333 Quotes by Jeff Lindsay

Good writing does not come from verbiage but from words.

The law, as an institution, avoids justice, subverts it, just as often as it sees it done.

Stop the nurse like the monkey.

...she opened the door very slowly and carefully, half hiding behind it, as if badly frightened of what might be waiting for her on the other side. And considering that it was me waiting, this showed rare common sense.

It revealed a cruelty that really made one wonder if the universe was such a good idea after all.

the faster it ran away from me. And I found myself reasoning that perhaps one more beer would unlock the doors of perception,

Of course, having information to use is one thing. Knowing what it means and how to use it is a different story.

...my conscience has the same hard reality as a unicorn.

I was filled with dread at the thought my mind had skipped town and left me behind to pay the rent." --Dexter