The Butcher Quotes

“Not everyone is all bad or all good. Good people do bad things every day, and bad people do good things every day.”
― Jennifer Hillier, The Butcher

“Maybe there was no rewind button for life, but surely Matt could change the channel.”
― Jennifer Hillier, The Butcher

“He didn’t know whether to kill himself, or someone else.”
― Jennifer Hillier, The Butcher

“Sam’s eyes wandered up to the camera again. “Are we being recorded?” “Yes.” “Who’s watching us right now?” The detective sighed. “A couple of really experienced police officers. Actually, I have no idea. Wave if you want to.” Sam lifted a hand and wiggled a few fingers.”
― Jennifer Hillier, The Butcher

“We can all choose how we want to be remembered.”
― Jennifer Hillier, The Butcher

“Enough with the whining. Enough with the guilt. Maybe there was no rewind button for life, but surely Matt could change the channel.”
― Jennifer Hillier, The Butcher

“Getting old sucked donkey’s balls”
― Jennifer Hillier, The Butcher

“Half the time she forgot to tell him things”
― Jennifer Hillier, The Butcher

“He most certainly didn’t want pastel bedsheets, a living room that smelled like vanilla candles, and long strands of brown hair all over the bathroom floor.”
― Jennifer Hillier, The Butcher

“Matt hadn’t talked to his grandfather since Monday night, and you”
― Jennifer Hillier, The Butcher

“couldn’t tell their pussy holes from their belly buttons.”
― Jennifer Hillier, The Butcher

“Well, that may be, but people who die accidentally don’t then end up dismembered at the city dump.” Why had the Chief put him in the dump? Why not just Dexter him and dump him in the Sound, weighted down with rocks? Because the Chief doesn’t have a boat, you idiot, his mind replied.”
― Jennifer Hillier, The Butcher

“Edward had never had any interest in analyzing the whys... because the whys weren't that fascinating. Besides, everybody had hobbies. Some people golfed. Some people fished. Some people hunted deer. Edward killed. Because he liked it, goddammit. It was really that fucking simple.”
― Jennifer Hillier, The Butcher

“Monsters like that don’t die unless they’re killed.”
― Jennifer Hillier, The Butcher

“door to the apartment building opened and the cat scampered away.”
― Jennifer Hillier, The Butcher

“door. “Can’t wait to see the finished product.”
― Jennifer Hillier, The Butcher

“The doorman smiled, his shiny white teeth contrasting against his dark skin.”
― Jennifer Hillier, The Butcher

“Like ducks on the water”
― Jennifer Hillier, The Butcher

“Good people do bad things every day”
― Jennifer Hillier, The Butcher

“Reaching out”
― Jennifer Hillier, The Butcher

“Will you kiss me?” she asked softly. He stared intently at her. He didn’t seem surprised by the question. His eyes took in her face”
― Jennifer Hillier, The Butcher

“body? Fuck fuck fuck. The back door to Adobo opened then”
― Jennifer Hillier, The Butcher

“Not everyone is all bad or all good. Good people do bad things every day”
― Jennifer Hillier, The Butcher

“Well? What do we do now?” “Nothing.” Edward shook his head. “The guy’s not in there anymore.” “What?” The Chief barked a laugh. “I’m kidding. Christ almighty. Of course he’s in there. Where the fuck else would he be?” “Not funny”
― Jennifer Hillier, The Butcher

“One must always be careful cleaning up after a kill.”
― Jennifer Hillier, The Butcher

“And almost choked. One of the faces was her dead mother. There was no mistaking that the young woman on the left was Sarah Marquez. Wearing a bright smile, her dark eyes lit up Sam’s computer screen.”
― Jennifer Hillier, The Butcher

“Those old folks’ homes are dens of sin.”
― Jennifer Hillier, The Butcher

“And how much screen time I do specifically get?”
― Jennifer Hillier, The Butcher

“Like ducks on the water, it was all smooth sailing on top and paddling like mad underneath.”
― Jennifer Hillier, The Butcher

“It was that feeling again, that sense of longing for something she couldn’t remember ever having.”
― Jennifer Hillier, The Butcher