The Body Counter Quotes

“Now that she was free, she marveled at how she’d lived through it, but people adapted. People were resilient. They became who they needed to be in order to survive.”
― Anne Frasier, The Body Counter

“spoke as if she herself felt sympathy for the victim in the house. For years she’d been kept in a box in the basement, naked, in the dark. Now that she was free, she marveled at how she’d lived through it, but people adapted. People were resilient. They became who they needed to be in order to survive. That was the takeaway. That was what she’d learned. That was what she knew. “I’m not a beggar.” The woman’s bloodshot eyes flared at the money. “I just want you to have it.” Jude didn’t drop her extended arm. “A meal on me.” The woman relented. “Who would buy that place?” she asked, tucking the money somewhere inside her clothing. “What kind of crazy person would buy that place?” “Do you have somewhere to stay tonight?” Jude asked, ignoring the question. “A shelter?” Fall in Minnesota was breathtakingly perfect, but it could snow in late September, and come November temps could drop below zero. “I have a place. How ’bout you? Ever since the blackouts, you never know. Shelters are full of people who don’t look like they should be there, but they lost their homes in the street riots and arson fires. We find places where we can.”
― Anne Frasier, The Body Counter

“The alchemy of shampoos and deodorants, lotions and hair products, combined with the odor of tech equipment and the buzz and flickering of the overhead lights, was unnerving.”
― Anne Frasier, The Body Counter

“Only if you trust someone to do their job in a competent and professional way.”
― Anne Frasier, The Body Counter

“The cat’s missing,” Jude said.”
― Anne Frasier, The Body Counter

“But the regret and loss wouldn’t mean she’d made a mistake. You could make the right choice while still feeling regret.”
― Anne Frasier, The Body Counter

“He’d do what he could for as long as he could, and when he couldn’t do it any longer, someone else would take his place.”
― Anne Frasier, The Body Counter

“Anger gave your thoughts a solid focus, a diversion from things that were too hard to look at with unfiltered eyes.”
― Anne Frasier, The Body Counter

“Remove yourself from your own misery, lest it consume you.”
― Anne Frasier, The Body Counter

“People were adaptable. Their brains could shift and change and tolerate the situation.”
― Anne Frasier, The Body Counter