The Intruder Quotes

“Everyone’s brain works differently. Just because the teachers don’t explain stuff to you in a way you understand it, that doesn’t mean you’re not smart.”
― Freida McFadden, The Intruder

“We can play any game you would like,” I offer. “What games do you know?” “Roblox. Minecraft. Fortnite.”
― Freida McFadden, The Intruder

“And as I close the door behind us, I can’t push away the feeling that I have made a grave mistake by inviting her in.”
― Freida McFadden, The Intruder

“I’m Ella,” I finally manage. Then I think better of it and give my full name: “Elizabeth Casey.”
― Freida McFadden, The Intruder

“My father might be gone, but I can still learn from his life lessons.”
― Freida McFadden, The Intruder

“The only thing that seemed to make her feel better was going shopping.”
― Freida McFadden, The Intruder

“repeat”
― Freida McFadden, The Intruder

“This is New England—a rainstorm is barely a blip out here.”
― Freida McFadden, The Intruder

“So why can’t I shake the feeling that something terrible is going to happen tonight?”
― Freida McFadden, The Intruder

“I pile spaghetti and sauce onto a large plate for my guest,”
― Freida McFadden, The Intruder

“And you can apply for a discounted or free lunch,” he adds. Right. My mother would never allow that. She would rather me never eat ever again until I turned into a walking skeleton than apply for a program meant for poor kids. We have plenty of food at home. “I know,” I say. “But I brought my lunch”
― Freida McFadden, The Intruder

“Just hold your horses, little lady,” he says. “I can’t fix the roof now. That storm is coming.”
― Freida McFadden, The Intruder

“There is at least a fifty percent chance that in the next twenty-four hours, the roof of the cabin I’m renting will collapse and kill me.”
― Freida McFadden, The Intruder

“snarls. “I…I’m sorry.”
― Freida McFadden, The Intruder

“exchange”
― Freida McFadden, The Intruder

“Her wrath was aimed at another woman. Someone who resembled me in scribble form.”
― Freida McFadden, The Intruder

“There's nothing more important than family”
― Freida McFadden, The Intruder

“and he always talked about how one of these days, he was going to be ready for our dad.”
― Freida McFadden, The Intruder

“who would believe that such a young girl would kill her mother?”
― Freida McFadden, The Intruder

“Once again, I have gotten away with murder.”
― Freida McFadden, The Intruder

“This”
― Freida McFadden, The Intruder

“thoughtful”
― Freida McFadden, The Intruder

“If the window is open”
― Freida McFadden, The Intruder

“She is far smarter and crueler than she looks. I think of the cigarette burns on her skinny arms as well as the bruises. I took the girl for a victim when I first saw her. But now I’m starting to wonder. I’ve got to get out of here.”
― Freida McFadden, The Intruder

“Finally”
― Freida McFadden, The Intruder

“When I do bad things”
― Freida McFadden, The Intruder

“Somebody is out there. There’s an intruder hiding in my toolshed”
― Freida McFadden, The Intruder

“I don’t have as much experience with adult men being disappointed with me, because I don’t have a father. I mean, I have a father—obviously—but I’ve never met him, so he’s never had a chance to be disappointed in me.”
― Freida McFadden, The Intruder

“I look up at the roof of my house. It will probably hold. And the tree probably won’t fall down. I probably won’t die tonight. And if I do, the good news is that nobody will miss me.”
― Freida McFadden, The Intruder

“I love sleeping alone—”
― Freida McFadden, The Intruder