The Night Before Quotes

“leaving”
― Lisa Jackson, The Night Before

“That’s the beauty of retrospect. One sees so much more clearly.”
― Lisa Jackson, The Night Before

“her mind. Get away from here and sweat. That was all. Then she’d be all right. Then she could think straight again. Oh, God, please . . . Her hands shook violently as she twisted her hair up onto her head. Trying in vain to turn off the questions pounding through her brain, she stripped out of her clothes to don jogging bra, long-sleeved T-shirt, shorts and running shoes. Then, on impulse, she walked into her den, ignored the stacks of work and checked her e-mail. Maybe Kelly had sent her a message . . . She was surprised she hadn’t thought of it before. She clicked on her mailbox but saw nothing other than the usual offers of low-mortgage rates, discreet Viagra or a free peek at some porn site. Nothing from Kelly. ‘‘Damn.’’ She clicked off the computer and with Oscar at her heels, hurried downstairs, where she peeked out the front blinds and saw no trace of reporters on the street. Still, she’d be careful. She slapped a pair of sunglasses over her eyes and added a baseball cap to her disguise, as if she were some high-profile celebrity, for God’s sake, then clicked on Oscar’s leash. She”
― Lisa Jackson, The Night Before

“I don’t understand it, you know. I was married for forty years before the Good Lord took my Aggie. I would’ve given my right arm and probably my left for a few more years with her and today . . . most marriages are thrown away before they’ve even begun. A shame, that’s what it is, a damned shame.”
― Lisa Jackson, The Night Before

“handles”
― Lisa Jackson, The Night Before

“But she didn’t look scared. Just angry. Such was her personality.”
― Lisa Jackson, The Night Before

“back.” “Nope.”
― Lisa Jackson, The Night Before

“at you.” “Maybe she was just playing hard to”
― Lisa Jackson, The Night Before

“Except Detective Reed did show up today. You”
― Lisa Jackson, The Night Before

“amusement”
― Lisa Jackson, The Night Before

“can you imagine paying for a place for your split personality? Makes you wonder how much she really knew about herself.”
― Lisa Jackson, The Night Before

“There’s Klotho, of course. She’s the youngest and she spins the thread of life while the middle sister Lachesis is the measurer. She selects one’s lot in life and determines how long that life will be.”
― Lisa Jackson, The Night Before

“In mythology, there were three women who determined your fate. The daughters of Zeus were called the Moirai. Three sisters who determined a man’s destiny.”
― Lisa Jackson, The Night Before