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Tami Hoag is an American novelist known for her suspense and thriller novels. Born on January 20, 1959, she has published numerous best-selling books since her debut novel in 1987. Her works are characterized by complex plots and in-depth character development.

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All Kind Brave Knows Men World Accomplishment Annie Assuming Bacteria Be Brave

Famous Tami Hoag Quotes

“Bondurant's explosion was sudden, strong, surprising "My God, if I'd thought there was anything wrong, if I'd thought something was going to happen, don't you think I would have stopped her from leaving? Don't you think I would have kept her here?" "I'm sure you would have," Quinn said softly, the voice of compassion and reassurance, emotions he had stopped giving out in full measure long ago because it took too much from him and there was no one around to help him refill the well.”

Compassion Loneliness Emotional Support

Book:Ashes to Ashes

Source: Ashes to Ashes

“He shook his head at himself as he walked out into the night. For guys, life was nothing but one big pissing contest. It was a pure damn wonder women didn't take over the world while men were busy trying to prove who had the biggest dick.”

Men Funny Hoag No Offense But Just Sayin

Book:Prior Bad Acts

Source: Prior Bad Acts

“It never failed to amaze her, the sudden sharpness of that pain as it stabbed through the cotton batting of time. A part of her wished fervently it would dull, and another part of her hoped that it never would. The endless cycle of guilt: the need to escape it and the equally desperate need to cling to it.”

Memories Regret The Past

Book:Ashes to Ashes

Source: Ashes to Ashes

“As a prosecutor she had been able to knit a defendant's criminal life together that way when preparing for trial, bridging one step up to the next on the criminal evolutionary scale. And she would try like hell to get it all past the presiding judge. Now she was the judge. And as a judge, she had to adhere to a different standard.”

Fairness Judge Impartiality Due Process

Book:Prior Bad Acts

Source: Prior Bad Acts

“Throw up" Victor said. Bacteria, he believed, would run up his arms and gain access to his brain through his ear canals. "Vomit. Puke. Spew. Disgorge. Regorge. Discharge- like excrement." "Victor, stop it!" Doll snapped. "You're making me nauseous." "Talk--vomit words. Sound and sound alike," he said.”

Author:Tami Hoag

“You married?" Quinn shook his head. "Divorced?" "Once. A long time ago." So long ago, the brief attempt at marriage seemed more like a half-remembered bad dream than a memory. Bringing it up was like kicking a pile of ashes, stirring old flecks of emotional debris inside him-feelings of frustration and failure and regret that had long since gone cold.”

Marriage Commitment Divorce Love Life

Book:Ashes to Ashes

Source: Ashes to Ashes

“The last I knew you were going to a party. just a few friends at the McEvoys' you told me. The science club, you told me. What happened? You got into a fight about the theory of relativity? Did creationists crash the party and start a rumble?”

Lasts Fighting Party Happened Theory Clubs Crash Relativity Few Friends Rumble Theories Of Relativity

Book:The 9th Girl

Source: The 9th Girl

“Family was a fertile breeding ground for the kind of psychological bacteria that warped minds and devoured hope.”

Mind Kind Family Psychological Breeding Fertile Bacteria

Book:Ashes to Ashes: A Novel

Source: Ashes to Ashes: A Novel

“Being rich has never stopped anyone from being greedy.”

Wealth Rich Greed Greedy Being Rich

Book:Dark Horse

Source: Dark Horse

“The horse world is populated by two kinds of people: those who love horses, and those who exploit horses and the people who love them.”

People World Kind Two Horse Exploits

Book:Dark Horse

Source: Dark Horse

“In a lifestyle where there are no boundaries, it becomes a challenge to find one's true self. If everything comes easily, there is no way to establish worth. And if nothing has real value, then there is no way to gauge satisfaction or accomplishment or contentment.”

Ifs Way Real Self Values Challenges Satisfaction Lifestyle Boundaries Accomplishment Contentment True Self Gauges No Boundaries Real Value

Book:The Alibi Man

Source: The Alibi Man

“Minnesotans hate zeal. Zeal is right up there on the list of suspicious emotional behaviors like joy and despair. Always err on the side of blandness.”

States Joy Hate Sides Emotional Despair Behavior Lists Suspicious Zeal Minnesotans

Book:Prior Bad Acts

Source: Prior Bad Acts

“The world isn't black and white, Annie, it's shades of grey.”

World Black White Shade Black And White Grey Annie Shades Of Grey

Book:A Thin Dark Line: A Novel

Source: A Thin Dark Line: A Novel

“But then I had long mistaken being spoiled for being strong, being defiant for being independent, being reckless for being brave.”

Long Strong Independent Brave Mistaken Reckless Spoiled Being Spoiled

Book:Dark Horse

Source: Dark Horse

“We never know the quality of someone else's life, though we seldom resist the temptation to assume and pass judgement.”

Knows Quality Assuming Temptation Judgement

Book:Dark Horse

Source: Dark Horse

“We do the best we can," she said softly, looking inward. "And punish ourselves for it. I've tried to make my choices with the idea that I've made those choices for the greatest good. Sometimes someone suffers in the process, but I made the decision for the right reason. That should count for something, shouldn't it?”

Should Made Said Ideas Sometimes Reason Suffering Choices Process Decision Inward Do The Best

Book:Dust to Dust: A Novel

Source: Dust to Dust: A Novel

“They don't matter. I thought I had to prove something, and I did, to myself. There's nothing left for me to prove. I can move on with my life.”

I Can Matter Moving Left Prove

Book:Kill the messenger

Source: Kill the messenger

“I'm telling you, you did what you believed you had to do through all of this. Not what was easiest or best for you. You did what you did, and you're owning it. And I don't know ten men who would be brave enough to do that.”

Knows Men Enough Would Be Ten Brave Be Brave Owning It

Author:Tami Hoag

“She had the kind of looks that had probably been quite pretty in high school, but were now worn down by years of smoking cigarettes, raising children, and the disappointment of being married to an asshole.”

Years Looks Kind Children School Married High School Disappointment Smoking Cigarette Worn Being Married Raising Children Smoking Cigarettes

Book:Deeper Than the Dead

Source: Deeper Than the Dead

About the Author

Born: January 20, 1959
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 19

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