“Parker suspected that Jace had been born an adult. At nineteen he had a larger sense of duty and responsibility than ninety percent of the people Parker knew.”
“When making his music, he [Elvis Presley] had been the essence of cool, but in his movies he was often a self-parody embarrassing to watch. Colonel Parker, his manager, who had picked movie scrips for him, had served Elvis less well than the monk Rasputin had served Czar Nicholas and Alexandra.”
“Although he seemed frustrated with the situation regarding Parker, I had the distinct feeling he enjoyed seeing me so happy.”
“You is getting nosier than a parker.”
“I read Parker's Spenser series in college. When it comes to detective novels, 90 percent of us admit he's an influence, and the rest of us lie about it.”
“You're not responsible for everything, Parker. You can't control the way things end up. Stop trying.”