She took a deep breath and asked, I’m sorry, Captain. I’m feeling a bit discombobulated. Can you please start from the beginning and tell me what happened?
Used to be, only bikers and outlaws had tattoos. They were so commonplace now that they weren’t even a statement. Unless the statement was, Look, I’m like everybody else. Her
I hate rape cases. You don’t throw a murder case to a jury and they ask, ‘Well, was the guy really murdered or is he lying because he wants the attention? And what was he doing in that part of town? A...
Violence never worked in the service of women.
She had looked at the movies again—all of them this time. Claire had rigged up Paul’s laptop in the garage so she wouldn’t have to sit in his office. Halfway through the first series of movies, she’d...
It didn't take a Harvard economist to figure out that it'd be a hell of a lot cheaper spending money on helping keep kids safe when they were younger than it was to put them in jail when they were old...
The office looked the same as it had been the day before. Claire sat down at the desk. She hesitated as she reached out to tap the keyboard. This was a red pill/blue pill moment. Did she really want t...
Sometimes, even if you know the answer, you've got to let the other person take a shot. If they feel wrong all the time, they never get the chance to feel right.
You’re supposed to be my lawyer. You’re supposed to be a human being,
Claire joined her, absently watching a lone squirrel hop across the decking and drink saline water from the pool. Asking what to do next was a loaded question, because what it all boiled down to was w...
Claire looked at the anniversary painting again. She thought about Paul as a child. She’d seen pictures—his winsome, toothy grin; the way his ears poked out from his giant head when he was six and sev...
Curiosity broke her earlier resolve. Have you ever been tested?No. He stood behind Sara, holding the camera in front so she could see. Zoom here, he said, flicking the toggle.You could probably-This i...
Dash was a stupid man’s idea of how a smart man sounded
Do you realize how terrifying it is to be raped?
Tessa reached out and took her hand. Can I tell you something?As long as it’s not advice on chasing after a married man.She squeezed Sara’s hand. I’m really in love with my husband.Sara gave a careful...
It is a father’s job to love his daughter in the way that she needs to be loved.
She had always believed—vehemently, with great conviction—that the only way to change the world was to destroy it.
Given enough idleness & time, she could talk herself into either loving or hating the man
The world stops for you when you’re pretty. That’s why women spend billions on crap for their faces. Their whole life, they’re the center of attention. People want to be around them just because they’...
She asked him, Everything all right? It’s good right now. He rubbed her back with his hand. What did the shrink say? Claire waited until the bartender had returned to his corner. She said that I’m not...
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