Careful Quote by Jeff Lindsay

“But what could I do? Be stupid for a while? I wasn't sure I knew how, even after so many years of careful observation.”

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It revealed a cruelty that really made one wonder if the universe was such a good idea after all.

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“Rather than see me or have me touch it again, it died.”

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“We don't get to pick our kin. The best we can hope for is to survive them...”

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I was never more alive than when the Dark Passenger was driving.

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I had killed our careful relationship by driving my tongue through its heart and pushing it off a cliff.

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I had become a perfect fake human, saying the stupid and pointless things that humans say to each other all day long.

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“Deborah led me away from it and over to the far end of the room. “Dexter,” she said, “promise me you didn’t kill this…

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Detective, I don't know where the boyfriend is, really," I said. And it was true, considering tide, current, and the habits of marine scavengers. -Dexter

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“I came, I saw, I blew chunks.”

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And what did you do last night, Dexter? Oh, I played with my dolls while a friend chopped up my sister.

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In that tremendous flash of freedom, on my way to do The Thing for the first time, sanctioned by Almighty Harry, I receded, faded…

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“It would be much too difficult for anyone to get in and out of this area, especially if they were carrying questionable loads of…

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If I held all the thoughts of the world in my hand, I would be careful not to open it.

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[A]s you partake of the world's bill of fare, that's darned good advice to follow. Do a lot of spitting out the hot air.…

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A woman who is careful with her words is a gift to all who know her.

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We must remember that intelligence is not enough. Intelligence plus character--that is the goal of true education. The complete education gives one not only power of concentration, but worthy objectives upon which to concentrate. The broad education will, therefore, transmit to one not only the accumulated knowledge of the race but also the accumulated experience of social living. If we…

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