17 Quotes by Edna Buchanan

Gary Robinson died hungry.He wanted fried chicken, the three-piece box for $2.19. Drunk, loud, and obnoxious, he pushed ahead of seven customers on line at a fast-food chicken outlet. The counter girl told him that his behavior was impolite. She calmed him down with sweet talk, and he agreed to step to the end of the line. His turn came just before closing time, just after the fried chicken ran out.He punched the counter girl so hard her ears rang, and a security guard shot him—three times.

Friends are the family we choose for ourselves.

The past is an unsolved mystery and the truth a moving target.

I always warn aspiring reporters to observe three basic rules: 1. Never trust an editor. 2. Never trust an editor. 3. Never trust an editor.

True friends are those who really know you but love you anyway.

In the criminal justice system you see the worst people on their best behavior, unlike the civil system, where the best people behave at their worst.

You ought to try surviving one of my family reunions. It’s like having a bowling alley in your brain.

Love is so fragile and so often fatal. I am amazed when people are brave enough to risk it.

Every once in a while, there comes a story. A story that blows your mind. One where you know you’ve made a difference. That’s what makes it all worthwhile. That and the anticipation. It’s addictive, because you never know when it will happen, but when it does, nothing in the world is as important.