Betty Webb > Quotes

“To do what you believe in, that is the course of action all honest men and women should follow, even to the death. But to spread such lies only for money, that is unforgivable.”
― Betty Webb, Desert Shadows

“A woman can only go so far on strength alone; at some point, she needed tenderness.”
― Betty Webb, Desert Shadows

“I didn’t like it when men presumed to answer for their women; as a detective, I liked it even less.”
― Betty Webb, Desert Shadows

“The gene pool ran pretty small on the Arizona Strip.”
― Betty Webb, Desert Wives

“They all claimed to be religious men, but what kind of religion forces polygamous “marriages” on girls still playing with Barbie dolls?”
― Betty Webb, Desert Wives

“Stupid. Love. Two different words for the same damned thing.”
― Betty Webb, Desert Run

“had originally been an Apache Indian hunting grounds, but in the mid-eighteen hundreds, the Apaches were edged out by prospectors mining for gold in the nearby Superstition Mountains.”
― Betty Webb, Desert Run

“Hate is big business in America these days, and domestic terrorism has become downright chic in some quarters. If al-Qaeda doesn’t destroy us, our own fanatics will.”
― Betty Webb, Desert Shadows

“Drown, your heart stops. Take a bullet to the brain, your heart stops. Get the holy living hell beat out of you while you sit duct-taped to your wheelchair, your heart stops.”
― Betty Webb, Desert Run

“Recreational Explosives and How to Build Them.”
― Betty Webb, Desert Shadows

“I was admiring the view from my second story window when the screaming started.”
― Betty Webb, Desert Noir

“A man with a knife making threats.” “Ooooh. Big bad man with big bad knife.” Stan Jessup, two ex-wives, six kids, short temper.”
― Betty Webb, Desert Run

“At least Harry realized that some of the worst murderers were the biggest criers at their victims’ funerals.”
― Betty Webb, Desert Run