Topping from Below Quotes

“Nietzsche wrote: “Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And when you look long into the abyss, the abyss also looks into you.”
― Laura Reese, Topping from Below: A Novel

“Searching the nightstands by the bed, I turn up a collection of sex toys—vibrators, cock rings, clips, lubricants, massage oils, dildos, nipple rings and clamps, solid metal ben-wa balls in various sizes—again, nothing out of the ordinary.”
― Laura Reese, Topping from Below: A Novel

“willingly.” “I don’t believe that.” Joe shrugs noncommittally. He leans forward and rests his elbows on the table. “If he killed her, chances are we’ll catch him. But so far, there’s no physical evidence pointing in his direction. You’re going to have to face the possibility that we may never know who killed her, or why, or how. A transient may have come through town, saw an opportunity, killed her and left. The killer could be in Florida or Illinois or out of the country.”
― Laura Reese, Topping from Below: A Novel