Lies She Told Quotes

“The faithful often find themselves blindsided. They don't suspect anything because they can't imagine doing something so awful themselves.”
― Cate Holahan, Lies She Told

“The past is always hiding behind the present, threatening to peek out and drag everything down.”
― Cate Holahan, Lies She Told

“Sex is never about getting off. It's a physical form of communication, stripped of the linguistic armor inside of which people cloak their true feelings. A person cannot have a sarcastic orgasm.”
― Cate Holahan, Lies She Told

“Laughter is the only vaccine for crying. You shed a few tears instead of a thousand.”
― Cate Holahan, Lies She Told

“once did he call, despite my messages dangling the prospect of good news from Sergeant Perez and apologizing for our argument. He could have”
― Cate Holahan, Lies She Told

“I may still be background furniture, but now I have a decorative pillow.”
― Cate Holahan, Lies She Told

“I don't invent my characters. I steal them from my surroundings. To be a writer is to be a life thief. Every day, I rob myself blind.”
― Cate Holahan, Lies She Told

“My main characters are more extensions of my social circle than figments of my imagination. Each is fleshed out with characteristics of myself or my loved ones, endowed with unwritten parts stitched together from my own experiences and the secrets of those closest to me. These embezzled backstories dictate my characters' actions as much as my own personal history decides my emotional responses. I don't invent my characters. I steal them from my surroundings. To be a writer is to be a life thief. Every day, I rob myself blind.”
― Cate Holahan, Lies She Told

“Expect the worst and you won't be surprised”
― Cate Holahan, Lies She Told