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“His looks were the kind that improved with age if one had the confidence that came with success but became blander if one did not.”

Looks Age Success Self Esteem Confidence

Book:The Best People: A Tale of Trials and Errors

Source: The Best People: A Tale of Trials and Errors

“Hummers have all that steel. It's like being in a tank. We'd be very safe." "Well, perhaps you would be," Will said. "But what about the other people?" "What other people Willoughby?”

Security Safe Safety

Book:The Best People: A Tale of Trials and Errors

Source: The Best People: A Tale of Trials and Errors

“Like Paddy Moran says about being a divorce lawyer: "Clients call us at their darkest hour. Whether they want out or their spouse does, they're angry, hurt and anxious or just plain vindictive. We become their new best friends. At some point, it's over, and it's like we never existed. Bye-bye, best friends. Usually, they never want to hear from us again.”

Divorce Legal Lawyers Divorce Lawyers Legal Fiction

Book:The Best People: A Tale of Trials and Errors

Source: The Best People: A Tale of Trials and Errors

“You may not like what I'm saying, but the cops and these people have a sort of code. So long as the rich and powerful don't go overboard, cops give them the slack that people who live in the barrios or Third Ward or the trailer parks don't get”

Houston Lawyers Leniency Legal Fiction

Book:The Best People: A Tale of Trials and Errors

Source: The Best People: A Tale of Trials and Errors

“Large firms are interesting places, Mr. Moran. They are their own universe, and the masters of that universe are all-knowing, even when the information is about one of their own.”

Law Lawyers Legal Fiction Law Firm

Book:The Best People: A Tale of Trials and Errors

Source: The Best People: A Tale of Trials and Errors

“You got that right, buddy," Paddy thought, but what Frost saw was a man nodding his dead in a knowing and sympathetic way. Paddy had learned the trick from a funeral parlor director in Brooklyn.”

Relationships Sympathy Lawyers Legal Fiction

Book:The Best People: A Tale of Trials and Errors

Source: The Best People: A Tale of Trials and Errors

“Margot Shears says to Paddy - on lawyers crossing the line: "You really think I would believe you did those things in furtherance of your duty to your client? Paddy, Paddy, Paddy. Shame on you. Nobody sins for somebody else.”

Values Duty Legal Lawyers Legal Fiction

Book:The Best People: A Tale of Trials and Errors

Source: The Best People: A Tale of Trials and Errors

“On social barriers, VJ Simon, the Indian-Jewish venture capitalist in The Best People observed: "Some of those rich and powerful people I met risked a few dollars with me. They only risked money. They didn't risk their social status. We never met at one of their clubs. We had lunch at Elegante. I thought of it as the five o' clock curtain.”

Investing Legal Lawyers Social Status Legal Fiction Social Barriers

Book:The Best People: A Tale of Trials and Errors

Source: The Best People: A Tale of Trials and Errors

“But let me tell you one more thing, Paddy Moran. This comes from hard experience. Be careful. This may be the fourth-largest city in the United States, but everyone knows everyone here. It's a bad place to fall.”

Life Life Lessons Relationships Houston Lawyers Legal Fiction Houston Texas

Book:The Best People: A Tale of Trials and Errors

Source: The Best People: A Tale of Trials and Errors

“She asked him to meet her at Elegante. He agreed, but he felt somehow wronged. Exiting the garage, he realized what bothered him. For the first time, he felt going to Elegante was a consolation prize. Why hadn't Mrs. Cook invited him to her country club?”

Winning Consolation Prize Prizes

Book:The Best People: A Tale of Trials and Errors

Source: The Best People: A Tale of Trials and Errors

“They passed a table with five women. Margot waved but didn't stop to chat. "They look alike. Are they sisters?" "No. they just go to the same plastic surgeon," she deadpanned.”

Plastic Surgery Houston Houston Plastic Surgery

Book:The Best People: A Tale of Trials and Errors

Source: The Best People: A Tale of Trials and Errors