Secrets Typed in Blood Quotes

“Do you think all these people actually buy into his whole obsession, or do they just want to rub elbows with his money?"
"Part of it is certainly Quincannon's wealth. He has been known to make or break political candidates. But I'm sure part of it is that they simply enjoy the topic of murder."
Which didn't exactly put me at ease.
I mean, yeah, it was one of our frequent topics, as well. But when we discussed murder, it was more like a pair of exterminators talking cockroaches. This crew were writing the vermin fan mail.”
― Stephen Spotswood, Secrets Typed in Blood

“Man wants woman; woman doesn't want man; man kills woman. It isn't pretty, but there's a terrible rhythm to it.”
― Stephen Spotswood, Secrets Typed in Blood

“Why murder?"
The little smile under his mustache told me he liked that question. I knew he would. Not because of any detective jujitsu. If you want to make a man happy, ask him about himself. They're really very simple to train when you know the tricks.
"I think we should dispense with a misconception first," he began, because men also like to tell you about your misconceptions.”
― Stephen Spotswood, Secrets Typed in Blood

“The world often defines women by the worst thing that’s ever happened to us,” she said. “It won’t let us be otherwise.”
― Stephen Spotswood, Secrets Typed in Blood

“A woman who was doing the absolute best she could to hold herself and her world together.”
― Stephen Spotswood, Secrets Typed in Blood

“What should he have led with?” I asked. “Anything. His hobbies, his passions. Ask her a question, for crying out loud. Show me a man who’s one-sided in his conversation and I’ll show you one who’s one-sided in the bedroom.”
― Stephen Spotswood, Secrets Typed in Blood

“Sure, she knew her husband better than anybody. But I didn't know how many pairs of rose-colored glasses she owned.”
― Stephen Spotswood, Secrets Typed in Blood

“I guess all parents seem normal to their children, no matter how off they are.”
― Stephen Spotswood, Secrets Typed in Blood