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| Link | Quote | Stars | Tags | Author |
| 519d54c | The constant exposure to their friends' carefully curated portrayals of their lives generates feelings of inadequacy--especially during periods when they're already feeling low--and for teenagers, it provides a cruelly effective way to be publicly excluded. | Cal Newport | ||
| 70abc88 | Kethledge, it turned out, relies on long periods alone with his thoughts to write his famously sharp legal opinions, often working at a simple pine desk in a barely renovated barn with no internet connection. | Cal Newport | ||
| f6abe1a | All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone," Blaise Pascal famously wrote in the late seventeenth century." -- | Cal Newport | ||
| 5847ad8 | three crucial benefits provided by solitude: "new ideas; an understanding of the self; and closeness to others." | Cal Newport | ||
| 145622b | for the first time in human history solitude is starting to fade away altogether. | Cal Newport | ||
| d31d819 | And thou shalt in thy daughter see,This picture, once, resembled thee. | Ambrose Philips | ||
| 7c34bb9 | Wearied then and glad of rest,Like the linnet in the nest. | Ambrose Philips | ||
| 6975b71 | Good laws are produced by bad actions. | Ambrosius Theodosius Macrobius | ||
| b62608f | Levy introduced them to Mike Fowler's widow and four sons, Mellon's wife, and Ash's parents. All of them seemed drained, and Holman thought Fowler's wife was probably sedated. Everyone treated him politely and with respect, but Holman still felt conspicuous and out of place. He caught the others staring at him several times and--each time--he flushed, certain they were thinking, That's Holman's father, the criminal. He felt more embarrassed.. | Robert Crais | ||
| 9150d09 | there was nothing." "Did you look for oil drips?" Cole said it just like that, without accusation, and Chen felt himself darken. "What do you mean?" "The Lake Hollywood report mentions oil drips that you found at the scene. You took samples up there and identified the oil." "Penzoil 10-40." "If the shooter's car was leaking up at the lake, it probably left drops here, too. If we found them, maybe you could prove they'd come from the same ve.. | Robert Crais | ||
| e106a38 | The function of art is to struggle against obligation. | Amedeo Modigliani | ||
| 5d3561e | We would fight against terrorism and win at any cost. | Ameer Haider Khan Hoti | ||
| 6026bb3 | Preparation, I have often said, is rightly two-thirds of any venture. | Amelia Earhart | ||
| 8a77e44 | Blessed is the mending hand. | Amendment of pleadings | ||
| c680d14 | The rule is "that whilst all is in paper, you may amend." | Amendment of pleadings | ||
| 74430a0 | Mr. Attorney, I have often heard say, ' Blessed is the mending hand.' | Amendment of pleadings | ||
| 5ef39d8 | We must judge upon the case as stated. If it is mis-stated, you must apply to amend it. | Amendment of pleadings | ||
| 50d91bc | It is between the stirrup and the ground, Brother; but you may amend by replying. | Amendment of pleadings | ||
| 4865782 | Holman looked back at Chee. He said, "Remember when you offered to front me some cash? I hate to do it, man, you being so nice with the car and this phone, but I gotta go back on what I said. I need a pack." A pack was a thousand dollars. When banks wrapped used twenties, they bundled fifty bills to a pack. A thousand dollars. Chee" | Robert Crais | ||
| 20aa208 | Vitium clerici nocere non debet: A clerical error ought- not to hurt. | Amendment of pleadings | ||
| 10f3d93 | Between the stirrup and the groundHe mercy sought and mercy found. | Amendment of pleadings | ||
| db06170 | Although they may be poor, not a man shall be a slave. | American Civil War | ||
| 012dc1f | We have to look at the people who opened the case, and see how they're tied with the I-Man. Melon gave me a hint. He told me the I-Man never does anything alone, and only with people he trusts. He wasn't implying they're honest." "What" | Robert Crais | ||
| e077172 | She spoke in a fast rush. "Can't talk. Meet me in forty minutes. Say where." Forty minutes. Not half an hour or an hour. Forty. Like we were Ukrainian spies. We" | Robert Crais | ||
| 7b44266 | Can the church stop its puny, hack dreams of trying to "make a difference in the world" and start dreaming God-sized dreams of making the world different? Can the church invent and prevent, redeem and redream, this postmodern future? -Leonard Sweet (Soul Tsunami)" -- | Neil Cole | ||
| 77e4d30 | Zhan Zhak Ruso e kazal:"Svobodata e v'zmozhnostta da izbirame sobstvenite si verigi" | Sidney Sheldon | ||
| 45f814d | Waiters and busboys flowed in and out of the kitchen, and walked on tightropes between the tables. | Robert Crais | ||
