Red Knife Quotes

“there was something magnificently hopeful about staring into the dark together.”
― William Kent Krueger, Red Knife

“Cork leaned against the fence. The afternoon was sunny and warm. He wrapped his hands around the top rail and felt all the heat the black iron had absorbed. It was from the sun, of course, but he knew it could just as well have come from the fire of the collective anger contained in the burial ground. So much death dealt out so unfairly, betrayal in every form—hunger, disease, outright murder. His grandmother’s people were interred here, and their blood ran hot in his veins. Still, he was”
― William Kent Krueger, Red Knife

“I have been told, Corcoran O"Connor, that the heart has two chambers. I believe it because I do know that the heart has two sides. One is love and the other is fear. One creates, the other destroys. Not every person kills, but every person could. It is how the Great Spirit created us. I do not pretend to understand why; I only know it is so. (Meloux)”
― William Kent Krueger, Red Knife

“anywhere”
― William Kent Krueger, Red Knife

“Tall, long blond hair, good figure. A way about her that suggested that if you tossed her a flirt, she’d catch it with a soft glove.”
― William Kent Krueger, Red Knife

“Someday you’ll understand there’s more to life than activities involving balls, Annie.”
― William Kent Krueger, Red Knife

“Cal, anybody ever tell you that you’ve got all the charm of a gas station toilet?”
― William Kent Krueger, Red Knife

“Once you turn to violence as an answer, Henry, it’s hard to stop looking there first.”
― William Kent Krueger, Red Knife

“We call ourselves the Red Menz ’cause we’re a little older and a little wiser.”
― William Kent Krueger, Red Knife

“LeDuc nodded at the check lying on the table. “Is that going to be enough? If you need more, don’t be shy about saying so.” Cork shrugged. “What’s a nice coffin cost these days?”
― William Kent Krueger, Red Knife

“He should have let it go,”
― William Kent Krueger, Red Knife