“Chet! What are you eating?”Nothing. It was true. The eating part was over.”
―
Spencer Quinn,
Dog on It
“I’d been the best leaper in K-9 class, which had led to all the trouble in a way I couldn’t remember exactly, although blood was involved.” ― Spencer Quinn, Dog on It
“Often, maybe even usually, Bernie ended up being the smartest human in the room. Tonight was different.” ― Spencer Quinn, Dog on It
“A wild-goose chase! I’d heard that expression so many times but never been on one. It sounded like the most exciting thing in the whole world. Yes, I wanted to go on a wild-goose chase, and if that meant Vegas, so be it.” ― Spencer Quinn, Dog on It
“A light breeze sprang up behind me. In a matter of moments, I realized it was my tail.” ― Spencer Quinn, To Fetch a Thief
“Things have a way of turning out for the best: That's my core belief.” ― Spencer Quinn, Dog on It
“Meanwhile, I was still thinking, hoping for an actual thought sometime soon.” ― Spencer Quinn, Paw and Order
“Snacks taste better when you’re hungry, but do they ever actually taste bad? I ask you.” ― Spencer Quinn, Dog on It
“Sanchez got the phone call, listened carefully, glanced over at Spencer, in Whittaker's office, having his morning coffee. Hung up the phone, got up, went and knocked on the door, asked if he could see Spencer a moment, and lowering his voice said, "Carl downstairs just called me because someone wants to file a vagrancy report.Spencer slapped him on the back. "Detective Sanchez, thank you for bringing the particulars of your job description to my attention. Well done. Go to it.Sanchez hemmed and said, "The young woman says she is Lily Quinn. Specifically asked for me, Carl says.Spencer didn't slap him on the back this time. He stared at Carl and then said, "All right smart-ass, go back to you desk."That's what I thought," said Sanchez.” ― Paullina Simons, The Girl In Times Square
“The cat saw me at once, of course, and every hair on his body stood straight up, and he made a sound like the mountain lion's roar but much tinier. That's all cats are - midget lions. I'm nobody's midget, baby.” ― Spencer Quinn, Dog on It
“There’s silence, which I enjoy although it just about never happens, not completely.” ― Spencer Quinn, Paw and Order: A Chet and Bernie Mystery
“Cats like milk. Have you ever seen how cats lap it up? In real tiny sips, very neat and tidy, never spilling a drop. Cats will do just about anything to irritate.” ― Spencer Quinn, To Fetch a Thief
“Is he sick?' said Suzie.Sick? How ridiculous! I sat up tall and strong, mouth shut, just about. Chet the Jet, unsick to the max.” ― Spencer Quinn, Paw and Order
“My mind, by the way, is just about always on my side. I’ve been lucky my whole life.” ― Spencer Quinn, It's a Wonderful Woof
“I thought about making what Bernie calls a mental note, but nothing came next and I dropped the whole shebang.” ― Spencer Quinn, Paw and Order
“I stepped out of the flowerbed, careful not to damage hardly anything at all.” ― Spencer Quinn, Paw and Order
“Nothing compares to the start of the day, except for the end and everything in between.” ― Spencer Quinn, Paw and Order: A Chet and Bernie Mystery
“a no-brainer for you, and who doesn’t prefer a no-brainer to . . . to . . . a brainer?” ― Spencer Quinn, Paw and Order: A Chet and Bernie Mystery
“And just like that, one last taste of the local grub was all alone in my mind, whatever had been there before completely gone. I couldn't have been happier, which is how I like to operate.” ― Spencer Quinn, Paw and Order
“I’d been the best leaper in K-9 class, which had led to all the trouble in a way I couldn’t remember exactly, although blood was involved.” ― Spencer Quinn, Dog on It
“Often, maybe even usually, Bernie ended up being the smartest human in the room. Tonight was different.” ― Spencer Quinn, Dog on It
“A wild-goose chase! I’d heard that expression so many times but never been on one. It sounded like the most exciting thing in the whole world. Yes, I wanted to go on a wild-goose chase, and if that meant Vegas, so be it.” ― Spencer Quinn, Dog on It
“A light breeze sprang up behind me. In a matter of moments, I realized it was my tail.” ― Spencer Quinn, To Fetch a Thief
“Things have a way of turning out for the best: That's my core belief.” ― Spencer Quinn, Dog on It
“Meanwhile, I was still thinking, hoping for an actual thought sometime soon.” ― Spencer Quinn, Paw and Order
“Snacks taste better when you’re hungry, but do they ever actually taste bad? I ask you.” ― Spencer Quinn, Dog on It
“Sanchez got the phone call, listened carefully, glanced over at Spencer, in Whittaker's office, having his morning coffee. Hung up the phone, got up, went and knocked on the door, asked if he could see Spencer a moment, and lowering his voice said, "Carl downstairs just called me because someone wants to file a vagrancy report.Spencer slapped him on the back. "Detective Sanchez, thank you for bringing the particulars of your job description to my attention. Well done. Go to it.Sanchez hemmed and said, "The young woman says she is Lily Quinn. Specifically asked for me, Carl says.Spencer didn't slap him on the back this time. He stared at Carl and then said, "All right smart-ass, go back to you desk."That's what I thought," said Sanchez.” ― Paullina Simons, The Girl In Times Square
“The cat saw me at once, of course, and every hair on his body stood straight up, and he made a sound like the mountain lion's roar but much tinier. That's all cats are - midget lions. I'm nobody's midget, baby.” ― Spencer Quinn, Dog on It
“There’s silence, which I enjoy although it just about never happens, not completely.” ― Spencer Quinn, Paw and Order: A Chet and Bernie Mystery
“Cats like milk. Have you ever seen how cats lap it up? In real tiny sips, very neat and tidy, never spilling a drop. Cats will do just about anything to irritate.” ― Spencer Quinn, To Fetch a Thief
“Is he sick?' said Suzie.Sick? How ridiculous! I sat up tall and strong, mouth shut, just about. Chet the Jet, unsick to the max.” ― Spencer Quinn, Paw and Order
“My mind, by the way, is just about always on my side. I’ve been lucky my whole life.” ― Spencer Quinn, It's a Wonderful Woof
“I thought about making what Bernie calls a mental note, but nothing came next and I dropped the whole shebang.” ― Spencer Quinn, Paw and Order
“I stepped out of the flowerbed, careful not to damage hardly anything at all.” ― Spencer Quinn, Paw and Order
“Nothing compares to the start of the day, except for the end and everything in between.” ― Spencer Quinn, Paw and Order: A Chet and Bernie Mystery
“a no-brainer for you, and who doesn’t prefer a no-brainer to . . . to . . . a brainer?” ― Spencer Quinn, Paw and Order: A Chet and Bernie Mystery
“And just like that, one last taste of the local grub was all alone in my mind, whatever had been there before completely gone. I couldn't have been happier, which is how I like to operate.” ― Spencer Quinn, Paw and Order
