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V is for Vengeance (Kinsey Millhone, #22) QUOTES

V is for Vengeance (Kinsey Millhone, #22) QUOTES

1 " I know there are people who believe you should forgive and forget. For the record, I'd like to say I'm a big fan of forgiveness as long as I'm given the opportunity to get even first. "

― Sue Grafton , V is for Vengeance (Kinsey Millhone, #22)

2 " Perhaps when we're forced to forfeit what we own, we lose any sentimental associations. Perhaps pawning our valuables frees us in the same way a house fire destroys not only our worldly goods, but our attachment to what's gone. "

― Sue Grafton , V is for Vengeance (Kinsey Millhone, #22)

3 " Grief is as contagious as a yawn. "

― Sue Grafton , V is for Vengeance (Kinsey Millhone, #22)

4 " The critical lessons in life hold sway whether you like it or not. "

― Sue Grafton , V is for Vengeance (Kinsey Millhone, #22)

5 " These are the days that require discipline, when exercise is pure duty and the good feeling only comes later, consisting solely of self-congratulations for having done the job at all. "

― Sue Grafton , V is for Vengeance (Kinsey Millhone, #22)

6 " Built into bad news is that sense of profound disbelief. The mind struggles to absorb the bare facts, defending itself against the larger implications. "

― Sue Grafton , V is for Vengeance (Kinsey Millhone, #22)

7 " Personally I don’t endorse the notion of mortality. It’s fine for other folk, but I disapprove of the concept for me and my loved ones. Seems unfair that we’re not allowed to vote on the matter and not one of us is excused. Who made up that rule?" - Kinsey Millhone "

― Sue Grafton , V is for Vengeance (Kinsey Millhone, #22)

8 " I shrugged, remembering the many swats I’d endured at my Aunt Gin’s hands. She always assured me she’d really give me something to cry about if I wanted to protest. "

― Sue Grafton , V is for Vengeance (Kinsey Millhone, #22)

9 " I was more pissed off in retrospect than I’d been at the time. I know there are people who believe you should forgive and forget. For the record, I’d like to say I’m a big fan of forgiveness as long as I’m given the opportunity to get even first. "

― Sue Grafton , V is for Vengeance (Kinsey Millhone, #22)

10 " was adept, but it had been a while since "

― Sue Grafton , V is for Vengeance (Kinsey Millhone, #22)

11 " about Abbie’s deception. People did you in. People turned on you in a heartbeat "

― Sue Grafton , V is for Vengeance (Kinsey Millhone, #22)