Robert B. Parker's Hot Property Quotes

“He seems to have intuited that he thought money had changed hands to get the deal done,” I said. “ ‘Intuited,’ ” she said. “I know lots of big words,” I said, “and can often use them in an efficacious manner.” This time she smiled with her eyes, too.”
― Mike Lupica, Robert B. Parker's Hot Property

“genuine,” Stone said. Rita smiled. “Mary McCarthy once said that everything Lillian Hellman wrote in a book was a lie, including and and the,”
― Mike Lupica, Robert B. Parker's Hot Property

“As long as we’re talking about consenting adults, I don’t care who you fuck. And if you do, you should probably just go fuck yourself.”
― Mike Lupica, Robert B. Parker's Hot Property

“We’d both ordered cheeseburgers. Cosgrove was having a Bloody Mary to go with it. I stayed with coffee. He plucked an olive from the Bloody Mary. Something else of which I wasn’t entirely sure was why olives looked more appetizing when they were in somebody else’s drink. Maybe Dr. Silverman could explain it to me.”
― Mike Lupica, Robert B. Parker's Hot Property

“Someone must have brought her makeup supplies, or she had ordered them in. Maybe Uber delivered cosmetics now the way it delivered everything else except good government.”
― Mike Lupica, Robert B. Parker's Hot Property

“I drank some of my martini, with great pleasure. A good martini, at this time of the night, with Susan Silverman sitting across from me, at least briefly restored some order to my world, if not more clarity.”
― Mike Lupica, Robert B. Parker's Hot Property

“In the moment, I could think of no good reason to avoid the question, or to tell her it was none of her business. “I did not,” I said. “Oh,” Shannon Miles said. “So you were the one.”
― Mike Lupica, Robert B. Parker's Hot Property

“I have no weak moments,” I said. “Just a stubbornness that can never bear to be frightened at the will of others.” “Which tough guy said that?” she asked. “Jane Austen,” I said.”
― Mike Lupica, Robert B. Parker's Hot Property

“The last investigation I’d worked had been for Rita Fiore, work for which I had refused payment. Rita had ended a relationship with a lawyer from another firm right before Christmas, at which point he had not just been an extremely bad sport about it, but also threatened to release naked pictures of her as a form of retaliation. “Stop me if you’ve heard this one,” Rita said. “But I once again put my money on the wrong horse’s ass.” “Boy,” I said. “Who could have ever seen something like that coming?” “Maybe the reason I keep making poor choices is because you continue to not choose me,” Rita said. “But I remain devoted to you in other meaningful ways,” I said. “Name one.” “Well, I always tell men who inquire about your availability that while they need to get in line, the good news is that the line moves,” I said.”
― Mike Lupica, Robert B. Parker's Hot Property

“How many years is it now you been talking about one pint-sized baseball player getting traded like he was your first dog run away from home?” he said. “It was a very painful breakup,” I said. “Not for him,” Hawk said. I had then broached the idea of Susan perhaps taking a trip with me to the west coast of Florida when the Sox commenced playing spring-training games. “I’d rather just pay the ransom,” she said.”
― Mike Lupica, Robert B. Parker's Hot Property

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― Mike Lupica, Robert B. Parker's Hot Property