The best Quotes from The Pale Blue Eye

I believe the dead haunt us because we love them too little.

Man will do most anything to cheat death.

"Is it true you once solicited a confession with nothing more than a piercing look?"
"With enough patience, the suspect will often interrogate himself."

Well, as to that, all I'll say is, you can't take out a fellow's heart before he's ready to give it up.