A Dead Draw Quotes

“It was, Tracy had come to realize, a way to live her life, not to dwell on past mistakes, regrets, or losses, and not to anticipate what could or might be—things that had not yet happened and might not ever occur. She would stay in the present, living each moment fully, handling whatever problem she might encounter, and enjoying every blessing she received.”
― Robert Dugoni, A Dead Draw

“I’m not sure any of us ever fully gets rid of our demons. I think we just learn to better live with them. It’s what makes us human, Dan. All of us.”
― Robert Dugoni, A Dead Draw

“Don’t think ahead. Control what you can. Deal only with what is in front of you.”
― Robert Dugoni, A Dead Draw

“You don’t learn anything talking.”
― Robert Dugoni, A Dead Draw

“Man is the cruelest animal. —Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra”
― Robert Dugoni, A Dead Draw

“Come on in and sat down.”
― Robert Dugoni, A Dead Draw

“Mining hadn’t been conducted in Cedar Grove in more than a hundred years, and the city had never been Washington’s mining capital, but good PR never let the facts get in the way. Tracy knew the town’s truth from her father’s tutelage, and from having researched and written a paper on the city’s history while in high school. In the 1840s, miners discovered gold, copper, and coal in the mountains, and Christian Mattioli later founded the Cedar Grove Mining Company. He’d built the initial miners’ houses and the businesses that became the town. It had been a lucrative venture, until the mine stopped producing. Mattioli, the mining company, and half of Cedar Grove’s residents departed. Those who stayed were hardy blue-collar workers without a lot of other options.”
― Robert Dugoni, A Dead Draw

“As always, he discussed safety protocol and the four rules of shooting. Every gun is loaded. Never point a gun at anything you’re not willing to destroy. Finger off the trigger until your sights are on target and you’ve made the decision to shoot. Identify your target and what is beyond your target. When”
― Robert Dugoni, A Dead Draw

“Every gun is loaded. Never point a gun at anything you’re not willing to destroy. Finger off the trigger until your sights are on target and you’ve made the decision to shoot. Identify your target and what is beyond your target.”
― Robert Dugoni, A Dead Draw

“She had initially tried to work through the terrors, but being awakened at four every morning and unable to get back to sleep took its toll”
― Robert Dugoni, A Dead Draw

“excoriated”
― Robert Dugoni, A Dead Draw

“This world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.”
― Robert Dugoni, A Dead Draw