Quotes from J.A. Konrath

McGlade is a bit, um, abrasive," Jack said. "If he says something rude, you have to promise not to kill him." I smiled. Jack didn't. "I'm serious. Promise me." "I promise. I don't kill people just because they're rude." "Yeah, well, that's because you haven't met Harry yet." She

Funny thing about regrets. I don't lament what I've done, but rather, what I didn't do.

I'm often asked which of the Jack Daniels books is my personal favorite. It

Barry Eisler.

Then I'm making a choice right now, to not join you in your self-loathing pity party. Guilt and regret are useless emotions.

I can't do it, if I finish that, I'll have to attach a seat belt to the toilet. Maybe an airbag too.

Hate is ignorant. Bigotry is ignorant. So is pride when it is based on things you had no control over. I won't take responsibility, or blame, for things that I did not do. I am not bound or obligated to live a certain way because of the circumstances of my birth. Culture, tradition, and religion are like language, borders, and infrastructure. They predate me. My ancestors don't dictate my actions because I didn't have any say in what they did.

No way. I'm a guy. We can't let chicks drive. It's a form of castration." "Well, pick up your balls. We're leaving.

Well, your ass doesn't look too bad." "Thanks, Roy. You've got a cute ass yourself." "I meant, I don't think you're gonna bleed to death." Bert laughed. "And just two minutes ago, I was hoping I'd bleed to death." Roy eyed the stake. "I bet. Nasty.

Don't get angry, Porky." Harry grinned.

Never having something is different than having something and losing it.

Human beings are incapable of making big decisions when they are being crippled by numerous little decisions. It was why people stayed employed at soul-crushing jobs, because they only had to handle it on a day by day basis, rather than think of it as a forty year wasted chunk of their lives. I

nobody is perfect. Anyone can backslide, even with the best of intentions. That be what the road to hell is paved with, they say.

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In science, having more data is always preferred. In life, secrets and lies make society manageable.

I chose some dark bread, and a non-dairy, low-fat, butter-flavored spread, which had such a long list of chemical ingredients on the package it should have been called "I Can't Believe It's Not Cancer.

The first snowfall of the season and everyone seems to forget, en masse, how to drive. I

Every tomorrow has two handles we can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith If you can quit, quit. If you can't quit, stop complaining - this is what you chose.

Sorry to hear about your Dad." He shrugged. "He was seventy, and we always told him fast food would kill him." "Heart attack?" "He was hit by a Pizza Express truck.