The Summer Guests Quotes

“What was it about growing older that turned you into a bird-watcher and made you invest in expensive optical equipment?”
― Tess Gerritsen, The Summer Guests

“When they'd first met Jo, she was not a fan of Scotch, but now she happily took a sip. That's what happened when one spent too much time with this group; one got corrupted by shady habits and excellent booze.”
― Tess Gerritsen, The Summer Guests

“You will stay right here, in your vehicle. Don't leave the road, don't try to interfere, or I swear I'll have you all in handcuffs." She turned and walked away.
"I don't think she's serious," said Lloyd. "Who carries five pairs of handcuffs?”
― Tess Gerritsen, The Summer Guests

“sharp mind was central to what they did and who they were,”
― Tess Gerritsen, The Summer Guests

“Connecting with kids had never been her strong suit. She’d dealt with too many wayward teenagers, reckless because of their immature brains and surging hormones and the general stupidity of youth.”
― Tess Gerritsen, The Summer Guests

“People can justify almost anything, Maggie. That’s why history keeps repeating itself.”
― Tess Gerritsen, The Summer Guests

“she’d come to appreciate now, in the autumn of their lives. She had spent her career on the edge of crises, never certain when everything might fall apart, so she knew how ephemeral moments like these could be, with everyone healthy and safe and no calamity in sight. But disaster could strike at any time, against any one of them: A car crash. A heart attack. A suspicious spot on an x-ray. Even on this perfect evening, surrounded by friends and with twilight settling gently over her fields, she knew that trouble was coming. She just did not know when.”
― Tess Gerritsen, The Summer Guests

“The Genius of Birds.”
― Tess Gerritsen, The Summer Guests

“One must always entertain doubts. Nullius in verba. Take nobody’s word for it.”
― Tess Gerritsen, The Summer Guests

“Speyside,”
― Tess Gerritsen, The Summer Guests