Quotes from Lisa Scottoline

if you ask me, law leads to order, not necessarily justice.

That at certain times, everything will fall surprisingly into place, even on a humid summer afternoon, with her feet in a baby pool. And in those times, justice and love will look so much alike that they will become the very same thing.

We may not be perfect, but we're good, and good people can't imagine evil. It catches us by surprise, and it always will. We don't know the first thing about the kind of evil that would sacrifice a child.

The way it works in real life is that guilt is proportionate. In other words, there are degrees of guilt.

How can litigation not be adversarial? That's the fun part.

coastline was, with the tides

since the AP curriculum was nationally standardized. If they wanted to turn the public schools into chain stores, it worked for him.

I know why I had an affair." Lucinda sniffled. "I think I was taking care of Caitlin for so long, then Mom got sick, and I'm not complaining, but you know, I just thought, life is so short. Anything could happen, I could get sick, I could die. I needed to do something for me, and when I met him, it was all about me, and only me.

Dove parlano tamburi, tacciono le leggi. Where drums beat, laws are silent. An

MUSKETEERS MAKE EMPATHY A HABIT. BE THE CHANGE—NOTICE, CHOOSE, ACT. VALIDATE OTHERS.

there's a lot of

To me, it doesn't really matter how a baby comes into the world, only that it does. I just feel lucky in who my baby is. Best of luck with yours.

Alfredo felt a pang, having learned long ago that not everybody saw animals for who they truly were, and all lives were poorer as a result.

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Omnia vincit amor. Love conquers all things. —VIRGIL

Eric turned the corner onto his old

Grief is a conduit -- for love, for compassion, for healing, and for grace.

We're here and we prey on you. We target you. We groom you.

tardiness was allowable only in babies born past their due date.

She knew that the Fascists had risen to power via violence.

Ever hear of finders keepers?

Love transcends blood ties, it pays no heed to time or space, much less mere geography.

how much of their own money teachers spent on their students.

You know what Kovich always says, 'Leave or heave.'" She