I had been very dismissive of popular fiction - in fact, I'd refused to read it. And then I started working on… — Chris Pavone Books Copy Share Image
“She fought the urge to look away, to hide her own eyes. Struggled against the long-ingrained habit of disguising her own lies,… — Chris Pavone Habits Copy Share Image
We all live in a universe in which we're either asked to or are forced to accept certain premises about our employment… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“But when Kate returned home he was gone. Back to the video camera that had recorded her. Back to his unexplainable office.… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
I always wanted to write. But honestly I'm glad I didn't do it back when I was twenty-five or so, when it's… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“Kate was beginning to put distance between her sense of betrayal, her anger, and Dexter’s behavior. She was beginning to take his… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
Eventually, I realised that I wanted to try to create something myself, and that's what writing novels is. Not because I wanted… — Chris Pavone Books Copy Share Image
Expats are a self-selecting group of outgoing, confident people - if you're not those things, you probably don't choose this adventure -… — Chris Pavone Adventure Copy Share Image
“The new man was again staring at her, staring at him, challenging her, knowing that she was considering him, wanting her to… — Chris Pavone Staring Copy Share Image
I use an e-reader when I'm traveling: I love carrying dozens of books on a small lightweight device, and I'm still amazed… — Chris Pavone Books Copy Share Image
“She knows that one of the most dangerous, self-destructive indulgences is to go around proving how smart you are. It’s the type… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
There are plenty of paths to becoming a writer, but I think the most reliable ones involve total commitment: writing for magazines… — Chris Pavone Books Copy Share Image
“A liar doesn't want to think that other people are liars, because then the other people should suspect her of lying too,… — Chris Pavone Liar Copy Share Image
“So she forgave him. And instead she berated herself for her suspicion, for her snooping. For the things she promised herself she… — Chris Pavone Heart Copy Share Image
After years of working on books, I eventually took a more business-oriented job, for the same sorts of reasons that most people… — Chris Pavone Books Copy Share Image
“This is how it happens: you spend your life reading, reading, and reading more, waiting, waiting, and waiting for something to be… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
I'd sometimes go to Paris by myself - it was an easy two-hour train ride - to get a break from the… — Chris Pavone Big city Copy Share Image
“You're going to make a lot of money? In Luxembourg?" "Yes." "How?" "They have a shortage of great-looking men. So they're going… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“There was a guy with extra millions in the bank. And he spent all his free time, all his energy, spending his… — Chris Pavone Business Copy Share Image
