Her Deadly Game Quotes

“The truth is rarely pure and never simple. —Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest”
― Robert Dugoni, Her Deadly Game

“She added an ice cube and a splash of water and heard one of her father’s mantras. Just a splash. Don’t baptize it.”
― Robert Dugoni, Her Deadly Game

“The truth is rarely pure and never simple. —Oscar Wilde”
― Robert Dugoni, Her Deadly Game

“The good lawyers left the jurors white space and allowed them to seemingly reach conclusions on their own.”
― Robert Dugoni, Her Deadly Game

“to happen to people who are optimistic. Even the defeats don’t feel so bad.”
― Robert Dugoni, Her Deadly Game

“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.”
― Robert Dugoni, Her Deadly Game

“Control what you can control. Deal with what is in front of you.”
― Robert Dugoni, Her Deadly Game

“boyfriend. Another 20 to 25 percent were by men the women knew—a relative or family friend.”
― Robert Dugoni, Her Deadly Game

“Never defend without a plan to attack.”
― Robert Dugoni, Her Deadly Game

“My father’s an alcoholic.” “That’s a polite way to put it. I’ll try using that next time instead of ‘drunk motherfucker.”
― Robert Dugoni, Her Deadly Game

“trepidation,”
― Robert Dugoni, Her Deadly Game

“Was Vince LaRussa a psychopath? A person without a conscience, who felt no empathy or remorse? Had Anne confronted him about his cheating and threatened to take everything LaRussa had earned and sent LaRussa into a fit of rage? Is that what Jack Worthing was trying to communicate? If it was, Keera noted several problems. The first was whether Phil McPherson was credible, or just spouting off the revenge he could not take because the confidentiality provision prevented it.”
― Robert Dugoni, Her Deadly Game

“They weren’t the problems I had to deal with. The problems were those who came to use the computers to watch porn, play with themselves, and defecate all over the bathrooms. When I stepped in, they threatened me. When I complained to my boss, he told me to deal with it. When I called the police, they told me they wouldn’t touch the situation, not with the current city council espousing a mantra that anyone who confronts the homeless is an insensitive fascist.”
― Robert Dugoni, Her Deadly Game

“You take a mallet, flatten the pork loin, stuff it with what you like, and tie it back together with string.”
― Robert Dugoni, Her Deadly Game

“Her mother set the cake beside a stuffed pork loin tied tightly with cooking string. “My favorite,” Keera said stepping closer. “What did you stuff inside?” “Prosciutto, Gorgonzola cheese, chopped bacon, minced garlic, fresh parsley, and onions.”
― Robert Dugoni, Her Deadly Game

“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.—Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest”
― Robert Dugoni, Her Deadly Game

“chess was more than a game. Chess could be a way to live her life. They had played at night, after dinner and homework. Before a crackling fire, Patsy taught Keera to evaluate before reacting to an opponent’s moves. He taught her to strategize, to consider not just her next move, but her opponent’s options and how she would counter each. He told her the best trial lawyers were strong chess players.”
― Robert Dugoni, Her Deadly Game