18 Quotes by Allen Eskens

I had never seen her smile before. At least, not beyond the cursory upturn at the edges of her lips as we passed each other in the hallway. But now, her smile transformed her, as if she'd grown taller, or changed her hair color, or something. Her cheeks popped with dimples, her lips seemed redder and softer against the backdrop of her white teeth. Damn. She was cute.

There’s an old saying that a person who goes looking for revenge should dig two graves.

No sin could be greater than a sin that cannot be rectified, the sin you never get to confess.

He was a quiet man who could command attention with a simple glance or nod, a man who possessed equal part strength and gentleness and wore them, not in layers, but blended like fine leather.

Occam’s razor?” “It’s a principle that says that all things being equal, the simplest conclusion is usually the correct one.

While it was true that Angus was legally an adult, he’d taken a tumble a few years back that left him a bubble or two off center.

That’s the thing about the truth; the truth doesn’t change. Only a lie will change over time.

But sometimes the world looks prettier from a distance.

Sometimes, Joe, it takes the world crashing in around you to realize that you’re not in control.