Alone Quotes

“Men may be violent, Officer Dodge, but let's face it-women are cruel...”
― Lisa Gardner, Alone

“They [Cops] were living in the media age, and in the media age, cops didn't get to fire their weapons. Cops were honored if they got themselves killed in the line of duty, but they were never suppose to draw their guns, not even in self-defense.”
― Lisa Gardner, Alone

“Maybe she’d get a Siamese fighting fish. Or better yet, a ficus tree. God knows a plant would probably be a lot less offended that she ate take-out sushi almost every other night. It was a thought.”
― Lisa Gardner, Alone

“Your mom’s the easy target, Bobby. Once she left, you had to love your father; he was the only caretaker you had. But you also feared and loathed him for how he treated you. Hating your mother resolved the conflict. If what happened to you was her fault, then it was okay to love your dad. It’s called displaced rage. Thirty years later, you have a great deal of it.”
― Lisa Gardner, Alone

“You have to find something, Officer Dodge. Something that anchors you, something that keeps you looking forward, even on the bad days, when you’re tempted to look back.”
― Lisa Gardner, Alone

“Let me be the first to say, there isn't a hell big enough for some of the assholes we have walking here on this earth.”
― Lisa Gardner, Alone

“How many infants are born each day - innocent, sweet, boundless - only to be ruined by the very people who have given them life?”
― Lisa Gardner, Alone

“Mr. Bosu began to get truly resentful. If killing was so damn easy, his employer should do it himself. Honest to God, a little murder and mayhem wasn't everything it was cracked up to be.”
― Lisa Gardner, Alone

“start fresh.” “And Maryanne?” “She's devastated about what James put us through. I think she'd like a fresh start, too, and more time with Nathan. On the other hand . . . you know, she really loves James. Even after everything, I don't think she can bring herself to leave him.” James was in a coma. Between the blood loss and damage to his internal organs, his system had shut down. Doctors didn't think he'd ever regain consciousness. Mostly, they were surprised the man was still alive. “Maybe someday,” Bobby said. Catherine nodded. “Maryanne likes Arizona. She mentioned they'd always talked about buying a home out there. So maybe, afterwards . . .” His turn to nod. Now they both watched Nathan. The boy's cheeks were flushed, his breath coming in frosty pants. Trickster nipped at his”
― Lisa Gardner, Alone

“They were living in the media age, and in the media age, cops didn’t get to fire their weapons. Cops were honored if they got themselves killed in the line of duty, but they were never supposed to draw their guns, not even in self-defense.”
― Lisa Gardner, Alone

“out, Bobby trained to sever a man’s”
― Lisa Gardner, Alone

“Catherine and watch my legal troubles go away. Or”
― Lisa Gardner, Alone

“So Jimmy gained a beautiful wife and Catherine gained a bank account. Bobby shrugged. Sounds like half the marriages of the rich and famous. What's the problem?”
― Lisa Gardner, Alone

“You had to see Catherine six years ago, when they first met. A little too thin, hollow-eyed, in a threadbare dress. She was not only beautiful, she was tragic, a regular damsel in distress. She told Jimmy he was the only chance at happiness she'd ever had, and Jimmy ate it up, hook, line and sinker. In a matter of months they were engaged, then married. Catherine Gagnon came, she saw, and she conquered.”
― Lisa Gardner, Alone

“Harris Reed: "Ah, you caught me."
Bobby: "And now's the part when I throw you back.”
― Lisa Gardner, Alone

“She had this conversation with herself once a year. Generally, right about now, when the holidays were looming and people were talking excitedly about family gatherings, and she went home each night to an empty condo that seemed much emptier than it did in spring-filled May or hot, sunny August.”
― Lisa Gardner, Alone

“The man was dying to please. George Harlow was a consultant, he informed Bobby as he hastily led”
― Lisa Gardner, Alone