“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
“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
“Each of those photos proves a different thing. All those things add up to the truth.” — Chris Pavone Photography Copy Share Image
“She was seduced by the romance of it; she was energized by the possibilities.” — Chris Pavone Love Copy Share Image
“This was globalization: everyone everywhere was interchangeable. You could be anyone anywhere to do anything.” — Chris Pavone Globalization 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
“It was becoming difficult to separate her own decisions from those made by others, for her, on behalf of themselves.” — Chris Pavone 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 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 Accident Copy Share Image
What is it we want out of travel? Is it to take snapshots of ourselves in front of famous monuments, surrounded by… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“Kate was beginning to put distance between her sense of betrayal, her anger, and Dexter’s behavior. She was beginning to take his… — Chris Pavone 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 Copy Share Image
“But when Kate returned home he was gone. Back to the video camera that had recorded her. Back to his unexplainable office.… — 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 Copy Share Image
“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
I had been very dismissive of popular fiction - in fact, I'd refused to read it. And then I started working on… — Chris Pavone Books 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 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
“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 Copy Share Image
I'm concerned, as I guess all middle-aged people are, about the younger generations' level of literacy. — Chris Pavone 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 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
One of the epiphanies I had was that I got into publishing because I love literature. — Chris Pavone Books 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 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
“Would they have a life together anymore, after tonight? Or was this it? The end?” — Chris Pavone 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
And everyone's in the same situation, basically: we're all finding our separate ways, together. — 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
“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
The best hiding spots are not the most hidden; they're merely the least searched. — Chris Pavone 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
“It hadn't taken very long to come clean, after so many years of so many lies. It was surprising how undifferent she… — Chris Pavone Lies Copy Share Image
