Annelise Ryan > Quotes

“I'm surprised by how much the inside of a dead body smells like the inside of a live one.”
― Annelise Ryan, Working Stiff

“Like other forms of mass, fat can’t just disappear, and it tries to maintain a state of equilibrium. So if one person in a given microcosm loses weight, someone else in the same group has to gain. It’s the basic physics of fat and, unfortunately, my little niche of the universe seems to be populated with a bunch of persistent, consistent losers who keep trying to shift their share of the fat onto me.”
― Annelise Ryan, Frozen Stiff

“as a doctor, he”
― Annelise Ryan, Scared Stiff

“hanging files—and a shallow”
― Annelise Ryan, Board Stiff

“Overall, she seems to be doing well for her age, but she looks like one of those dried apple dolls and my nursing gut tells me she is one good sneeze away from a rapid response team.”
― Annelise Ryan, Board Stiff

“down the drive. I hear his wheels”
― Annelise Ryan, Scared Stiff

“When I tried to think about nonmedical jobs I had enough training for, the only thing I came up with was prostitution.”
― Annelise Ryan, Working Stiff

“Though I should have known better, I had to ask. "What is furniture disease?"
She looked at me like I had the IQ of a grape. "It's when your chest falls into your drawers. Get ready for it, honey, because with that rack of yours, you'll be using them as knee pads before you know it.”
― Annelise Ryan, Board Stiff

“with each passing day he steals a little more of my heart. Even Rubbish adores him. It’s easy to see why, because as companions go, Hoover is damned near perfect. He senses when my mood needs lifting, listens patiently to everything I say, keeps me warm in bed at night, and shares my taste in ice cream. If only I could find all those traits in a man. While”
― Annelise Ryan, Frozen Stiff

“More than anything, I wanted to bag a Bigfoot.”
― Annelise Ryan, Death in the Dark Woods

“The “conference room” is actually the library since it’s the only space other than the morgue fridge big enough to hold this many people, and Hurley and I already have dibs on that other room. As we enter the library, a cacophony of noise greets us. Everyone is talking to everyone else and most of the voices are a mere gnat’s ass away from shouting. Hurley’s little pup tent is safe, assuming it’s still up, because our entry into the room goes unnoticed by everyone other than Izzy.”
― Annelise Ryan, Scared Stiff

“I hate hanging out with women who are thinner than my fettuccine.”
― Annelise Ryan, Stiff Penalty

“The cream always rises to the top, you know.” So does pond scum, I think.”
― Annelise Ryan, Scared Stiff

“Lest I have any doubts about William-not-Bill’s level of excitement, it is eliminated when I see that he has beaten us to the bar and is already seated when we arrive. It’s a little scary when you consider that the bar is across town from William’s house but only a block from our office. I fear I may have bitten off more than I can chew and pray that Hurley really does show up so my efforts aren’t for naught.”
― Annelise Ryan, Scared Stiff

“Hey, Winston,” he answers. That whole caller ID thing still freaks me out.”
― Annelise Ryan, Scared Stiff

“PSYCHIATRIST”
― Annelise Ryan, Scared Stiff