Do you believe in God? I asked Lula. Fuckin’ A I believe in God. Don’t you believe in God? I believe in something. It’s vague.
Diesel is back, Ranger said.Yes. How did you know?I woke up with a migraine this morning. Ranger said.
Cupcake , you've been breaking my heart for as long as I've known you
Creep I said, cutting to the heart of the matter. - Stephanie Gosh, I wonder who this could be. - MorelliYou lied to me. I knew it too. I knew right from the beginning, you jerk.Silence stretched taut...
At the other end of the room, Grandma had the lid up on Larry Lipinski. She was standing one foot on a folding chair, one foot on the edge of the casket, and she was taking pictures with a disposable...
And we’re going to bring him in. How are you gonna do that? You got an elephant gun? You got Ranger in the trunk of your car? I have you. I’m going to send you into Fat Dave’s and you’re going to char...
And the closest I've come to an out-of-body experience was when Joe Morelli took his mouth to me fourteen years ago, behind the eclair case.
And something chocolate, of course. A meal was not a meal without some sort of chocolate for desert.
And let’s be honest, I was excited about going to New York with Ranger. Plus I know this is shallow, but I was in his megabucks Porsche, feeling like I was in a James Bond movie.
Altogether, there are eight types of illusions. Magic, a dream, a bubble, a rainbow, lightning, the moon reflected in water, a mirage, and a city of celestial musicians. Vernon
A complete stranger--a giant pancake, no less--has just appeared in their home, Boyd said. Why isn't anyone reacting to this? Wouldn't they be screaming in terror?They love pancakes, Stan said.What wo...
Life is a jelly donut. You don't really know what it's about till you bite into it. And then, just when you decide it's good, you drop a big glob of jelly on your best t-shirt.
We took the stairs to the second floor and ran into Dillan Ruddick, the building super. He had a wet vac going, sucking up water from the soggy hall carpet.'Thanks for saving my apartment,' I said to...
Verisimilitude,
To celebrate our partnership I dressed up like Ranger. Black boots, black jeans, black turtleneck, small silver hoop earrings.He gave me the once-over when I opened the door to him.‘Smart ass,’ he sai...
That was just like a ride, he said. Did you see me going around in there? Like a fun house, right? Like an amusement park. I ride all those rides. I’m used to that sort of thing. I sit right up front.
Oh good. I love being bait for a homicidal mutilator.Stephanie Plum
Mrs. Morelli opened the door to us and smacked Joe on the side of the head. Sex fiend. Just like your father, God rest his rotten soul.Morelli grinned down at his mother. It's a curse.
Life is a series of natural changes. Resisting change only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.
I wasn’t sure anymore what made a good marriage. There had to be love, of course, but there were so many different kinds of love. And clearly, some love was more enduring than others.