Does your mother know that you're carrying a gun? I'm going to tell her. I'm going to call and tell her right now." Joe Morelli's mom

Everyone knows that if you buy chocolate with spare change, then the calories don't count.

He's a good man," Ranger said. "And you?" "I'm better.

I’ll be real discreet,” Tank said. As discreet as a six-foot-six, no-neck guy weighing three hundred and fifty pounds, all dressed in black SWAT clothes, with a Glock holstered at his side could be.

Truth is, I'm a good Catholic girl. The faith has always been elusive, but the guilt is intractable.

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I ran three miles, staggered into the lobby, and took the elevator back to my apartment. No point to overdoing this exercise junk. --Stephanie Plum