“The way it works in real life is that guilt is proportionate. In other words, there are degrees of guilt.” — Lisa Scottoline Guilt Copy Share Image
Everybody hates lawyers, but they don't realize judges are just lawyers with a promotion. Think about it. — Lisa Scottoline Hate Copy Share Image
“Don’t think on what they say, because you don’t have to get yourself right with them. You have to get yourself right… — Lisa Scottoline Copy Share Image
“Night came early to this neighborhood, the sun fleeing the sky, leaving heaven black and blue.” — Lisa Scottoline Descriptive-prose Copy Share Image
“Mary was always surprised at how terse men could be. She needed fifteen minutes to say hello. Plus hugging time.” — Lisa Scottoline Copy Share Image
“She always tried to be professional, but she’d been so professional that she’d almost killed someone.” — Lisa Scottoline Heart Copy Share Image
But the fact is, I'm not work-identified. I'm not a lawyer or a writer. I'm a mom, and I'm a woman, and… — Lisa Scottoline Book Copy Share Image
“Moms never get out of the kid business. Last time I checked, motherhood had no expiration date.” — Lisa Scottoline Business Copy Share Image
“since the AP curriculum was nationally standardized. If they wanted to turn the public schools into chain stores, it worked for him.” — Lisa Scottoline Education Copy Share Image
You can really help support a character if you understand the setting. So for that reason I generally write about Philadelphia. — Lisa Scottoline Copy Share Image
Ellen had long ago stopped being embarrassed by temper tantrums. She flipped it and wore it like a badge of honor. A… — Lisa Scottoline Copy Share Image
I love my job, and I love books. I read anything, including cereal boxes. I care deeply about what people think of… — Lisa Scottoline Copy Share Image
“The locals tell me that alcoholism and crime increases in fracking areas. Also traffic accidents, because of the heavy machinery using roads… — Lisa Scottoline Climate Copy Share Image
And when I look at my mother, I reflect on her strength and endurance. She's cranky sometimes, but she is lovable and… — Lisa Scottoline Copy Share Image