“I had noticed, even then, that there were certain women whom other women instinctively disliked, and that these women invariably had more bait in the water than the women who disliked them.” — Pete Dexter Copy Share Image
“In the beginning the stories were long and colored, but as he grew old and his eyes clouded, the stories were told in only… — Pete Dexter Copy Share Image
“No one mentions that now, and I suppose no one is inclined to bring it up, particularly not my father, who in other matters… — Pete Dexter Copy Share Image
“and low-life cable network producers, who have never had a thought in their heads that did not come from something else they saw on… — Pete Dexter Copy Share Image
“I had noticed, even then, that there were certain women whom other women instinctively disliked, and that these women invariably had more bait in… — Pete Dexter Copy Share Image
“...without moving a muscle in his face, slips away; retreats, I think, to that sheltered place where his stories are kept. Perhaps we all… — Pete Dexter Copy Share Image
And while good books - even so-so books - serve both functions, if you ever have to choose one over the other, keep in… — Pete Dexter Copy Share Image
“Spooner noticed another, smaller Marine Corps tattoo encircling Marlin's ankle: Semper Fi Forever. Everywhere he went these days, Spponer witnessed America's crying need for… — Pete Dexter Copy Share Image
“A newspaper story, like anything else, is more attractive from a distance, when it first comes to you, than it is when you get… — Pete Dexter Copy Share Image
