The Coworker Quotes

“Whatever else you can fake, it’s hard to fake being a genuinely kind person. It’s also exceedingly rare.”
― Freida McFadden, The Coworker

“After all, there’s nothing that binds two people like a shared secret.”
― Freida McFadden, The Coworker

“That’s what it takes to catch your prey. Patience. We can all learn a lot from the soft-shelled turtle.”
― Freida McFadden, The Coworker

“I’ve lived thirty years, and it has been utterly exhausting.”
― Freida McFadden, The Coworker

“As strange as Dawn’s schedule is, it’s even stranger that today she isn’t following it. I can’t help but think that Dawn’s absence must signify something ominous. After all, Dawn is never late. Never.”
― Freida McFadden, The Coworker

“It wasn’t right of me to ask him to lie to the police. That’s not the kind of thing you ask your boyfriend of less than two months to do for you. That’s more of a six-month relationship request.”
― Freida McFadden, The Coworker

“It’s nice having a boss who isn’t up in my business all the time about every penny I spend on my customers and makes me account for every nanosecond of my time. I’m sure it would be different if I didn’t get results, but Seth trusts me.”
― Freida McFadden, The Coworker

“Turtles just don’t have any manners, apparently.”
― Freida McFadden, The Coworker

“Dá para fingir ser um monte de coisa, mas é difícil fingir ser uma pessoa boa de verdade. E é raríssimo encontrar alguém bom de verdade.”
― Freida McFadden, The Coworker

“Kim Healey is my best friend at work, which sadly means that she’s my best friend in general since work has increasingly become my entire life.”
― Freida McFadden, The Coworker

“For example, I asked him how often the refrigerator was cleaned. He looked surprised. So I explained to him that many bacteria such as Listeria can easily grow at cold temperatures. I had quite a lot of data on it, but when I tried to share those data with Seth, he didn’t seem to be interested.”
― Freida McFadden, The Coworker

“When you’re smiling, people can hear it in your voice. I always smile during my sales calls—smile before you dial.”
― Freida McFadden, The Coworker

“used to get calls like that all the time, sometimes with just silence, but sometimes with a string of threats on the other line. But I haven’t gotten a call like that since… well, it’s been several months. I doubt it’s that same person—they have no reason to hate me anymore.”
― Freida McFadden, The Coworker

“You had to throw them at just the right angle and they would bounce on the water. I pick out”
― Freida McFadden, The Coworker

“I explained in detail how the older you get, the chances of getting married decrease significantly. Because as more people in your own age group get married, the dating pool decreases, so your odds of finding somebody suitable to marry continue to go down. Of course, you could still marry somebody significantly younger, but most women, on average, seek men who are their own age or older. And of course, most men are seeking women younger than they are. So given her current single status, Natalie is likely to never get married.”
― Freida McFadden, The Coworker

“he obviously likes her a lot. Much more than me. After all, nobody likes me.”
― Freida McFadden, The Coworker

“I was sure the next words out of his mouth would be, “You’re fired.” I was waiting for it. I’ve been fired from every job I’ve ever had. I was fired once on my first day of work.”
― Freida McFadden, The Coworker

“I get so frustrated sometimes. Why is it so hard for me to make friends? It’s so easy for other people.”
― Freida McFadden, The Coworker

“Find a nice guy and settle down.” I grit my teeth. “What do you think I’m trying to do?” “Well, you’re not trying very hard! You’re a beautiful girl. You could have any man you want. Just pick one of them!” I start to explain that it’s not so simple.”
― Freida McFadden, The Coworker

“and most importantly, he’s a good guy. Whatever else you can fake, it’s hard to fake being a genuinely kind person. It’s also exceedingly rare.”
― Freida McFadden, The Coworker

“I suppose Melinda Hoffman isn’t too fond of me.”
― Freida McFadden, The Coworker

“Still in the picture.”
― Freida McFadden, The Coworker

“I always smile during my sales calls—smile before you dial.”
― Freida McFadden, The Coworker

“It’s not my fault.”
― Freida McFadden, The Coworker

“I am as terrified as anyone could possibly be of a turtle figurine that’s three inches long. I threw that damn thing in the garbage, and yet somehow, against all reason, it’s back.”
― Freida McFadden, The Coworker

“I’m in jail. What the hell does she think?”
― Freida McFadden, The Coworker

“Nobody said revenge was easy.”
― Freida McFadden, The Coworker

“There needs to be a dead body. And it needs to be mine.”
― Freida McFadden, The Coworker

“Smile before you dial.”
― Freida McFadden, The Coworker

“Maybe we can be friends after all. After all, there’s nothing that binds two people like a shared secret.”
― Freida McFadden, The Coworker