Nordquist Quotes & Sayings

We're all in crashing plane, and everybody is fighting over who gets to sit in first class. — Aaron Nordquist

Forget your personal tragedy. We are all bitched from the start and you especially have to be hurt like hell before you can write seriously. But when you get the damned hurt, use it-don't cheat with it. — Ernest Hemingway,

touched her shoulder, she flinched. "I need to do this, Vicky. It's the right thing to do. I need to do everything I can to make sure my boy has his mum." Still no reply. "Please?" "What if you're not back?" "I'll be back." "I'm not so sure about that." "Trust me, Vicky, I'll be back. I promise." The same darkness sat on her features, but something had changed. — Michael Robertson

I know a lot of funny people in a lot of funny places. — John Mellencamp

Forneus glared at us from the driver's seat with eyes glowing with the promise of purple vengeance. — Katherine Pine

I don't want you to be lonely, Kane." Avery gripped the phone tighter, the restaurant completely forgotten. He wished he could be there with Kane and have this conversation face to face. — Kindle Alexander

I became convinced that knowing lots of people was kind of skill, something that the diligent can overcome. — Malcolm Gladwell

I could not bring myself to hang up the phone or even so much as move it from my ear. The chance that I could hear his voice once again was too great a prospect. — Jasmine Dubroff

Breathe. Finger on the trigger. Crosshairs centered on the back of his head. He'll never know what hit him. Breathe easy. Easy. That's it. Now squeeze." --from the opening of Bloody Lane — Martin E. Lee

Not becoming 'something' scares me the most. I just want to be remembered for something great. — Tony Harrison

Most confidence games depend on the mark not knowing they're being conned. The Kansas City Shuffle depends on the mark knowing it. Not only do they have to see you coming, they have to figure out your entire plan before it happens." "Problem being," Corman said, "they're working to stop the wrong con. You get 'em looking left, while you rob 'em blind on the right." "We can't take the coin out of the building," I said, "but Royce can. So let's give him a reason to do it. — Craig Schaefer