The Crossing Quotes

“Everybody counts or nobody counts.”
― Michael Connelly, The Crossing

“Reasonable Doubt for a Reasonable Fee. Call the Lincoln Lawyer. Bosch”
― Michael Connelly, The Crossing

“you can’t explain crazy.”
― Michael Connelly, The Crossing

“The alley was like most any other alley in a city where the infrastructure was crumbling, in a state where the infrastructure was crumbling. It was a patchwork of asphalt spot repairs and loose gravel over a crumbling base of decades-old concrete.”
― Michael Connelly, The Crossing

“parents see their children not only as they are but as they hope they will be in the future. Happy, fulfilled, not afraid.”
― Michael Connelly, The Crossing

“You had to have an emotional response. It was that response that lit the match that started the fire of relentlessness.”
― Michael Connelly, The Crossing

“Most criminal defendants talk their way into prison. Few talk their way out. The best single piece of advice I have ever given a client is to just keep your mouth shut. Talk to no one about your case, not even your own wife. You keep close counsel with yourself. You take the nickel and you live to fight another day.”
― Michael Connelly, The Crossing

“The case seemed to underline what many in homicide work knew; you can’t explain crazy.”
― Michael Connelly, The Crossing

“The intrusion of the government into our lives is pervasive. Where do we make a stand? I’m making mine right here.”
― Michael Connelly, The Crossing

“The tunnel was the place where vision narrows and the investigator sees only the bird in hand.”
― Michael Connelly, The Crossing

“The law could bend. If there were lawyers involved, then there was always a deal to be made.”
― Michael Connelly, The Crossing

“You know what they call a guy who switches sides in homicide? They call him a Jane Fonda, as in hanging with the North Vietnamese. You get it? It’s crossing to the dark side.”
― Michael Connelly, The Crossing

“Bureaucracy, politics, and the inability of public institutions to humbly acknowledge mistakes were all to blame. The two law enforcement agencies were biding their time, refusing comment on what they termed an ongoing joint investigation into the relationship between the murders of Alexandra Parks, James Allen, Peter and Paul Nguyen, and George Schubert. The slayings of Deborah Stovall and Josette Leroux, professionally known on the porno circuit as Ashley Juggs and Annie Minx, were also folded in as part of the joint investigation. All the while, Foster remained in the L.A. County Jail on a no-bail hold. The”
― Michael Connelly, The Crossing

“It didn’t matter what war was fought, coming back home was another battle altogether.”
― Michael Connelly, The Crossing

“he had come to believe that parents see their children not only as they are but as they hope they will be in the future. Happy, fulfilled, not afraid. When Maddie first came to live with him Bosch didn’t have this vision right away, but soon enough he earned it. When he closed his eyes at night, he saw her older:”
― Michael Connelly, The Crossing

“The band is Death Cab for Cutie. The song I like is ‘Black Sun.”
― Michael Connelly, The Crossing

“he had come to believe that parents see their children not only as they are but”
― Michael Connelly, The Crossing

“would have happened if she were here tonight when”
― Michael Connelly, The Crossing

“his associate. “I’m sorry about that,” he said. “But I expected him to be here. Where exactly is he?” “Something came up that he had to handle and he was delayed but he will try to join us shortly.” “That’s not really good enough. I’m going to call him.” Bosch stepped away from the check-in window to use his phone. Aronson followed him. “You’re not going to reach him,” she said. “Why don’t we check in and start the interview and Mr. Haller will get here as soon as he can.” Bosch ended the call when Haller’s recorded voice”
― Michael Connelly, The Crossing

“an”
― Michael Connelly, The Crossing

“dollars’ bail.”
― Michael Connelly, The Crossing

“a nolle pros—meaning no charges were ever filed against him. Allen was simply released.”
― Michael Connelly, The Crossing

“captain’s office?” he asked.”
― Michael Connelly, The Crossing

“The John Handy Quintet was on the stereo and the song was “Naima,” Handy’s 1967 ode to John Coltrane.”
― Michael Connelly, The Crossing

“The alley was like most any other alley in a city where the infrastructure was crumbling, in a state where the infrastructure was crumbling.”
― Michael Connelly, The Crossing

“disappoint”
― Michael Connelly, The Crossing

“The message was clear. It didn’t matter what war was fought, coming back home was another battle altogether. He”
― Michael Connelly, The Crossing

“now was going to try to use her in an underhanded way. It made him feel guilty before he had even started. “Does she want to come in and talk?” Hinojos asked. “I’ll open my calendar.” “Actually, no, she doesn’t really need to talk,” Bosch said. “She’s going to college in September down at Chapman in Orange.” “Good school. What’s she going to study?”
― Michael Connelly, The Crossing

“Sex murders were usually the work of psychopaths and with that psychology was an innate ability to lie, to act, to feign surprise and horror when it was needed. Psychopaths were great liars.”
― Michael Connelly, The Crossing

“for shipping and insurance.” “That was a smart way”
― Michael Connelly, The Crossing