“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
“Each of those photos proves a different thing. All those things add up to the truth.” — Chris Pavone Photography 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 Woman Copy Share Image
“Circumstantial evidence may not be enough to convict. But it’s almost always enough to reveal the truth. Isn’t it?” — Chris Pavone Circumstantial evidence Copy Share Image
“She was seduced by the romance of it; she was energized by the possibilities.” — Chris Pavone Love Copy Share Image
“She hoped that a day would come when she wouldn’t be suspicious of everyone who walked by.” — Chris Pavone Heart 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
“You can’t have the money.” Kate says. The dark red wine has already spread through the cloth, tendrils reaching out through the… — Chris Pavone Money Copy Share Image
At home, I tend to read print, and most of the time, that means recently released hardcover novels. I enjoy the feel… — Chris Pavone 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
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
“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
“But there’s this giant deception at the foundation of their relationship, their happiness. This impure motive. There was that small mistake that… — Chris Pavone Deception 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
“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
“This is the expat life: you never know when someone you see every day is going to disappear forever, instantly transmogrifying into… — Chris Pavone 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
“Plus she had to admit that a small part of her secrecy was that she was holding something back, for herself. If… — Chris Pavone 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
“This was a bizarre moment: this crossing-over from a hypothetical plan to a concrete caper, giving in to what may turn out… — Chris Pavone Reasonable doubt Copy Share Image
“Kate was never going to understand the extent to which men were stupid.” — Chris Pavone Men Copy Share Image
If you can't figure out how to make the beginning of your book compelling, you're probably not writing a compelling book. — Chris Pavone Beginning Copy Share Image
I spend a huge amount of time writing about the book instead of writing the actual text. — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
The best hiding spots are not the most hidden; they're merely the least searched. — Chris Pavone 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 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
“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 Copy Share Image
And everyone's in the same situation, basically: we're all finding our separate ways, together. — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
I give tremendous weight to my positive reviews and none whatsoever to my negative ones. — Chris Pavone 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 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 Copy Share Image
