Peter O'Mahoney > Quotes

“He didn’t need to document it, he didn’t need to photograph it, or paint it, or blog about it, or even remember it. That moment, washed under the natural beauty of the South, was enough.”
― Peter O'Mahoney, The Southern Criminal

“Love means there’s no end. Not today, not tomorrow, and not a single breath I take, will be without love for you. In the stars, in the oceans, and in the woods, you will find my love. I’ve had the opportunity to love you, to feel deeply, and there is no end to that love. To my beautiful Luca, I will love you always. Rest in peace.”
― Peter O'Mahoney, The Southern Criminal

“He hated the games politicians played, the backroom deals, and how the powerful played with the lives of the innocent like they were worthless. He hated how the corrupt hid behind veils of media spin, how the rich influenced decisions with the promise of campaign donations, and how the players made a mockery of moral decision-making. He did his best to avoid it, he did his best to steer clear, however, in his world, the world of law and justice, politics was an inevitable dilemma.”
― Peter O'Mahoney, Losing Justice

“most people didn’t listen to the truth, jurors included. They heard what they wanted to hear. They saw what they wanted to see. They searched out stories that proved what was already in their subconscious, fulfilling their subtle biases.”
― Peter O'Mahoney, The Southern Lawyer

“Sometimes, when he was alone in the world, when he only had himself for company, he could feel the heartbeat of something bigger, something more magnificent than his own minute presence, as if the depth of the world was calling out to him, calling him back to a place where his faith once led him, to a place where the glory and connection to his soul were unmistakable.”
― Peter O'Mahoney, The Southern Lawyer

“vote for policies, not parties.”
― Peter O'Mahoney, Natural Justice

“Everyone has a choice. It’s the consequences that people have an issue with.”
― Peter O'Mahoney, The Southern Criminal

“On any given day, everybody has the will to win. That’s not what’s important. What matters is the will to do the work to win. It’s the discipline to do the work while nobody’s watching.”
― Peter O'Mahoney, Natural Justice

“I wrote the bulk of this story while in Chicago, working out of various co-working offices; my favorite space was Ampersand in Logan Square. And a few of the ideas in this story were born after a night at The Burke’s Web Pub in Bucktown—what a fabulous place full of fabulous people. Thanks to those places for the creative spaces they provide; and a special thank you to Parliament Co-working.”
― Peter O'Mahoney, Faith and Justice

“If you’re ever feeling lost, walk in nature.”
― Peter O'Mahoney, The Southern Lawyer

“The strong defend themselves. The mighty defend what’s right.”
― Peter O'Mahoney, Corrupt Justice

“Peace, both inside and outside, begins with a smile,”
― Peter O'Mahoney, Natural Justice

“The quickest path to happiness is to find someone to help.”
― Peter O'Mahoney, The Southern Criminal

“Life’s a rollercoaster. It’s the ups and downs that make it exciting, and a rollercoaster without ups and downs is only a train.” “But some people adore train rides. Some of the most beautiful tours in the world are on trains. Not every trip has to be a rollercoaster.”
― Peter O'Mahoney, Deadly Justice

“Love means there’s no end. Not today, not tomorrow, and not a single breath I take, will be without love for you. In the stars, in the oceans, and in the woods, you will find my love. I’ve had the opportunity to love you, to feel deeply, and there is no end to that love.”
― Peter O'Mahoney, The Southern Criminal

“The quickest path to happiness is to find someone to help,”
― Peter O'Mahoney, The Southern Criminal

“You have Van Gogh’s ear for tone, Tex.”
― Peter O'Mahoney, Faith and Justice

“DEATH IS life’s great adversary. No matter how a life is lived, no matter how much love is given or how much pain is caused, no matter how many fights are had or”
― Peter O'Mahoney, Corrupt Justice

“You know…” She looked at the pint glass, already empty in her hand. “Every loaf of bread is a tragic story of grains that could have been beer, but didn’t make it.” “It”
― Peter O'Mahoney, Redeeming Justice

“The intensity of grief never changes,” she had said. “Some people think so, but that’s not it. What changes is your body’s ability to accept it. Once it learns how to deal with it, it becomes easier.”
― Peter O'Mahoney, The Southern Criminal

“The face of Maria Don was emotionless, neither happy nor sad, though in her wrinkles was written the memories of both joys and sorrows.”
― Peter O'Mahoney, The Southern Killer

“Action means something. Rude people can make a bigger difference in the world than nice people.” “I really don’t want to meet any more of your friends.” “Always the joker.” Patrick shook his head again. “Ethically rude people change the world.” “Here we go. Patrick the Philosopher.” Hunter shook his head. “Ethically rude people?” “The ones that are willing to be disliked to get what’s best. The people that are willing to risk everything for something they think is right, and they don’t care if you like them or not. Take your current client—voted against his ethics so he didn’t lose his backers. He’s not ethically rude; he’s being nice, agreeable and likable. But his party room colleague, Cindy Mendel, went against all the odds, everyone, including her own council, to do what she thought was ethically right.” “I didn’t realize being likable was so bad.” “Someone who chooses to be likable, instead of what’s ethically correct, is actually being selfish and thinking about themselves. They’re choosing particular choices because of the way they will feel about it.” “Being nice isn’t all bad.” “Of course not. The world needs nice people, but it also needs ethically rude people. They’re the people that get stuff done. It’s like that saying by James Freeman Clarke— ‘A politician looks to the next election, while a statesman looks to the next”
― Peter O'Mahoney, Power and Justice

“Robert Frost once said that, ‘A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer,”
― Peter O'Mahoney, The Southern Lawyer

“If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what then, is an empty desk a sign?”
― Peter O'Mahoney, Stolen Power

“Real news is what the powerful want to keep out of the papers,” Hunter said. “Everything else is advertising.”
― Peter O'Mahoney, Freedom and Justice

“Bates”
― Peter O'Mahoney, The Southern Lawyer

“If you wish hate for others, you’ll find it within yourself. If you wish pain for others, you’ll find that. But if you wish love, joy, and happiness, then you’ll find that in your heart.”
― Peter O'Mahoney, Reckoning Hour

“You know, I’ve had a good morning,” he said. “My wife apologized to me for the first time ever.” “Is that right?” “Yeah, she said she was sorry she ever met me, but I’m taking it as an apology.”
― Peter O'Mahoney, Reckoning Hour

“There are only three things that tell the truth: drunk people, small children, and yoga pants.” Hunter laughed out loud. “Well, last time I was at the gym, I asked the personal trainer which machine is best to impress the ladies—and he pointed outside to the ATM machine.”
― Peter O'Mahoney, Corrupt Justice

“And then our great, great, great grandchildren will be sitting here in two hundred years’ time saying—can you imagine the fifth dimension, the spiritual world, was only discovered two hundred years ago?”
― Peter O'Mahoney, Saving Justice