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The Rooster Bar

Book by John Grisham · 2 quotes · Abusers, Addicts, Confidence

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“There was the slightest hint of a tiny grin at the corners of her mouth, but only for a second. "I just can't believe this," she said, her eyes drifting away. "He's such a good boy." Maybe. Louie had flirted around the edges of the drug scene throughout high school. There were plenty of red flags but his parents had always chosen to ignore them. At every sign of trouble, they had rushed in to defend him and believe his lies. They had enabled Louie, and now the bill was due.”

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“Throughout the exchange Rackley glared at Mark with a ong, confident look, as if to say, "I have billions and you don't. I'm superior in all respects so accept it." One benefit of practicing street law without a license was that * had chipped away all traces of reticence. As Mark and Todd had beazenly gone about their business in the D.C. courts, they had grown accustomed to pretending to be people they were not. If they could stand before judges and use fake names and assume the roles of lawyers, they could certainly sit across from Hinds Rackley and act like journalists.”

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