The Ghost Files Quotes

“Officer Dan..." I start.

"Squirt..." He grins while trying to swallow.

"I'm trying to be nice," I say, eyes narrowed. "Do you know how hard that is right now?”
― Apryl Baker, The Ghost Files

“No way do I ever want to try to do anything without my trusty Google search.”
― Apryl Baker, The Ghost Files

“We all have that inner fear of the dark, no matter how old we get. It’s an ingrained instinct to fear the velvety blackness of the night, of things you can’t quite see, but know deep down in your bones is there, waiting.”
― Apryl Baker, The Ghost Files

“life is hard, and you do what you have to do in order to survive.”
― Apryl Baker, The Ghost Files

“He shushes me with his lips and I melt as always. He sure does know how to kiss,”
― Apryl Baker, The Ghost Files

“No one wants to believe that when we die, that’s it. Everything that we are, that we were, will just cease to exist when we die. We need to believe that there is something more out there. If there isn’t, what’s the point of all this? That is why deep down, we all believe in that higher power. We have to believe that when we die, we go on, that something is out there besides an empty void or that the energy that makes us unique will simply extinguish. It’s an instinct ingrained in every human alive.”
― Apryl Baker, The Ghost Files

“Cherry blossom lipstick applied to full, pouty lips to perfection, check. Smoky eyes, check. The hazel color does throw off the smoke effect, but they still look pretty darn good. Black curls flowing down white fleece in a flirty style, check. Kid with the hole in her head, check. Skinny jeans… hole in her head?!”
― Apryl Baker, The Ghost Files

“I’ll make you a promise, okay? I promise no matter what you do, I will always be here for you. I will never leave you and I will never let you drive me away, no matter how hard you try. You’re stuck with me, kid.”
― Apryl Baker, The Ghost Files

“He smiles at me and his brown eyes are full of warm chocolate gooeyness.”
― Apryl Baker, The Ghost Files

“You'd be amazed at how many self-proclaimed atheist will start to pray right before they die.”
― Apryl Baker, The Ghost Files

“Something’s not right. The kid’s not talking to me. That much I know because she’s not even looking my direction. She’s looking in the mirror. My eyes focus on the mirror and I fall backwards trying to get away from the image there. Bloody, broken bits of flesh make up what I think is a face, but it’s hard to tell. It looks like someone carved it up with a cleaver. I don’t even know if it’s a boy or a girl staring at me and I’m not sure I want to know, either. The bullet hole in its head is there, but it blends in with the sticky black and red of the shredded face. Whatever got Emma got this… person, too. But why is it stopping her from telling me where they are?”
― Apryl Baker, The Ghost Files

“No one wants to believe that when we die, that’s it. Everything we are, that we were, will just cease to exist when we die. We need to believe there is something more out there. If there isn’t, what’s the point of all this?”
― Apryl Baker, The Ghost Files

“No way do I ever want to try to do anything without my trusty Google”
― Apryl Baker, The Ghost Files

“My right fist connects firmly with his nose. I hear a nasty pop and blood flows. I twist so that my legs are free of the booth and place a well-aimed kick at his kneecaps. He goes down hard.”
― Apryl Baker, The Ghost Files

“Did Officer Dan just admit he likes me?”
― Apryl Baker, The Ghost Files

“He nods and comes to sit back down, his face serious again. “Are you going to do this a lot?” “Define ‘this.’ I do a lot of stupid stuff.” “Leave me voicemails breaking up with me.” “Officer Dan, we can’t break up ’cause we were never together.” “Mattie,” he growls. “Maybe.” “Well, get over it because I love you, Mattie Hathaway. I’m not sure what that means right now, but I do. You’re stuck with me, Squirt. I’m not going anywhere.”
― Apryl Baker, The Ghost Files

“Eric Cameron. No… it couldn’t be. Oh. My. God. “Mattie?” That was why Eric was so familiar to me. I know his freaking name. Mirror Boy had been a foster kid.”
― Apryl Baker, The Ghost Files

“She used to smile so much, before the drugs. In the end her eyes were dull and lifeless. She looked about ten years older than she really was too. It was definitely the drugs. That stuff burns you out, ages you. I won’t touch that crap. I’ve seen what drugs can do. When you see the damage firsthand, you’ll never, ever even think about trying them yourself.”
― Apryl Baker, The Ghost Files

“Mason will run faster than Forest Gump if I tell him I almost got strangled by a ghost.”
― Apryl Baker, The Ghost Files

“No way do I ever want to try to do anything without my trusty Google search. “So”
― Apryl Baker, The Ghost Files

“I’m not sure any of us can really answer. Guys don’t go through half as much trouble as we do to impress. All they do is throw on just anything and look good. It’s so unfair. Meg’s”
― Apryl Baker, The Ghost Files

“I don’t know why you matter to me. I mean, I barely know you, but I need to know you’re safe, that you’re happy, and that you have everything you need. You’re important to me. That’s about all I’ve figured out right now, at least until you get a little older. You really are jailbait until you turn eighteen.”
― Apryl Baker, The Ghost Files

“We all have that inner fear of the dark, no matter how old we get. It's an ingrained instinct to fear the velvety blackness of the night, of things you can't quite see, but know deep down in your bones is there, waiting.”
― Apryl Baker, The Ghost Files

“Even I can appreciate a cute guy. How can a girl not? It's not the looking part that counts anyway. It's the touching. My theory is you can look at all the eye candy you want and still appreciate what you have at home”
― Apryl Baker, The Ghost Files

“He looks me right in the eyes, and those brown ones of his are full of comfort. Not sympathy or regret, or even hesitation. His eyes make me think of home. I feel at home with him. I’ve never felt that before, not even when my mom was still alive. She loved me, but never made me feel the warmth and comfort of a real home, but Officer Dan can. “Mattie.”
― Apryl Baker, The Ghost Files

“cutest guy I ever drooled over.”
― Apryl Baker, The Ghost Files

“Thirty minutes later, Dan is sipping his double something or other frappe latte. His order nearly made me cross my eyes trying to keep up with all the extra stuff he added. I still don’t get what everyone sees in all those overpriced flavored coffees. Don’t get me wrong—I love my caramel macchiato from Starbucks, but even I can’t see paying five dollars every couple of hours for coffee. You’d spend an entire paycheck in”
― Apryl Baker, The Ghost Files

“Don’t worry, baby girl,” she’d whispered. “It’s all going to get better now.” She raised her hand, and that’s when I’d seen the knife. By then it was too late. I pitched forward off the couch when she ripped the knife out of me. Pain lanced through my chest, and I screamed. She brought the knife down again and again, her eyes calm and peaceful the whole time. She kissed my cheek and told me to go to sleep. Raising the knife once more, she pushed it deep into her own throat before pulling it out. She collapsed beside me, her face inches from mine.”
― Apryl Baker, The Ghost Files

“My theory is you can look at all the eye candy you want and still appreciate what you have at home.”
― Apryl Baker, The Ghost Files

“For Granny – You are missed every single day.”
― Apryl Baker, The Ghost Files