“Everyone is so cheerful and happy,” I said “This isn’t Mister Rogers Neighborhood, Dex. It’s Miami. Only the bad guys are happy.” She looked at me without expression, a perfect cop stare. “How come you’re not laughing and singing?” “Unkind,… — Jeff Lindsay Copy Share Image
They like to tell us that it is important to speak the truth, but it has been my experience that real happiness lies in having people tell you what you want to believe, usually not the same thing at all,… — Jeff Lindsay Copy Share Image
It revealed a cruelty that really made one wonder if the universe was such a good idea after all. — Jeff Lindsay Copy Share Image
“We don't get to pick our kin. The best we can hope for is to survive them...” — Jeff Lindsay Copy Share Image
I had killed our careful relationship by driving my tongue through its heart and pushing it off a cliff. — Jeff Lindsay Copy Share Image
I had become a perfect fake human, saying the stupid and pointless things that humans say to each other all day long. — Jeff Lindsay Copy Share Image
“Deborah led me away from it and over to the far end of the room. “Dexter,” she said, “promise me you didn’t kill this… — Jeff Lindsay Copy Share Image
Detective, I don't know where the boyfriend is, really," I said. And it was true, considering tide, current, and the habits of marine scavengers.… — Jeff Lindsay Copy Share Image
And what did you do last night, Dexter? Oh, I played with my dolls while a friend chopped up my sister. — Jeff Lindsay Copy Share Image
In that tremendous flash of freedom, on my way to do The Thing for the first time, sanctioned by Almighty Harry, I receded, faded… — Jeff Lindsay Copy Share Image
“It would be much too difficult for anyone to get in and out of this area, especially if they were carrying questionable loads of… — Jeff Lindsay Copy Share Image
