Death Row Quotes

“I look back one last time at the man in the dark suit. He’s talking to the redheaded inmate”
― Freida McFadden, Death Row

“How could anyone think that I killed Noel? I had no motive—he was the love of my life. And most of all”
― Freida McFadden, Death Row

“I will be executed by lethal injection in two weeks. And last”
― Freida McFadden, Death Row

“eau de slut.”
― Freida McFadden, Death Row

“Noel deserves this. I loved him with my entire heart and soul, and what did he do? He betrayed me in the worst possible way.”
― Freida McFadden, Death Row

“didn’t do it.” My voice slurs on the words. “I didn’t kill my husband. I’m innocent.” Albert is quiet for a moment, his fingers frozen on the syringe that will paralyze my muscles. He exchanges looks with Rhea and then lets out a deep sigh. “Yes,” he says, “we know.” What?”
― Freida McFadden, Death Row

“I’m going to die. In less than two weeks, I will be executed by the state.”
― Freida McFadden, Death Row

“he comes back stinking of eau de slut.”
― Freida McFadden, Death Row

“On my life.” He takes another step closer to me. “And you know it’s true, because if I ever did cheat on you, you’d probably kill me.” I laugh at his joke, except . . . well, is it a joke? Noel says he loves me, but I love him just as much. I love him so much that the thought of him ever being unfaithful to me is unbearable. If he ever did something like that . . . “Let’s go back inside.” Noel throws his arm around my shoulders. “You look like you’re freezing.” Even though I don’t feel the cold, I crave the warmth of his body. I close my eyes, waiting for him to press his lips against mine. But he doesn’t. “Open your eyes, Talia,” he whispers in my ear, his breath tickling my neck. “What?” “Open your eyes.”
― Freida McFadden, Death Row

“And last, I am innocent. I didn’t kill my husband.”
― Freida McFadden, Death Row

“When you look into the eyes of the love of your life, you know it.”
― Freida McFadden, Death Row

“If I came into my kitchen and smelled gas the way I do now, I would know not to use the oven and possibly to call the fire department. Noel wouldn’t know, though.”
― Freida McFadden, Death Row

“I will always be faithful to you.” “You swear?” “On my life.” He takes another step closer to me. “And you know it’s true, because if I ever did cheat on you, you’d probably kill me.”
― Freida McFadden, Death Row

“out.”
― Freida McFadden, Death Row

“every single time he goes to “work,” he comes back stinking of eau de slut.”
― Freida McFadden, Death Row

“The odor of gas hits my nostrils, which twitch in response. This seems to happen too much with this stove, but Noel is never bothered by it because he can’t smell the gas. The stench of gas in the kitchen grows stronger. Natural gas is actually odorless, and the smell is added in order to alert people that there’s a gas leak. If I came into my kitchen and smelled gas the way I do now, I would know not to use the oven and possibly to call the fire department. Noel wouldn’t know, though.”
― Freida McFadden, Death Row

“After I smelled it that one time, I became attuned to it, and every time he came home, I sniffed him and realized he always smelled like that perfume.”
― Freida McFadden, Death Row

“His instinct to take a shower is a good one. Noel has lost his sense of smell, but I haven’t, and I am very aware that he reeks of another woman’s perfume.”
― Freida McFadden, Death Row

“I didn’t do it.” My voice slurs on the words. “I didn’t kill my husband. I’m innocent.” Albert is quiet for a moment, his fingers frozen on the syringe that will paralyze my muscles. He exchanges looks with Rhea and then lets out a deep sigh. “Yes,” he says, “we know.” What?”
― Freida McFadden, Death Row

“It’s been a week, and every single time he goes to “work,” he comes back stinking of eau de slut.”
― Freida McFadden, Death Row

“On my life.” He takes another step closer to me. “And you know it’s true, because if I ever did cheat on you, you’d probably kill me.”
― Freida McFadden, Death Row

“How could anyone think that I killed Noel? I had no motive—he was the love of my life. And most of all, I have an alibi. Yet here I am, about to be executed for his murder. And the worst part of it all is how much I miss him.”
― Freida McFadden, Death Row

“I look back one last time at the man in the dark suit. He’s talking to the redheaded inmate, his attention focused on her, but then, just as Rhea is pulling me from the room, he raises his eyes to meet mine. Oh my God. It’s Noel.”
― Freida McFadden, Death Row

“Noel has lost his sense of smell, but I haven’t, and I am very aware that he reeks of another woman’s perfume.”
― Freida McFadden, Death Row

“So the fact is, I never actually saw Noel’s body and confirmed that it was him. The police told me they used DNA to positively identify his scorched remains, but all I have to go on is what they told me. What if the DNA evidence was wrong?”
― Freida McFadden, Death Row

“could ask for a Big Mac for my last meal.”
― Freida McFadden, Death Row

“It’s entirely possible that being on death row is worse than death. I can’t say for sure, since I haven’t yet experienced death (will have an update on that soon), but I have experienced death row, and it’s hard to imagine anything much worse.”
― Freida McFadden, Death Row

“When we go out in the prison yard, it’s always alone with a guard.”
― Freida McFadden, Death Row

“It’s entirely possible that being on death row is worse than death. I can’t say for sure, since I haven’t yet experienced death (will have an update on that soon), but I have experienced death row, and it’s hard to imagine anything much worse. The worst part about death row is the seclusion. Prisoners on death row are kept isolated from the rest of the prisoners.”
― Freida McFadden, Death Row

“I will be executed by lethal injection in two weeks. And last, I am innocent. I didn’t kill my husband.”
― Freida McFadden, Death Row