Look Alive Twenty-Five Quotes

“Once again, the key to true happiness is lowered expectations.”
― Janet Evanovich, Look Alive Twenty-Five

“That sounds like something sick,” Lula said. “What kind of a person would participate in a cornhole competition? I personally wouldn’t be involved in anything to do with cornholes.”
― Janet Evanovich, Look Alive Twenty-Five

“A gift card says I feel obligated to get you something, but I don’t care enough to put any effort into finding just the right gift.”
― Janet Evanovich, Look Alive Twenty-Five

“An orgasm is an orgasm, but getting there can leave you with a herniated disc if you aren’t careful.”
― Janet Evanovich, Look Alive Twenty-Five

“you’ll disappear?”
― Janet Evanovich, Look Alive Twenty-Five

“Lula is two inches shorter than me and has a lot more volume. Much of the volume is in boobs and booty, giving her a voluptuousness that would be hard to duplicate with surgery. Lula achieved her voluptuousness the old-fashioned way. Pork chops, fried chicken, biscuits and gravy, tubs of mac and cheese and potato salad, barbecue ribs, chili hot dogs. Her hair was magenta today. Her skin is polished mahogany. Her dress and five-inch stiletto heels are from her Saturday night ’ho collection and two sizes too small. The overall effect is spectacular, as usual. I”
― Janet Evanovich, Look Alive Twenty-Five

“Sometimes when we are coming down from the many drugs we must take to make it through the night in this hellhole kitchen, we leave the cleanup to morning,” Raymond said.”
― Janet Evanovich, Look Alive Twenty-Five

“police station.”
― Janet Evanovich, Look Alive Twenty-Five

“VINCENT PLUM BAIL Bonds is one of several storefront businesses on Hamilton Avenue in Trenton, New Jersey. It’s run by my cousin Vinnie and owned by his wiseguy father-in-law, Harry the Hammer. Connie Rosolli is the office manager. My name is Stephanie Plum, and my official title is bond enforcement agent. I’m assisted by Lula. We’re not sure exactly what Lula does, and we’ve never been able to come up with a title for her.”
― Janet Evanovich, Look Alive Twenty-Five

“gift card says I feel obligated to get you something, but I don’t care enough to put any effort into finding just the right gift.”
― Janet Evanovich, Look Alive Twenty-Five

“Morelli was like the post office. He always delivered. If the delivery vehicle ran out of gas, there was no need to panic. Morelli had battery backup.”
― Janet Evanovich, Look Alive Twenty-Five

“I give people gift cards,” Lula said. “You could buy them in the supermarket. They’re easy. There’s gift cards for everything from Starbucks to Target and in between. I like them on account of the message they send. I figure it puts people on notice. A gift card says I feel obligated to get you something, but I don’t care enough to put any effort into finding just the right gift. Gives people some idea of their place in your life, you see what I’m saying?”
― Janet Evanovich, Look Alive Twenty-Five

“My favored exercise was walking the length of the mall to get to Cinnabon.”
― Janet Evanovich, Look Alive Twenty-Five

“All us good citizens in Jersey got attitude. We got pride. We got brass balls the size of watermelons. We got rude hand gestures and loaded guns... most of us. It's not like we're a pushover state like California. If you want to make points and get extra virgins when you blow yourself up, clearly Jersey is the place to accomplish that, you see what I'm saying? It's not like we're easy.”
― Janet Evanovich, Look Alive Twenty-Five

“key to true happiness is lowered expectations.”
― Janet Evanovich, Look Alive Twenty-Five