Top 160 Freida McFadden Quotes (2026 Update)
Page 2 of 4

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. “Step Eight: Find a Replacement.”

— Freida McFadden

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

— Freida McFadden

55. “Sometimes he seemed to understand me better than I understood myself.”

— Freida McFadden

56. “Do you know those movies about the scary cult of, like, creepy kids who can read minds and worship the devil and live in the cornfields or something? Well, if they were casting for one of those movies, this girl would get the part. They wouldn’t even have to audition her. They would take one look at her and be like, Yes, you are creepy girl number three.”

— Freida McFadden

57. “I feel special. Like maybe I deserve to be here.”

— Freida McFadden

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

— Freida McFadden

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

— Freida McFadden

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

— Freida McFadden

61. “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

62. “That’s how I learned that there are earthquakes on the moon. And they’re called moonquakes.”

— Freida McFadden

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

— Freida McFadden

64. “How are you? The three most useless words in the universe of communication. Nobody who asks that question wants to know the answer.”

— Freida McFadden

65. “I couldn’t take a chance.” I wipe a tear from my own eyes. “What if you thought the dress was blue and black too?” “Never!” Poppy cries. “That dress was white and gold! Anyone who thought otherwise definitely had defective rods or cones or whatever.”

— Freida McFadden

66. “I love mirrors,” Greta tells me. “Mirrors are the barrier between the conscious and unconscious mind. Everyone has an inner concept of themselves, but mirrors are reality. What you see right now – that is the truth that everyone else sees.”

— Freida McFadden

67. “Great. Now I’m a flower murderer.”

— Freida McFadden

68. “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

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

— Freida McFadden

70. “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

71. “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

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

— Freida McFadden

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

— Freida McFadden

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

— Freida McFadden

75. “It’s possible I’m being unfair to people with beards, but I always feel like they’re hiding something.”

— Freida McFadden

76. “And as I put the finishing touches on my husband’s grave in the woods, 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 fresh out of college who swore to me I was his soulmate: Life nearly passed me by Then she Young and alive With smooth hands And pink cheeks Showed me myself Took away my breath With cherry-red lips Gave me life once again.”

— Freida McFadden

77. “Sometimes I try to kid myself that I’m an adult now, but how can I be an adult when I still feel fifteen half the time?”

— Freida McFadden

78. “You know things are seriously bad when even ice cream doesn’t help.”

— Freida McFadden

79. “Who you are is not something you did when you were a teenager.”

— Freida McFadden

80. “We have an expensive hospital bed paid for by insurance in the basement, and that’s where you want to spend the night. Trust me.”

— Freida McFadden

81. “I remember when I was a little kid, I felt like anything that was wrong, my mom could hug me and make it right again. But there is no way for her to make any of this right again. Part of growing up is figuring out that your parents don’t have that ability anymore.”

— Freida McFadden

82. “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

83. “Human beings don’t deal well with rejection.”

— Freida McFadden

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

— Freida McFadden

85. “The first time I heard about Wilhelmina Calloway, the girl who would become Millie Accardi, was when she was being charged with the murder of the son of my employers. I had no doubt that he deserved the justice Millie doled out, but the jury didn’t see it that way. She went to prison for his murder.”

— Freida McFadden

86. “So you see, when I stabbed Krista that night, I wasn’t saving Blake’s life. I was saving my own. I bet you five bucks Krista never saw that coming.”

— Freida McFadden

87. “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

88. “I love you, Brooke. That was what he said to me just a few hours before he tried to kill me.”

— Freida McFadden

89. “Two people can’t keep a secret,” she says. “Not unless one of them is dead. It’s just a fact. I always work alone.”

— Freida McFadden

90. “It reminds me of the fact that I’m still the same person I was before. I’m still Charly. I’m not just some brain-damaged cripple.”

— Freida McFadden

91. “When we could share an emotion without even having to exchange words.”

— Freida McFadden

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

— Freida McFadden

93. “Well.” I look down at the nightgown, then back at Douglas. “If you’ll excuse me, I need to look up how to get tomato sauce stains out of fabric.” He stares at me for another moment, then thankfully nods in approval. “Good. You do that.” But I don’t need to google anything. I already know how to get blood stains out of fabric.”

— Freida McFadden

94. “But we’re never going to be able to be friends again. Things will never be the way they used to be between the two of us. Not since Hudson helped me kill my father.”

— Freida McFadden

95. “Not since Hudson helped me kill my father.”

— Freida McFadden

96. “Apparently, asking him to commit murder was a deal breaker.”

— Freida McFadden

97. “He’s making a terrible mistake and he doesn’t even know it. And part of me wishes he would take his damn hand off my knee.”

— Freida McFadden

98. “If you’ve never been buried alive, I don’t recommend it.”

— Freida McFadden

99. “For example, he once wore a hoodie in the lab and then wore it home, despite it being stained with cadaver juice.”

— Freida McFadden

100. “It’s hard to arrest a man who is entirely fictional, isn’t it?”

— Freida McFadden