Quotes from Lisa Scottoline

I've read that one out of twenty-four people is a sociopath, and if you ask me, the other twenty-three of you should be worried.

I'm a sociopath. I look normal, but I'm not. I'm smarter, better, and freer, because I'm not bound by rules, law, emotion or regard for you.

I can't stand just sitting here not doing anything. You can't solve a problem by remote control.

I don't really like you, but I'm so good at acting as if I do that it's basically the same thing.

How do you tell the psychiatrists from the patients in the hospital? The patients get better and leave.

Nah. I'm a tough cookie. Except for the cancer, I'm fine.

They never see me coming. Know why? Because I'm already there.

They don't realize evil lives on their streets

I fool you. I fool everyone.

You need somebody to stand up for you. You're the little guy, you just don't realize it yet. The Commonwealth has all the aces, and you don't even know you're playing cards.

I wonder if whoever invented World of Warcraft realizes it's practice for sociopaths.

Your typical suburban mom worries all the time, but she worries about the wrong things

1. I am superior to others. Circle one: Doesn't apply to me. Partially applies to me. Fully applies to me. And: I would not feel sorry if someone were blamed for something I did. Circle one: Doesn't apply to me. Partially applies to me. Fully applies to me.

Ask me if I care.

I'm neither your friend nor your frenemy, unless you have what I want.

You should be more paranoid

If you think I'm handsome, there's obviously nothing wrong with your vision.

Because the thing about love is that we can't control whether we get it, but we can control whether we give it.

He made eye contact but he kept it like casual observation, not a fixed stare. He held his arms at his sides, not only because it was less threatening, but they'd be able to fend off a blow. He cleared the doorway so he'd have an escape route.

I fool everybody!

We're here and we prey on you

I don't need my head examined, but where were you when I married my second husband. Sheesh.

Dr. Fortunato," Kristine shot back at Laurie, her resentment undisguised. "You don't know how we do things in Wright. Dr. Parrish doesn't care about hospital hierarchy. He's very accessible and he'd never let his ego get in the way of patient care. Maybe you do things differently where you work-

Listen carefully, I'm going to say three words." "I love you?