Mike Omer > Quotes

“People loved their dramatic exits.”
― Mike Omer, A Killer's Mind

“You got to the BAU because they didn’t want you anywhere else. So get over the size of your penis or your bed-wetting issue or whatever it is you’re compensating for, and man up. If you want me to back you up, you’ll have to keep up with me. And I move fast.”
― Mike Omer, A Killer's Mind

“Men shouldn’t be allowed to go shopping in the supermarket. They should be shot on sight if they walked in. Robin hated everyone.”
― Mike Omer, Please Tell Me

“The more closely something artificial resembled a human, the more alien it seemed.”
― Mike Omer, A Killer's Mind

“the vegetables had been frozen and defrosted so many times they had the texture of a napkin.”
― Mike Omer, A Killer's Mind

“if life gave you lemons, you made lemonade. You didn’t go trading the lemons for papayas.”
― Mike Omer, A Killer's Mind

“She had tried yoga, meditation, running, and swimming. So far, nothing cleansed the soul better than a Snickers”
― Mike Omer, A Killer's Mind

“As a negotiator, Abby could face deranged criminals armed to the teeth, holding numerous hostages, while her voice remained measured, each word de-escalating the situation. But when she talked to the guy she was married to for twelve years, her voice automatically adopted the style of nails dragged on a blackboard, and she couldn’t think of a single word to utter aside from expletives.”
― Mike Omer, A Deadly Influence

“She never understood people’s urge to say, “I told you so.” It was like taking pride in the fact that you weren’t convincing enough.”
― Mike Omer, In the Darkness

“She fed the papers two by two into the slot, enjoying the view of the papers turned into narrow white ribbons. Shredding was great. She should do it more often.”
― Mike Omer, A Killer's Mind

“She had managed to creep out a man who performed autopsies for a living. Achievement unlocked.”
― Mike Omer, A Killer's Mind

“She had tried yoga, meditation, running, and swimming. So far, nothing cleansed the soul better than a Snickers bar. It was the ultimate therapy. It was cheap, and it could be carried in her bag. She drank a swig of beer. The tastes meshed well together. She was enjoying this dinner of Snickers à la Honker’s.”
― Mike Omer, A Killer's Mind

“These days, people gave birth to kids without taking responsibility for them. Instead, they lobbed their children onto society and then complained when crime rose or unemployment got worse.”
― Mike Omer, A Killer's Mind

“It was that well-known problem of social media—with a perverse twist. When you followed a person online, they always seemed perfect. Their family was the happiest family; their trips were the best trips; every picture was wonderful, enviable, something to be desired. But it hardly ever reflected the truth.”
― Mike Omer, A Deadly Influence

“A bird in the hand was worth two in the bush. Unless it crapped on your fingers and pecked you. Some birds carried salmonella too.”
― Mike Omer, A Killer's Mind

“He had been told by several people that he drank too much coffee, that it wasn’t good for him. As far as he was concerned, those people were just jealous and cranky because they didn’t drink enough coffee.”
― Mike Omer, A Killer's Mind

“He had water in places he couldn’t even speak about in public. They were getting intimate, the rain and him. Much more intimate than Mikey and his current girlfriend were lately.”
― Mike Omer, A Killer's Mind

“Secrets were sticky. They could clog your tear ducts if you weren’t careful.”
― Mike Omer, Thicker than Blood

“As her thrashing weakened, he considered the mark the noose would leave. Initially, he had wished there would be no mark at all. But he now thought of it as his first gift, a beautiful necklace to signify their bond. Regular people used a ring around a finger. No wonder the divorce rate was so high.”
― Mike Omer, A Killer's Mind

“It was a pity because the NYPD frowned upon cops who killed their ex-spouses. But some things were unavoidable.”
― Mike Omer, A Deadly Influence

“To Liora, for understanding that serial killers are a valid discussion for our anniversary vacation”
― Mike Omer, A Killer's Mind

“Jacob always thought of himself as a morning person, but Marissa knew well that in the first thirty minutes of the day her husband’s cognitive abilities were quite similar to the abilities of a toddler—and not a bright toddler, at that.”
― Mike Omer, Spider's Web

“It’s his eighth birthday.” Her mother said eighth as if the number had significance. As if it weren’t simply the number that came after seven.”
― Mike Omer, A Deadly Influence

“There should be a word to define the pleasure of wearing really comfortable pajamas.”
― Mike Omer, A Deadly Influence

“The plan was now upside down. It was a nalp.”
― Mike Omer, A Deadly Influence

“He really did look like a modern version of Humpty Dumpty.”
― Mike Omer, A Deadly Influence

“The coffee maker, a ridiculously expensive model bought a year before by Captain Fred Bailey, was the squad’s most treasured possession. As far as Mitchell was concerned, it was more important than any of the detectives.”
― Mike Omer, Spider's Web

“Libraries had a scent that nothing else did. Was it simply the intermingling smells of old pages, dust, adhesive, and ink? Or did the stories have a scent of their own? If you took papers and book glue and ink and mixed them together, would it smell the same?”
― Mike Omer, Thicker than Blood

“Instagram and Facebook, she’d found out, literally rewired your brain. Likes and comments on a user’s post were found to release bursts of dopamine, which made the user happy. That made sense; everyone enjoyed getting likes on a Facebook post. But this essentially turned the phone into a personal dopamine stimulator. Brain scans showed that in cases of people who were addicted to social media, the brain rewired itself, making them desire more likes, or retweets, or smiling emojis.”
― Mike Omer, A Deadly Influence

“But death can trickle in during quiet, thoughtful moments. It doesn’t ask for permission, often sneaking into people’s minds before they notice it is there.”
― Mike Omer, Spider's Web