Treachery in Death (In Death, #32)

by J.D. Robb

“If she can’t grasp or accept it’s not essential to be the smartest person in the room, but to be sure the smartest person in the room is working for you, she was destined to fail.”

“I think possibilities often come unexpectedly, and what you do with them, how much you’re willing to risk for them, can change your life and make it more than you ever imagined it could be.

And what this small and, yes, treacherous, percentage of all the good men and women who work and risk and fight every single day has done to diminish that work, that risk, that fight, it weighs heavy.”

“Friends don’t keep score. Not when it matters.”

Taking responsibility and being responsible aren’t always the same thing.

“Fault and responsibility aren’t always the same.