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The Deep Blue Alibi QUOTES

The Deep Blue Alibi QUOTES

1 " Solomon's Laws:
8. If a guy who's smart, handsome, and rich invites you and your girlfriend to a nudist club...chances are he's got a giant shmeckel. "

― Paul Levine , The Deep Blue Alibi

2 " The people we've known the longest are often the people we know the least. "

― Paul Levine , The Deep Blue Alibi

3 " You didn’t win cases by sticking to the rules carved in the marble pediments. You didn’t win by citing precedent. “Your Honor, referring to the venerable case of Boring versus Snoring . . .” You won by finding your opponent’s soft spot and attacking. You won with showmanship and flair and, whenever possible, the truth. A trial lawyer is a warrior, a knight in rusty armor, who would often be bloodied but would never surrender. Steve taught her to conquer her fears. Don’t be afraid to lose. Don’t be afraid to look ridiculous. Don’t be afraid to steal home. He sometimes won impossible cases. When a "

― Paul Levine , The Deep Blue Alibi

4 " Would you want to be judged by people too stupid to get out of jury duty? "

― Paul Levine , The Deep Blue Alibi

5 " Conjecture piled on speculation and topped by guesswork.” “That’s called lawyering, Vic. Which, I might remind you, requires an open mind. Creative thinking. Fresh ideas. Not being rigid. "

― Paul Levine , The Deep Blue Alibi

6 " You can’t trust juries. Take it from me.” “You don’t believe in the system, that it, Luber?” “Would you want to be judged by people too stupid to get out of jury duty? "

― Paul Levine , The Deep Blue Alibi

7 " So gosh-darned crooked, he could stand in the shadow of a corkscrew and nevuh see the sun. So slippery, gittin’ ahold of him is like grabbing an eel in an oil slick. So low a critter, Ah had to drain the swamp just to find him. "

― Paul Levine , The Deep Blue Alibi

8 " 12. When a man and woman are in total sync—thinking each other’s thoughts, making each other laugh, bringing each other joy—they’ve hit the sweet spot, and just being together is better than . . . almost as good as sex. "

― Paul Levine , The Deep Blue Alibi