Every Last Fear Quotes

“[T]he truth of the matter was that it was rarely a stranger who killed you; it was usually someone you held dear. As Keller knew too well, the sheep spends its life worried about the wolf, only to be eaten by the farmer.”
― Alex Finlay, Every Last Fear

“You have two choices when you’re confronted with your every last fear:
Give up or fight like hell.”
― Alex Finlay, Every Last Fear

“People think I’m obsessed, that I’m crazy. That I’m selfish and a fool. But what would you do if your son was convicted for a crime he didn’t commit? If he was locked up for the rest of his life and you knew in your bones he was innocent? If your family was broken?

You have two choices when you’re confronted with your every last fear:

Give up or fight like hell.”
― Alex Finlay, Every Last Fear

“the sheep spends its life worried about the wolf, only to be eaten by the farmer.”
― Alex Finlay, Every Last Fear

“As Keller knew too well, the sheep spends its life worried about the wolf, only to be eaten by the farmer.”
― Alex Finlay, Every Last Fear

“The elusive hunt for happiness," Matt said. God knows Matt had been on that pursuit for some time. Even before, he wouldn't say he'd been depressed or even sad. Despite the friction, he always knew his family loved him. He had close friends he cared about and who cared about him. He had, for all intents and purposes. a privileged life. But there was always this hollowed-out feeling in his chest he hadn't been able to shake since Year Zero”
― Alex Finlay, Every Last Fear

“It was always the affluent, the well-educated, who lawyered up—or in this case, parented up. They’d been exposed to lawyers, or studied Miranda in their AP Government classes, or had been schooled by America’s biggest educator on police procedure and the Bill of Rights, Law & Order.”
― Alex Finlay, Every Last Fear

“You have two choices when you’re confronted with your every last fear:

Give up or fight like hell.”
― Alex Finlay, Every Last Fear

“I just don’t get how you can like Shyamalan so much.” Matt smiled again. She had a point, since most of the NYU film school snobs looked down on M. Night Shyamalan. But Matt loved Shyamalan’s movies because they were grounded in destiny—the protagonists unaware that everything in their lives had led up to a moment; that everything suddenly made sense; that they had a purpose in the universe.”
― Alex Finlay, Every Last Fear

“Beware the quiet man,” Reggie said, in a tone like a preacher, quoting from something Matt didn’t recognize. “For while others speak, he watches. And while others act, he plans. And when they finally rest, he strikes.”
― Alex Finlay, Every Last Fear

“Evan had once read about dry drowning, a person slowly dying hours or even days after leaving the water. That's how he'd felt for the past seven years, oxygen slowly being stolen from his damaged insides”
― Alex Finlay, Every Last Fear

“Wait, you’re telling me the blood sample wasn’t genuine; it was an impasta.”
― Alex Finlay, Every Last Fear

“Funny how you acquire the verbal tics of your friends.”
― Alex Finlay, Every Last Fear

“Studies prove that doing five random acts of kindness a day leads to more happiness.”
― Alex Finlay, Every Last Fear

“What a lot of people didn’t know was that law enforcement can lie with impunity to suspects.”
― Alex Finlay, Every Last Fear

“When his dad gave talks about Danny’s case, he always warned parents to teach their children to treat police officers like a big dog they didn’t know. Most dogs were friendly, but you still wouldn’t just rush up to pet the creature; you’d use caution, make sure it didn’t bite. And you’d certainly never poke it with a stick. The same was true with cops. Most were hardworking, decent people. But the profession also attracted a certain breed. Like a rabid dog, you might not know the good from the bad until it was too late.”
― Alex Finlay, Every Last Fear

“The event overlapped with “Manhattanhenge,” one of two days a year when the setting sun aligned perfectly with the New York City street grid.”
― Alex Finlay, Every Last Fear

“He’d dated Charlotte, and the truth of the matter was that it was rarely a stranger who killed you; it was usually someone you held dear. As Keller knew too well, the sheep spends its life worried about the wolf, only to be eaten by the farmer.”
― Alex Finlay, Every Last Fear

“But Matt loved Shyamalan’s movies because they were grounded in destiny—the protagonists unaware that everything in their lives had led up to a moment; that everything suddenly made sense; that they had a purpose in the universe.”
― Alex Finlay, Every Last Fear

“If Matt had learned one thing from his father, however, it was to never underestimate the power of an angry cop. When his dad gave talks about Danny’s case, he always warned parents to teach their children to treat police officers like a big dog they didn’t know. Most dogs were friendly, but you still wouldn’t just rush up to pet the creature; you’d use caution, make sure it didn’t bite. And you’d certainly never poke it with a stick. The same was true with cops. Most were hardworking, decent people. But the profession also attracted a certain breed. Like a rabid dog, you might not know the good from the bad until it was too late.”
― Alex Finlay, Every Last Fear

“BSD was Bureau shorthand for the most aggressive agents, the ones who didn’t hesitate to put the government’s heavy foot on someone’s neck. The charming acronym stood for Big Swinging Dick.”
― Alex Finlay, Every Last Fear

“I swear I’m not making this up.” Judy raised her hand like she was taking an oath. “Nebraska’s slogan is ‘Honestly, it’s not for everyone.’” She coughed out a laugh, then said, “I’ve spent months there and they aren’t lying. We’re going back tonight.”
― Alex Finlay, Every Last Fear

“Never underestimate the power of a creep with too much time on his hands”
― Alex Finlay, Every Last Fear

“A phone call. When was the last time she'd made one of those to someone other than her parents? Such an antiquated method of communication. But it's what you did if you didn't want to write something down - if you didn't want a written record - if you were going to do something illegal”
― Alex Finlay, Every Last Fear