Top 160 Freida McFadden Quotes (2026 Update)
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101. “Everything is going to be okay,” I tell them. But even as the words leave my mouth, I know that they are not true. And that things are about to get much worse.”

— Freida McFadden

102. “She’s just lucky that Nate sees something in her, because God knows I don’t.”

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103. “It might be over. But I definitely have not won.”

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

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

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

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

— Freida McFadden

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

— Freida McFadden

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

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110. “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

111. “Digging a grave is hard work.”

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112. “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

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

— Freida McFadden

114. “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

115. “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

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

— Freida McFadden

117. “I’m Tom. Tom Brown.”

— Freida McFadden

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

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119. “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

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

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

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122. “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.”

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123. “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

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

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125. “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.”

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126. “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.”

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

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128. “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

129. “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.”

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130. “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

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

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

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

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134. “All I ever wanted is to spend the rest of my life with you.”

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135. “I imagine what would happen if I went downstairs to the kitchen and boiled some water, then brought it up here and threw it in his face. That would change his life forever. The burns he would sustain would be permanent – his face would be scarred for the rest of his life. He might lose his vision. He’d never cheat on me again, that’s for sure.”

— Freida McFadden

136. “If you are going on a trip, it is important to pack socks.”

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137. “The director of the psychiatric ward is my father’s brother’s nephew’s cousin’s former college roommate.”

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138. “That’s what it takes to catch your prey. Patience. We can all learn a lot from the soft-shelled turtle.”

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139. “Sometimes hardship brings out the worst in people.”

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140. “I take a sip of the expensive wine Brock poured for me. The expensive bottles are by far better than the cheap ones, but I can never detect all the subtle notes of honeydew or lavender or whatever. He keeps asking me, and now I’m lying and telling him that I can tell, but I really can’t. I’m faking wine.”

— Freida McFadden

141. “For example, I asked him how often the refrigerator was cleaned. He looked surprised. So I explained to him that many bacteria such as Listeria can easily grow at cold temperatures. I had quite a lot of data on it, but when I tried to share those data with Seth, he didn’t seem to be interested.”

— Freida McFadden

142. “He did do a terrible thing,” the detective says. “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?” “I know.” He sighs. “It’s the sort of thing you only see once in a lifetime as a cop, and you hope to never see it again.”

— Freida McFadden

143. “What a great meet-cute. I can already imagine telling the story to our children. This jerk was trying to kiss me, and that, kids, is how I met your father.”

— Freida McFadden

144. “So” – Lisa slides the knife back into the wooden block and straightens up, her blue eyes wide and anxious – “can you help me, Millie?” “Yes,” I say. “I believe I can.”

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145. “Is it such an awful thing to want retribution against people who have wronged you?”

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146. “Maybe I heard them wrong. Maybe instead of cutting my throat, the stranger on the other end of the line actually wants to cut the costs of my car insurance.”

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147. “I’d rather yank my own tooth out with a pair of pliers.”

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148. “If I grabbed her head and gave it a solid twist to the left, I could break her neck. It wouldn’t even be hard to do.”

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149. “By the end of this night, if I have not stabbed Suzette with one of these forks, it will only be because I’m not sure which one to use to do it.”

— Freida McFadden

150. “This cat is not my cat. It is a stray cat. I should probably call an animal shelter or something, but instead, I bought a crate of cat food. And now, apparently, I’m feeding the cat.”

— Freida McFadden