Tim Downs > Quotes

“It's true what they say, you know: if you talk to God, you're religious; but if you hear from God, yor're schizophrenic.”
― Tim Downs, Wonders Never Cease

“Pete had always been a compulsive organizer, but the man himself was so sociable and friendly that he could seem absentminded at times. Nick was the diametric opposite; his mind was completely organized, but his physical environment was always in chaos.”
― Tim Downs, Nick of Time

“The early fly gets the cadaver”
― Tim Downs, First the Dead

“The lecture is never over. Education is not a preparation for life, my young friends, education is life. Now take what I've taught you and get out there and do some serious good.”
― Tim Downs, Chop Shop

“That was a subtle transition.” “I don’t have much time for subtlety. Like you said: I’ve got a lot of ground to cover.” He looked down at the folder again. “Dr. Nicholas Polchak, PhD in entomology from Penn State University.” “Go Nittany Lions.” “Currently professor of entomology at North Carolina State University. Distinguished Member, American Academy of Forensic Sciences; Diplomate, American Board of Forensic Entomology; Member of Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team since 1995.” “Please. I’m blushing.”
― Tim Downs, First the Dead

“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil,” wrote Edmund Burke, “is for good men to do nothing.” Burke reminds us that, in a fallen world, evil has a momentum of its own. It needs no push to get it started; it’s already under way, and unless we take steps to consciously resist it, evil will overtake us in a glacial advance. Marriage partners should remember Burke’s words this way: “The only thing necessary for our marriage to become cold, angry, and loveless is for us to do nothing at all.” In the busyness of life, when we”
― Tim Downs, Fight Fair: Winning at Conflict without Losing at Love

“We were wondering about the secret of your vitality," Macy said. He looked at each of them and smiled. "The secret is: clean Christian living.”
― Tim Downs, Plague Maker: A Thriller