Rule number something or other -- never tell anybody anything unless you're going to get something better in return.
Sara ParetskyHard to remember who is more dangerous: the people who are attacking our liberties overseas, or those who are suppressing them at home.
Sara ParetskyNo agent wants to see a book until he or she has decided whether to pursue the relationship
Sara ParetskyHeart surgeons do not have the world's smallest egos: when you ask them to name the world's three leading practitioners, they never can remember the names of the other two.
Sara Paretsky