Quotes from Lisa Lutz

Sometimes it's not the truth itself but the surprise that feels like a blow.

Kate ranked the sunset against a few others and it came up short, but sunsets were like pizza, she though; they were all pretty good.

because that's what you do, you keep trying even when you know the effort is in vain. As

Mitch had a particular way with women—a formula of giving and withholding that almost always managed to hook them. Getting them to talk about themselves was the first step; remaining enigmatic was the second. There were other steps, but he used only the first two during that encounter.

An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind

David Spellman was born perfect. Eight pounds even, with a full head of hair and unblemished skin, he cried for a brief moment right after his birth (to let the doctor know he was breathing), then stopped abruptly, probably out of politeness.

David, I just broke into your home. Clearly I don't respect boundaries. Do you really think a verbal request is going to put a dent in any of my plans?

I wished I were a snake, so I could crawl out of my skin.

Your father and I haven't had this much quality time since our honeymoon." "So what?" "So, what if we can't stand each other?

We provide proof of a question for which the answer is already known.

I trust no one, not even myself.

Look around," said Sean. "Everyone in this bar was born here. Most had plans to leave at one time or another, but then at some point they got caught in a snare, and like an animal, lacked the cunning to undo the clamp.

Although cocaine wasn't my thing, the guy was sporting a leather jacket and a Kereouac novel and I have a weakness for tough guys who read.

Shame is cunning," Ms. Witt said. "Even if the feeling doesn't come from a rational place, it sticks. But that doesn't mean it's real.

It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.

I had just taken over the identity of a felon, with the murder weapon sitting right in my glove compartment.

Here's the problem with having occasional sex with a woman for over two months,' Luna said. 'She starts to think you like her, because it's very unlikely that she would repeatedly hook up with someone she doesn't like. Now that you have that information, maybe you'll think before you fuck.

I could always feel a cactus resting softly on my neck when he looked my way.

What does scare you?" "I scare me.

There was a time I used to cry, but that was another lifetime ago. My heart was broken just once. But completely. As

Griff, I don't know that I'm ready to be convinced. It would change my whole life," Luna said. "I love him. He's my best friend. He's my family. He's all I have.

Luna and Owen took a walk along the river, ate cider doughnuts, and visited a tourism info booth, hunting for any form of amusement. They were surrounded by people decades older who were thrilled by the sight of a dead leaf. "Is that what happens when you get older? You get more and more excited by smaller and smaller things?" Owen asked. "I hope so," Luna said.

Her reticent nature had iced over years before. The thaw would take some time.

You need to tell me the truth," Griff said. "I'm starting to feel like a puppet in my own life." "I had to get an abortion. The next day," Luna said.