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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. "
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 "
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. "
5 " Lie down with dogs, get up with fleas. "
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. "
7 " Damn Russians,” Siegel muttered. “I hope I live long enough to see that guy impeached. "
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. "
9 " the morning before. Bosch thought "
10 " watching the two detectives from the next room. "
11 " You don’t put ice in Pappy Van Winkle. "
12 " door. "
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? "
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. "
15 " financially. He gets so far upside down on his mortgage he’s "
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. "
17 " Livingstone had said sympathy was no substitute for action. "
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. "
19 " he knew where they were. In the Central Valley, near Modesto, where Bosch had worked a case a few years before "
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. "