Top 100 Carolyn Keene Quotes (2026 Update)

1. “I love Nancy Drew!”

— Carolyn Keene

2. “Read read read Thats all I can say.”

— Carolyn Keene

3. “Do act mysterious. It always keeps them coming back for more.”

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4. “Nancy, every place you go, it seems as if mysteries just pile up one after another.”

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5. “I don’t promise to forget the mystery, but I know I’ll have a marvelous time.”

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6. “Nancy, an attractive titian blond, grinned up at her friend.”

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7. “When the lights suddenly go out, hold onto your diamonds for dear life. – Nancy Drew, The Mystery of Lilac Inn.”

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8. “The chandelier suddenly started to sway.”

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9. “Not many girls would have used their wits the way you did,” the officer observed.”

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10. “The girl shook her head. “I feel I’m not wanted. The letter wasn’t cordial. Oh dear, what shall I do?” Nancy gave Laura a hug. “You’ll be at school and during vacations you can visit friends. And you have a new friend named Nancy Drew!”

— Carolyn Keene

11. “I just know that any time I undertake a case, I’m apt to run into some kind of a trap.”

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12. “Chuckling to herself, Nancy said aloud, “Romance and detective work won’t mix tonight!”

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13. “Again time elapsed.”

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14. “Before she turned around to face him, she wiped away the tears that had started down her cheeks. Nancy didn’t cry much, but when she did, she cried in private.”

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15. “She always has close calls when she solves a mystery!”

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16. “I’ll wire the International Federation of American Homing Pigeon Fanciers and give them the number stamped on the bird’s leg ring.”

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17. “NANCY DREW began peeling off her garden gloves as she ran up the porch steps and into the hall to answer the ringing telephone. She picked it up and said, “Hello!”

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18. “There was only one sentence in it. ‘Tell no one about the 99 steps. Monsieur Neuf’!”

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19. “Mr. Drew and his wife.”

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20. “NANCY DREW, an attractive girl of eighteen, was driving home along a country road in her new, dark-blue convertible. She had just delivered some legal papers for her father.”

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21. “Nancy drove to Twin Elms as fast as the law allowed.”

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22. “Was it a threat, or a well-meant warning?”

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23. “No, no!” Nancy cried out. She then gave a quick but complete resume of what had taken place at the Tophams’ cottage. Jeff Tucker added his account. Nancy reported what had taken place at the Tophams’ cottage The police officer needed no further urging. Immediately he summoned four men and issued orders.”

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24. “She was tall, with reddish-blond hair and very fair skin. Her voice was musical and she had an attractive, lilting laugh.”

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25. “A low, silver sports car roared past at high speed, missing them by inches. Nancy glimpsed the man at the wheel long enough to register his dark mustache and the pipe clenched in his teeth. “What a menace,” George said, shaking her head in disgust. Nancy.”

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26. “George liked computers and was always sharing interesting facts with her friends.”

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27. “Hi, Judy!” she called to the little girl, who was playing in the yard with a midget badminton set.”

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28. “What a time for the bulb to got Wait here. I’ll get one from the kitchen.” As.”

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29. “Gosh, Bess, you’d think you were going on a date with a hot new guy instead of to a book signing at a stuffy downtown hotel. If I didn’t know how much you love romance novels, I’d wonder what had gotten into you.”

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30. “George’s eyes lit up as she considered that there might be a mystery to solve.”

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31. “Do you think he’s going to hurt Sam?” Bess asked. “I don’t know. But it sounds like that’s on the table.”

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32. “Their eyes met, and Nancy felt a charge pass between them, like a small electric shock. Hold it, she warned herself. Since when do you respond to anyone other than Ned Nickerson?”

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33. “What’s in your backpack, Bess?” Nancy Drew asked.”

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34. “Everyone said good-night and went to his room.”

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35. “Ada and Isabel had been unpopular in high school. They had talked incessantly of money and social position, making themselves very obnoxious to the other students.”

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36. “Soon a messenger brought back the will, together with two photostats of the document.”

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37. “Bald Head Cave.”

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38. “That’s the direction the thieves took,” Nancy told him, noting the dust and tire marks which revealed the van’s exit onto the highway. “But,” she added, glancing at the dashboard clock, “they’re probably too far away by this time for us to catch them.” “Yes, ding it,” Jeff muttered. Nancy drove as rapidly as the law permitted toward Melborne. All the while, Jeff Tucker peered from one side of the road to the other.”

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39. “There are times when I’d like to thrash the man till he begged for mercy!”

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40. “She touched her forehead with the back of her.”

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41. “The slightest mistake will mean detection!” Nancy thought, her heart pounding. Waiting for the right moment, she suddenly slipped out among the white-robed figures and instantly began waving her arms and making grotesque motions.”

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42. “Nancy had taken an instant dislike to Gomber and now it was quadrupled.”

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43. “Yes, Manda. You’re becoming a good detective.”

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44. “The two women watched Judy intently as they introduced themselves as Edna and Mary Turner, great-aunts of the little girl. “Judy lives with us,” explained Edna, the older sister.”

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45. “We have photostating equipment right here. I’ll have a couple of copies made while you wait. Or shall I send them to your office?” Mr. Drew.”

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46. “Bess stepped back and looked at Nancy admiringly. ‘Your hunches are so often right it startles me.”

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47. “Kendall’s eyes lit up. “You have no idea, Noreen. He.”

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48. “This Mrs. Emory remembers she phoned the Horton house to talk to her friend about a class reunion.”

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49. “WHICH way is Melborne?”

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50. “Dad, that’s wonderful!” Nancy exclaimed. “I hope we hear something soon.” Her father chuckled. “When you were a little girl, Nancy, you were always eager to have things happen. I used to say to you, ‘Hold your horses!’ Now I’m saying it again. Don’t get your hopes up too high.” Nancy laughed. “Spoken like a lawyer,” she teased, and then said good-by.”

— Carolyn Keene