“As a rule it offended her to be rescued, but this one time she would have welcomed it, been gracious even. And grateful. With staggering suddenness she felt lost, defeated, small and middle-aged, and hurt. This time she would die.… — Nevada Barr Copy Share Image
“As she drove the Trace, each curve revealing a scene rich with life and as picturesque as illustrations from a children's book, Anna was… — Nevada Barr Copy Share Image
“Gossip, unless aimed or honed sharp like a weapon, was natural to human beings. It showed interestin oe's fellows, interest in the well being… — Nevada Barr Copy Share Image
“Like many people who lasted any length of time in the rescue professions, she'd worn out the 'if' factor pretty quickly. You were where… — Nevada Barr Copy Share Image
God was dead. Let Him rest in peace. Now, finally, the earth was hers with no taint of Heaven. — Nevada Barr Copy Share Image
“bad vibes, an underlying sickness or misery that oozed out around the edges of conversations and interactions.” — Nevada Barr Copy Share Image
“The shame attached to rape was men’s shame, shame they were too weak to carry: that their gender could do this, that they could… — Nevada Barr Copy Share Image
“Anna remembered her fifth grade teacher, Mr. White, telling her that hatred wasn't the worst of emotions. If one hated, one still cared. Indifference… — Nevada Barr Copy Share Image
“EMTs learned to love brave patients--they weren't nearly such a pain in the ass as the whiners--but not to trust them. In the name… — Nevada Barr Copy Share Image
“My life is a Stephen King novel,” she whispered. “Everything gets worse. And worse. And worse. When it finally can’t get any worse, everybody… — Nevada Barr Copy Share Image
Dose it ever amaze and delight you that of all the places in the world - cold grassy nests under hedgerows, warm patches of… — Nevada Barr Copy Share Image
