“God knows, I’m no expert on relationships, but I do know when something’s good. And this thing we’ve created between us is precious and rare. I only hope it’s not fleeting, because for the first time in my adult life, I’ve given someone the power to hurt me.”
―
Linda Castillo,
Gone Missing
“Kinda like trying to hold down a leaf in a tornado, but I'll try” ― Linda Castillo
“I feel as if we're the centre of the universe and a kind God has blessed two imperfect people with a perfect moment.” ― Linda Castillo, Sworn to Silence
“Sleep is a fickle thing that has little to do with fatigue and everything to do with peace of mind.” ― Linda Castillo, Her Last Breath
“He didn’t know why he was running away. Maybe because being close to someone took a hell of a lot more guts than being alone.” ― Linda Castillo, Sworn to Silence
“[...] Eso es muy corto, joven; yo os abonoque podíais variar bastante el tono.Por ejemplo: Agresivo: «Si en mi caratuviese tal nariz, me la amputara.»Amistoso: «¿Se baña en vuestro vasoal beber, o un embudo usáis al caso?»Descriptivo: «¿Es un cabo? ¿Una escollera?Mas ¿qué digo? ¡Si es una cordillera!»Curioso: «¿De qué os sirve ese accesorio?¿De alacena, de caja o de escritorio?»Burlón: «¿Tanto a los pájaros amáis,que en el rostro una alcándara les dais?»Brutal: «¿Podéis fumar sin que el vecino—¡Fuego en la chimenea!— grite?» Fino:«Para colgar las capas y sombrerosesa percha muy útil ha de seros.»Solícito: «Compradle una sombrilla:el sol ardiente su color mancilla.»Previsor: «Tal nariz es un exceso:buscad a la cabeza contrapeso.»Dramático: «Evitad riñas y enojos:si os llegara a sangrar, diera un Mar Rojo.»Enfático: «¡Oh nariz!… ¡Qué vendavalte podría resfriar? Sólo el mistral.»Pedantesco: «Aristófanes no citamás que a un ser sólo que con vos compitaen ostentar nariz de tanto vuelo:El Hipocampelephantocamelo.»Respetuoso: «Señor, bésoos la mano:digna es vuestra nariz de un soberano.»Ingenuo: «¿De qué hazaña o qué portentoen memoria, se alzó este monumento?»Lisonjero: «Nariz como la vuestraes para un perfumista linda muestra.»Lírico: «¿Es una concha? ¿Sois tritón?»Rústico: «¿Eso es nariz o es un melón?»Militar: «Si a un castillo se acomete,aprontad la nariz: ¡terrible ariete!»Práctico: «¿La ponéis en lotería?¡El premio gordo esa nariz sería!»Y finalmente, a Píramo imitando:«¡Malhadada nariz, que, perturbandodel rostro de tu dueño la armonía,te sonroja tu propia villanía!»Algo por el estilo me dijeraissi más letras e ingenio vos tuvierais;mas veo que de ingenio, por la traza,tenéis el que tendrá una calabazay ocho letras tan sólo, a lo que infiero:las que forman el nombre:Majadero. Sobre que, si a la faz de este concursome hubieseis dirigido tal discursoe, ingenioso, estas flores dedicado,ni una tan sólo hubierais terminado,pues con más gracia yo me las repitoy que otro me las diga no permito.” ― Edmond Rostand, Cyrano de Bergerac
“There’s no more beautiful place in the world than northeastern Ohio in the summertime.” ― Linda Castillo, After the Storm
“Those memories press into me like rude, insistent fingers as I walk toward the back door.” ― Linda Castillo, Sworn to Silence
“Yeah, well, I have my .38 to back me up in case he mistakes me for the weaker sex.” ― Linda Castillo, Sworn to Silence
“He was as fucked up as a man could be and still be walking around.” ― Linda Castillo, Sworn to Silence
“God is there to give us strength for every hill we have to climb.” ― Linda Castillo, Outsider
“But that was another quirky thing about Fate; she never bargained, and she never gave second changes.” ― Linda Castillo, Sworn to Silence
“One of the hardest things to accept when someone you love dies is that life goes on. It’s like a river that never stops.” ― Linda Castillo, Long Lost
“Anger is such a waste of time and energy. It takes a monumental effort,” ― Linda Castillo, Down a Dark Road
“An ordinary home about to be shattered. I’d rather cut off my hand than look into Belinda Horner’s eyes and ask her to identify a body I’m certain is her daughter. But this is my job, and I don’t have a choice.” ― Linda Castillo, Sworn to Silence
“That I feel the need to defend myself shames me. I did what I had to do that day to save my life. But ingrained beliefs are difficult to exorcise no matter how valiant the attempt. I’ve always considered myself an enlightened woman. But I was raised Amish and some of those old values will always be a part of me.” ― Linda Castillo, Sworn to Silence
“I’ve known a lot of cops like him over the years. Veterans, usually. Older. They have experience, but they lack the humanity that would otherwise define them as good cops. The more they see, the less they feel. The less they care. They become cynical and bitter and apathetic. They give all cops a bad rap.” ― Linda Castillo, Sworn to Silence
“They trudged through a deep snowdrift. Then, as if blocked by some invisible force field, they stopped. John had seen a lot of crime scenes in the years he’d been a cop. He’d seen death from natural causes and murders so bloody and horrific that even veteran cops dropped to their knees and vomited. He’d seen the neat and brutal execution-style murders common to drug dealers anxious to make their mark. He’d seen innocent children cut down in the crossfire of gangland wars. He’d seen babies murdered and dumped like trash. None of that prepared him for the sight that accosted him now.” ― Linda Castillo, Sworn to Silence
