We Used to Live Here Quotes

“Even when the event was completely out of her control, even when the other party was blatantly overstepping her bounds, she always found a way to blame herself. Always felt this nagging sense of guilt for everything, as if her very existence was a violation of some stone-etched decree.”
― Marcus Kliewer, We Used to Live Here

“When things felt right, it only meant there was so much more that could go wrong.”
― Marcus Kliewer, We Used to Live Here

“Yet, like all totally not haunted houses in the middle of nowhere, it was listed at a killer deal.”
― Marcus Kliewer, We Used to Live Here

“Imagine if several times a day, all at once, every single thing around you became impossible to ignore.”
― Marcus Kliewer, We Used to Live Here

“Her core memories began to change. People she’d known all her life became strangers, and strangers became… familiar.”
― Marcus Kliewer, We Used to Live Here

“Every memory she ever had, good or bad, it didn't matter - it all drowned in the suffocating present.”
― Marcus Kliewer, We Used to Live Here

“Those people in your house… that’s not what they look like,” he said, talking more to the trees than to her.”
― Marcus Kliewer, We Used to Live Here

“Yet, like all childhood monsters, it was only replaced by the mundane, and arguably worse, terrors of adulthood: credit card debt, car accidents, funerals. Things that sometimes made Eve think back to imaginary ghouls with rosy nostalgia.”
― Marcus Kliewer, We Used to Live Here

“Always felt this nagging sense of guilt for everything, as if her very existence was a violation of some stone-etched decree.”
― Marcus Kleiwer, We Used to Live Here

“the simplest explanation was usually correct.”
― Marcus Kliewer, We Used to Live Here

“Don’t understand something? Witchcraft.”
― Marcus Kliewer, We Used to Live Here

“please, kindly, shut the fuck up,”
― Marcus Kliewer, We Used to Live Here

“Of course, a well-adjusted individual would’ve simply told him no. But self-destructive people-pleasing was another of Eve’s plentiful idiosyncrasies. She had a crippling fear of disappointing anyone, even complete strangers—even people she disliked.”
― Marcus Kliewer, We Used to Live Here

“In times of stress, take mental notes of your environment, your senses. Stay focused on the present moment.”
― Marcus Kliewer, We Used to Live Here

“Charlie often joked that there were “less than zero photos” of her in existence. And, believe it or not, it was almost true. Aside from driver’s licenses and the blurry backgrounds of parties and family get-togethers, Eve had somehow managed to avoid most cameras since her early twenties.”
― Marcus Kliewer, We Used to Live Here

“Wait,” she called out, almost reflexively. The father stopped in his tracks and looked back over his shoulder. Eve cleared her throat. “Fifteen minutes?” He nodded. “Tops.”
― Marcus Kliewer, We Used to Live Here

“We started a digital fast, through our church. The whole congregation handed in their phones to the pastor. At the end of the month, he FedExes them back. No cell phones, no screens, not until then.”
― Marcus Kliewer, We Used to Live Here

“make Thomas angry (or afraid?). Do something extreme, something that will make his mask slip. Make him show his true face—then you strike.”
― Marcus Kliewer, We Used to Live Here

“Warped your family. Forced himself into your life. Despite what everyone around you says—your name is NOT Alina. It is ALISON. Alison Faust. Your father is Elijah and your mother is Vera. The religious zealots who replaced them are not real. They are MIMICS. They may look like your parents, but they are not. Never forget that. Thomas, or whatever force controls him, wants to drive you mad, wants you to stay locked up here forever. He’s making you see things, making you doubt your own sanity. (What are his motives?) He’s pulling you into a labyrinth that you might never escape. It’s like quicksand ; the more you fight the charade, the worse it gets. There’s only one way to stop it: You have to play along, wait for the right moment, then”
― Marcus Kliewer, We Used to Live Here

“You are not who they say you are. Thomas “Faust” is not your brother. He has been living (trapped?) here since long before the house was built, before the trees were planted. He changed your memories.”
― Marcus Kliewer, We Used to Live Here

“This isn’t your Charlie.”
― Marcus Kliewer, We Used to Live Here

“She isn’t her,”
― Marcus Kliewer, We Used to Live Here

“anything.” The corner of his mouth twitched; he was lying,”
― Marcus Kliewer, We Used to Live Here

“DON’T FORGET WHICH HOUSE YOU’RE IN”
― Marcus Kliewer, We Used to Live Here

“Then, out of nowhere, he exhaled a primal scream, slapping at the side of his head with a flat palm. Violent. Vicious.”
― Marcus Kliewer, We Used to Live Here

“… a dog kennel? It was nestled between a broken grandfather clock and an empty guitar case. Eve drew closer. The metal-wire crate held an assortment of chew toys, expired liver treats, and a plastic food bowl. Fading white letters on the bowl spelled out BUCKLEY. Thomas’s chocolate Lab?”
― Marcus Kliewer, We Used to Live Here

“The once-hanging flap of wallpaper, the one Jenny had torn away to access the dumbwaiter, was back in place.”
― Marcus Kliewer, We Used to Live Here

“(((The longer someone is trapped in Old House the more dangerous they become—to themseLves and others. Some claim that symptoms akin to radiation sickness and psychosis can occur. Hearing loss, vomiting, hallucinations, extreme paranoia etc.)))”
― Marcus Kliewer, We Used to Live Here

“Either a non-human entity, or a host who has been trapped for so long they are essentially no longer human.”
― Marcus Kliewer, We Used to Live Here

“Anchor (also known as Trickster, Spirit, Demon, Entity, Presence, Specter, etc.): Either a non-human entity, or a host who has been trapped for so long they are essentially no longer human. Some are neutral, some are helpful, most are incredibly dangerous. (Anchor motives are often incomprehensible, seems like some feed on terror/confusion/chaos?)”
― Marcus Kliewer, We Used to Live Here