H. Terrell Griffin > Quotes

“than with his complete rejuvenation. I called his cell. It went straight to voice mail. I left a message. “Jock, call me.” I made coffee, scrambled some eggs, put bacon in the pan, and popped bread into the toaster. The aroma of frying bacon would bring J.D. out of her slumber.”
― H. Terrell Griffin, Mortal Dilemma

“guess retirement dulled your senses.”
― H. Terrell Griffin, Chasing Justice

“It's a terrible thing to get so busy that you never see those who meant the most to you in times past.”
― H. Terrell Griffin, Longboat Blues

“friend”
― H. Terrell Griffin, Fatal Decree

“stories”
― H. Terrell Griffin, Murder Key

“Life is fleeting, and when we near the end, we grab our memories and hold onto them with a ferocity that eluded us at the time of their creation.”
― H. Terrell Griffin, Blood Island

“murders. Was he just a killer hired by the real Miami”
― H. Terrell Griffin, Fatal Decree

“O’Reilly’s.”
― H. Terrell Griffin, Collateral Damage

“One does. I’m convinced that life is a series of random events that somehow come together in some sequence that is beyond our understanding. That sequence, when it becomes a whole timeline, is what we call our lives. It may be fate or the result of a higher intelligence or God. I don’t know, but it’s there.”
― H. Terrell Griffin, Collateral Damage

“My name is Matt Royal. I’m a lawyer who retired early, fed up with the rat race that the once honorable profession of law had become. I moved to Longboat Key, a small island about ten miles long and perhaps a half-mile wide at its broadest point. It lies off the southwest coast of Florida, south of Tampa, about halfway down the peninsula. Sarasota Bay separates the key from the mainland. Anna Maria Island is to the north, the islands connected by the two-lane Longboat Pass Bridge. The southern end of the key is attached by a bridge to Lido and St. Armands Keys, which in turn are connected to the city of Sarasota by the soaring John Ringling Bridge. The Gulf of Mexico’s turquoise waters lap gently on our beaches and the sun almost always shines. A cold day is a rarity, even in February. I live in paradise.”
― H. Terrell Griffin, Found

“Wouldn’t mind if I do. It’s going to be a long night.”
― H. Terrell Griffin, Bitter Legacy

“before I took them all out.” “You’re a cold-blooded”
― H. Terrell Griffin, Collateral Damage

“raving lunatic before this trial”
― H. Terrell Griffin, Chasing Justice

“This was Florida at its best. The air was cool, not yet humid, and the little insects known as no-see-ums had not begun to bite. The Northerners were all back home, shivering in their decaying cities, and scheming to return to Florida permanently. I hoped they didn't figure it out.”
― H. Terrell Griffin, Longboat Blues

“In reality, he was in an”
― H. Terrell Griffin, The Assassin's Game

“he”
― H. Terrell Griffin, Blood Island

“banshees the tragedy that would play out”
― H. Terrell Griffin, Chasing Justice

“discharging into the ceiling.”
― H. Terrell Griffin, Blood Island

“They’re just cookie-cutter”
― H. Terrell Griffin, Chasing Justice

“There’s a darkness lurking deep in the souls of us all. Our parents instill in us a modicum of civilized behavior and that usually keeps our baser instincts at bay. But sometimes that blackness seeps to the surface and a monster walks quietly among us. Because we are not attuned to evil, we don’t see it rise up until it strikes us down without warning.”
― H. Terrell Griffin, Blood Island