The Reversal Quotes

“I'm going to have to go out there. She had a mother and a brother. See who's still around and can look at this thing."
"Harry, you sure you--"
"You think I have a choice?”
― Michael Connelly, The Reversal

“The truth was, there was nothing in the law that I objected to more than the death penalty. It was not that I had ever had a client executed or even tried such a case. It was simply a belief in the idea that an enlightened society did not kill its own.”
― Michael Connelly, The Reversal

“I fully acknowledge that it is easier to knock something down than to build it in the first place. But”
― Michael Connelly, The Reversal

“Bosch leaned forward and slowly raised a finger. He dragged it across his throat. Jessup turned away.”
― Michael Connelly, The Reversal

“He smiled at his ex-wife but she didn’t return the sentiment.”
― Michael Connelly, The Reversal

“I decided in that moment that it was my case”
― Michael Connelly, The Reversal

“use”
― Michael Connelly, The Reversal

“I don’t know about the date but I called there, yeah.” “And did you speak to my investigator, Karen Revelle?” “I spoke to a woman but I can’t remember her name.” “And didn’t you tell her a story that is quite different from the one you just recounted?” “But I wasn’t under oath or nothin’ then.”
― Michael Connelly, The Reversal

“I don’t know about the date but I called there, yeah.”
― Michael Connelly, The Reversal

“You should’ve been there, Haller. You would’ve been proud.”
― Michael Connelly, The Reversal

“DEFENSE DISCOVERY 1.”
― Michael Connelly, The Reversal

“Listen, Clive, I’m an attorney and innocent until proven guilty is a measure you apply in court, not on Larry King Live.”
― Michael Connelly, The Reversal

“It was simply a belief in the idea that an enlightened society did not kill its own.”
― Michael Connelly, The Reversal

“But once things moved into the courthouse, they took on a different shape. Lawyers argued over interpretations and theories and procedures. Nothing seemed to move in a straight line. Justice became a labyrinth.”
― Michael Connelly, The Reversal

“hang out on the surf beaches even though I didn’t know how to surf.”
― Michael Connelly, The Reversal

“The media is going to be hovering over this case like the helicopters that followed O.J. down the freeway.”
― Michael Connelly, The Reversal

“It was the same voice from behind the line of lights. He knew to call me Mickey. I once again moved to the microphones, boxing Williams out like a power forward going for the rebound. “The murder of a child is a crime that must be prosecuted to the full extent of the law, no matter what the possibilities or risks are. There is no”
― Michael Connelly, The Reversal

“Who was that supervisor?” “That was Art Donovan.”
― Michael Connelly, The Reversal

“You’re brilliant! Where is she?”
― Michael Connelly, The Reversal