Lost Quotes

“Alcoholics don’t have relationships-they take hostages.”
― Michael Robotham, Lost

“I was in love with her. And it didn't matter that she wasn't in love with me. I loved her. It was my love story. I don't expect you to understand that but it's true. You don't have to be loved back. You can love anyway.”
― Michael Robotham, Lost

“I know it sounds foolishly old fashioned, but I'm stuck with this idea that there's something dignified and noble about facing your enemy and looking him in the eye before you thrust a saber in his heart.”
― Michael Robotham, Lost

“I don't know why people keep trying to help me like this. They should be heading for the hills. Ali says I inspire loyalty but I seem to be taking kindness that I can never hope to repay. I am not a perfect human being. I'm a cynic and a pessimist and sometimes I feel as though I'm locked into this life by an accident of birth. But at times like this, a random act of kindness or the touch of another human being makes me believe I can be different, better, redeemed.”
― Michael Robotham, Lost

“It was the most important moment in human history, the telling of the first lie. That's what separates us from the other animals. It has nothing to do with humans thinking on a higher plane or having easily available credit. We lie to each other. We deliberately mislead.”
― Michael Robotham, Lost

“Loving children is easy. Keeping them is hard.”
― Michael Robotham, Lost

“Sometimes people don’t come back,' said Rachel. 'That’s why you should always make your goodbyes count.”
― Michael Robotham, Lost

“You want some advice?"
"Yes"
"Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died.”
― Michael Robotham, Lost

“I used to say I would pay good money to forget most of my life. Now I want the memories back.”
― Michael Robotham, Lost

“Es ist mir egal, wie viel jemand auf der Bank hat - solange er kein Kind hat, besitzt er nichts von Wert.”
― Michael Robotham, Lost

“You can't go alone."
"He won't see me otherwise. I'll make an appointment. People don't get killed when they make an appointment.”
― Michael Robotham, Lost

“Manchmal kommen Menschen nicht zurück. Deshalb sollte man immer darauf achten, sich richtig zu verabschieden.”
― Michael Robotham, Lost

“My brain is caught in a vague, desperate pause. Maybe they framed Howard.”
― Michael Robotham, Lost

“At least it’s confirmation,” says Ali, reading the DNA report. “But it doesn’t change the story. Chief Superintendent Smith won’t reopen the investigation or admit mistakes were made. The forensic experts, lawyers, police witnesses and politicians aren’t going to backtrack on Howard’s conviction.” “Do you blame them? Do you really want to set him free?” “No.”
― Michael Robotham, Lost

“The morphine is doing this to me—ruining my appetite.”
― Michael Robotham, Lost

“Wealth lost, something lost; Honour lost, much lost; Courage lost, all lost.”
― Michael Robotham, Lost

“He has one of those totally open faces with wet brown eyes like a baby seal just before it gets clubbed.”
― Michael Robotham, Lost

“The milk float has pulled out of a parking space and is only travelling a few miles per hour, but I’m in full flight and still in midair. I clip the front corner nearside mudguard and it feels like the entire All Black front row had driven me into the tarmac.”
― Michael Robotham, Lost

“Wealth lost, something lost; Honor lost, much lost; Courage lost, all lost. German proverb”
― Michael Robotham, Lost

“Kinder zu lieben, ist leicht. Sie zu behalten, ist schwer.”
― Michael Robotham, Amnesie

“»Gehen Sie nie zu einem Arzt, dem in der Praxis die Pflanzen gestorben sind.«”
― Michael Robotham, Amnesie

“The cab driver is staring at me in his mirror. I'm talking to myself.
"The second sign of madness," I explain.
"What's the first one?"
"Killing lots of people and eating their genitals."
He laughs and sneaks another look at me.”
― Michael Robotham, Lost

“....And let me tell you something about families they're overrated. They're a weakness. The leave you or get taken from you or they disappoint you. Families are a liability.”
― Michael Robotham, Lost