Top 160 Freida McFadden Quotes (2026 Update)
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51. “I’ve gotten involved with my employer only one time before, and I will never, ever go down that road again. I’d rather yank my own tooth out with a pair of pliers.”

— Freida McFadden

52. “I can’t say to him what I’m really thinking, which is that this house gives me the creeps. Maybe Victoria loved it here, but I don’t. And for that matter, his wife gives me the creeps too. There’s something about her and that blank expression that terrifies me. It’s an awful thing to say about a woman who has been through something horrible, but I can’t help it.”

— Freida McFadden

53. “And then he kisses me. And God help me, I kiss him back.”

— Freida McFadden

54. “I look like I’m in college, and I feel like I’m fifty. Story of my life.”

— Freida McFadden

55. “Hey, it’s Tim Reese. I got your number from the parent directory. Hope that’s not too creepy.”

— Freida McFadden

56. “Bernie liked his corn dogs and curly fries. You did not have to be a psychic to know it would do him in.”

— Freida McFadden

57. “I have just made a dangerous enemy.”

— Freida McFadden

58. “There are a bunch of mugs lined up by the sink. I pick up one that says “If you’re happy and you know it, thank your meds.”

— Freida McFadden

59. “As strange as Dawn’s schedule is, it’s even stranger that today she isn’t following it. I can’t help but think that Dawn’s absence must signify something ominous. After all, Dawn is never late. Never.”

— Freida McFadden

60. “That will be the end. I’ll die in this room.”

— Freida McFadden

61. “So what do you like to watch on television?” I ask, hoping she’ll take the hint. She frowns like I offended her. “I prefer to read.” “That’s great! What do you like to read?” “Books.” “What kind of books?” “The kind with words.”

— Freida McFadden

62. “I’ve got to figure out who Olivia is. And I’ve got to keep something terrible from happening to her.”

— Freida McFadden

63. “I had to do what I did. After all, I would do anything for my mom.”

— Freida McFadden

64. “They say you’re supposed to dress for the job you want.”

— Freida McFadden

65. “I mean, I don’t think I’m a psychopath, but I didn’t go to prison for picking daisies.”

— Freida McFadden

66. “She wants me to stay out of it. Mind my own business. Unfortunately, I’ve never been very good at that.”

— Freida McFadden

67. “Romance novels give you an extremely unrealistic concept of romance.”

— Freida McFadden

68. “Who you are is not something you did when you were a teenager.” His black eyes look intently into mine. “It is clear who you are. If he could not tell from spending time with you, then he is right – he does not deserve to be with you.”

— Freida McFadden

69. “The door isn’t stuck. It’s locked.”

— Freida McFadden

70. “Murderers often visit the funerals of their victims.”

— Freida McFadden

71. “I’ve never met anyone who had over thirty overdue library books before.” I grab a tissue from the box on the table and dab at my eyes. “I mean, two or three, yes, I can see how that could happen. Over ten would be bad enough. But over thirty?”

— Freida McFadden

72. “He’s just teasing her, but no woman wants to be compared unfavorably to another. He’s an idiot if he doesn’t know that. Then again, plenty of men are idiots.”

— Freida McFadden

73. “Digging a grave is hard work.”

— Freida McFadden

74. “I put a banana peel on the top step of our steep staircase. But in the end, it was the cut brake line that did him in.”

— Freida McFadden

75. “I’m Brant. Grant’s identical twin.”

— Freida McFadden

76. “Romance novels give you an extremely unrealistic concept of romance. If I were a character in one of those books, our meet-cute would have quickly been followed by Mystery Man ripping off his T-shirt to reveal gleaming, rock-hard abs and then thrusting his throbbing loins against me.”

— Freida McFadden

77. “The next thing I find in her purse is her cell phone. I swipe at the screen, but it’s locked. I start to drop the phone back in her bag, but at the last second, for reasons I don’t quite understand, I power it down and slip it into my own pocket.”

— Freida McFadden

78. “Oh, Jesus Christ. It’s not Millie.”

— Freida McFadden

79. “I’m Tom. Tom Brown.”

— Freida McFadden

80. “Nearly all serial killers are likely psychopaths, but not all psychopaths become killers.”

— Freida McFadden

81. “You are the one who started dating this Broccoli.”

— Freida McFadden

82. “I always advise them you should never say “I love you” to another person unless that is what you’re feeling.”

— Freida McFadden

83. “Common misconception.” He presses his thumb into a vein running over the back of my hand until it compresses. “But untrue. Deoxygenated blood is still red, although darker. The reason veins are blue is because skin absorbs blue light. The subcutaneous fat will only allow blue light to penetrate to the veins, so this is what you see reflected back by your retina.”

— Freida McFadden

84. “No one likes their mother-in-law, right?”

— Freida McFadden

85. “I’ll let you out,” I say. “Just not yet.”

— Freida McFadden

86. “People dislike when things don’t meet their expectations.”

— Freida McFadden

87. “Then I have to decide if I’ll forgive him. I probably will. It gets easier each time, and I have to admit, I don’t know what I would do without him.”

— Freida McFadden

88. “Maybe next time, you should leave the girl you lock in the room with more water, so some will be left for you.”

— Freida McFadden

89. “Every time I think I’ve experienced the worst day yet, there is a new winner.”

— Freida McFadden

90. “One woman is paying with a check. A check? Really? Who pays with a check in this century? She may as well be trading with gold trinkets.”

— Freida McFadden

91. “I recite to myself the poem he once wrote for me many years ago, back when I was fifteen years old and he was my English teacher.”

— Freida McFadden

92. “How do you know what’s right or wrong without your mother telling you so?”

— Freida McFadden

93. “You hiding drugs up there?” “No! Definitely not!” I just murdered somebody, that’s all. Sheesh.”

— Freida McFadden

94. “My mom is a really good mom. She’s, like, the kind of mom where if you forgot you were supposed to bring in a tray of Rice Krispies squares for school tomorrow and it’s already almost bedtime, she will go out and get the Rice Krispies and marshmallows, and she’ll make it for you and make sure they’re packed and ready for school the next day.”

— Freida McFadden

95. “I scan the room, from my Jonas Brothers and Taylor Swift posters on the walls to my pink and green bedspread to my bookcase and the trophy I won last year.”

— Freida McFadden

96. “And where do the entrances to grocery stores usually leave you? In the produce department. You are surrounded by scents, textures, and bright colors that result in a surge of endorphins. The lighting of the store is manipulated to make fruits and vegetables appear at their brightest and best. And of course, the dairy aisle – one of the most popular locations to visit – is always hidden in the back of the store so you are forced to pass through a wealth of tempting products before reaching it.”

— Freida McFadden

97. “Being ordinary has always been an impossible dream for me, so I’m happy to have achieved it.”

— Freida McFadden

98. “He made a mistake. Everyone makes mistakes. That’s why pencils have erasers, right?”

— Freida McFadden

99. “What is wrong with people? Seriously.”

— Freida McFadden

100. “Something terrible has happened in this house.”

— Freida McFadden