Leverage in Death (In Death, #47)

by J.D. Robb

Nothing is sacred to a gambler. —Jacques Saurin

The stock market runs, in large part, on emotions, feelings.”

“The heart wants what it wants, sees what it needs to see.” “The heart’s just a pulsing muscle without the head.”

If people didn’t have stupid sayings about the obvious, they wouldn’t waste so many words and talk so damn much.”

you gamble for a trio of basic reasons. For the hell of it, which includes the entertainment factor—and that means you can afford to lose, at least what you put in. Out of desperation or addiction, which usually means you lose even if you win because you’ll end up feeding it back. Or because you want more, you just want more.

“The unrestricted love of a child is a precious gift.”