“They were the only kind he ever wore, primarily because they were all exactly alike and when he reached into the sock drawer, he didn’t have to worry about whether they matched.” — Ross Thomas Copy Share Image
“The eyes were larger and gray and in a certain light looked soft, gentle, and even innocent. Then the light would change, the innocence… — Ross Thomas Copy Share Image
“She was wearing a dark-red swimsuit consisting of two small triangles up above and a mere suggestion of something down below. If she took… — Ross Thomas Copy Share Image
“They were the only kind he ever wore, primarily because they were all exactly alike and when he reached into the sock drawer, he… — Ross Thomas Copy Share Image
“Dying in vain isn't really all that bad since nearly everyone does it. It's the living in vain you really have to watch out… — Ross Thomas Copy Share Image
“a Debs socialist. His son—my old man—sat down and cried when Taft lost the nomination to Eisenhower in ‘fifty-two.” She leaned back in the… — Ross Thomas Copy Share Image
“The laugh came then, a marvelous honking hoorah so infectious that Dill felt it should be quarantined.” — Ross Thomas Copy Share Image
“The rain was steady and unrelenting and, like all steady and unrelenting things, boring.” — Ross Thomas Copy Share Image
“The redheaded homicide detective stepped through the door at 7:30 A.M. and out into the August heat that already had reached 88 degrees. By… — Ross Thomas Copy Share Image
