The 9th Girl Quotes

“Beneath all the unintelligent commentary about pop culture and what everyone had for dinner, the Twitterverse was a turbulent sea of vicious accusation, unsubstantiated rumor, and outright lies. The false facelessness of it gave people the freedom to strike out in ways they might never have dared in person. Even the meek became assassins on Twitter, drunk on the counterfeit confidence of imagined anonymity.”
― Tami Hoag, The 9th Girl

“The zombie is the angle. You want people to get to the rest of what you just said? Embrace the zombie. We live in a society of self-absorbed, unaware drones desensitized to the suffering of others.”
― Tami Hoag, The 9th Girl

“Tattoos are a road map of the bearer’s personal journey.”
― Tami Hoag, The 9th Girl

“I love everything about you. Don't you ever think I don't. Even when you make me mad, I love you so much I can hardly stand it.”
― Tami Hoag, The 9th Girl

“Most violence committed against women is perpetuated by men. I once read a quote that the thing a man fears most from a woman is that she'll laugh at him, and the thing a woman most fears from a man is that he'll kill her.”
― Tami Hoag, The 9th Girl

“Once you cross the line to hate, disappointment is irrelevant; it's a given. If you hate someone, you're only too happy to have them disappoint you. It proves a point.”
― Tami Hoag, The 9th Girl

“didn’t have enough manpower or resources to devote to solving the case quickly. Christ knew how long it would be before they could get a confirmed ID on their vic, let alone develop a suspect list. Who the hell wouldn’t be depressed over that? Who wouldn’t look at that poor dead girl and think, What if that was my kid? He’d had too much cause to have thoughts like that in the last year. When asked, Sam always said he had no children. He had raised no children. He got no”
― Tami Hoag, The 9th Girl

“door, or I’ll kick it in. I mean it. And guess whose allowance will pay for the repairs?” She could hear him stirring then, muttering curse words. “No swearing!” she snapped. “You do it!” “Not when I think you can”
― Tami Hoag, The 9th Girl

“the thing a man fears most from a woman is that she’ll laugh at him, and the thing a woman most fears from a man is that he’ll kill her.”
― Tami Hoag, The 9th Girl

“the same privilege”
― Tami Hoag, The 9th Girl

“academic award.”
― Tami Hoag, The 9th Girl

“You have a poor outlook on humanity.” “Don’t you?” “I’ve lived longer than you have. I’ve earned the right to be bitter. You’re not old enough to be bitter.” “Oh, I’m bitter,” she assured him. “Bitter and outraged.” “Outraged by what?” “Pretty much everything except puppies and kittens. The economy, ecology, foreign policy, social policy, women’s rights, gay rights. The list goes on. There’s a lot to be outraged about, including the lack of outrage exhibited by the average American.”
― Tami Hoag, The 9th Girl

“Hatcher”
― Tami Hoag, The 9th Girl

“Which do you think would be worse?" Tippen asked. "Knowing you're a son of a bitch or knowing you fathered one?”
― Tami Hoag, The 9th Girl

“What the fuck was up with a guy like that? What kind of message was he trying to send? To Kovac, a sweater tied around the neck said "gay." Not that he gave a shit. It was just an observation. But then there were these metro guys -- or whatever the hell the fashionable people called them now. Sweater around the neck, manicures, and facials. Mixed messages. He never quite trusted a guy who sent mixed messages. Have a girlfriend or have a boyfriend. Pick a side.”
― Tami Hoag, The 9th Girl

“If I'm gonna get fired for drinking on the job, I'm going to go down drinking a man's drink," Kovac said, raising his mug.
"Belching and farting all the way."
"Damn straight."
"You're a man's man, my friend. A credit to our gender. I'm proud to know you.”
― Tami Hoag, The 9th Girl

“Homicide detectives were to medical examiners what four-year-old children were to overworked mothers.”
― Tami Hoag, The 9th Girl

“There were only two reasons to lock a door: to keep one's self in and protected, and to keep one's family out and excluded. Either way, she didn't like it.”
― Tami Hoag, The 9th Girl