High Crimes Quotes

“And obstructing justice, which is another felony.”
― Joseph Finder, High Crimes: A Novel

“And we don’t really know who he is.”
“Whatever they throw at him, he’s still the man I fell in love with.”
Jackie stopped and turned to look directly at Claire. “But you don’t know who that man is. He’s not the man you thought he was—he’s not the man you loved.”
“Oh, now, what does that mean, really? When you come right down to it? I wasn’t being fatuous or naïve when I said he’s the man I fell in love with. Whoever he is, I got to know him as he was, for what he was. I loved him—love him—for who he is, who I know him to be. Everyone has a past, everyone conceals something. No one’s ever totally open about their past, whether they’re hiding stuff intentionally or not, whether it’s their sexuality or—”
“And there you go, rationalizing it.” Jackie raised her voice. “You don’t know, bottom line, who he is and whether he did what they say he did—”
“I know he didn’t do what they’re charging!”
“You don’t know anything about him, Claire. If he could lie to you about his family, his parents, his childhood, his college, practically his whole fucking life, do you really think he couldn’t lie to you about this?”
― Joseph Finder, High Crimes

“from the pack, offered it to”
― Joseph Finder, High Crimes: A Novel