The Professor Quotes

“back. She knew she was lucky to have a job but she didn’t feel lucky. She felt depressed. Sad. Tired. And most of all, confused. She knew this was the week of Ruth Ann’s trial. There hadn’t been any press coverage yet, but she remembered the date. She had wanted to call Rick and wish him luck. In fact, she had picked up the phone several times and started to dial the number, but she just couldn’t go through with it. Not after all the things they had said to each other. She opened the back door to the office and stepped out into the night. The parking lot was barren except for her white Mustang, and the only sounds she heard were the passing of cars on Greensboro a few blocks up. She shut the door behind her, putting the key in the dead bolt and twisting it. “Kinda late for a pretty girl like you to be out.” Dawn turned to the sound of the voice, her stomach tightening into a knot. The lot was sparsely lit, and for a moment she didn’t see him. Then, standing by her Mustang, she saw a tall man dressed in khaki pants and a golf shirt. As he stepped toward her, she noticed that his hair was sandy blond and he had a patch of stubble on his face. “Can I help you?” Dawn asked, her voice shaky. She reached into her pocket for her cell phone but then remembered that the battery was dead. Damn, damn, damn. The man was in front of her now. He had continued to approach as if his appearance were completely natural.”
― Robert Bailey, The Professor

“If it were me, I’d take that apology to the board meeting tomorrow. I’d set it down real careful like on the table in front of them. Then, after I had their full and undivided attention, I’d unzip my pants and piss on the damn thing. When I was finished, I’d fold my dick back up and walk my ass outta there.”
― Robert Bailey, The Professor

“But we can’t force her to testify because of the husband-wife privilege,” Dawn added.”
― Robert Bailey, The Professor

“The older the violin, the sweeter the music.”
― Robert Bailey, The Professor

“the board were five words written side by side in capital letters: MATERIALITY, RELEVANCE, HEARSAY, AUTHENTICATION, and PRIVILEGE. McMurtrie’s five columns, to those who knew. Today was the first day of Evidence. And their teacher was Thomas Jackson McMurtrie. The Professor. He who wrote the book, literally, on evidence in Alabama. As he turned to them, Tom smiled to himself, taking”
― Robert Bailey, The Professor

“What does Augustus keep saying in Lonesome Dove? ‘The older the violin, the sweeter the music.’ ” He”
― Robert Bailey, The Professor

“Vicki, was walking next to him.”
― Robert Bailey, The Professor

“today, right?” “Yes, sir.” “Now”—he rubbed his chin and looked at the jury—“why do you”
― Robert Bailey, The Professor

“trembling with anguish—“but”
― Robert Bailey, The Professor

“Then he nodded his head. “Thank”
― Robert Bailey, The Professor

“older the violin, the sweeter the music.”
― Robert Bailey, The Professor

“that”
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“number”
― Robert Bailey, The Professor

“the deal in a heartbeat.”
― Robert Bailey, The Professor