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> [I always wanted to write. But honestly I'm glad I didn't do it back when I was twenty-five or so, when it's now clear to me that I was a very poor writer and could've ruined my career before it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-pavone/i-always-wanted-to-write-but-honestly-i-m-glad-i-didn-t-do-it-back/)

[Chris Pavone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-pavone/)

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## More by Chris Pavone

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-pavone/they-were-ticking-off-items-on-a-to-do-list-that-was-magnet-attached/)

[Chris Pavone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-pavone/)

> [Lexicon grabbed me with the opening lines, and never let go. An absolutely thrilling story, featuring an array of compelling characters in an eerily…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-pavone/lexicon-grabbed-me-with-the-opening-lines-and-never-let-go-an/)

[Chris Pavone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-pavone/)

> [“You talking about computer weaknesses?" "Yes. But also human weaknesses." "Meaning what?" "Meaning the types of weaknesses that make humans let down their guard.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-pavone/you-talking-about-computer-weaknesses-yes-but-also-human-weaknesses/)

[Chris Pavone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-pavone/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-pavone/she-didn-t-want-to-give-the-murder-pornography-frame-by-frame-didn-t/)

[Chris Pavone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-pavone/)

> [In 'The Travelers,' everyone is defined by his or her relationship to work. I put each character on a different rung of the ladder:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-pavone/in-the-travelers-everyone-is-defined-by-his-or-her-relationship-to/)

[Chris Pavone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-pavone/)

> ['The Expats' would not exist without e-books.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-pavone/the-expats-would-not-exist-without-e-books/)

[Chris Pavone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-pavone/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-pavone/it-was-impossible-to-understand-how-brief-it-is-it-seemed-like-youth/)

[Chris Pavone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-pavone/)

> [“Back before her life had begun to unravel. Or before she knew it was unraveling.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-pavone/back-before-her-life-had-begun-to-unravel-or-before-she-knew-it-was/)

[Chris Pavone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-pavone/)

> [“I thought you make your living as a thief." "No," he said. "That’s what I do for fun.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-pavone/i-thought-you-make-your-living-as-a-thief-no-he-said-that-s-what-i-do/)

[Chris Pavone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-pavone/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-pavone/there-s-so-much-published-by-so-many-different-publishers-most-of-the/)

[Chris Pavone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-pavone/)

> [“Circumstantial evidence may not be enough to convict. But it’s almost always enough to reveal the truth. Isn’t it?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-pavone/circumstantial-evidence-may-not-be-enough-to-convict-but-it-s-almost/)

[Chris Pavone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-pavone/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-pavone/it-hasn-t-taken-long-to-find-herself-thinking-that-people-are/)

[Chris Pavone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-pavone/)

> [“But when Kate returned home he was gone. Back to the video camera that had recorded her. Back to his unexplainable office. Back to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-pavone/but-when-kate-returned-home-he-was-gone-back-to-the-video-camera-that/)

[Chris Pavone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-pavone/)

> [“She needed friends, and a life, and this is how you acquired those things: by talking to strangers. Everyone was a stranger, all on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-pavone/she-needed-friends-and-a-life-and-this-is-how-you-acquired-those/)

[Chris Pavone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-pavone/)

> [“So she forgave him. And instead she berated herself for her suspicion, for her snooping. For the things she promised herself she wouldn't do,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-pavone/so-she-forgave-him-and-instead-she-berated-herself-for-her-suspicion/)

[Chris Pavone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-pavone/)

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