David Rodgers > David's Quotes

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― Mark M. Bello, L'DOR V'DOR: From Generation to Generation

“Such is life in the legal arena—lawyers and clients may not count their chickens until all the appeals are hatched.”
― Mark M. Bello, L'DOR V'DOR: From Generation to Generation

“Zachary knew his grandfather was opposed to personal gratification or reward, but the story deserved to be told.”
― Mark M. Bello, L'DOR V'DOR: From Generation to Generation

“Jewish resistance and prisoner ingenuity were vital parts of Jewish history, and people needed to remember them . . . He had a duty to report his grandfather’s heroic exploits to generations to come. L’dor v’dor, Zayde.”
― Mark M. Bello, L'DOR V'DOR: From Generation to Generation

“Zayde would like the fact that I divorced or the fact I married a Schiksa the second time around, but he’d be happy that I’m happy.”
― Mark M. Bello, L'DOR V'DOR: From Generation to Generation

“He’s the reason I became a plaintiff’s lawyer, you know. He made me promise to help people less fortunate than myself.”
“He would be very proud of the man you have become, Zack.”
― Mark M. Bello, L'DOR V'DOR: From Generation to Generation

“It may be condescending for me to say, but I am proud of you. I know your grandfather would be proud of you, too.”
― Mark M. Bello, L'DOR V'DOR: From Generation to Generation

“L’dor v’dor, Your Honor, l’dor v’dor.”
“Huh?”
“It’s a Jewish thing, Your Honor, Don’t worry; I’ll be there.”
― Mark M. Bello, L'DOR V'DOR: From Generation to Generation

“I can’t help it, Your Honor. Something in my brain ain’t wired right.”
― Nancy Mangano, Deadly Decisions

“She stared at the center of the target, a face she’d never seen before, but recognized. The image she’d pieced together in her mind of the bastard that murdered her darling Grandpa Anders. She aimed the gun, hands steady, pulled the trigger. Kaboom. Blew his face apart.”
― Nancy Mangano, Deadly Decisions

“When you make your bucks of booze and broads, it’s dirty money. Leads to an early grave.”
― Nancy Mangano, Deadly Decisions

“Natalie North thought she was all that. He wouldn’t let a good looking private detective take him down. Time to turn the tables, shut this Miss Natalie North up.”
― Nancy Mangano, Deadly Decisions

“Come any closer, I’ll blow your little soldier to bits.”
― Nancy Mangano, Deadly Decisions

“ou look much better without those vampy spikes on your feet.” “Proper?” “Shorter.”
― Nancy Mangano, Deadly Decisions

“Natalie decided she’d be a brunette today. Part of the fun of being a private eye? Dress up. She kept wigs in her bedroom: short brown hair, long red hair, black curls. There were times an investigator depended on a quick disguise, necessary to dig up details, save her life.”
― Nancy Mangano, Deadly Decisions

“The good looking ones always gave you more trouble than they’re worth.”
― Nancy Mangano, Deadly Decisions

“The pup had peed on a Palm Springs golf course, ordered off the menu at Lazy Dog Café and sailed to Catalina Island dressed in a fuchsia bikini. Spoiled in style.”
― Nancy Mangano, Deadly Decisions

“The money felt scratchy, hard against his skin. He wished he had a nice, sensitive woman to share the party with. No one. Tears wet his eyes. He didn’t try to stop them.”
― Nancy Mangano, Deadly Decisions

“Manipulation and trickery weren’t schemes Natalie preferred to operate by, but she’d used them to solve prior cases with great results.”
― Nancy Mangano, Deadly Decisions

“He didn’t need dinner slop to feed his body. He couldn’t recall ever being so filled up.”
― Nancy Mangano, Deadly Decisions

“Who’d guess I fight crime?”
“Don’t exaggerate. You catch people doing the nasty with people they have no business getting nasty with.”
― Nancy Mangano, Deadly Decisions

“But then all I could see was him seeing me. I got nervous. Was he looking at my nose? Did it look giant? Did I have food on my face? I couldn't breathe. I panicked. Because worse than the big nose and possible gook on face was that he could tell I cared. My heart naked and vulnerable.”
― Nicole Schubert, Saoirse Berger's Bookish Lens In La La Land

“Hector messaged: Love is beauty is a kaleidoscope of joy. Some days are just weird. That’s ok.”
― Nicole Schubert, Saoirse Berger's Bookish Lens In La La Land

“Then, he leaned in and KISSED ME! ON THE LIPS! Strong yet soft. Exciting yet grounding. Optimistic yet real. Closed-lipped and a little bit open. He looked at my eyebrows. And me. Smiling. “I like how your eyebrows are two different shapes.”
― Nicole Schubert, Saoirse Berger's Bookish Lens In La La Land

“Then, Leo will be my friend. He will like my mind. Our brains can kiss. Even if our bodies can’t. Even if he has a girlfriend. It is an intellectual crush. Our brains can have sex. Would I have sex with him? Yes. Brain sex!!!”
― Nicole Schubert, Saoirse Berger's Bookish Lens In La La Land

“They went to loft downtown. V. cool, artsy, mostly artists, kind of boho wild. There was even a naked guy walking around. I asked why. She didn't know but probably he just needed attention disguised as being artsy.”
― Nicole Schubert, Saoirse Berger's Bookish Lens In La La Land

“But then, he said, "Cute nose." Cute. I have a cute nose. And a cute boyfriend. With cute elk kisses. Also, elk do not sleep standing up. Also, female elk don't have antlers. Also, male elk (bulls) have a harem of cows. Which is maybe why elk popped into my head randomly. Me and Sadie were the cows in Heck's harem. That's weird. But it does explain why I'd randomly think of elks. Elk. Also, though, elk remind me of when we went to Yellowstone—me, Mom, Dad, Mr. Griffin—and saw elk. It was nice. Happy family. And fun. Therefore, elk make me feel happy. And that's probably the real reason for elk randomly popping into my head. Or maybe my mind is a bull with a harem of way too many thought cows! Weirdo.”
― Nicole Schubert, Saoirse Berger's Bookish Lens In La La Land

“People only tease those they love.”
― Nicole Schubert, Saoirse Berger's Bookish Lens In La La Land

“My excitement about Sunday is unbridled. My heart constantly pounding. I dyed my hair pink. Then saw Leo’s face. Dyed it back. Borrowed Sadie’s lime-green-and-pink dress with orange trim. I feel a need to be bright and colorful and noticeable. Yet classy.”
― Nicole Schubert, Saoirse Berger's Bookish Lens In La La Land

“Now I feel empty, hanging. Maybe this is what being chill girlfriend is. Never knowing what's next or what it means. Do I wait for the future? Or is the future now? Or is the past now? Or is now whatever I want it to be?”
― Nicole Schubert, Saoirse Berger's Bookish Lens In La La Land