"'It's not really about the other guy,' Jesse said. 'It's about yourself'" (Chapter 2, p. 9).

"'We're law officers,' Kelly Cruz said. 'We're probably too suspicious'" (Chapter 11, p. 48).

"'You know,' Jesse said. 'Craving is pretty much all about the craver and nothing about the cravee" (Chapter 21, p. 103).

"'Certainties are harder to come by,' Jesse said, 'in police work'" (Chapter 23, p. 111).

"Jesse never split a search. It was Jesse's view that two people searching the same room made it less likely that either would miss something" (Chapter 29, p. 140).

"It would be nice, Jesse thought, to be able to sit at the edge of evening and sip a whiskey and talk. Maybe someday. Maybe not" (Chapter 38, p. 184).

"'These aren't people society has abandoned. They didn't grow up with no parents in some project somewhere. They're not victims of racism, or class contempt or poverty. They have no excuse...