two Kinds of Truth (Harry Bosch, #20; Harry Bosch Universe, #30) QUOTES

Two Kinds of Truth (Harry Bosch, #20; Harry Bosch Universe, #30) QUOTES

1 " He knew there were two kinds of truth in this world. The truth that was the unalterable bedrock of one’s life and mission. And the other, malleable truth of politicians, charlatans, corrupt lawyers, and their clients, bent and molded to serve whatever purpose was at hand. "

― Michael Connelly , Two Kinds of Truth (Harry Bosch, #20; Harry Bosch Universe, #30)

2 " Livingstone had said sympathy was no substitute for action. That was an essential brick in Bosch’s wall. He had built himself as a man of action and, at the moment when the integrity of his life’s work had been called into question by a man on death row, he had chosen to turn his sympathy for Elizabeth Clayton into action. "

― Michael Connelly , Two Kinds of Truth (Harry Bosch, #20; Harry Bosch Universe, #30)

3 " Courts across the country had long approved the use of deception and trickery by police in an interview setting with a suspect, holding that an innocent person would see through the deception and not falsely confess to the crime. The interview "

― Michael Connelly , Two Kinds of Truth (Harry Bosch, #20; Harry Bosch Universe, #30)

4 " I’m not speaking to hear myself talk, Mr. Cronyn. I told you to be quiet. One more interruption and I will have you silenced. "

― Michael Connelly , Two Kinds of Truth (Harry Bosch, #20; Harry Bosch Universe, #30)

5 " Lie down with dogs, get up with fleas. "

― Michael Connelly , Two Kinds of Truth (Harry Bosch, #20; Harry Bosch Universe, #30)

6 " People lie, the president lies, corporations lie and cheat.…The world is ugly and not many people are willing to stand up to it anymore. "

― Michael Connelly , Two Kinds of Truth (Harry Bosch, #20; Harry Bosch Universe, #30)

7 " Damn Russians,” Siegel muttered. “I hope I live long enough to see that guy impeached. "

― Michael Connelly , Two Kinds of Truth (Harry Bosch, #20; Harry Bosch Universe, #30)

8 " The paying jobs were few and she was often taken advantage of by the leeches who were part of the entertainment industry. But she persevered. "

― Michael Connelly , Two Kinds of Truth (Harry Bosch, #20; Harry Bosch Universe, #30)

9 " the morning before. Bosch thought "

― Michael Connelly , Two Kinds of Truth (Harry Bosch, #20; Harry Bosch Universe, #30)

10 " watching the two detectives from the next room. "

― Michael Connelly , Two Kinds of Truth (Harry Bosch, #20; Harry Bosch Universe, #30)

11 " You don’t put ice in Pappy Van Winkle. "

― Michael Connelly , Two Kinds of Truth (Harry Bosch, #20; Harry Bosch Universe, #30)

12 " door. "

― Michael Connelly , Two Kinds of Truth (Harry Bosch, #20; Harry Bosch Universe, #30)

13 " The sins of the father, he thought. His life and his world had once again clobbered his daughter. If he vowed to make those who did this pay, didn’t that include himself? "

― Michael Connelly , Two Kinds of Truth (Harry Bosch, #20; Harry Bosch Universe, #30)

14 " Gentlemen,” the waiter said. “It looks like we are in need of more essential vitamins.” Haller picked up his empty glass and offered it. “We definitely are,” he said. “We definitely are. "

― Michael Connelly , Two Kinds of Truth (Harry Bosch, #20; Harry Bosch Universe, #30)

15 " financially. He gets so far upside down on his mortgage he’s "

― Michael Connelly , Two Kinds of Truth (Harry Bosch, #20; Harry Bosch Universe, #30)

16 " I told him through the door that he could take his job and shove it up his ass. 'Course, a week later I had to ask him to pull it out of his ass and give it back to me. "

― Michael Connelly , Two Kinds of Truth (Harry Bosch, #20; Harry Bosch Universe, #30)

17 " Livingstone had said sympathy was no substitute for action. "

― Michael Connelly , Two Kinds of Truth (Harry Bosch, #20; Harry Bosch Universe, #30)

18 " He knew there were two kinds of truth in this world. The truth that was the unalterable bedrock of one's life and mission. And the other, malleable truth of politicians, charlatans, corrupt lawyers, and their clients, bent and molded to serve whatever purpose was at hand. "

― Michael Connelly , Two Kinds of Truth (Harry Bosch, #20; Harry Bosch Universe, #30)

19 " he knew where they were. In the Central Valley, near Modesto, where Bosch had worked a case a few years before "

― Michael Connelly , Two Kinds of Truth (Harry Bosch, #20; Harry Bosch Universe, #30)

20 " She was pretty pissed off, in fact, that she was under arrest and not going to be able to get her next fix in jail.” “You don’t sound like you have a lot of sympathy.” “I do to an extent. I’ve dealt with addicts all my life, including in my own family, and it’s hard to balance sympathy for them with the damage they do to their families and others. "

― Michael Connelly , Two Kinds of Truth (Harry Bosch, #20; Harry Bosch Universe, #30)