“The familiarity is balm for my soul and I take a moment to soak it in, hoping my emotions don’t choose this moment to betray me.” ― Linda Castillo, Pray for Silence
“Kinda like trying to hold down a leaf in a tornado, but I'll try” ― Linda Castillo
“I feel as if we're the centre of the universe and a kind God has blessed two imperfect people with a perfect moment.” ― Linda Castillo, Sworn to Silence
“Sleep is a fickle thing that has little to do with fatigue and everything to do with peace of mind.” ― Linda Castillo, Her Last Breath
“He didn’t know why he was running away. Maybe because being close to someone took a hell of a lot more guts than being alone.” ― Linda Castillo, Sworn to Silence
“[...] Eso es muy corto, joven; yo os abonoque podíais variar bastante el tono.Por ejemplo: Agresivo: «Si en mi caratuviese tal nariz, me la amputara.»Amistoso: «¿Se baña en vuestro vasoal beber, o un embudo usáis al caso?»Descriptivo: «¿Es un cabo? ¿Una escollera?Mas ¿qué digo? ¡Si es una cordillera!»Curioso: «¿De qué os sirve ese accesorio?¿De alacena, de caja o de escritorio?»Burlón: «¿Tanto a los pájaros amáis,que en el rostro una alcándara les dais?»Brutal: «¿Podéis fumar sin que el vecino—¡Fuego en la chimenea!— grite?» Fino:«Para colgar las capas y sombrerosesa percha muy útil ha de seros.»Solícito: «Compradle una sombrilla:el sol ardiente su color mancilla.»Previsor: «Tal nariz es un exceso:buscad a la cabeza contrapeso.»Dramático: «Evitad riñas y enojos:si os llegara a sangrar, diera un Mar Rojo.»Enfático: «¡Oh nariz!… ¡Qué vendavalte podría resfriar? Sólo el mistral.»Pedantesco: «Aristófanes no citamás que a un ser sólo que con vos compitaen ostentar nariz de tanto vuelo:El Hipocampelephantocamelo.»Respetuoso: «Señor, bésoos la mano:digna es vuestra nariz de un soberano.»Ingenuo: «¿De qué hazaña o qué portentoen memoria, se alzó este monumento?»Lisonjero: «Nariz como la vuestraes para un perfumista linda muestra.»Lírico: «¿Es una concha? ¿Sois tritón?»Rústico: «¿Eso es nariz o es un melón?»Militar: «Si a un castillo se acomete,aprontad la nariz: ¡terrible ariete!»Práctico: «¿La ponéis en lotería?¡El premio gordo esa nariz sería!»Y finalmente, a Píramo imitando:«¡Malhadada nariz, que, perturbandodel rostro de tu dueño la armonía,te sonroja tu propia villanía!»Algo por el estilo me dijeraissi más letras e ingenio vos tuvierais;mas veo que de ingenio, por la traza,tenéis el que tendrá una calabazay ocho letras tan sólo, a lo que infiero:las que forman el nombre:Majadero. Sobre que, si a la faz de este concursome hubieseis dirigido tal discursoe, ingenioso, estas flores dedicado,ni una tan sólo hubierais terminado,pues con más gracia yo me las repitoy que otro me las diga no permito.” ― Edmond Rostand, Cyrano de Bergerac
“There’s no more beautiful place in the world than northeastern Ohio in the summertime.” ― Linda Castillo, After the Storm
“Those memories press into me like rude, insistent fingers as I walk toward the back door.” ― Linda Castillo, Sworn to Silence
“Yeah, well, I have my .38 to back me up in case he mistakes me for the weaker sex.” ― Linda Castillo, Sworn to Silence
“He was as fucked up as a man could be and still be walking around.” ― Linda Castillo, Sworn to Silence
“God is there to give us strength for every hill we have to climb.” ― Linda Castillo, Outsider
“But that was another quirky thing about Fate; she never bargained, and she never gave second changes.” ― Linda Castillo, Sworn to Silence
“One of the hardest things to accept when someone you love dies is that life goes on. It’s like a river that never stops.” ― Linda Castillo, Long Lost
“Anger is such a waste of time and energy. It takes a monumental effort,” ― Linda Castillo, Down a Dark Road
“An ordinary home about to be shattered. I’d rather cut off my hand than look into Belinda Horner’s eyes and ask her to identify a body I’m certain is her daughter. But this is my job, and I don’t have a choice.” ― Linda Castillo, Sworn to Silence
“That I feel the need to defend myself shames me. I did what I had to do that day to save my life. But ingrained beliefs are difficult to exorcise no matter how valiant the attempt. I’ve always considered myself an enlightened woman. But I was raised Amish and some of those old values will always be a part of me.” ― Linda Castillo, Sworn to Silence
“I’ve known a lot of cops like him over the years. Veterans, usually. Older. They have experience, but they lack the humanity that would otherwise define them as good cops. The more they see, the less they feel. The less they care. They become cynical and bitter and apathetic. They give all cops a bad rap.” ― Linda Castillo, Sworn to Silence
“They trudged through a deep snowdrift. Then, as if blocked by some invisible force field, they stopped. John had seen a lot of crime scenes in the years he’d been a cop. He’d seen death from natural causes and murders so bloody and horrific that even veteran cops dropped to their knees and vomited. He’d seen the neat and brutal execution-style murders common to drug dealers anxious to make their mark. He’d seen innocent children cut down in the crossfire of gangland wars. He’d seen babies murdered and dumped like trash. None of that prepared him for the sight that accosted him now.” ― Linda Castillo, Sworn to Silence
“The familiarity is balm for my soul and I take a moment to soak it in, hoping my emotions don’t choose this moment to betray me.” ― Linda Castillo, Pray for Silence
