Blood Lines Quotes

“Just because you’re paranoid does not mean they’re not out to get you.”
― Angela Marsons, Blood Lines

“everyone has a semi-fixed set of values and beliefs they have garnered since childhood. Persuading people to question themselves was a technique known as unfreezing; best used when people had suffered a loss or had been fired or were away from familiar surroundings. It was a technique that had worked well for her in prison.”
― Angela Marsons, Blood Lines

“one of the most destructive emotions that came with grief was regret. Other emotions would settle within her over time but regret would always cut like a knife.”
― Angela Marsons, Blood Lines

“It was the difference between ‘have a piece of cake’ and ‘this cake is delicious’. It was about planting the seed of suggestion so the decision to reach for a piece of cake was made by the person themselves.”
― Angela Marsons, Blood Lines

“Conversational hypnosis had been her manipulation of choice. She preferred the term ‘covert hypnosis’: it was basically the art of causing people to change their minds or see things your way without them even knowing you were influencing them.”
― Angela Marsons, Blood Lines

“To gain her trust Alex had used a technique called mirroring. It began with matching mannerisms: a scratch of the nose, crossing the legs. It communicated to the subconscious that you were alike and promoted instant trust. Next she had initiated small talk to see which personality type she was. It was a technique used by marketers to define motivators. Cassie had instantly fallen into the Yellow category, which dictated she was driven by pity. Green was for the details people. Blue for familiarity, and Red for competitive.”
― Angela Marsons, Blood Lines

“Intermittent Positive Reinforcement caused an unpredictability that prompted a subconscious craving for positive attention: Cassie had begun chasing her for a positive reaction.”
― Angela Marsons, Blood Lines

“She had access to the primal emotions but not the ‘higher’ ones. She would never feel or understand love in any form, and that was perfectly fine by her.”
― Angela Marsons, Blood Lines

“The boundaries of conscience had always fascinated her, not least because she didn’t have one. As a sociopath she was born without the ability to feel remorse, meaning she could commit any act and feel no guilt. It also meant she could not form any attachment to another living thing. She had learned very young that her feelings did not work the same way as normal people.”
― Angela Marsons, Blood Lines

“As a sociopath she was born without the ability to feel remorse, meaning she could commit any act and feel no guilt. It also meant she could not form any attachment to another living thing. She had learned very young that her feelings did not work the same way as normal people.”
― Angela Marsons, Blood Lines

“Doctor Alexandra Thorne sat at the square writing table that separated the two single beds.”
― Angela Marsons, Blood Lines

“Mr Cross?”
― Angela Marsons, Blood Lines

“furniture for herself. Cassie, her cellmate, barely possessed the ability to read or write and had no use for the makeshift desk. The stupid woman had once placed a pile of clothing on the right-hand side of the table. One look from Alex and the pile had been swiftly transferred to the bottom of the bed.”
― Angela Marsons, Blood Lines

“managed to manipulate her darkest fantasies about murdering”
― Angela Marsons, Blood Lines

“Suddenly the world around her looked different. It was no longer a place that she understood. A foreign country had risen up around her and changed the landscape completely.”
― Angela Marsons, Blood Lines