Although reality can sometimes corrupt the fairy tale and alter our ambitions, some things remain unalterable. From the richest to the poorest, we start and end with family.

— Michael Robotham

.... And let me tell you something about families they're overrated. They're a weakness. The leave you or get taken from you, or they disappoint you. Families are a liability.

— Michael Robotham

If I become the man you want, I wouldn't be the man I am.

— Michael Robotham

I once had a patient who was convinced that his head was full of seawater and a crab lived inside. When I asked him what happened to his brain he told me that aliens had sucked it out with a drinking straw." It is better this way," he insisted. "Now there's more room for the crab.

— Michael Robotham

I've discovered the secret of revenge. Outlive the farmers! I'll dance on their graves.

— Michael Robotham

Tennis is eating and talking to Ruiz on the phone. Each time he takes a mouthful, he catches a whiff of his shirt, which stinks of failure and yesterday.

— Michael Robotham

The cab driver is staring at me in his mirror. I'm talking to myself." The second sign of madness," I explain." What's the first one?"" Killing lots of people and eating their genitals." He laughs and sneaks another look at me.

— Michael Robotham

You want some advice?"" Yes""Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died.

— Michael Robotham