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title: "2 Dexter Quotes By Chris Pavone"
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> [“Dexter was too legit,” Julia continued. “His life was too verifiable, too aboveboard. He was nobody’s spy, nobody’s mole, nobody’s rat. He was who he is. And he didn’t know that you weren’t.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-pavone/dexter-was-too-legit-julia-continued-his-life-was-too-verifiable-too/)

[Chris Pavone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-pavone/)

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> [“Plus she had to admit that a small part of her secrecy was that she was holding something back, for herself. If she never told Dexter the truth, she was still reserving the right to return to her old life.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-pavone/plus-she-had-to-admit-that-a-small-part-of-her-secrecy-was-that-she/)

[Chris Pavone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-pavone/)

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## Other authors on Dexter

## More by Chris Pavone

> [“They were ticking off items on a to-do list that was magnet-attached to the fridge. There were nineteen items on the list. They'd crossed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-pavone/they-were-ticking-off-items-on-a-to-do-list-that-was-magnet-attached/)

[Chris Pavone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-pavone/)

> [Lexicon grabbed me with the opening lines, and never let go. An absolutely thrilling story, featuring an array of compelling characters in an eerily…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-pavone/lexicon-grabbed-me-with-the-opening-lines-and-never-let-go-an/)

[Chris Pavone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-pavone/)

> [“You talking about computer weaknesses?" "Yes. But also human weaknesses." "Meaning what?" "Meaning the types of weaknesses that make humans let down their guard.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-pavone/you-talking-about-computer-weaknesses-yes-but-also-human-weaknesses/)

[Chris Pavone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-pavone/)

> [“She didn’t want to give the murder-pornography frame by frame. Didn’t want to recite her route across Manhattan, the length of the knife blade…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-pavone/she-didn-t-want-to-give-the-murder-pornography-frame-by-frame-didn-t/)

[Chris Pavone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-pavone/)

> [In 'The Travelers,' everyone is defined by his or her relationship to work. I put each character on a different rung of the ladder:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-pavone/in-the-travelers-everyone-is-defined-by-his-or-her-relationship-to/)

[Chris Pavone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-pavone/)

> ['The Expats' would not exist without e-books.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-pavone/the-expats-would-not-exist-without-e-books/)

[Chris Pavone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-pavone/)

> [“It was impossible to understand how brief it is. It seemed like youth would last so long; it would last forever. But it's just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-pavone/it-was-impossible-to-understand-how-brief-it-is-it-seemed-like-youth/)

[Chris Pavone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-pavone/)

> [“Back before her life had begun to unravel. Or before she knew it was unraveling.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-pavone/back-before-her-life-had-begun-to-unravel-or-before-she-knew-it-was/)

[Chris Pavone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-pavone/)

> [“I thought you make your living as a thief." "No," he said. "That’s what I do for fun.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-pavone/i-thought-you-make-your-living-as-a-thief-no-he-said-that-s-what-i-do/)

[Chris Pavone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-pavone/)

> [There's so much published by so many different publishers. Most of the time, I don't have to confront that, but walking into a conference…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-pavone/there-s-so-much-published-by-so-many-different-publishers-most-of-the/)

[Chris Pavone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-pavone/)

> [“Circumstantial evidence may not be enough to convict. But it’s almost always enough to reveal the truth. Isn’t it?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-pavone/circumstantial-evidence-may-not-be-enough-to-convict-but-it-s-almost/)

[Chris Pavone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-pavone/)

> [“It hasn't taken long to find herself thinking that people are watching. And that they always have been, all the time. It was only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-pavone/it-hasn-t-taken-long-to-find-herself-thinking-that-people-are/)

[Chris Pavone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-pavone/)

> [“But when Kate returned home he was gone. Back to the video camera that had recorded her. Back to his unexplainable office. Back to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-pavone/but-when-kate-returned-home-he-was-gone-back-to-the-video-camera-that/)

[Chris Pavone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-pavone/)

> [“She needed friends, and a life, and this is how you acquired those things: by talking to strangers. Everyone was a stranger, all on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-pavone/she-needed-friends-and-a-life-and-this-is-how-you-acquired-those/)

[Chris Pavone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-pavone/)

> [“So she forgave him. And instead she berated herself for her suspicion, for her snooping. For the things she promised herself she wouldn't do,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-pavone/so-she-forgave-him-and-instead-she-berated-herself-for-her-suspicion/)

[Chris Pavone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-pavone/)

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