The Forgotten Girls Quotes

“Billy knew, as soon as he hung up the phone, a familiar knot in his stomach, that Isabella was the only detective to call for a case like this. As the smartest detective in his Special Victims Unit, Isabella’s edge was her skill in handling women. As a woman herself she had an advantage, but she had taken that edge and honed it by handling the unit’s most sensitive scenarios. That skill would come in handy here—country club set, tony town, mother of two daughters—a lot of women to handle.”
― Alexa Steele, The Forgotten Girls

“Psychopathy means suffering of the mind, as you know, though most psychopaths would argue there is anything remotely wrong with them at all. The DSM lists many antisocial personality disorders and the differences between them can be quite small. Borderline personality disorder, narcissistic personality disorder, sociopath, and psychopath can sometimes seem indistinguishable and be used interchangeably. Diagnosing can feel more like an art than a science. But there are differences, as there are overlaps.”
― Alexa Steele, The Forgotten Girls

“some will deal with their prey outside the confines of violence, but others will feel the need to resort to it. Either way, they will rationalize their actions and excuse themselves from liability one hundred percent of the time. It will always be the fault of their victims. Even when they kill.”
― Alexa Steele, The Forgotten Girls

“Remember, psychopaths are deliberate: they know exactly what they are doing,” he continued. “They are not psychotic. They don’t hear voices. It is insanity of the most lethal kind because they do not feel remorse when they commit crime, and will do it over and over again. They cannot be cured.”
― Alexa Steele, The Forgotten Girls

“They sound like aliens.” Bella shuddered. “In a way they are,” he answered. “They are in the physical form of a body—many are great looking and well put together—but inside there is nothing but a desire to win. The question is how well the person has learned to hide that truth.”
― Alexa Steele, The Forgotten Girls

“normal, healthy woman won’t lie about what she thinks and feels, won’t pretend she is someone she is not, won’t manipulate situations constantly to ensure she gets what she wants. A psychopathic woman will.”
― Alexa Steele, The Forgotten Girls

“Women will use whatever weakness in another they can find and twist it for leverage. They will look to socially isolate their prey, speak badly about him or her, lie and twist the truth to their advantage. They seem to crave social elevation”
― Alexa Steele, The Forgotten Girls

“A good way to think about it is when you deal with a psychopath you are really interacting with their ‘Mask of Sanity or Normalcy,’ as it has been called. They can keep relationships up for years if the circumstances support it. But most of their relationships sour and fail because people eventually do see through the mask to their real core: which is pure selfishness and, many times, evil.”
― Alexa Steele, The Forgotten Girls

“A total lack of empathy; extraordinary ability to manipulate; an intense drive to get what they want. They have a total lack of guilt, fear, or remorse. They are incredibly charming and use this to control; they read others’ weaknesses and use that as leverage; they flatter and pretend with precision.”
― Alexa Steele, The Forgotten Girls

“Psychopaths are not created equal, nor are they all violent. Actually, and disturbingly, many of the most successful CEOs, celebrities, and entrepreneurs have psychopathic qualities which, ironically, are the very qualities that make them so successful.”
― Alexa Steele, The Forgotten Girls

“heart-wrenchingly devoid of real friends and real connection,”
― Alexa Steele, The Forgotten Girls

“She was sick of all the affect, the self-absorption, the constant preoccupation with themselves and their children. No one she knew had saved the world last time she checked, or found a cure for cancer or worked as a firefighter and saved a life. She was disgusted with it all quite frankly, and with herself, for having become so fully lost in it. Somewhere along the line, her life had morphed into a bubble of money, privilege, status, and inordinate self-obsession. She was suffocating in it; she had to get out. It”
― Alexa Steele, The Forgotten Girls

“Weber’s office was located in a banal suburban office complex in”
― Alexa Steele, The Forgotten Girls

“How can you tell if a person is narcissistic, unaware, or truly crazy?”
― Alexa Steele, The Forgotten Girls

“lot. Was with him from the beginning. No pre-nup.”
― Alexa Steele, The Forgotten Girls

“many of the most successful CEOs, celebrities, and entrepreneurs have psychopathic qualities which, ironically, are the very qualities that make them so successful.”
― Alexa Steele, The Forgotten Girls

“Borderline personality disorder, narcissistic personality disorder, sociopath, and psychopath can sometimes seem indistinguishable and be used interchangeably.”
― Alexa Steele, The Forgotten Girls

“The four girls crammed around Erika’s small kitchen table wolfing down pizza, munchkins, and chips.”
― Alexa Steele, The Forgotten Girls

“The four girls crammed around Erika’s small kitchen table wolfing down pizza, munchkins, and chips. Bella stood near the counter a safe distance away, cup of coffee in hand, surveying them.”
― Alexa Steele, The Forgotten Girls

“The Sociopath Next Door.”
― Alexa Steele, The Forgotten Girls

“studied; but, as far as your”
― Alexa Steele, The Forgotten Girls

“chest. The fox had guarded the henhouse,”
― Alexa Steele, The Forgotten Girls

“their own heads. “What”
― Alexa Steele, The Forgotten Girls

“reader, she is also a critically-acclaimed author of non-fiction. THE FORGOTTEN GIRLS is her debut work of fiction.”
― Alexa Steele, The Forgotten Girls

“This thing has to be solved yesterday or I am telling you, heads will roll, especially Dennis’s.”
― Alexa Steele, The Forgotten Girls

“She hauled herself out of bed reluctantly and went into the bathroom.”
― Alexa Steele, The Forgotten Girls