“Don’t keep a girl guessing too long, or she’ll find the answer somewhere else.” — Greg Iles Somewhere else Copy Share Image
“Mississippi blood is different. It’s got some river in it. Delta soil, turpentine, asbestos, cotton poison. But there’s strength in it, too.… — Greg Iles Copy Share Image
Great song lyrics are as valid a part of American literature as any novel. — Greg Iles American Copy Share Image
The Terrible Truth is that brutality is part of human nature, and all the laws in the world can't neuter it. — Greg Iles Brutality Copy Share Image
“While Sands's eyes flicker with private mirth, the evil that Tim hinted at fills my soul like a squid's ink.” — Greg Iles Copy Share Image
“Not far away lay the big cannons that had held Ulysses Grant at bay for fifty siege days while the citizens of… — Greg Iles Faith Copy Share Image
“Sometimes we think we are moving randomly. But random behavior is rare in humans. We are always spiraling around something, whether we… — Greg Iles Black hole Copy Share Image
A large percentage of my father's patients were African-American. — Greg Iles African american Copy Share Image
He always reminded us that every atom in our bodies was once part of a distant star that had exploded. He talked… — Greg Iles Atoms Copy Share Image
America is a transplanted place. Families split and people travel 1,000 miles for a job, but the South is not yet like… — Greg Iles America Copy Share Image
“Because I expected so little, Gaines's painting is startlingly powerul. A lank-haired blond woman with a hard face sits at akitchen table… — Greg Iles Painting Copy Share Image
“Fate doesn’t let men choose their wars. Or even their battles, sometimes. But one resolute man can sometimes accomplish remarkable things against… — Greg Iles Destiny Copy Share Image
“Wingate sighs thoughtfully. "Hard to say. He's not static. He began with almost pure Impressionism, which is dead. Anyone can do it.… — Greg Iles Art Copy Share Image
See Spot run!' is a perfect sentence in some ways. But I doubt the critics would say it was. — Greg Iles Critics Copy Share Image
And I do have one surefire plot I have not and probably never will write because of my fear someone will carry… — Greg Iles Because Copy Share Image
“Remember what Aristotle said!” she cries. “Undeservedly you will atone for the sins of your fathers. And Horace!” Horace? “What did Horace… — Greg Iles Parenting Copy Share Image
“Nothing frightens me more than the faith in my daughter’s eyes. How many men deserve that kind of trust? One by one,… — Greg Iles Children Copy Share Image
When everything is at risk, good judgment, not haste, makes the difference between life and death. Panic is the enemy. — Greg Iles Anxiety Copy Share Image
My ancestors fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War; I was raised in Natchez, Miss.; I performed in the Confederate Pageant… — Greg Iles Ancestors Copy Share Image
“Thought like that showed me the needless ambiguity of words like space-time. The average person heard a word like that and figured… — Greg Iles Average person Copy Share Image
“The stillest thing in the world is the corpse of someone you loved. A hunk of cold granite seems more alive than… — Greg Iles Death Copy Share Image
