Quotes from Michael Connelly

antivuelco. Como suponía, Banks no tardó

Bag the hands," Bosch said to him

There was an engine approaching. Sounded like a truck to the boy. And now he thought he could hear the crunching of tires on the gravel access road that skirted the reservoir.

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. When you look into the abyss the abyss looks into you. You know, all the clichés. They're clichés because they're true. You don't go into the darkness without it going into you and taking its piece.

The past is like a club and you can only hit yourself in the head with it so many times before there is serious and permanent damage.

items belonging to the potential witness. There was a book called The Stand by Stephen King and a bag with toothpaste and a toothbrush in it. It all amounted to the meager belongings of a meager existence.

Coffee's in the cabinet over the sink. I won't take long. Good. You want a cup? No, I'm good. I had some at the airport. They entered the apartment and Eleanor split off to go to her bedroom while Bosch found the kitchen and went to work on the coffee. He found a mug that said World's Best Mom on its side and used that. It had been hand-painted a long time before and the words had faded with each cycle the mug had gone through in the dishwasher.

The air they drove through was clear and crisp. They kept the windows up and their expectations down. The call was a suicide run. They

the Democrat. What was worse, for her, at least, was that the mayor was a supporter of

You can't know people that well, man. Everybody's got a private room.

can give you whatever science

Our children are our hearts.

furnished. In one corner was a baby grand piano that caught my eye.

You're in serious trouble, Bosch. You get it?" "Yeah, I get it. Thanks for the tip. I got one for you, too. Go back to the leisure suit you used to wear before you became Irving's bendover. You know, the yellow thing that matched your teeth. The polyester does more for you than the silk. In fact, one of the guys out there in the bullpen mentioned that the ass end of that suit is getting shiny, all the work you do riding a desk.

I crawled up the embankment to Earl. I knew right away that he was dead.

What kind of law do you practice?" "Oh, just about any kind of law you need. In a town like Tallahassee it pays to diversify. I like to say the one thing I won't do is defend FSU football players. I'm a Gator and can't cross that line." Bosch guessed he was speaking to some sort of state rivalry but it was beyond him. His

Actually, I wanted to take care of Terry. Yes, he had the potential of becoming a stone in my shoe. But I—" "Shut up, Bob!" Rachel yelled. "You couldn't carry Terry's lunch. Harry, this is too dangerous. Put him down! Do it now!

We are all circling the drain, he thought. Some are closer to the black hole than others. Some will see it coming and some will have no clue when the undertow of the whirlpool grabs them and pulls them down into darkness forever.

When you walked the dog, did you see anything unusual on the street?" Ballard asked the old woman. "Anybody out of place?" "No, nothing unusual," Lantana said. "Is there any construction on the street? Workers hanging around?

The Lincoln lawyer was back on the beat. The Lone Ranger was riding again.

His game is baccarat. Far as anyone knows he plays clean. He's just good at it. Spends

Sometimes knowledge was an awful thing.

People often mistook a sugar high for clarity of thought. Bosch knew the truth was that the rush made them take chances and they made mistakes.

Back when I was riding patrol, you know what we called a killing that came down to simple street justice?" "What?" "The brass verdict.