“It's impossible to know which parts of the woman, if any, were real.” — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
Writing is a solitary occupation; we don't really have any colleagues. — Chris Pavone Colleagues Copy Share Image
“That was not her husband; she knew him, and that was not him. But of course she didn’t really know him.” — Chris Pavone Husband Copy Share Image
And everyone's in the same situation, basically: we're all finding our separate ways, together. — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“They are permanent tourists, in Paris. Their life is a certain type of dream come true.” — Chris Pavone Dream Copy Share Image
“Would they have a life together anymore, after tonight? Or was this it? The end?” — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“She was seduced by the romance of it; she was energized by the possibilities.” — Chris Pavone Love Copy Share Image
“Each of those photos proves a different thing. All those things add up to the truth.” — Chris Pavone Photography Copy Share Image
“Circumstantial evidence may not be enough to convict. But it’s almost always enough to reveal the truth. Isn’t it?” — Chris Pavone Circumstantial evidence Copy Share Image
“This woman is American, but she speaks with no regional accent. She could be from anywhere. She could be anyone.” — Chris Pavone Woman Copy Share Image
“You can’t have the money.” Kate says. The dark red wine has already spread through the cloth, tendrils reaching out through the… — Chris Pavone Money Copy Share Image
“Maybe he was wondering if they could make it, such liars, together. A marriage based on so many things that were not… — Chris Pavone Lies Copy Share Image
“Now that it was finally here, she wasn’t surprised to find herself still reluctant to start it. Reluctant to end the part… — Chris Pavone Heart Copy Share Image
When I was in my mid-twenties, I was a copy editor at Doubleday, and for a brief period, it was my job… — Chris Pavone Beach Copy Share Image
In most espionage novels, the characters risk their lives trying to save somebody or while protecting a nation from some threat. In… — Chris Pavone Dramas Copy Share Image
Nearly all of us work, a lot: many people spend more waking hours working than doing all other things combined. And nearly… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“The dozen options on her oven’s dial included the likes of ober-unterhitze, intesivbacken, and schnellaufheizen. She loved the sound of insivbacken, so… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
In 'The Travelers,' everyone is defined by his or her relationship to work. I put each character on a different rung of… — Chris Pavone Character Copy Share Image
After college, I was burdened with student loans to repay, no financial cushion, so I wasn't in a position to bet everything… — Chris Pavone Career Copy Share Image
There's so much published by so many different publishers. Most of the time, I don't have to confront that, but walking into… — Chris Pavone Books Copy Share Image
I worked as a draftsman for the Department of Environmental Protection, and as a teacher, in N.Y.C.; at a big bank and… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
A writer can spend a decade working obsessively on a novel, but in the commerce of publishing, many of the most important… — Chris Pavone Book Copy Share Image
Before I wrote my first novel, 'The Expats,' I spent nearly two decades at various arms of publishing houses such as Random… — Chris Pavone Books Copy Share Image
“Kate had always known that she herself was a strong woman. But it never occured to her that there were strong women… — Chris Pavone Children Copy Share Image
As an unpublished, nonprofessional writer working on my first novel, I nevertheless had access to extremely talented people who would help make… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
Having 'The Expats' not be 'wholesale-y' rejected by the world made it possible for me to write the second book and have… — Chris Pavone Accident Copy Share Image
If you can't figure out how to make the beginning of your book compelling, you're probably not writing a compelling book. — Chris Pavone Beginning Copy Share Image
“Because when people are transferring millions of dollars, they don’t simply hit the Send button on their computer.” — Chris Pavone Computers Copy Share Image
“She hoped that a day would come when she wouldn’t be suspicious of everyone who walked by.” — Chris Pavone Heart Copy Share Image
“Kate was never going to understand the extent to which men were stupid.” — Chris Pavone Men Copy Share Image
I spend a huge amount of time writing about the book instead of writing the actual text. — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
One of the epiphanies I had was that I got into publishing because I love literature. — Chris Pavone Books Copy Share Image
“She spent so much of her new life wanting to get a break from the kids, then the rest of her time… — Chris Pavone Heart Copy Share Image
'The Expats' is a thriller, but one that tends more toward general fiction than toward breathless pulp. — Chris Pavone Expats Copy Share Image
I'm concerned, as I guess all middle-aged people are, about the younger generations' level of literacy. — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
Although I did admire David Foster Wallace's final unfinished novel about boredom, I'm no DFW, and I want my books to be… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“The two men maintain firm eye contact. A poker game, both of them bluffing. Or pretending to.” — Chris Pavone Bluffing Copy Share Image
“She knew what he was thinking: if she was asking questions like these, she was trying to understand. Trying to forgive him.… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“It was becoming difficult to separate her own decisions from those made by others, for her, on behalf of themselves.” — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“This was globalization: everyone everywhere was interchangeable. You could be anyone anywhere to do anything.” — Chris Pavone Globalization Copy Share Image
