Black Tie Required Quotes

“Dude owns property,” Kevin mused, scrolling through a dense file that had been scanned—sloppily, with blurring and the ghost of a coffee-mug stain—from a paper original. “Yeah. Here. There’s a massage parlor in Brooklyn. The feds are keeping an eye on it. They know his crew is running a brothel in the basement, but they’re just waiting for a meatier charge to slap ’em with before they make a bust.”
― Craig Schaefer, Black Tie Required

“Long but petty. No known gang affiliations, nothing more serious on his rap sheet than a stolen case of beer.”
― Craig Schaefer, Black Tie Required

“This is going to shock you,” Coraline said, deadpan, “but my brother and I? We’re demons. We’ve been known to occasionally break the law.”
― Craig Schaefer, Black Tie Required

“Eggslut?”
― Craig Schaefer, Black Tie Required

“April rolled over and handed him a fresh bottle of water. “Stay hydrated,” she said and cracked her own. It went to join the three others at her workstation, all empties. Kevin pulled his headphones on.”
― Craig Schaefer, Black Tie Required

“good”
― Craig Schaefer, Black Tie Required

“Even the magic buildings are leaving town,”
― Craig Schaefer, Black Tie Required

“Are you…concerned about how she’ll react if she finds out you invaded her privacy?” “I’m concerned about my best friend carrying a secret so heavy she can’t share the weight.” Jessie paused. “I’ll worry about the consequences after we get to the bottom of this.”
― Craig Schaefer, Black Tie Required

“Not quite classy, not quite sleazy, and trying to have the best of both worlds.”
― Craig Schaefer, Black Tie Required

“Of course.” He paused, like he wasn’t sure what else to say. “You should be with your son. A devoted mother is…a valuable thing.”
― Craig Schaefer, Black Tie Required

“Jessie’s working her moves on Hausler, but he’s icing her out. I don’t think he likes women.”
― Craig Schaefer, Black Tie Required

“I am not reducing your budget, Kevin. Your budget—which last I checked is like twenty bucks, some chewing gum, and a stack of anime comics—is secure.” “Um, it’s called manga.” She gave him the side-eye. “What is?” “Japanese comics. Anime is animation.” “Oh my God, I don’t care.”
― Craig Schaefer, Black Tie Required

“With enough motivation, all things are possible,”
― Craig Schaefer, Black Tie Required