Alafair Burke Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Letterman, despite whatever idiotic (or worse?) things he may have done with women on his staff, was wise enough to realize that silence isn't permanent and peace of mind can't be bought.”

“Moving to New York made all the difference in my creating this new series with Ellie Hatcher. I love Portland, and it's always going to be one of my favorite cities, but it was getting to the point where, after I'd moved to New York, I couldn't write as specifically about Portland any more.”

“Anyone who was tempted to draw comparisons between my father's 'Dave Robicheaux' series and my first book quickly gave up.”

“I was the weirdest kid: I wanted to see the police file - in grade school! I was convinced I could crack the case if I just had that file.”

“Jesse James's next tattoo should be a warning label: Danger. Loving this man could break you.”

“Now that I think about it, maybe my own literary exploration of the dark secrets held by families could be traced back to V.C. Andrews.”

“I was downright obnoxious. In second grade, we had some program where we kept a public list of all the books we read. I think it even included the number of pages. In my nerdy mind, having the longest and most impressive list was somehow going to make up for the fact that I couldn't climb a rope or do a backwards summersault in PE.”

“I've learned to accept the fact that my students are far too busy preparing for their own legal careers to care one bit about the off-campus antics of Professor Burke. I get the impression that my students are vaguely aware of my novels, but are at best mildly curious.”