Kathy Reichs Quotes - Page 2

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• I see you, Ben. I always have. You're in my pack." He pulled away. "What if being packmates isn't enough for me?

  Kathy Reichs

  What If, Enough, Packs

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• Whitney smacked Coop's snout while simultaneously pressing herself deeper into the couch. Coop fixed her with an unblinking ice-blue stare, gray-brown fur bristling along his spine. "Tory!" Whitney squealed. "He's going to attack!" "Maybe." I walked into the kitchen and snagged a Diet Coke from the fridge. "Try to protect your throat.

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  Ice, Blue, Kitchen

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• I originally worked as an archaeologist in North Carolina, and when bones were found police would take them out to the bones lady at the university, and that was me.

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  Police, North Carolina, Bones

  "This much I know" by Tom Templeton, www.theguardian.com. October 25, 2008.

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• Chance wore a white tuxedo with tails. On anyone else? Doopy. On him? Yes, please.

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  White, Tuxedos, Tails

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• Today he wore a burnt-orange shirt, black pants, and a tie that looked like a street fight at the south end of the color wheel.

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  Fighting, Color, Orange

  Kathy Reichs (2014). “Monday Mourning: A Novel”, p.121, Simon and Schuster

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• Who's going to rob us? A crackhead crab? A jellyfish junkie?

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  Crabs, Crackheads, Jellyfish

  Kathy Reichs (2010). “Virals”, p.18, Penguin

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• You all right now?" "I'm exceptional. Wonderful. Thanks for the concern. You complete me.

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  Thanks, Wonderful, Exceptional

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• Though a good cop, Luc Claudel has the patience of a firecracker, the sensitivity of Vlad the Impaler, and a persistent skepticism as to the value of forensic anthropology. Snappy dresser, though.

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  Cop, Skepticism, Anthropology

  Kathy Reichs (2014). “Monday Mourning: A Novel”, p.4, Simon and Schuster

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• I can't believe you jokers fixed it." Hi was picking his way down to the beach. "Believe it, clown. Too much brain power here to fail." Still pumped, Shelton threw another palm Ben's way. "Oh, I'm sure." Hi streched, yawned. "It was something highly technical, I suppose? Something requiring mechanical ability? Nothing as simple as tightening a wire or flippin a switch, right?" Ben reddened. Shelton developed an intrest in his sneakers. Score one for Hi.

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  Beach, Believe, Simple

  Kathy Reichs (2010). “Virals”, p.26, Penguin

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• I hated myself for needing him at such times, for craving his strength whenever I felt upset.

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  Upset, Hated, Craving

  Kathy Reichs (2015). “Deja Dead: A Novel”, p.113, Simon and Schuster

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• Ahh! Lady Pillows. So much fluffier than mine.” He took a giant whiff. “Why does everything girlie smell so delightful?” “Because we acknowledge the importance of basic hygiene. And periodically clean our bathrooms.” “Brilliant. I should write that down. After all, it takes a village.

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  Writing, Hygiene, It Takes A Village

  Kathy Reichs (2011). “Seizure: A Virals Novel”, p.53, Penguin

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• I've been accused of being a minimalist writer. I don't like a lot of verbiage in there.

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  Minimalist, Accused

  "Meet The Brains Behind "Bones"". "Science Friday" with Ira Flatow, www.npr.org. August 31, 2012.

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• I do interviews and signings and readings and all of these people just hang off my every word. And then I go home and have dinner with my family and nobody lets me get a word in.

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  Reading, Home, People

  "This much I know". Interview with Tom Templeton, www.theguardian.com. October 25, 2008.

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• Everyone’s gone mad, typing to themselves all day long like mindless robots.

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  Long, Mad, Robots

  Kathy Reichs (2010). “Virals”, p.98, Penguin

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• One of the surprising things I hadn't expected when I decided to write crime fiction is how much you are expected to be out in front of the public. Some writers aren't comfortable with that. I don't have a problem with that.

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  Writing, Fiction, Problem

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• Gritty and witty, The Chicago Way is done the classic Raymond Chandler Way. Harvey's taut plot, snappy prose, and memorable characters make this debut novel a real winner.

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  Witty, Real, Memorable

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• I have come to think of violence as a self-perpetuating mania of the power of the aggressive over those less strong.

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  Strong, Thinking, Self

  Kathy Reichs (2006). “Break No Bones: A Novel”, p.39, Simon and Schuster

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• Edmonton is Canada's answer to Omaha. Solid, unassuming, and surrounded by a whole lot of nothing. It's a place that makes you think of sensible shoes.

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  Thinking, Shoes, Make You Think

  Kathy Reichs (2013). “Bones Are Forever”, p.81, Simon and Schuster

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• She wanted to feel safe. Untouchable in her home. The ultimate female fantasy.

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  Home, Female, Safe

  Kathy Reichs (2015). “Deja Dead: A Novel”, p.597, Simon and Schuster

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• Though Anne was born in Alabama and schooled in Mississippi, she had traveled North, and, like many Southerners, gained a theoretical understanding of the concept of cold. But the mind is an overprotective parent. What it doesn't care for, it hides. Like many inhabiting the subtropics, Anne had repressed the reality of subzero mercury.

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  Reality, Parent, Understanding

  Kathy Reichs (2014). “Monday Mourning: A Novel”, p.62, Simon and Schuster

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• At first I probably seem very abrupt, but I like efficiency. There's work and there's play, and I always think: 'Let's get the work over with so we can thoroughly enjoy the play.

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  Thinking, Play, Firsts

  "This much I know" by Interview by Tom Templeton, www.theguardian.com. October 25, 2008.

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• You'd be naive if you think you are going to retain any control once you option a character to TV.

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  Character, Thinking, Tvs

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• Fine. Everybody wears seatbelts. No radio. No distractions.” Ben shot Hi a stern look. “No running commentary.” “Your loss,” Hi said. “To the pimp ride!

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  Running, Loss, Pimp

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• I’m adding ‘canine’ to my searches,” I said. “And ‘instinct.’” “Whatever. I’m adding ‘lunatic.

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  Instinct, Said, Canine

  Kathy Reichs (2011). “Seizure: A Virals Novel”, p.114, Penguin

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• Ben yanked Hi sideways as spikes snapped from the wall…Once again, only Ben’s reflexes had saved him. “Please stop doing that!” Ben barked. “Please keep doing that!” Hi warbled.

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  Wall, Sideways, Reflexes

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