E is for Evidence Quotes

“There's a certain class of people who will do you in and then remain completely mystified by the depth of your pain.”
― Sue Grafton, E is for Evidence

“Smile. It gives your face something to do.”
― Sue Grafton, E is for Evidence

“What could smell better than supper being cooked by someone else?”
― Sue Grafton, E is for Evidence

“You can't believe everything you hear. Sometimes, you can't even believe your eyes.”
― Sue Grafton, E is for Evidence

“Death is insulting, and I resented its sudden appearance, like an unannounced visit from a boorish relative.”
― Sue Grafton, E is for Evidence

“The Copse at Hurstbourne is one of those fancy-sounding titles for a brand-new tract of condominiums on the outskirts of town. 'Copse' as in 'a thicket of small trees.' 'Hurst' as in 'hillock, knoll, or mound.' And 'bourne' as in 'brook or stream.' All of these geological and botanical wonders did seem to conjoin within the twenty parcels of the development, but it was hard to understand why it couldn't have just been called Shady Acres, which is what it was. Apparently people aren't willing to pay a hundred and fifty thousand dollars for a home that doesn't sound like it's part of an Anglo-Saxon land grant. These often quite utilitarian dwellings are never named after Jews or Mexicans. Try marketing Rancho Feinstein if you want to lose money in a hurry. Or Paco Sanchez Park. Middle-class Americans aspire to tone, which is equated, absurdly, with the British gentry.”
― Sue Grafton, E is for Evidence

“She was right about one thing: the harm in the world is done by those who feel disenfranchised and abused. Contented people (as a rule) don’t kite checks, rob banks, or kill their fellow citizens.”
― Sue Grafton, E is for Evidence

“She held out her hand and we sat there together like grade-school kids on a field trip. “Line up in twos and no talking.” Life itself is a peculiar outing. Sometimes I still feel like I need a note from my mother.”
― Sue Grafton, E is for Evidence

“Infidelity reduces and diminishes, leaving nothing where you once had a sense of self-worth.”
― Sue Grafton, E is for Evidence

“What was done was done.”
― Sue Grafton, E is for Evidence

“I was tired, and the residual pain from my injuries was like a slow leak from a tire, depleting. Over the course of the day, I could feel myself go flat.”
― Sue Grafton, E is for Evidence

“She was right about one thing: the harm in the world is done by those who feel disenfranchised and abused. Contented people (as a rule) don't kite checks, rob banks, or kill their fellow citizens.”
― Sue Grafton, E is for Evidence

“At heart, I've always been a pretty little moralist. Private investigation is just my way of acting out.”
― Sue Grafton, E is for Evidence

“Surely, Hell is your former spouse that close again... flirting with a nurse.”
― Sue Grafton, E is for Evidence

“Warren”
― Sue Grafton, E is for Evidence

“bobbing”
― Sue Grafton, E is for Evidence

“the harm in the world is done by those who feel disenfranchised and abused. Contented people (as a rule) don’t kite checks, rob banks, or kill their fellow citizens.”
― Sue Grafton, E is for Evidence

“the waist and his”
― Sue Grafton, E is for Evidence

“There’s a certain class of people who will do you in and then remain completely mystified by the depth of your pain.”
― Sue Grafton, E is for Evidence

“He was sitting with his feet up on the desk, his face oily-looking under the fluorescent lights. He must have been in his late thirties, but he wasn’t aging well. Some combination of temper and discontent had etched lines near his mouth and spoiled the clear brown of his eyes, leaving an impression of a man beleaguered by the Fates. His”
― Sue Grafton, E is for Evidence