Interrogate Quotes

“It must be hard for Chloe as a single mom," Garcia said. "Lots of bills to pay and no one to help. Sometimes people get desperate."
My spider senses tingled. This was not where I had expected the conversation to go.
"Olivia is safe, healthy, and happy," I said. "Chloe works three jobs to support her. They're renting the first floor of a nice house that has three other lovely tenants, and although money is tight, the only real issue she has is an ex who has consistently refused to pay child support or alimony. He's someone you should investigate, not Chloe. He's a nasty piece of work. His parents disinherited him after they found out he'd abused her. He barely scraped through college, and now he's involved with a bad crowd."
"No one is trying to take Olivia away," he said, understanding.
"Then I don't appreciate your attempt to insinuate that my friend would resort to theft to make ends meet. It's beneath you and the dignity of your profession.”
― Sara Desai, To Have and to Heist

“She comes in my room and helps herself to my stuff. It serves her right, finding more than she bargained for.”
“Mina, I’m concerned about your fixation on this macabre world. These drawings… monsters tearing flesh and blood dripping from teeth. What’s a girl doing, drawing this stuff?”
“What— like it would be okay if I was a boy? Sexist!” Mina shouted.
“That’s not what I… you’re right. That’s sexist. I’m just worried about you. You’re delving deeper into this world of horror, and I don’t want you to—”
“Become a serial killer? Wasn’t gonna.” Mina thrust her chin out.
Stab, stab, stab!
Mina balled her fists. “If I were you, I’d worry more about your kleptomaniac younger daughter always pilfering my stuff.”
― Melanie Dale, Girl of Lore