I love to write, so it rarely seems like work - even when it gets arduous. — Dennis Lehane Copy Share Image
It's hard to close the door on optimistic expectations when you love someone. — Dennis Lehane Copy Share Image
Don't get me wrong, I love literary fiction. It's faux literary fiction I can't stand. — Dennis Lehane Copy Share Image
“Craftsmanship, his Uncle Cornelius had once told him, was just a fancy word for what happened when labor met love.” — Dennis Lehane Copy Share Image
“But as the years passed, he missed her more, not less, and his need for her became a cut that would not… — Dennis Lehane Copy Share Image
“I know you. I've known you my whole life. I've been waiting. Waiting for you to make an appearance. Waiting all these… — Dennis Lehane Copy Share Image
“Men who believe that the way to the mind is not by way of ice picks through the brain or large dosages… — Dennis Lehane Copy Share Image
I loved this woman the way you love ... well, nothing," he said, a note of suprise in his voice. "You can’t… — Dennis Lehane Copy Share Image
“and she was so simply his love, his girl, watching him approach as if she were memorizing him and his walk and… — Dennis Lehane Copy Share Image
“He held up a hand to stop her. “Then one day, about six months ago, it hit me—love doesn’t trump all for… — Dennis Lehane Copy Share Image
He wanted to ask her what sound a heart made when it broke from pleasure, when just the sight of someone filled… — Dennis Lehane Copy Share Image
“What was a strong marriage? What was a good marriage? She knew terrible people who had wonderful marriages, glued together somehow in… — Dennis Lehane Copy Share Image
Life isn't happily ever after... It's work. The person you love is rarely worthy of how big your love is. Because no… — Dennis Lehane Copy Share Image
“Brendan Harris loved everyone now because he loved Katie and Katie loved him. Brendan loved traffic and smog and the sound of… — Dennis Lehane Copy Share Image
“She blew a stream of smoke up at the empty clotheslines. 'These silly dreams you have when you're young. I mean, what,… — Dennis Lehane Copy Share Image
He wondered if this was what clinical depression felt like, a total numbness, a weary lack of hope. — Dennis Lehane Copy Share
I held her, he wanted to say, and if I knew for certain that all it would take to hold her again would be… — Dennis Lehane Copy Share
“Everyone I know lies, breaks their word, and has perfectly legitimate excuses for why they do. Except you. Haven't you ever noticed that? Two… — Dennis Lehane Copy Share
“After my daughter was born, I'd considered buying a shotgun to ward off potention suitors fourteen or so years up the road. Now, as… — Dennis Lehane Copy Share
“I once again felt an odd flush of admiration for my partner's faith in a religion I had long ago abandoned. She doesn't advertise… — Dennis Lehane Copy Share
“And she was-definitely-a woman who did not shrink from gauntlets, but stepped up to them, and said, Okay, bring it. Bring your worst. I… — Dennis Lehane Copy Share
“Jimmy looked back over at his wife, and Celeste could feel the tenderest of aches in the look. She could feel another teardrop piece… — Dennis Lehane Copy Share
“She told him that he had the most beautiful voice she'd ever heard, that it sounded like whiskey and wood smoke.” — Dennis Lehane Copy Share
My daughter squealed again and both Bubba and I winced. It’s not an attractive sound, that. It’s high-pitched and it enters your ear canals… — Dennis Lehane Copy Share
“The only people who ask questions like ‘Did he want to be something besides a bartender?’ are people who can become whatever they want.… — Dennis Lehane Copy Share
“She blew a stream of smoke up at the empty clotheslines. 'These silly dreams you have when you're young. I mean, what, Katie and… — Dennis Lehane Copy Share
“He looked back at the page, got one last glimpse before the match blew itself out. Going to find you today, Andrew. If I… — Dennis Lehane Copy Share
