Abducted Quotes

“At some point in our lives we all have to learn to deal with the cards we’ve been dealt.”
― T.R. Ragan, Abducted

“Nothing that has happened is your fault,” he said, obviously sensing her distress. “You know that, don’t you?” “Logically, yes. Emotionally, no.”
― T.R. Ragan, Abducted

“For Lizzy, letting go of the past and moving forward was like waking up each day and trying to learn to walk all over again.”
― T.R. Ragan, Abducted

“intern that Lizzy didn’t need or want,”
― T.R. Ragan, Abducted

“be”
― T.R. Ragan, Abducted

“to visit the hospital. He could tell the emergency doctor that he’d been mugged. The area around the wound was red and”
― T.R. Ragan, Abducted

“haven’t found”
― T.R. Ragan, Abducted

“At a hotel. The Hyatt.” “For how long?” “I’ll give you the details later, I promise. But first you need to let me finish. If Spiderman knows about Richard, then that means he’s been watching him.” Cathy’s eyes widened in horror as the truth dawned on her. “That madman knows where we live?” “I believe so. It’s possible that he’s been watching all of you.” Cathy’s face paled as she pressed her hand over her mouth. After a moment Cathy said, “What am I going to do?” “There’s a federal agent parked across the street,” Jared cut in. “His name is Ronald Holt. He’ll remain parked outside the house twenty-four-seven. He won’t go anywhere unless he has a replacement.” “But I don’t think that’s enough,” Lizzy added. “I think you should take Brittany to Dad’s place and stay there until the feds catch him and put him behind bars.” Cathy’s face paled. “You don’t understand. Brittany has only recently begun to make friends. For the first time in her life she feels as if she’s starting to fit in. I know what it’s like to feel lost and out of place at school. I can’t uproot her now and take away what little bit of confidence she’s gained. I won’t do it.” “But you can’t take the added risk of keeping her in school or taking her to swim practice right now.” “She can’t stop living.” Cathy pointed a finger at Lizzy. “You said that yourself. You said you were miserable from all those years of hiding from your own shadow.” “But you were the one who was right when you said that hiding from my own shadow was better than the alternative.” Lizzy didn’t believe that for herself any longer, but Brittany had her whole life ahead of her, and Lizzy would say anything to make her sister understand that they needed to protect Brittany at all costs. Cathy shook her head. “I can’t do that to Brittany. She’s too young. She wouldn’t understand. I won’t have her life turned upside down because of that maniac. I won’t allow him to do this to me again.” “You must.” Lizzy lifted a hand to comfort her sister. Cathy backed away, her eyes feral. “Don’t touch me. I want you to get out of here. Stay away from”
― T.R. Ragan, Abducted

“in movement. He didn’t smile easily, if at all. In the kitchen, Jared opened another cupboard in search of a coffee cup and teabags. She didn’t have the coffee he liked, so he’d opted for tea.”
― T.R. Ragan, Abducted

“the creator and overseer of the universe existed or not didn’t matter. He was all she had left, the only one she could talk to. Please, she began her heartfelt prayer, let this be the day Brian overdoses on heroin. Please, oh please, your divineness, let Brian, spawn of the devil, wake up today, walk outside, and be the instantaneous recipient of a stray bullet, the fatal result of a”
― T.R. Ragan, Abducted

“At some point in our lives we all have to learn to deal with the cards we've been dealt.”
― T.R. Ragan, Abducted

“T. R. Ragan grew up in a family of five girls”
― T.R. Ragan, Abducted

“and two years ago Richard stopped calling home during his lunch hour.”
― T.R. Ragan, Abducted

“She could easily count the number of times she’d had sex since—and she only needed one hand. It didn’t take long for the few guys she had dated to sense she had “issues” that needed to be dealt with before she could have any sort of meaningful relationship.”
― T.R. Ragan, Abducted

“Although the more I learn,”
― T.R. Ragan, Abducted

“A shot rang out at”
― T.R. Ragan, Abducted

“it’s kind of nice if all the bad can somehow make the good that much better.”
― T.R. Ragan, Abducted

“Elizabeth Ann Gardner—Private Investigator.”
― T.R. Ragan, Abducted

“Her eyes narrowed. “Then why did you leave me?” Her words cut deeply. “Because I knew if I stayed, if I kept coming around, you would spend so much time worrying about me that you wouldn’t stand half a chance at getting better. You never put yourself first, Lizzy. You never did, you never will. But you should. That’s why you’ve struggled with the demons inside you for so long. You always put everybody else first. You’ve taken full responsibility for your mother and father’s divorce, your sister’s problems, and your father’s inability to cope. Now you’re trying to figure out how to balance the rest of the world on your shoulders.” “Ridiculous.”
― T.R. Ragan, Abducted

“Not one person in that gym tonight had any idea of what Lizzy Gardner had been through. Hayley didn’t know all the details either, but she knew a troubled soul when she met one.”
― T.R. Ragan, Abducted

“We’re going to find him, Lizzy.” She leaned into him, her cheek resting against his shoulder. “Don’t make any promises you can’t keep.” He had become an agent because he wanted to protect those he loved. But until this moment, he hadn’t realized that wanting to protect someone you loved and doing it were two different things.”
― T.R. Ragan, Abducted

“Her legs shook so hard,”
― T.R. Ragan, Abducted

“He stood out like Gerard Butler in a gay bar, or any bar for that matter.”
― T.R. Ragan, Abducted

“chocolate-brown”
― T.R. Ragan, Abducted