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A Morning for Flamingos
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"A Morning for Flamingos" Quotes

Detective Dave Robicheaux is pulled into a dangerous world of drug smuggling and corruption in New Orleans.

Quotes

She wanted what she couldn't have, and she made no bones about it.

James Lee Burke

desire

You don't have to be in the mob to be a mobster.

James Lee Burke

crime

I never made a habit of holding grudges. It was too much like wasting time.

James Lee Burke

forgiveness

He had the kind of sad eyes that made you believe in the goodness of people.

James Lee Burke

empathy

Sometimes love is a sin, pure and simple.

James Lee Burke

love

The people who wax the loudest about honor and duty are usually the ones who have neither.

James Lee Burke

dutyhonor

In New Orleans, there's a saying: 'Live fast, love hard, die young, and leave a good-looking corpse.'

James Lee Burke

life

You can't make a pact with the devil and then expect him to keep his end of the bargain.

James Lee Burke

betrayal

The past has a way of reaching out and grabbing you by the throat when you least expect it.

James Lee Burke

pastconsequences

Some debts can never be repaid, and some wounds never heal.

James Lee Burke

debthealing