Freida McFadden > Quotes

“my feeling is that when you’re dead, you’re dead. And after death, there is nothing. Nothing but an abyss after which there is no return.”
― Freida McFadden, The Teacher

“if Liam really killed that girl, he should be locked away in prison. He should be in a place where he can’t hurt anyone ever again.”
― Freida McFadden, The Perfect Son

“should”
― Freida McFadden, The Coworker

“It’s a lot harder when you’re alone. But you’re right. No matter what, you can’t let anyone know they’ve gotten to you. Because that’s when they win.”
― Freida McFadden, The Coworker

“I gave the kid an A in English. Some things are not worth dying over.”
― Freida McFadden, The Perfect Son

“That’s why he was so quick to take the blame. I hate him for doing that. But also, I love him more than I have ever loved him before.”
― Freida McFadden, The Housemaid Is Watching

“Francesca, aka Olive, stares at me, her eyes unkind. She doesn’t smile. She never smiles, as far as I’ve seen. When I look at her, she radiates evil. I know that sounds crazy, but she does.”
― Freida McFadden, The Ex

“I’m not Owen’s birth mother. His biological mother… died several years ago. He doesn’t even remember her. I adopted him after Sean and I got married.”
― Freida McFadden, Want to Know a Secret?

“yet another reminder that I’ve only known this man for a little over a year. There’s so much I still don’t know about him, even though I’ve pledged to spend my life with him and I’ve got his child growing inside me. He doesn’t want to share his past with me, and whenever I bring it up, he shuts down. I’m his wife. He should feel comfortable telling me anything. It’s upsetting that he feels there are things he can’t tell me. That needs to change. Maybe not this minute, but everything needs to get laid out on the table. Soon. If we’re starting a family together, there can’t be any secrets.”
― Freida McFadden, Never Lie

“Then again, there’s another reason why I want to go on this trip. And anyway, the reservation is nonrefundable.”
― Freida McFadden, One by One

“It’s part of our routine. Three kisses per day, sex once a month, and Nate is always the one who drives.”
― Freida McFadden, The Teacher

“That’s the thing. I never get that prickly feeling when I am in my apartment. I don’t get it when I am cleaning at the penthouse. I only get it when I’m outdoors, at a time when someone really could be watching me. It makes me think that the sensation is real.”
― Freida McFadden, The Housemaid's Secret

“Your mom is just excited about the house.” Enzo reaches for my hand across the kitchen table. “And she is right. Is a very beautiful house.” “It’s kind of nice,” Nico concedes. “But I wish it were painted red. And had arches on it that were yellow.” Okay, I’m pretty sure my son is telling me he wants to live at McDonald’s.”
― Freida McFadden, The Housemaid Is Watching

“can’t describe how it feels to see the man you love—the man you were certain you would marry and spend the rest of your life with—kissing another woman. It’s a sick, horrible feeling, like the entire world is falling out from under me.”
― Freida McFadden, The Ex

“I tug on the cloth until it comes free. That’s when I realize it wasn’t a cloth at all. It’s a green silk scarf, which had blended into the fabric of his green sofa. Whose silk scarf is this? It sure as hell doesn’t belong to Tim. I bring the fabric close to my nose, inhaling the scent of a woman’s perfume. The smell is vaguely familiar”
― Freida McFadden, The Inmate

“I don’t have a choice. There’s only one thing I can do in this situation. I pull the trigger.”
― Freida McFadden, The Housemaid's Secret

“...would he drive back out and get me? No way. I'd have to wait around for a taxi. Or get murdered in an Uber.”
― Freida McFadden, The Devil You Know

“At least I know my dog isn’t lying to me. Dogs aren’t deceptive the way people are.”
― Freida McFadden, Do You Remember?

“he is always there. Every time I have ever needed him,”
― Freida McFadden, The Housemaid Is Watching

“I see the way they look at each other after that. It’s over. He’s in love with her now. He’s her problem. I’m free.”
― Freida McFadden, The Housemaid

“Oh, come on. What are the chances some random berries we come across are poison?” Maybe I’m a glass-half-empty type of person, but I feel like there’s a much smaller chance that some random berries in the woods aren’t poison.”
― Freida McFadden, One by One

“Your dog doesn’t like me.” As he says the words, Ziggy lets out another low growl.”
― Freida McFadden, Do You Remember?

“It’s not like they’re saying she plotted to kill her daughter. If that were true, she would be in prison right now. Forever.”
― Freida McFadden, The Housemaid

“I touched him. After all these years, I touched Shane Nelson again.”
― Freida McFadden, The Inmate

“Whenever I take care of a healthcare provider, I always worry they’ll figure out I don’t know what I’m doing. They’ll realize that when I’m putting my stethoscope on their chest every single morning, I’m not really listening half the time.”
― Freida McFadden, The Devil Wears Scrubs

“We will keep each other’s secrets to the grave.”
― Freida McFadden, The Coworker

“Seth Hoffman? You mean your married boss who you were sleeping with?”
― Freida McFadden, The Coworker

“now”
― Freida McFadden, Never Lie

“I don’t want to know what my father would do. And I certainly don’t want to do the same thing he would do. After all, he’s the one spending eighteen life sentences in prison right now. Not exactly something I want to strive for.”
― Freida McFadden, The Locked Door

“a person can do bad things and still be a good person. As long as they were doing the bad thing for the right reason.”
― Freida McFadden, The Housemaid Is Watching