Playing with Fire Quotes

“Beware the ignorant, Lorenzo. They’re the most dangerous enemy of all, because they are everywhere.”
― Tess Gerritsen, Playing with Fire

“When you cannot see where you are going, when you do not know your final destination, every hour is its own eternity.”
― Tess Gerritsen, Playing with Fire

“They slept because they were exhausted and weak and because most human beings can learn to endure almost anything, even the cries of the tormented. It was not that their hearts had hardened; it was because they could do nothing about it, and powerlessness leads to its own form of serenity.”
― Tess Gerritsen, Playing with Fire

“Laura would never be so easily intimidated. She was braver than he could ever be, brave enough to wave her ugly scars like scarlet flags.”
― Tess Gerritsen, Playing with Fire

“she committed the most”
― Tess Gerritsen, Playing with Fire

“I’ve just confirmed every bad joke ever told about second violin players. Question: How many second violinists does it take to screw in a lightbulb? Answer: They can’t go that high. Gerda”
― Tess Gerritsen, Playing with Fire

“Her technique was not perfect. Here and there he heard an off-pitch note, and her run of sixteenths was uneven. But her attack was fierce, her bow digging into the strings with such confidence that even her mistakes sounded intentional, every note played without apology.”
― Tess Gerritsen, Playing with Fire