Jefferson Bass Quotes & Sayings

Flesh forgets. Bone remembers. — Jefferson Bass

My God, is this a date?" Jeff had asked when I asked if I could bring her along.
"I don't know," I said. "She might still be happily lesbian. — Jefferson Bass

I watched in astonishment, Jess reached up and cupped Miss Georgia's breasts in her hands, giving them an appraising squeeze and admiring nod. A moment later, Miss Georgia returned the gesture ... — Jefferson Bass

I might be turning into a guy who talks to himself, though." After a pause, I added, "Yep. I've been meaning to speak to you about that. — Jefferson Bass

You do have an eye for the tarnished lining. — Jefferson Bass

The morgue looked deserted, though in fact it was never unattended. — Jefferson Bass

If you're going to play what-if
which, by the way, is a huge waste of time and energy, not to mention an act of supreme, center-of-the-universe narcissism
you have to play it both ways. If you're going to imagine yourself as an accidental villain, you have to give yourself equal time as an unwitting hero. As somebody who prevented God-knows-what dire disaster simply by doing exactly the things you did. — Jefferson Bass

Carpe librum, meant "Seize the book. — Jefferson Bass