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1 " People always love it when you say their dogs are nice. Just shows you how out of touch they are. "
― Sue Grafton , C is for Corpse (Kinsey Millhone, #3)
2 " Everything happens for a reason, but that doesn't mean there's a point. "
3 " Missing someone is a vague, unpleasant sensation, like gnawing anxiety. It isn't as concrete as grief, but it's just as pervasive and there's no escaping it. "
4 " I've never been a big fan of exercise. I just can't think of any other way to feel good." Kinsey Milhone "
5 " You can believe anything you like. "
6 " The world is full of talented people. "
7 " Sometimes the noes are just as important as the yeses because they represent cul-de-sacs, allowing you to narrow your field of inquiry until you stumble into the heart of the maze. "
8 " It's fun to horse around with danger. "
9 " I like my life as it is. "
10 " Violent death is like a monster. The closer you get to it, the more damage you sustain if you survive at all. "
11 " When I'm with you, I don't feel self-conscious or like I'm crippled or ugly. I don't know how you do that, but it's nice. "
12 " You can always push people around, but it's not a good idea. Better to let them volunteer information for reasons of their own. You get more that way. "
13 " I may have people lying to me, but since I don't really know the truth, I can't be sure. "
14 " I find it so liberating when other people are rude. It makes me feel mild and lazy and mean. "
15 " Everything happens for a reason but that doesn't mean there is a point. "
16 " crayon. Age had given his face a softly "
17 " Idly, I wondered what it'd be like to have a city street named after me. Kinsey Avenue. Kinsey Road. Not bad. I figured I could learn to live with the tribute if it came my way. "
18 " She was pissing me off and I found myself using a mild, deadly tone. “Age doesn’t matter. Bobby’s dead now. He’s older than God. He’s as old as anybody’s ever going to get. "
19 " Bobby was buried on Saturday. . . . I wasn't going to lose control in a public setting like this. Even so, there were moments when I could feel my face heat up and my eyes blur with tears. It was more than this loss. It was all death, every loss - my parents, my aunt. "
20 " Working out must have cost him everything he had, yet he never failed to appear. There was a doggedness about him that I admired. I watched him with interest, ashamed of my own interior complaints. "