A Strange Habit of Mind Quotes

“Sorrow is the price of love in a world where nothing lasts.”
― Andrew Klavan, A Strange Habit of Mind

“Sorrow is the price of love in a world where nothing lasts. Isn’t it?”
He smiled back at her fondly. “Yes. Yes, I suppose it is.”
“Without love and sorrow we’re just objects in space,” said Molly.
Winter was surprised by a surge of emotion. He pressed his lips together.”
― Andrew Klavan, A Strange Habit of Mind

“Well . . . I spent the night once with a woman who was one of those—what do you call them?—congenital liars. Every single thing she told me about herself was untrue. And if I caught her in some contradiction or some obvious mistake, she would simply replace that untruth with another untruth. There was no bottom to it. It went on all night. Lies upon lies upon lies. And what I found was that, by the time morning came, a strange thing had happened to me.” “You began to believe her.” “Of course. I just began to accept whatever she said. Because I’m not insane. Only an insane person can live as if everything he hears is a lie.”
― Andrew Klavan, A Strange Habit of Mind

“There is something that lessens the horror of a crime when one sees the criminal—who has been depicted as a monster—is just like any other man.”
― Andrew Klavan, A Strange Habit of Mind

“With one of those long biblical beards men grow when their heads can no longer contain their self-regard and it simply flows out of their chins all the way down to their sternums. Also a black ponytail. Also a purple flower tattoo on his neck. Also a ring in his nose. Oh, how original and eccentric he was!”
― Andrew Klavan, A Strange Habit of Mind

“The Good World Project. This too made Winter smile his wintry smile. “To silence the voices of hate that divide us—this is not controversial, this is simply the right thing to do. To direct the resources of all nations toward humanity’s shared objectives—this is not controversial. It’s the right thing to do. To heal the planet from the wounds inflicted on her . . .”
― Andrew Klavan, A Strange Habit of Mind

“What’s the penalty for possessing meth in California?” Winter asked. “A stern talking to?” “Pretty much. If that. It’s a misdemeanor. A violation of the Health and Safety Code. There’s a fine. You can get up to a year in jail if you did something stupid while you were high, like drove your car over a group of schoolchildren. Something like that might be frowned upon.”
― Andrew Klavan, A Strange Habit of Mind