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Whiskey Sour (Jack Daniels Mystery, #1) QUOTES

Whiskey Sour (Jack Daniels Mystery, #1) QUOTES

1 " Sorry to hear about your Dad."
He shrugged. "He was seventy, and we always told him fast food would kill him."
"Heart attack?"
"He was hit by a Pizza Express truck. "

― J.A. Konrath , Whiskey Sour (Jack Daniels Mystery, #1)

2 " I wish I was like that. More carefree."

"Anyone can be. People aren't carved out of marble. We're all works in progress. The trick is to define ourselves, rather than let outside influences define us. "

― J.A. Konrath , Whiskey Sour (Jack Daniels Mystery, #1)

3 " Mothers shouldn’t be allowed to get old and fragile. "

― J.A. Konrath , Whiskey Sour (Jack Daniels Mystery, #1)

4 " People aren’t carved out of marble. We’re all works in progress. The trick is to define ourselves, rather than let outside influences define us. "

― J.A. Konrath , Whiskey Sour (Jack Daniels Mystery, #1)

5 " acronyms. "

― J.A. Konrath , Whiskey Sour (Jack Daniels Mystery, #1)

6 " The order, for completists, is WHISKEY SOUR, BLOODY MARY, RUSTY NAIL, DIRTY MARTINI, FUZZY NAVEL, CHERRY BOMB, SHAKEN, and STIRRED. She’s been the subject of many shorts (JACK DANIELS STORIES, BURNERS, FLOATERS) and has appeared as a supporting character in many of my other novels (SHOT OF TEQUILLA, THE LIST, SERIAL KILLERS UNCUT, BANANA HAMMOCK, FLEE, SPREE, THREE, TIMECASTER SUPERSYMMETRY). Due to popular demand, she’ll be back again in another novel, LAST CALL, being co-written with Blake Crouch. "

― J.A. Konrath , Whiskey Sour (Jack Daniels Mystery, #1)

7 " hundred-plus "

― J.A. Konrath , Whiskey Sour (Jack Daniels Mystery, #1)

8 " You’re the total of all the choices you’ve made in your life, Jack. This is what you have because this is what you chose. "

― J.A. Konrath , Whiskey Sour (Jack Daniels Mystery, #1)

9 " I was overworked, underpaid, and socially retarded. But "

― J.A. Konrath , Whiskey Sour (Jack Daniels Mystery, #1)

10 " Men got all the comfortable clothing trends. "

― J.A. Konrath , Whiskey Sour (Jack Daniels Mystery, #1)

11 " That’s why I refused. But after the media "

― J.A. Konrath , Whiskey Sour (Jack Daniels Mystery, #1)

12 " I’m a grown woman, and I can fend for myself. Now help me put on my pants. "

― J.A. Konrath , Whiskey Sour (Jack Daniels Mystery, #1)

13 " I tried counting backward from ten thousand. I tried deep breathing and relaxation exercises. I tried to imagine myself asleep. Nothing worked. Time marched forward, taking me with it. By the time I was feeling the slightest bit drowsy, the sun peeked in through the blinds and I had to get up to go to work. "

― J.A. Konrath , Whiskey Sour (Jack Daniels Mystery, #1)