“The survivor craves justice, yes, but even more they crave the quieting of memories.”
―
John Ellsworth,
The Point of Light
“located inside, he entered the bathroom and opened the top cabinet above the towels. He felt around and felt nothing metallic or hard plastic that might rattle against the weapons. He then placed them on the top shelf of the cabinet and slowly closed the door. Back in the bedroom he paused to listen to her breathing. He satisfied himself that she was still asleep—very asleep. She had worked a long, hard shift and her body was tired and resting deeply. So he crossed to the dresser, found her purse, and stuck his hand inside. Instantly he located the clip of 65 $100 bills with his fingers, and eased them out.” ― John Ellsworth, Thaddeus Murfee Box Set: Thaddeus Murfee / The Defendants / Beyond a Reasonable Death
“At 9 p.m. Feb. 3, 1945, an American tank, the Georgia Peach, crashed into the front gate.” ― John Ellsworth, Lies She Never Told Me
“On June 16, 1933, the Senate passed the Glass-Steagall Act whereby banks were forbidden from selling stocks and bonds. The Act also created the FDIC, which insures banks against failure.” ― John Ellsworth, Lies She Never Told Me
“Thaddeus knew again what it felt like to be living a life that was totally out of control. Which is something a cancer diagnosis can do in an eye blink. You don't know what it means, you're threatened and scared to death, and you lack all the information you'll need to try to pull yourself” ― John Ellsworth, The Trial Lawyer
“He was a natural born prevaricator and fabricator: in short, he had found the perfect job in the practice of law, where things are never what they’re said to be.” ― John Ellsworth, Thaddeus Murfee Box Set: Thaddeus Murfee / The Defendants / Beyond a Reasonable Death
“Yale sociologist John Ellsworth Jr. said after a study of marriage patterns in Simsbury, Connecticut (population 3,941): “People will go as far as they have to to find a mate, but no farther.”2 Things” ― Aziz Ansari, Modern Romance: An Investigation
“she no longer feared death; she feared loss of life and the joy it could bring.” ― John Ellsworth, The Point of Light
“Why? Because juries were, for the most part, not very bright. At least not in Jake O'Connor's worldview. How could they be? They were comprised of voters, who insisted on re-electing the same con artists who had screwed them last term. That,” ― John Ellsworth, The Mental Case
“peripatetic” ― John Ellsworth, The Post Office
“askance.” ― John Ellsworth, Michael Gresham Box Set Books 1-3: 3 Legal Thrillers
“The walls were lined with bookcases, packed with the usual trial lawyer tomes, including Proof of Facts, American Jurisprudence, and Federal Reporters from the Seventh Circuit as well as a good dozen or more volumes on insurance litigation, medicine and law, and trial reporters from across the country. The books were mainly to impress the visitors from the insurance industry who paid the firm’s bills. All research anymore was computer-driven, and Jones Marentz had accounts with both Westlaw and Lexis-Nexis, your choice.” ― John Ellsworth, Chase, the Bad Baby
“spatulate” ― John Ellsworth, The Post Office
“important” ― John Ellsworth, Defending Turquoise
“amygdala” ― John Ellsworth, Chase, the Bad Baby
“Fine.” “Fine? Isn’t that an acronym for Fucked-up, Insecure, Neurotic, and Extreme?” ― John Ellsworth, Chase, the Bad Baby
“Mark Knopfler.” ― John Ellsworth, Michael Gresham Box Set Books 1-3: 3 Legal Thrillers
“How very Solomonic,” said the judge. “Can’t cut the baby in half so we’ll take the whole baby. I’ll allow that.” ― John Ellsworth, The Near Death Experience
“Huey the helicopter Huey was testing the “Jesus nut” on his Huey chopper—the nut that holds the rotor on or else one meets Jesus—when outside his hanger there came a thundering roar as only Blackhawk helicopters make.” ― John Ellsworth, The Contract Lawyer
“located inside, he entered the bathroom and opened the top cabinet above the towels. He felt around and felt nothing metallic or hard plastic that might rattle against the weapons. He then placed them on the top shelf of the cabinet and slowly closed the door. Back in the bedroom he paused to listen to her breathing. He satisfied himself that she was still asleep—very asleep. She had worked a long, hard shift and her body was tired and resting deeply. So he crossed to the dresser, found her purse, and stuck his hand inside. Instantly he located the clip of 65 $100 bills with his fingers, and eased them out.” ― John Ellsworth, Thaddeus Murfee Box Set: Thaddeus Murfee / The Defendants / Beyond a Reasonable Death
“At 9 p.m. Feb. 3, 1945, an American tank, the Georgia Peach, crashed into the front gate.” ― John Ellsworth, Lies She Never Told Me
“On June 16, 1933, the Senate passed the Glass-Steagall Act whereby banks were forbidden from selling stocks and bonds. The Act also created the FDIC, which insures banks against failure.” ― John Ellsworth, Lies She Never Told Me
“Thaddeus knew again what it felt like to be living a life that was totally out of control. Which is something a cancer diagnosis can do in an eye blink. You don't know what it means, you're threatened and scared to death, and you lack all the information you'll need to try to pull yourself” ― John Ellsworth, The Trial Lawyer
“He was a natural born prevaricator and fabricator: in short, he had found the perfect job in the practice of law, where things are never what they’re said to be.” ― John Ellsworth, Thaddeus Murfee Box Set: Thaddeus Murfee / The Defendants / Beyond a Reasonable Death
“Yale sociologist John Ellsworth Jr. said after a study of marriage patterns in Simsbury, Connecticut (population 3,941): “People will go as far as they have to to find a mate, but no farther.”2 Things” ― Aziz Ansari, Modern Romance: An Investigation
“she no longer feared death; she feared loss of life and the joy it could bring.” ― John Ellsworth, The Point of Light
“Why? Because juries were, for the most part, not very bright. At least not in Jake O'Connor's worldview. How could they be? They were comprised of voters, who insisted on re-electing the same con artists who had screwed them last term. That,” ― John Ellsworth, The Mental Case
“peripatetic” ― John Ellsworth, The Post Office
“askance.” ― John Ellsworth, Michael Gresham Box Set Books 1-3: 3 Legal Thrillers
“The walls were lined with bookcases, packed with the usual trial lawyer tomes, including Proof of Facts, American Jurisprudence, and Federal Reporters from the Seventh Circuit as well as a good dozen or more volumes on insurance litigation, medicine and law, and trial reporters from across the country. The books were mainly to impress the visitors from the insurance industry who paid the firm’s bills. All research anymore was computer-driven, and Jones Marentz had accounts with both Westlaw and Lexis-Nexis, your choice.” ― John Ellsworth, Chase, the Bad Baby
“spatulate” ― John Ellsworth, The Post Office
“important” ― John Ellsworth, Defending Turquoise
“amygdala” ― John Ellsworth, Chase, the Bad Baby
“Fine.” “Fine? Isn’t that an acronym for Fucked-up, Insecure, Neurotic, and Extreme?” ― John Ellsworth, Chase, the Bad Baby
“Mark Knopfler.” ― John Ellsworth, Michael Gresham Box Set Books 1-3: 3 Legal Thrillers
“How very Solomonic,” said the judge. “Can’t cut the baby in half so we’ll take the whole baby. I’ll allow that.” ― John Ellsworth, The Near Death Experience
“Huey the helicopter Huey was testing the “Jesus nut” on his Huey chopper—the nut that holds the rotor on or else one meets Jesus—when outside his hanger there came a thundering roar as only Blackhawk helicopters make.” ― John Ellsworth, The Contract Lawyer
