Robert Bailey > Quotes

“Methodically, like a tested surgeon, Helen took Melvin through his experience as a coroner, going over his expertise in determining the cause and time of death in thousands of cases. After establishing his acumen in forensics,”
― Robert Bailey, Between Black and White

“If it were me, I’d take that apology to the board meeting tomorrow. I’d set it down real careful like on the table in front of them. Then, after I had their full and undivided attention, I’d unzip my pants and piss on the damn thing. When I was finished, I’d fold my dick back up and walk my ass outta there.”
― Robert Bailey, The Professor

“back. She knew she was lucky to have a job but she didn’t feel lucky. She felt depressed. Sad. Tired. And most of all, confused. She knew this was the week of Ruth Ann’s trial. There hadn’t been any press coverage yet, but she remembered the date. She had wanted to call Rick and wish him luck. In fact, she had picked up the phone several times and started to dial the number, but she just couldn’t go through with it. Not after all the things they had said to each other. She opened the back door to the office and stepped out into the night. The parking lot was barren except for her white Mustang, and the only sounds she heard were the passing of cars on Greensboro a few blocks up. She shut the door behind her, putting the key in the dead bolt and twisting it. “Kinda late for a pretty girl like you to be out.” Dawn turned to the sound of the voice, her stomach tightening into a knot. The lot was sparsely lit, and for a moment she didn’t see him. Then, standing by her Mustang, she saw a tall man dressed in khaki pants and a golf shirt. As he stepped toward her, she noticed that his hair was sandy blond and he had a patch of stubble on his face. “Can I help you?” Dawn asked, her voice shaky. She reached into her pocket for her cell phone but then remembered that the battery was dead. Damn, damn, damn. The man was in front of her now. He had continued to approach as if his appearance were completely natural.”
― Robert Bailey, The Professor

“Prostate cancer that had spread to the liver,” she said. “I think that was the main reason he was released from the prison. So that they could avoid the costs of treatment.” Barbara”
― Robert Bailey, The Last Trial

“Ku Klux Klan” was chosen as the name, because it came from the Greek word kyklos, meaning circle of brothers.”
― Robert Bailey, Between Black and White

“observe the packed gallery. He was”
― Robert Bailey, The Last Trial

“They’re so stupid and insecure in who they are, their whole identity comes from the suppression of others.” She had paused then, creasing her eyebrows and looking over Tom’s shoulder with an expression that reeked of disgust. “And there’s only one way to deal with them.” “You fight them,” Tom had volunteered, trying to be helpful, but his mother’s eyebrows had creased even further, and she brought both fists down on the table. “No. You fought the other day when you came home with a shiner.” “So . . . the stick.” She nodded. “Bullies always slant the field in their direction. They don’t play by the rules, so the rules of fairness don’t apply. It doesn’t matter how big and strong a bully is if you bring a stick to the fight.” Then she’d said something he’d never forgotten. “Bullies are only scared of two things. People who aren’t scared of them . . . and people who won’t tolerate them.”
― Robert Bailey, Between Black and White

“The oncology market is a multi-billion-dollar industry. I doubt it will be long before it reaches into the trillions. If the FDA approves a medication that cures cancer, it could cripple them, and then the entire economy.” He shook his head. “I think the government might . . . put the brakes on such a drug.”
― Robert Bailey, The Boomerang

“be. I”
― Robert Bailey, Rich Justice

“Does everyone understand?” In response, as often was the case, no one said a word.”
― Robert Bailey, The Final Reckoning

“The older the violin, the sweeter the music.”
― Robert Bailey, The Professor

“Do”
― Robert Bailey, Rich Blood

“seen him without a Bible in his hand or nearby.” She stared at Tom with eyes haunted by years”
― Robert Bailey, The Last Trial

“Bud Light, which now had five bottles instead of six, and groaned.”
― Robert Bailey, The Wrong Side

“Now, she figured she might not end up on the streets of gold. Why had she done it? Why?”
― Robert Bailey, The Wrong Side

“Vicki, was walking next to him.”
― Robert Bailey, The Professor

“Finally, Helen Lewis had taught Gloria the importance of making a decision. To plea a case or try it. To give in to a discovery request or stand your ground.”
― Robert Bailey, Legacy of Lies

“backbone has”
― Robert Bailey, Between Black and White

“Jason looked at Harry and pointed a piece of pepperoni at him before popping it in his mouth. Harry slid the photographs across the table. “You tell me.” Jason looked at them all again. Then he viewed the same shots in close-up on his laptop. “I”
― Robert Bailey, Rich Blood

“Then he nodded his head. “Thank”
― Robert Bailey, The Professor

“forward”
― Robert Bailey, Legacy of Lies

“kept your eyes behind you too long, you could never move forward. You had to set your burdens down. You had to release everything that was bringing you down.”
― Robert Bailey, Rich Waters

“Why had she done it? Why?”
― Robert Bailey, The Wrong Side

“Tom let his eyes drift to the gallery, which was again filled to capacity. He noticed that for the third straight day, Jasmine Haynes had attached an orange corsage to her dress just above her heart. Curious, Tom had asked Jazz about the garnish this morning. “When the Klan marched in 1989 with the Aryan Nation, the people here protested by putting orange wreaths and ribbons on all the business doors,” she had explained. “Orange is the international color of brotherhood. Bo and I were part of that protest, and I guess I’m . . . trying to send a message.”
― Robert Bailey, Between Black and White

“Bullies are only scared of two things. People who aren’t scared of them . . . and people who won’t tolerate them.” Tom”
― Robert Bailey, Between Black and White

“the deal in a heartbeat.”
― Robert Bailey, The Professor

“How fast, she thought, a person’s life can change. On a dime. In an instant. In literally a second. She’d seen this play out in over twenty-five years as a prosecutor, and she’d witnessed it in her own life. One decision. One wrong turn. One chest x-ray. Snap. The world flipped on its axis.”
― Robert Bailey, Legacy of Lies

“Own who you are, and let the jury hear from that person. Anything”
― Robert Bailey, The Last Trial

“the board were five words written side by side in capital letters: MATERIALITY, RELEVANCE, HEARSAY, AUTHENTICATION, and PRIVILEGE. McMurtrie’s five columns, to those who knew. Today was the first day of Evidence. And their teacher was Thomas Jackson McMurtrie. The Professor. He who wrote the book, literally, on evidence in Alabama. As he turned to them, Tom smiled to himself, taking”
― Robert Bailey, The Professor

“Rick had heard the Professor describe jury service as like attending someone else’s church—you don’t know when to stand, when to sit, when to pray, or whether it is OK to say “amen” out loud.”
― Robert Bailey, The Final Reckoning