Cherie Priest Quotes

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I hate to make the comparison here, but think of me as one of those expensive boutiques. If you have to ask about the cost, you probably can't afford me.

Cherie Priest
In California there were nuggets the size of walnuts lying on the ground—or so it was said, and truth travels slowly when rumors have wings of gold.

Cherie Priest
I hate meeting new people even new clients who intend to give me money. I try to be pleasant but I'm not very good at it. The best I can usually pull off is 'professional if somewhat chilly.' It's not ideal no. But it beats 'awkward and bitchy.

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It was a train full of strangers, and they were all the same.

Cherie Priest
You're a smart boy. Or if you're not, you ought to be.

Cherie Priest
He's not the first man I'd like to kill down here, but I was willing to work him onto the list.

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You're an idiot, Lucy said. Just 'cause you don't understand them don't mean they're out to get you.

Cherie Priest
Her lack of interest might have been interpreted as a lack of caring, but it was only a side effect of permanent exhaustion.

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It's funny what they say about men in uniform - how people think women just can't resist 'em. Fact is, I think we're just pleased to see a man groomed, bathed, and wearing clothes that fit him.

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I immediately felt better about killing him. I've never known a Trevor who wasn't a total douchebag. It's just one of those names that goes so nicely with selfish, arrogant, malicious behavior—and really, what did I know about this guy? Nothing, except that his name was Trevor and he'd been nabbed in the midst of breaking-and-entering. That was plenty.

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Sometimes, everyone is right. Not always and not even usually, but once in a while, everyone is right.

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What was it like? Zeke asked, changing the subject as much as he was willing to. Fighting in the war, I mean?
He grumbled, It was war, you dumb kid. Everybody I liked got killed, and most of the folks I'd just as soon have shot made it out with medals on their chests. It wasn't fair and it sure as hell wasn't any fun. And Jesus knows it's been going on way too long.

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