Leverage in Death Quotes

“But, Christ on a tricycle, Roarke, this is going to be a pain in my ass.”
― J.D. Robb, Leverage in Death

“The younger pushed a thumb-sucking baby in a stroller with little animals dangling—including a baby elephant. The kid’s eyes looked glassy with pleasure as it snacked on its own thumb. “What do they get out of that?” Eve wondered as they stepped into the vacated elevator. “How good could your own thumb taste?” “It’s not the taste, it’s the sucking action. Oral satisfaction and comfort.” “So, basically, they’re giving themselves a blow job?” For a couple of seconds, Peabody’s mouth worked silently. “I … I can’t possibly answer that without feeling really dirty and weirded.”
― J.D. Robb, Leverage in Death

“The kid’s eyes looked glassy with pleasure as it snacked on its own thumb. “What do they get out of that?” Eve wondered as they stepped into the vacated elevator. “How good could your own thumb taste?” “It’s not the taste, it’s the sucking action. Oral satisfaction and comfort.” “So, basically, they’re giving themselves a blow job?” For a couple of seconds, Peabody’s mouth worked silently. “I … I can’t possibly answer that without feeling really dirty and weirded.” With a shrug, Eve rode up to the fourth floor.”
― J.D. Robb, Leverage in Death

“What do they get out of that?” Eve wondered as they stepped into the vacated elevator. “How good could your own thumb taste?” “It’s not the taste, it’s the sucking action. Oral satisfaction and comfort.” “So, basically, they’re giving themselves a blow job?” For a couple of seconds, Peabody’s mouth worked silently. “I … I can’t possibly answer that without feeling really dirty and weirded.” With a shrug, Eve rode up to the fourth floor. Decent building, Eve thought, decent security. Solid working class with residents who took enough pride of place”
― J.D. Robb, Leverage in Death

“If the stock goes up to fifteen, they see a hundred percent profit. If it tanks, you’ll likely have a margin call, lose your investment, what you borrowed, and the interest and fees attached to the loan.” “It seems like a stupid way to do business.” “Playing in the margins is a gamble,” he acknowledged. “But can lead to profit. And you can use margins to create leverage.” “Like an advantage?”
― J.D. Robb, Leverage in Death

“And those who play on the margins will find their shares sold out if they fall too far over the next couple of days.” She’d followed him, more or less, but now held up a hand. “I don’t know what that means.” “It means those who use loans for part of the buy, hoping to maximize profit while risking more loss. Simply, they buy ten dollars’ worth of stock, but borrow five, only having five of their own to invest.”
― J.D. Robb, Leverage in Death

“are on”
― J.D. Robb, Leverage in Death

“The heart and the brain don't always mesh, do they? I know your heart, darling Eve, but your brain still has some mysterious corners.”
― J.D. Robb, Leverage in Death

“That was the woman he loved, no matter how much she could--and did--infuriate him.”
― J.D. Robb, Leverage in Death

“The unrestricted love of a child is a precious gift.”
― J.D. Robb, Leverage in Death

“Life was easier when all I had to do was think about murder.”
― J.D. Robb, Leverage in Death

“Not only had the nefarious Candy Thief snatched her chocolate, he/she had taken the time and trouble to replace it with the actual item on the freaking menu.

She had to respect that.”
― J.D. Robb, Leverage in Death

“I rarely do business with wankers.”
― J.D. Robb, Leverage in Death

“I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father’s protection. —Sigmund Freud”
― J.D. Robb, Leverage in Death

“brains of a bag of wet mice,”
― J.D. Robb, Leverage in Death

“Money laundering’s frowned upon.” “A pity, as it comes out so crisp and clean.”
― J.D. Robb, Leverage in Death

“Maybe it’s all they were after, but gamblers gamble. It worked, as far as they’re concerned.”
― J.D. Robb, Leverage in Death

“That’s unbelievably cruel.” “Nothing cruel’s unbelievable.”
― J.D. Robb, Leverage in Death

“times. She had them stand by, then took”
― J.D. Robb, Leverage in Death

“She covered her hands with her face,”
― J.D. Robb, Leverage in Death