Top 140 Karen M. McManus Quotes (2024 Update)
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101. “I’d rather live in Regina’s spare room for the rest of my life than hand thousands of dollars to the woman who abandoned me eight years ago and never looked back.”

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102. “Colin snarls. “Bunch of psychopath elite freaks, all three of you. Think you can kill a teacher and get away with.”

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103. “The justice system works very differently when you’re white, male, rich, and good-looking.”

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104. “I hate department stores. They’re too bright, too loud, and too crammed full of junk that nobody needs. Whenever I’m forced to spend time in one I start thinking about how consumer culture is just one long, expensive, planet-killing distraction from the fact that we’re all going to die eventually.”

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105. “Everything about Charlotte Holbrook is designed to make mere mortals feel plain, awkward, and underdressed.”

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106. “Your brother saved you.”

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107. “Everybody’s got secrets.”

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108. “Which I realize is pretty uninspiring, but so is high school dating.”

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109. “Well, they should make up their minds,” Charlotte says tightly. “Do they hate Mr. Larkin, or do they hate us? If we’re murderers, then you can’t have it both ways, right?”

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110. “Jake still won’t talk to me, and I miss him so much, it’s like I’ve been hollowed out by a nuclear blast and there’s nothing left but ashes fluttering inside brittle bones. I’ve sent him dozens of texts that aren’t only unanswered; they’re unread. He unfriended me on Facebook and unfollowed me on Instagram and Snapchat. He’s pretending I don’t exist and I’m starting to think he’s right. If I’m not Jake’s girlfriend, who am I?”

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111. “She moves a little closer, brushing against my hip, and an electric charge runs through me.”

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112. “That’s very toxic behavior,” Charlotte says, and I snort out a laugh. “If you ever meet my mother, Charlotte, you’ll realize what an understatement that is.”

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113. “And the way he made me laugh when i thought I‘d forgotten how.”

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114. “He ran everything, and I let him.”

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115. “Wade claps his hands together, kind of like I just did. “So what’s the deal? You’re making a little garden for a dead guy and Google’s not your friend? It’s too much work for a couple of rich kids, so why not waste Wade’s time?” “Wow.” Brynn blinks a couple of times before turning back to me. “I didn’t think I’d have to admit this within the first thirty seconds of this meeting, but – you were right, Tripp.”

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116. “I’m not sure which is worse – that it took Ramon less than five minutes to expose me as a true-crime novice who neglects basic research, or that he keeps calling Mr. Larkin a void. I want to defend Mr. Larkin, or maybe myself, but Carly speaks up before I can do either.”

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117. “Plenty of people get cheated on and don’t lose their minds. Take me, for example. I threw a vase at Charlie’s head and moved on. That’s a normal reaction.”

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118. “If you could be anyhwere in five years, doing anything at all, what would you pick?”

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119. “Of all the things money can buy you, having every single meal look and taste this good without lifting a finger has to be one of the best.”

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120. “Emma’s boyfriend pops into my head, and I can’t keep my eyes from widening reflexively. Phoebe bites her lip and looks away. “Although I realize I have zero credibility in that department at the moment, so I’ll let you get back to – whatever,” she says, pushing her chair away from the table.”

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121. “Sorry your mom drove her car into a jewelry store while she was high on opioids and had to go to rehab for four months.”

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122. “This is such a disconcerting mode of communication. It’s weird trying to keep a conversation rolling without nonverbal cues or spell check.”

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123. “Tripp’s is that sometimes he drinks a little too much when something sets him off.” Her face hardens. “Like a demented old groundskeeper turning positively feral.”

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124. “You don’t think about what’s outside. Or who. Especially if she’s better off forgetting you exist.”

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125. “Somehow, the fact that Nonny accepts my word without question makes me feel guilty.”

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126. “You’re not going to wither up and die from this, Addy,” Ashton lectures me as she shoves me toward the shower. “He doesn’t get to erase you from the world.”

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127. “It’s not nerdy to care about fonts!”

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128. “Oh Christ. Does she have a new boyfriend? Does she want me to meet him? Even if he’s rich and generous, I’m not sure I can stomach that. “Okay,” I say.”

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129. “Plus, my parents have great insurance, and savings, and all those other things Henry talks about when he’s trying to convince me that I should get a business degree alongside an art degree. You need a safety net, he always says.”

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130. “Basically never, and look where it’s gotten me. Still living with him at the age of twenty-four. So – learn from my mistakes, okay?” He yawns and scratches his chin. “And get some sleep. I need to do the same.”

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131. “I don’t let her finish. I’m beyond tired of people telling me what I want. “Do you guys do haircuts here? Or should I go somewhere else?”

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132. “I hope so,” I say, chewing the inside of my cheek. “Ceramics class, my ass. That anonymous tip has to be about her. I never got anywhere near Boney.”

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133. “Now, now.” She sits across from me with her toast and offers me a slice, but I push it back toward her. “Give it time. Do you remember what I told you in the hospital?” I shake my head. “Things’ll get worse before they get better. Well, they surely did get worse, and now there’s nowhere to go but up.” She takes a bite and I keep spinning the quarter until she swallows. “You should bring that boy of yours by sometime for dinner, Cooper. It’s about time we met him.”

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134. “Chloe likes the happy hour game because, she says, high school boys are immature. Which is true. But sometimes I think we might be better off not knowing how much worse they can get.”

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135. “Marriage is way harder than anyone tells you.”

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136. “Her lips thin, and all I get in return is a curt nod. Looks like our brief bout of camaraderie is over. Note to self: Charlotte doesn’t like being disobeyed.”

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137. “I’m the omniscient narrator.”

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138. “Anders turned, his eyes glittering in the moonlight. “Taking care of a problem.”

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139. “She’d never guess my sweet-faced sister just committed identity theft against her six-year-old.”

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140. “Shane can’t handle the pressure from all this renewed interest in Mr. Larkin, what the hell hope do Charlotte or I have?”

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