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sometimes the most powerful thing you can do is leave, provided you’ve determined that what you might gain is more important to you than what you might lose.”
“Do you know how many rapes end up with a conviction? Five out of one thousand. There are currently two hundred and fifty thousand unsolved murder cases in America. And if you get killed by a police officer, you know how likely the officer will be held accountable? One in two thousand.”
― Scrap: A Novel
― Scrap: A Novel
“Remarkable, really, the lengths to which humans will go to fit things into their version of reality.”
― The Lightning Thief
― The Lightning Thief
“The sinking of the Gustloff is the largest maritime disaster, yet the world still knows nothing of it. I often wonder, will that ever change or will it remain just another secret swallowed by war?”
― Salt to the Sea
― Salt to the Sea
“Lucky had this theory that having a bad dad was like growing up in a place with a long, rough winter. It hardens you. It also prepares you for reality, which is that summer is a season, not a lifestyle, and most men will hurt you if they get the chance. Or maybe it was only the people who grew up with bad dads who believed that.”
― Blue Sisters
― Blue Sisters
“The physician spoke with confidence. He was a man, after all. He had no reason to think he would not be believed.”
― Weyward
― Weyward
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