Karen Dionne > Karen's Quotes

“know”
― Thomas Perry, The Old Man

“when she got out of her car. Faith hadn’t realized that something was wrong until well after the music stopped. Will let her run through the story—the torn-up house, the dead man she’d found and the two that she had killed herself. When she was finished, he played it all back in his head, seeing Faith standing in the carport by the shed, going back to her car. Despite her recent medical issues, her memory seemed crystal clear now. She had called dispatch, and then she had gotten her gun. Will felt this detail picking at a spot in his brain. Faith knew that Will was home today. They had talked about it yesterday afternoon. She was complaining about having to go do computer training, and he told her he was going to wash his car and take care of the yard. Will lived 2.3 miles away from where they were sitting. He could’ve gotten here in under five minutes. But Faith hadn’t called him.”
― Karin Slaughter, Fallen

“sometimes talked about your offering a place of refuge for the women here.” “Well, when she was with the vicar it was different. No one would have said anything to him. He had a regard for her, you see.” Maisie nodded. “Thank you. You’ve been most kind.” She turned to leave, but as the Paiges were about to step into the house, she looked back as if forgetting something. “Oh, one last thing, Mr. Paige. Could you tell me how much longer Miss Pramal would have had to wait until she had enough saved for her passage to Bombay?” Paige looked at Maisie for more than a few seconds before answering. “She could have sailed three months before she died, Miss Dobbs, but I think she wanted to wait for Miss Patel. She didn’t seem in a hurry to leave, even if she did feel like a mouse with a few crumbs.” Maisie left Addington Square and walked in the”
― Jacqueline Winspear, Leaving Everything Most Loved

“hating how”
― C.L. Pattison, The Housemate

“absolutely,”
― Jude Deveraux, The Girl from Summer Hill