“People get careless when they're feeling safe.”

“I write letters to my right brain all the time. They're just little notes. And right brain, who likes to get little notes from me, will often come through within a day or two.”

“Life is hard. Life hurts. So what? You tough it out. You get through and then you'll feel good again.”

“Ghosts don't haunt us. That's not how it works. They're present among us because we won't let go of them.""I don't believe in ghosts," I said, faintly."Some people can't see the color red. That doesn't mean it isn't there," she replied.”

“Except for cases that clearly involve a homicidal maniac, the police like to believe murders are committed by those we know and love, and most of the time they're right - a chilling thought when you sit down to dinner with a family of five. All those potential killers passing their plates.”

“You kill people you hate or you kill in rage or you kill to get even, but you don't kill someone you're indifferent to.”

“You can always push people around, but it's not a good idea. Better to let them volunteer information for reasons of their own. You get more that way.”