Caleb Stephens > Quotes

“Kayla, it takes a lifetime to build character, and a moment to destroy it.”
― Caleb Stephens, The Girls in the Cabin

“Even as a little girl, I’d loved that first beautiful blush of dawn when everything was still and quiet, and you felt like God painted something for only you to see.”
― Caleb Stephens, If You Lie

“Sometimes justice doesn’t mean much when you’ve already put everyone you love in the ground.”
― Caleb Stephens, You'll Never Know

“that there are two types of people; decent human beings who care about others and generally do the right thing, and those who only care about themselves.”
― Caleb Stephens, If You Lie

“there are two types of people; decent human beings who care about others and generally do the right thing, and those who only care about themselves.”
― Caleb Stephens, If You Lie

“I’ve always had an eye for detail. I see the little things others miss—the extra breath someone takes before telling a lie, that slight hitch of the chest that means they’re thinking about what to say next. Even as a kid, I’d noticed things: a dragonfly without its wing.”
― Caleb Stephens, If You Lie

“Sometimes life’s wounds cut so deep they never fully heal. They become a scar, as much a part of us as the blood in our veins and the oxygen in our lungs.”
― Caleb Stephens, If You Lie

“And when someone doesn’t address and work through their traumas, that trauma will control their present, which in turn, directs their future. In other words, the past is never just the past.”
― Caleb Stephens, If You Lie

“tragedy has a short shelf life in America,”
― Caleb Stephens, If You Lie

“her face blank”
― Caleb Stephens, The Girls in the Cabin

“It was a warning—one that chilled me to the bone. You aren’t safe. Do whatever they say.”
― Caleb Stephens, If You Lie

“To find our true calling, we must stop looking outward for something to fill us and begin looking inward instead. You need to examine yourself and ask the questions that matter. Your soul is crying out for something. What is it? Take a moment to listen.”
― Caleb Stephens, If You Lie

“When Sydney stood and left, Clara buried her face in her hands with a sob, never more alone in her entire life than in that moment. Not in the Black Place. Not as she scrubbed toilets with Mother telling her how stupid she was, or how lazy and worthless. She was alone. Completely and utterly alone.”
― Caleb Stephens, The Girls in the Cabin

“A near-death experience has a way of clarifying your purpose in life”
― Caleb Stephens, If You Lie

“He cheated on your ma with some little slut he met down in Rifle.”
― Caleb Stephens, The Girls in the Cabin

“It’s true what they say”
― Caleb Stephens, You'll Never Know