We want our government to protect us, to make sure something like 9/11 never happens again. We quickly moved to give law enforcement more power to do this. But that now begs the question, did we move to fast? Did we give too much power away? I don't have the answer.

Michael Connelly

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They came at us. I kept waiting for it to happen.

— Frank Connelly

August was very good for us, but we lost some momentum in the last few days due to Hurricane Katrina.

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What is overriding that and most important is that readers generally are interested in a good character. They might be more comfortable with Harry because they think they know him, but they always seem willing to give somebody new a chance.

— Michael Connelly

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The philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche once wrote that when you look into the darkness of the abyss the abyss looks into you. Probably no other line or thought more inspires or informs my work.

— Michael Connelly

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What is important is not what you hear said, it's what you observe.

— Michael Connelly

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