"All the little birdies had flown out of this man's tree."
- Sue Grafton
"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 no..."
"The tricky part of any lie is trying to figure out how you'd behave if you were innocent."
"I'm a born liar myself and I know how it's done. You stick as close to the truth as you can. You pretend to volunteer a few bits of information, but the facts are all carefully selected for effect."
"I love being single. It's almost like being rich."
"It never pays to deal with the flyweights of the world. They take far too much pleasure in thwarting you at every turn."