Gated Prey Quotes

“The stinking rich are fucking cheap,” Green said. “Which is how they stay rich and why they stink.”
― Lee Goldberg, Gated Prey

“Exactly. If you keep up this pace much longer, you’ll burn out, one way or another. Your body will quit on you, or you’ll make a big mistake or take a foolish risk that either kills you, kills your career, kills somebody else, or all of the above. You’ve come pretty damn close to that twice already.”
― Lee Goldberg, Gated Prey

“The kitchen island, like the one in the sting house, was absolutely enormous, a second kitchen unto itself. There was no room for one like that in Eve’s kitchen and she felt a pang of island envy.”
― Lee Goldberg, Gated Prey

“Which is why turning myself into a sex object now would be taking a big step backwards for me and all women in the department.”
― Lee Goldberg, Gated Prey

“Three men dead, two people injured, and a civilian traumatized by having to kill a man. The department is probably facing tens of millions of dollars in lawsuit settlements. Tell me why I shouldn’t walk out of here with somebody’s badge in my pocket for this?”
― Lee Goldberg, Gated Prey

“His tan rivaled George Hamilton’s and his straight white teeth were so bright, she was sure he could stand on a cliff during a storm as a beacon to guide ships at sea.”
― Lee Goldberg, Gated Prey

“The problem with all of her mental notes was they somehow got erased the moment after she made them. She supposed she could start writing them down on actual paper, but she was afraid if anybody saw them, they’d think she was fighting early Alzheimer’s.”
― Lee Goldberg, Gated Prey

“The sun was setting, giving the smog a sickly glow that made the landscape look to Eve like an alien world populated by creatures that breathed radiant vomit.”
― Lee Goldberg, Gated Prey

“To distract herself, she turned on the TV and watched the Property Brothers renovate an entire house for what it cost her just to install a kitchen countertop. The show was about as realistic as an episode of Star Trek. She turned off the TV in disgust”
― Lee Goldberg, Gated Prey

“This building is reserved for low-income individuals earning seventy grand a year or less.” Eve was stunned. “That’s poverty wage in Santa Monica?” “And all of Los Angeles County,” Gus said. Duncan looked at Eve. “That’s insane. Give me one good reason why anybody lives in Southern California?” “In-N-Out Burger.”
― Lee Goldberg, Gated Prey

“The women in his family looked like turtles who’d lost their shells.”
― Lee Goldberg, Gated Prey

“I’m too busy for a thing.”
“A thing is something you should always make time for,” Lisa said. “Things can be very relaxing. You could get a battery-operated thing.”
Eve laughed. “I think the thing we’re talking about just changed into a different thing.”
“It’s kind of the same thing.”
― Lee Goldberg, Gated Prey

“In-N-Out Burger.”
― Lee Goldberg, Gated Prey

“also have electricity and running water,” Garvey said. “You really are a dinosaur. If you aren’t on social media, you might as well be dead.”
― Lee Goldberg, Gated Prey

“I saw her walking past my house every week. She kept getting bigger and bigger. It was like she was mocking me. It was so unfair. All the people who work here are poor, uneducated, and illegal. The only thing they’re good at is cleaning toilets and getting pregnant. Nobody would miss her,”
― Lee Goldberg, Gated Prey

“Someone ripped a baby from a mother’s womb,” Eve said. “Getting the monster who did that is worth all of our resources.” She’d surprised herself by saying that, more by the vehemence behind it than the words themselves.”
― Lee Goldberg, Gated Prey

“Eve knew the area. A lot of undocumented immigrants lived in the many cheap motels and low-end apartments that lined that end of Sepulveda. It was also a hot spot for drugs and prostitution.”
― Lee Goldberg, Gated Prey

“Our cleaning lady? Of course not. That would be inappropriate and extremely offensive. Why would I dare to assume she didn’t want her baby? The thought never crossed my mind and, frankly, I’m surprised it crossed yours.”
― Lee Goldberg, Gated Prey

“The people who live in these places think the gates protect them from all the crime and misery that’s out there, but it doesn’t. It just locks them in with it.”
― Lee Goldberg, Gated Prey

“sounded to Eve like an excuse for Garvey to suck up to celebrities and studio executives, who were likely to be among the owners of the expensive sports car. “Don’t forget to take selfies,” Eve said. Garvey flipped her off and walked out with Biddle.”
― Lee Goldberg, Gated Prey

“What’s the rent on a studio here?” Duncan asked. “Seventeen hundred a month.” Duncan whistled. “That’s about as much as my mortgage.” “This building is reserved for low-income individuals earning seventy grand a year or less.” Eve was stunned. “That’s poverty wage in Santa Monica?” “And all of Los Angeles County,” Gus said.”
― Lee Goldberg, Gated Prey

“They have sex so loud it scares our dog. I wanted to call you about it, but my wife says it’s not a crime. Is it?”
― Lee Goldberg, Gated Prey

“You want me dead? Next time, pretend to be a man and come at me yourself. Don’t get someone else to do it for you.” Duncan let go of Collier’s arm, got to his feet, and stared down the men around them. “You boys have something you want to say?”
― Lee Goldberg, Gated Prey

“Of course he did, she thought, because that might reduce the heat from the media, and the public, over the deaths at the house, the car chase, and the shooting at the supermarket before any outrage over the violent outcome came to a boil.”
― Lee Goldberg, Gated Prey

“Most of whom, Eve thought, were thinking ahead about their post-LASD job options and the possibility of a soft landing in a lucrative private-sector job with Big Valley Security.”
― Lee Goldberg, Gated Prey

“Maybe so, but it comes down to this: Do you want the guard to live with the guilt of killing a man? Or do you want to give him a chance to make peace with it?”
― Lee Goldberg, Gated Prey

“Duncan looked at Eve. “I think I’m going to like him.” “You’re a dog,” Eve said. “You love anyone who gives you food.” “Woof, woof,” Duncan said, then swiveled to face his desk and get to work.”
― Lee Goldberg, Gated Prey