| bfd17fe | I told myself Tyson was going to pick up their laptops, but half a mile later they joined the drive-thru line at an In-N-Out Burger. Tyson. Eating was constant. Maybe he needed sustenance before they retrieved the laptops. | Robert Crais | ||
| bf1c351 | Amber tried to pull away, but couldn't. "Let go! Lemme go! You can't--" I ignored her and focused on Tyson. "Is anyone here besides you and Amber?" Tyson stood mute, eyes unnaturally wide, too scared to answer. Amber thrashed pretty good." | Robert Crais | ||
| a7c2cd9 | She glanced at Pike again. "He doesn't look like a detective." Pike's head moved, just enough to acknowledge he heard her. His shades were so dark, they looked like twin doors to nowhere. He considered her, but said nothing. He turned back to the peephole. Amber grinned." | Robert Crais | ||
| 91ecf57 | Amber was cooperative once she got on board, and Tyson was docile. We grabbed Tyson's backpack and toiletries, and Amber stuffed a few clothes and toiletries into a tote bag. I watched what they packed, and checked their bags. Amber moved quickly once she got going, and didn't whine or complain. Tyson said nothing, and avoided eye contact. I grabbed two towels from Amber's bathroom on the way out, and tossed a towel to Joe. He draped it ove.. | Robert Crais | ||
| 35f04a6 | I watched the mirror for black sedans as we pulled away, and checked every side street as we drove to the freeway. I looked for their big black beast as we climbed the ramp, and kept looking, even after the freeway swallowed us, a buffalo joining a herd, one hiding among the many, and finally safe. | Robert Crais | ||
| 7c042f8 | The neighbor's dog burst into frenzied barking. Devon jumped so hard, she clutched the door. Toby was a big dog with a loud bark. He sounded right outside the window, crazy loud snarling barks like he wanted to tear something apart. The barking stopped. Devon heard a car, and a faraway truck, and birds. Then a creak from the front of the house. Her heart slammed. Devon couldn't tell if the sound came from inside the house, or out. It could .. | Robert Crais | ||
| 48795fb | Tyson looked miserable as we drove to The Carl, and neither of us said much. We each had our reasons, but our reasons were different. | Robert Crais | ||
| 84543c5 | Deep purple moved through the blue as Pike left. Pike was creepy good at this stuff, but Pike had taken a serious risk by entering Jon's home. A cocked-and-locked Kimber .45 was only inches away, not that it had done Jon any good. Embarrassing. Jon | Robert Crais | ||
| 3a73759 | He took memory sticks and an external drive from his desk, and cables from the mess on the floor. Pike loaded his gear into the backpack, and we made our way toward the garage. Pike stopped when we reached the living room. "The fish." The aquarium stood on its stand, bubbling. I said, "What about them?" Tyson said, "We gotta feed them." We waited while Pike fed the fish, then followed him into the garage. The walls were lined with gray meta.. | Robert Crais | ||
| 380a9b0 | The tears were his. Tyson had earned them. | Robert Crais | ||
| 32adfa9 | She asked me why I always had something flip to say. I said that I didn't know, but having been blessed with the gift, I felt obliged to use it. | Robert Crais | ||
| b2bf52e | Most of the homes were immaculate Spanish or Mediterranean villas, reminiscent of an earlier time and rich with genteel elegance. More Ross Macdonald than Raymond Chandler. | Robert Crais | ||
| 98c9600 | An older woman wearing breeches and riding boots pushed a stroller out of a driveway and into the street. I stopped to let her cross. She smiled, thanking me. I smiled, saying take your time. A tiny hand reached from the stroller and waved at the sky. | Robert Crais | ||
| 3376c9c | A black Chevy coupe with acne corrosion passed in the opposite direction, and two aging black pickups. | Robert Crais | ||
| a9b2ce6 | I don't get the new shoe business." "You walk around, step on stuff, the heel gets nicked, the sole picks up dings and cuts. A pattern develops, right? It's called a Schallamach pattern. And since no two people walk exactly alike, the Schallamach on your shoe is unique to you." | Robert Crais | ||
| 95ec178 | I'll be there in five." Eight minutes later I parked in the parking garage, climbed the four flights to my floor, and walked down the hall. The building has an elevator, but tough guys climbed stairs. Picture me bristling with manliness. Also, impatience. Cindy's door was closed. The door to the little insurance agency across from my office was closed. My door was open." | Robert Crais | ||
| d60ac90 | Tyson glanced at Amber, and eased his phone from his pocket. He was frowning at my reply when Amber stepped away from the woman and her dog. Tyson saw her turn, and jammed the phone back into his pocket. Even from the sidewalk, his mad scramble to hide the phone told me Tyson was keeping secrets. Double hm. | Robert Crais |