"I’m all for courageous action, in moderation, Peter. But you have an alarming tendency toward heroics."

"Why would someone use magic to kill a jazz musician in the middle of his set? I mean, I have my problems with the New…"

"“You shouldn’t make jokes about these things,” she said. “Science doesn’t have all the answers, you know.” “It’s got …"

"When you’re a musician free is a magic number."

"The police can live with looking corrupt, bullying, or tyrannical, but looking stupid is intolerable. It has a tenden…"

"Could it have been anyone, or was it destiny? When I’m considering this I find it helpful to quote the wisdom of my f…"

"I wasn’t ready to believe in ghosts, but that’s the thing about empirical experience: it’s the real thing."

"She had the startled rabbit look that civilians get after five minutes of helping the police with their inquiries. If…"

"“I’ve been told to take the day off,” said Leslie. “Compassionate—don’t get on media’s radar—leave.” That I could und…"

"The media always calls this sort of thing senseless, but the motive made sense—it was just stupid, is what it was."