Quotes from Virals

Kathy Reichs ·  454 pages

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“Why do all your brilliant ideas involve felonies?”
― Kathy Reichs, quote from Virals


“An elite confederacy of nerds. My peeps”
― Kathy Reichs, quote from Virals


“Who's going to rob us? A crackhead crab? A jellyfish junkie?”
― Kathy Reichs, quote from Virals


“Parallel tough-guy nods. Man fix boat! Man be strong!

"What now?" I asked, hoping to divert the two from actually beating their chests.”
― Kathy Reichs, quote from Virals


“Let's do it. Monkeys are always funny. You pretty much can't go wrong with a monkey, right? Hi paused. Well unless that monkey wants you dead, or does needle drugs or something. Then it's wrong, and a bad monkey.”
― Kathy Reichs, quote from Virals



“I can't believe you jokers fixed it." Hi was picking his way down to the beach.

"Believe it, clown. Too much brain power here to fail." Still pumped, Shelton threw another palm Ben's way.

"Oh, I'm sure." Hi streched, yawned. "It was something highly technical, I suppose? Something requiring mechanical ability? Nothing as simple as tightening a wire or flippin a switch, right?"

Ben reddened. Shelton developed an intrest in his sneakers.

Score one for Hi.”
― Kathy Reichs, quote from Virals


“Baravetto was unconscious when we found him," Hi said. "What'd you do to the guy?"

"Kicked him in the balls, then brained him with a rolling pin. Twice.”
― Kathy Reichs, quote from Virals


“You all right now?"
"I'm exceptional. Wonderful. Thanks for the concern. You complete me.”
― Kathy Reichs, quote from Virals


“God help anyone who messes with the Virals!”
― Kathy Reichs, quote from Virals


“Chance wore a white tuxedo with tails. On anyone else? Doopy. On him? Yes, please.”
― Kathy Reichs, quote from Virals



“The current phone obsession is a disease,” Chance said. “Everyone’s gone mad, typing to themselves all day long like mindless robots.”
― Kathy Reichs, quote from Virals


“Where is the dog tag you found?”
“What?” Shelton yipped. “We…lost it.”
“Where?”
“In the woods. After we ran.”
“Where in the woods? Ran from what?”
“Oh, uh…Tory dropped the tag when we ran from…whatever.”
“From whatever?” Hi hammered. “Did you see men with guns or not?”
“Um, no. I guess not.”
“You guess?”
“It was dark.” Shelton struggled. “I realize now that nobody was there.”
“Then what did you hear?”
“Uh, er…pops. Like sticks breaking?”
Shelton’s responses were growing increasingly feeble.
“How many? From which direction?”
“Lots. Like, from everywhere.”
Hi’s eyebrows shot up. “You heard ‘lots’ of ‘pops like sticks’ coming from everywhere? That’s your story?”
“Wait, no, not everywhere. From the…left?”
― Kathy Reichs, quote from Virals


“Won't you take me to Monkey-Town?”
― Kathy Reichs, quote from Virals


“We may suck at breaking in to places, but we're money at sneaking out!”
― Kathy Reichs, quote from Virals


About the author

Kathy Reichs
Born place: in Chicago, The United States
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