Quotes from Robert Dugoni

afternoon." As Tracy and Kins walked toward the waiting boat, Kins said, "You got

We'd be who we were, and we could either come to grips with this fact and like the person we'd become, or live with regret and disappointment.

Even a dog knows the difference between being stumbled over and being kicked.

Tyson replied, "Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the mouth.

say she wasn't sincerely happy for me, but with every new beginning, there is an inevitable end we must first accept

Attorneys were often the worst witnesses, believing their place to be on the other side of the podium, asking, not answering questions.

Two detectives worked on the crime-scene sketch.

Spirito Santo

I have a lot more patience now than I did when I was twenty-five, and patience is a big part of being a parent." "I

and those poor souls who were lonely and just wanted to talk.

Then maybe God exists." Tracy made a face, not following. "I'm sorry?" "'When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to the evildoers.' Proverbs 21:15.

building, all tinted glass and natural lighting, was nothing like the cement tomb where

They plowed down the narrow path. The Bronco started up an incline. Darren was struggling to keep himself and Archie from sliding to the back of the bed, the muscles of his arms straining as he fought to hang on. Tree branches whipped against the bed. He ducked his head. The incline steepened, the engine straining.

conditioning?" Del said. "What do you want to bet the library's a madhouse too?" Faz said.

comment for a story she's working on

The man eyed the dogs. "My name is George Bovine, Mr. O'Leary.

My father knew the depth of my relationship to my mother, and he didn't begrudge us a moment of it. My relationship with him was different. He'd raised me to be a man, and he was proud of me. But to my mother—I suspect to all mothers—their little boys will always be their little boys, no matter how old those boys become.

Besides, I no longer believed in God's will. I was not willing to accept that it was God's will for a good man like my father, a devoted man, to spend his final days in some care facility.

consensus was that Wright didn't see as much as the camera lens;

he was "tougher than a two-dollar steak.

There were signs, for sure—bruises and missing teeth—but nobody wanted to see them. If they did, they'd have to act. So they ignored them. And the beatings continued. Nobody wanted to get involved in other people's business, especially their business behind closed doors.

When you recognize a weakness, it is a wonderful thing—because then you can ask for help.

Tienes buena memoria. —Solo para la buena gente, los buenos amantes y el buen vino.

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