“But Kate was wide awake, chased by the same demon that haunted her regularly, especially when she was trying to forget it.” — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“People who were too outgoing made her suspicious. She couldn't help but presume that all the loud noise was created to hide… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“Back before her life had begun to unravel. Or before she knew it was unraveling.” — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“She understood that he had to work, and he had to travel. But what he didn't have to do was be absent… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“But quitting didn't change what she'd already done. The piece of her past that she'd never be able to outrun.” — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“After all, she herself had done the very worst thing imaginable. And she was a good person. Wasn’t she?” — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“She stared at this first bit of positive proof, the entrance to the rabbit hole from which she might never reemerge.” — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“Whatever her husband had done, it couldn't be as bad as what she herself had done.” — Chris Pavone 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 Copy Share Image
“The second impediment was that she didn't want to acknowledge that part of her impetus to Internet stalking was a long habit… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“Now that it was finally here, she wasn’t surprised to find herself still reluctant to start it. Reluctant to end the part… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“But she was still operating on lonely-person principles, still worried that her happiness could be wrenched away at any moment, for reasons… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“It would make a lot more sense if she had imagined this whole thing, her whole life. Now would just be now,… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“She hoped that a day would come when she wouldn’t be suspicious of everyone who walked by.” — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“It was becoming difficult to separate her own decisions from those made by others, for her, on behalf of themselves.” — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“She knew what he was thinking: if she was asking questions like these, she was trying to understand. Trying to forgive him.… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“She spent so much of her new life wanting to get a break from the kids, then the rest of her time… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“She was not in a position to complain about this life, not yet. Probably not ever.” — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“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… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
Lexicon grabbed me with the opening lines, and never let go. An absolutely thrilling story, featuring an array of compelling characters in an eerily… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“You talking about computer weaknesses?" "Yes. But also human weaknesses." "Meaning what?" "Meaning the types of weaknesses that make humans let down their guard.… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“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… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
In 'The Travelers,' everyone is defined by his or her relationship to work. I put each character on a different rung of the ladder:… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“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… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“Back before her life had begun to unravel. Or before she knew it was unraveling.” — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“I thought you make your living as a thief." "No," he said. "That’s what I do for fun.” — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
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… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“Circumstantial evidence may not be enough to convict. But it’s almost always enough to reveal the truth. Isn’t it?” — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“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… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
