“She had lived long enough to learn that families didn’t dissolve or reconfigure neatly, but left debris lying everywhere, and it was human debris. And sometimes, like tonight, she felt as if she were tripping over the bodies.” — Lisa Scottoline Copy Share Image
“Jake thanked God he had a son to put to bed when he knew somewhere there was a family, right now, waiting for someone who would never come home.” — Lisa Scottoline Copy Share Image
“Night came early to this neighborhood, the sun fleeing the sky, leaving heaven black and blue.” — Lisa Scottoline Copy Share Image
I love everything about Philadelphia, and its food is like the city itself: real-deal, hearty, and without pretension. We've always had an underdog vibe… — Lisa Scottoline Copy Share Image
I love my job, and I love books. I read anything, including cereal boxes. I care deeply about what people think of my books,… — Lisa Scottoline Copy Share Image
“Justice didn’t compensate for the loss of human life. Justice was an intellectual concept, inevitably trumped by emotion. Justice was the word we used… — Lisa Scottoline Copy Share Image
“I know that people get angry and I'm generally a fan of emotions. And to be real, it makes great television. A debate where… — Lisa Scottoline Copy Share Image
“Custom curtains made with a lovely Schumacher fabric that she’d used for the headboard.” — Lisa Scottoline Copy Share Image
Because the thing about love is that we can't control whether we get it, but we can control whether we give it. — Lisa Scottoline Copy Share Image
I like terrific writing, but I also like a terrific story. My favorite books have both, and they're by contemporary, commercial American writers. — Lisa Scottoline Copy Share Image
