Mary Corso

“I’ve begun to have those stupid dreams. You know the ones where you show up for the final exam and haven’t cracked a book all semester?”
― Laurien Berenson, Once Bitten

“a man in whom violence boiled below the surface in much the same way that fresh-poured polenta waited for the chance to burn the mouth of anyone who tried to eat it.”
― Donna Leon, A Venetian Reckoning

“We head into the bar and order drinks. I’m looking around to see if I recognize any members of Congress. They’re sort of my heroic role models, in that they do even less work than I do.”
― David Rosenfelt, Leader of the Pack

“Men. Who needs them when you can have dogs?”
― Laurien Berenson, Once Bitten