“In the beginning the stories were long and colored, but as he grew old and his eyes clouded, the stories were told… — Pete Dexter Copy Share Image
“No one mentions that now, and I suppose no one is inclined to bring it up, particularly not my father, who in… — Pete Dexter Copy Share Image
“and low-life cable network producers, who have never had a thought in their heads that did not come from something else they… — Pete Dexter Copy Share Image
Nothing looks more foolish than tradition to those who have none. — Pete Dexter Culture Copy Share Image
“I had noticed, even then, that there were certain women whom other women instinctively disliked, and that these women invariably had more… — Pete Dexter Copy Share Image
“...without moving a muscle in his face, slips away; retreats, I think, to that sheltered place where his stories are kept. Perhaps… — Pete Dexter Solitude Copy Share Image
And while good books - even so-so books - serve both functions, if you ever have to choose one over the other,… — Pete Dexter Algebra Copy Share Image
“Spooner noticed another, smaller Marine Corps tattoo encircling Marlin's ankle: Semper Fi Forever. Everywhere he went these days, Spponer witnessed America's crying… — Pete Dexter Marine corps Copy Share Image
“A newspaper story, like anything else, is more attractive from a distance, when it first comes to you, than it is when… — Pete Dexter Habits Copy Share Image
“I was tired in ways that had nothing to do with sleep. It occurred to me, sitting in the car with her,… — Pete Dexter Fall apart Copy Share Image
“And the justice in this world is that you don’t have to break legs because somebody’s broken yours.” — Pete Dexter Justice Copy Share Image
“To see certain things, you have to be lying on your back with tears in your eyes and a scalding potato in… — Pete Dexter Tears in your eyes Copy Share Image
“Not for the first time Spooner was reminded that marriage was not the straighforward assembly the instruction book led you to believe.” — Pete Dexter First time Copy Share Image
“Sometimes," he said, "you've got to watch people a long time to see who they are.” — Pete Dexter Long time Copy Share Image
“It is now 55 years since my last book report, which is a long time to live with a guilty conscience. So… — Pete Dexter Books Copy Share Image
“He was a newspaperman,' he said, 'but there's some people who should never leave Savannah.” — Pete Dexter Copy Share Image
“He scart me," the girl said. Miss Mary nodded and looked over at her in a slow, tired way. "That's your common… — Pete Dexter Copy Share Image
