Lisa Scottoline citations

“I'm a sociopath. I look normal, but I'm not. I'm smarter, better, and freer, because I'm not bound by rules, law, emotion or regard for you.”

“I’ve read that one out of twenty-four people is a sociopath, and if you ask me, the other twenty-three of you should be worried.”

“I can't stand just sitting here not doing anything. You can't solve a problem by remote control.”

“I don't really like you, but I'm so good at acting as if I do that it's basically the same thing.”

“How do you tell the psychiatrists from the patients in the hospital?
The patients get better and leave.”

“Nah. I'm a tough cookie. Except for the cancer, I'm fine.”

“They never see me coming.
Know why?
Because I’m already there.”

“They don't realize evil lives on their streets”

“I fool you. I fool everyone.”

“You need somebody to stand up for you. You're the little guy, you just don't realize it yet. The Commonwealth has all the aces, and you don't even know you're playing cards.”

“I wonder if whoever invented World of Warcraft realizes it’s practice for sociopaths.”

“Your typical suburban mom worries all the time, but she worries about the wrong things”

“You should be more paranoid”

“If you think I’m handsome, there’s obviously nothing wrong with your vision.”

“I’m neither your friend nor your frenemy, unless you have what I want.”

“Ask me if I care.”

“He made eye contact but he kept it like casual observation, not a fixed stare. He held his arms at his sides, not only because it was less threatening, but they'd be able to fend off a blow. He cleared the doorway so he'd have an escape route.”

“I fool everybody!”

“Because the thing about love is that we can't control whether we get it, but we can control whether we give it.”

“We're here and we prey on you”

“I don't need my head examined, but where were you when I married my second husband. Sheesh.”

“Listen carefully, I’m going to say three words.”
“I love you?”

“The look he was going for was Friendly Suburban Dad, because that’s what he was, but he suspected he’d achieved only
Cialis Guy.”

“Women shouldn't iron, ever. It's our wrinkles that make us interesting.”

“Yes. He knows I’m dying, but he can’t really accept it and
he’ll be all alone when I’m gone. Can’t you help him?”

“Ellen had long ago stopped being embarrassed by temper tantrums. She flipped it and wore it like a badge of honor. A temper tantrum was a sign that a mom said no when it counted.”

“Do you know what they call people who hoard books? Smart.”

“Not true, I got macular degeneration.” Mrs. Teichner winked.
“Or maybe I’m just a degenerate!”