“She was seduced by the romance of it; she was energized by the possibilities.” — Chris Pavone Love Copy Share Image
“I thought you make your living as a thief." "No," he said. "That’s what I do for fun.” — Chris Pavone Life Copy Share Image
“This was globalization: everyone everywhere was interchangeable. You could be anyone anywhere to do anything.” — Chris Pavone Globalization 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 Asking questions 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 Difficult Copy Share Image
“The two men maintain firm eye contact. A poker game, both of them bluffing. Or pretending to.” — Chris Pavone Bluffing Copy Share Image
Although I did admire David Foster Wallace's final unfinished novel about boredom, I'm no DFW, and I want my books to be… — Chris Pavone Admire Copy Share Image
I'm concerned, as I guess all middle-aged people are, about the younger generations' level of literacy. — Chris Pavone About Copy Share Image
I'd had 12 different job titles in publishing before I typed 'The End' at the bottom of a manuscript page. I thought… — Chris Pavone End 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 Habits 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… — Chris Pavone Life 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… — Chris Pavone Adventure Copy Share Image
“As they’d agreed the night before on their cold balcony, scripting out this dialog, there would be three large lies in this… — Chris Pavone Communication Copy Share Image
When I was in my mid-twenties, I was a copy editor at Doubleday, and for a brief period, it was my job… — Chris Pavone Beach 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 Heart Copy Share Image
“Maybe he was wondering if they could make it, such liars, together. A marriage based on so many things that were not… — Chris Pavone Lies Copy Share Image
After college, I was burdened with student loans to repay, no financial cushion, so I wasn't in a position to bet everything… — Chris Pavone Career Copy Share Image
“She glances at each of her three companions, at the protective veneers they’re all wearing, trying to mask the different lies they’ve… — Chris Pavone Lies Copy Share Image
“This is the expat life: you never know when someone you see every day is going to disappear forever, instantly transmogrifying into… — Chris Pavone Disappear Copy Share Image
“But all people have secrets. Part of being human is having secrets, and being curious about other people's secrets. Dirty fetishes and… — Chris Pavone Secrets Copy Share Image
“You go about your business, as far away from these lines as possible, pretending they're not there. So when you eventually find… — Chris Pavone Business Copy Share Image
As a book editor, you need to pitch every one of your books again and again, dozens of times, for months on… — Chris Pavone Books Copy Share Image
“Plus she had to admit that a small part of her secrecy was that she was holding something back, for herself. If… — Chris Pavone Dexter Copy Share Image
As an unpublished, nonprofessional writer working on my first novel, I nevertheless had access to extremely talented people who would help make… — Chris Pavone Better Copy Share Image
One of the epiphanies I had was that I got into publishing because I love literature. — Chris Pavone Books 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 Heart Copy Share Image
'The Expats' is a thriller, but one that tends more toward general fiction than toward breathless pulp. — Chris Pavone Expats Copy Share Image
“She was not in a position to complain about this life, not yet. Probably not ever.” — Chris Pavone Heart Copy Share Image
“She was picking a fight because it was Thanksgiving, and she was not thankful.” — Chris Pavone Thankful Copy Share Image
“Travel wasn't fun if you didn't get to see or do what you wanted; it was merely a different type of work,… — Chris Pavone Different Copy Share Image
I give tremendous weight to my positive reviews and none whatsoever to my negative ones. — Chris Pavone Give Copy Share Image
Although no one loves a typo, it's close to impossible to eradicate every single little mistake in a manuscript. — Chris Pavone Close Copy Share Image
“They are permanent tourists, in Paris. Their life is a certain type of dream come true.” — Chris Pavone Dream Copy Share Image
“Would they have a life together anymore, after tonight? Or was this it? The end?” — Chris Pavone Anymore Copy Share Image
And everyone's in the same situation, basically: we're all finding our separate ways, together. — Chris Pavone Findings Copy Share Image
“That was not her husband; she knew him, and that was not him. But of course she didn’t really know him.” — Chris Pavone Husband Copy Share Image
“There’s an awful lot of beauty in Europe, but there’s also no shortage of ugly.” — Chris Pavone Beauty Copy Share Image
“He laughed again, red-faced and moist-looking, at another unfunny comment. He was either drunk or an idiot. Possibly both.” — Chris Pavone Laughed Copy Share Image
