You'll Be the Death of Me Quotes

“You can be right in principle and still wrong in approach.”
― Karen M. McManus, You'll Be the Death of Me

“Nobody should be that good at so many different things. It doesn’t build character.”
― Karen M. McManus, You'll Be the Death of Me

“Silence falls as we get lost in our own regrets.”
― Karen M. McManus, You'll Be the Death of Me

“Here's the thing about powerhouse people: you have no idea how much they take on until they can't do it anymore.”
― Karen M. McManus, You'll Be the Death of Me

“We all make mistakes, right? And almost never see the fallout coming.”
― Karen M. McManus, You'll Be the Death of Me

“But are people supposed to abandon potential soul mates just because of a few socially constructed complications?”
― Karen M. McManus, You'll Be the Death of Me

“anticipation is often worse than reality.”
― Karen M. McManus, You'll Be the Death of Me

“That I preferred extreme failure to admitting I needed help. Which is a problem, isn’t it?”
― Karen M. McManus, You'll Be the Death of Me

“You can be right in principle and still wrong in approach,”
― Karen M. McManus, You'll Be the Death of Me

“Oh, I have big plans. Netflix, ice cream, cutting Gabe out of all my pictures and burning his head. It’s gonna be a whole thing.”
― Karen M. McManus, You'll Be the Death of Me

“anyone at this company that their branding is a lot more serial killer than helpful kitchen service?”
― Karen M. McManus, You'll Be the Death of Me

“ignore him, because once was more than enough to make a few things obvious. One, Dale Hawkins is every bit the hack my father always said he was. Two, Emily is a better friend than I deserve. And three, I should’ve texted her back way before now.”
― Karen M. McManus, You'll Be the Death of Me

“Plus, my parents have great insurance, and savings, and all those other things Henry talks about when he’s trying to convince me that I should get a business degree alongside an art degree. You need a safety net, he always says.”
― Karen M. McManus, You'll Be the Death of Me

“My wunderkind brother, who skipped a grade and is currently outshining me in every aspect of our senior year, would have been the logical choice.”
― Karen M. McManus, You'll Be the Death of Me

“Are you guys even real?”
― Karen M. McManus, You'll Be the Death of Me

“I hope so,” I say, chewing the inside of my cheek. “Ceramics class, my ass. That anonymous tip has to be about her. I never got anywhere near Boney.”
― Karen M. McManus, You'll Be the Death of Me

“It’s normal for people to grow apart when they reach high school, I guess, and it’s not like our friend breakup was some big, dramatic thing.”
― Karen M. McManus, You'll Be the Death of Me

“I'm starting to think he's turned into the kind of guy who'd do whatever someone says and not ask questions, just so he could fell like he's part of something.”
― Karen M. McManus, You'll Be the Death of Me

“Once you've been through a hostage situation with someone, you might as well be on a first-name basis.”
― Karen M. McManus, You'll Be the Death of Me

“Here’s the thing about powerhouse people: you have no idea how much they take on until they can’t do it all anymore.”
― Karen M. McManus, You'll Be the Death of Me

“He has that determined Mateo look I remember from the tail end of our friendship, when his dad hit the road to ‘find himself’ as a roadie for a Grateful Dead cover band. Like Mateo had finally realized he’d been letting a useless person dictate half his life, so he was going to have to step up, and—oh. Oh, ok. I’ve become the useless person that Mateo has to compensate for.”
― Karen M. McManus, You'll Be the Death of Me

“I’m not saying it’s my fault,” Ma interrupts. “I’m saying I recognize I’ve modeled some unhealthy behaviors for the two of you. And that stops now.” She leans forward, her face becoming more animated.”
― Karen M. McManus, You'll Be the Death of Me

“well-lit house deters break-ins,” Mom says, like we don’t live on a street where the closest thing we’ve ever witnessed to a criminal act is kids riding bicycles without a helmet”
― Karen M. McManus, You'll Be the Death of Me

“That wasn’t the first time a buffoon has been handed an office he doesn’t deserve, and it won’t be the last. All you can do is hold your head high.”
― Karen M. McManus, You'll Be the Death of Me

“I half expect my father to inquire about our dachshund, Mila, before he gets to me.”
― Karen M. McManus, You'll Be the Death of Me

“Here’s the thing about powerhouse people: you have no idea how much they take on until they can’t do it all anymore. I used to think I did plenty to help around the house. More than my friends, anyway. But now that my mother is at maybe half her usual capacity, facts have to be faced: Former Mateo did jack shit.”
― Karen M. McManus, You'll Be the Death of Me

“Ma’s always been the adult who Gets Shit Done.”
― Karen M. McManus, You'll Be the Death of Me

“I’m starting to think he’s turned into the kind of guy who’d do whatever someone says and not ask questions, just so he could feel like he’s part of something.”
― Karen M. McManus, You'll Be the Death of Me

“That wasn’t the first time a buffoon has been handed an office he doesn’t deserve, and it won’t be the last.”
― Karen M. McManus, You'll Be the Death of Me

“Our dog, Mila”
― Karen M. McManus, You'll Be the Death of Me