“She fought the urge to look away, to hide her own eyes. Struggled against the long-ingrained habit of disguising her own lies,… — Chris Pavone Habits 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 Happiness Copy Share Image
“This woman is American, but she speaks with no regional accent. She could be from anywhere. She could be anyone.” — 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 Life 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
Sometimes, I had very little - if any - idea for whom I was really working: at the end of the day,… — Chris Pavone Day 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
I worked in the book publishing business for nearly two decades before I turned my attention to writing, first with a couple… — Chris Pavone Attention Copy Share Image
I know that 'The Accident' is not a completely accurate reflection of the reality of the book publishing world, which, like nearly… — Chris Pavone Book publishing 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 Marriage Copy Share Image
In most espionage novels, the characters risk their lives trying to save somebody or while protecting a nation from some threat. In… — Chris Pavone Dramas 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 Travel Copy Share Image
“This had been part of her training, part of her career, part of herself: whatever was going on, live like a normal… — Chris Pavone Fitness 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 Copy Share Image
We all live in a universe in which we're either asked to or are forced to accept certain premises about our employment… — Chris Pavone Accept Copy Share Image
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… — Chris Pavone Always Copy Share Image
Before I wrote my first novel, 'The Expats,' I spent nearly two decades at various arms of publishing houses such as Random… — Chris Pavone Books Copy Share Image
There's always something at least a little smug about self-reference - magazine articles about idealistic journalists, TV shows about TV actors, ironic… — Chris Pavone Always Copy Share Image
“Because when people are transferring millions of dollars, they don’t simply hit the Send button on their computer.” — Chris Pavone Computers Copy Share Image
