What She Saw Quotes

“I liked plants. But they didn’t like me. They tended to die when they came into my orbit. I could almost hear the last plant I’d owned screaming for help as I carried it out of the plant shop.”
― Mary Burton, What She Saw

“The world eats up good people all the time,”
― Mary Burton, What She Saw

“something,”
― Mary Burton, What She Saw

“I’d liked the look of a full refrigerator. The sight had eased the faint anxiety always in my belly. A full fridge promised that tomorrow was going to be a good day.”
― Mary Burton, What She Saw

“Victims came in all shapes and sizes. Sinners, saints, and all those in between.”
― Mary Burton, What She Saw

“As the old man used to say, “The farther you run, the closer you get to your past.”
― Mary Burton, What She Saw

“brave”
― Mary Burton, What She Saw

“chance”
― Mary Burton, What She Saw

“Unprocessed feelings created tension in my body that sooner or later needed an outlet. At times like that, my muscles cramped. Deep, watery breaths tightened my chest, and I felt as if I were drowning.”
― Mary Burton, What She Saw

“on my shoulder and then slipped on Cody’s leash”
― Mary Burton, What She Saw

“Do me a favor and break every fucking rule. Smash them all to bits.” “That’s what I do best.”
― Mary Burton, What She Saw

“two”
― Mary Burton, What She Saw

“She might have seen herself as a sympathetic angel, but I saw the demon scratching under her skin. “And Brian Fletcher?”
― Mary Burton, What She Saw

“Any luck on who tried to barbecue me?”
― Mary Burton, What She Saw

“In a world of violent offenders, he’d used his charm to win hearts and minds and whitewash over dead women, rapes, and lies.”
― Mary Burton, What She Saw

“He had a good relationship with his neighbors, had been well liked by his coworkers until he retired, and volunteered in his church. He’d shown no signs of cracking. And just like that he broke like Mayor Briggs and Taggart had.”
― Mary Burton, What She Saw

“From the glove box, I retrieved my holstered handgun, an accessory I always traveled with.”
― Mary Burton, What She Saw

“For once, it might be nice to wear rose-colored glasses. But the universe had never delivered my set.”
― Mary Burton, What She Saw

“None of it is enough, Ms. Grayson. That festival blew my family apart. And anyone who thinks bones in the ground will fill the hole inside of me is a fool.”
― Mary Burton, What She Saw

“He set the glass on the counter and stepped back, as if being close to me troubled him. I was the knife poised to slice into old wounds.”
― Mary Burton, What She Saw

“Rafe Colton was a liar and a con artist. It was a matter of time before he was behind bars. And Taggart hoped he was the man to lock him up.”
― Mary Burton, What She Saw

“My sweet, loyal mother had gotten herself pregnant by a psychopath who would slaughter three random people in a bar fight two years later.”
― Mary Burton, What She Saw

“The world was full of hardworking Pattys. These women sacrificed their youth and beauty in the hopes they’d crawl out of poverty. A few made it out of the hole, but most would spend their lives chasing enough money to make rent.”
― Mary Burton, What She Saw

“You’re on a fool’s errand, Sloane. You’re going to stir a lot of bad memories, get a few clicks, and then you’ll move on. You won’t be around to see the wreckage.” “The wreckage has followed me ever since.” I drew in a breath and met his gaze. “I’ve spent my entire life wondering if she’s dead, alive, suffering, or living a better life without her child.”
― Mary Burton, What She Saw

“They also mentioned Patty’s underage drug charge and her out-of-wedlock child. They’d all painted her as a troubled woman living on the edge.”
― Mary Burton, What She Saw

“He’d assumed that outside of the military, civilians made more logical choices. But guys like Mayor Briggs proved him wrong. Incompetent higher-ups existed in all walks of life. Taggart”
― Mary Burton, What She Saw

“All humans chase attention. We pursue it in different ways. Some get on the stage. Some publish. Others get tattooed or choose the perfect personalized license plate. Anyone who says they don’t want to be noticed doesn’t know how to escape the shadows.”
― Mary Burton, What She Saw

“unspoken rage. Past traumas, unsolved cases, killers who got away—it all haunted them. They came here hoping that if they found the Mountain Music Festival bodies, they would find salvation.”
― Mary Burton, What She Saw

“To this day, I still professed my innocence. I was framed. The cops had never found the bodies. And I argued the commonwealth’s case was based on physical evidence planted in my barn. A prison guard”
― Mary Burton, What She Saw