Nine Liars Quotes

“You know, the best fanfic I ever read was an erotic story about Thor and Tony Stark living together on a Christmas tree sex farm.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“Group friendships are products of the right time—the chemistry of season, activity, emotion, and random occurrence. They coalesced over a series of long nights at the pub, in rehearsal spaces, cafés, and bedrooms.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“Stevie packed like someone who just heard that reports of the monster were true, and it was headed toward the city.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“We’re good at lying,” Sebastian said, leaning over and managing a smile. “We’ve been doing it for years.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“I’ve got a murder mansion, a house full of suspects, a pile of evidence, and nothing.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“The surefire way to get someone to tell you something you want to know isn’t to ask them about it. What you do is start telling the story yourself, say what you think happened, and say it wrong. People may not want to discuss things, but they will correct you, every time.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“Nate would tolerate most things for about an hour if he knew there was the promise of a snack and the chance to be left alone in the near future.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“There is an insatiable appetite for things about the wives of Henry the Eighth. Everyone loves them. Sex and murder.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“This was England. There was always rain in the future.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“I always had a thing about mushrooms. They’re the odd little children of the forest. I suppose I related”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“Lie. It was such a gross word, with spikes on it. She was a liar. A fiendish thing.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“Who the hell is she?” Nate asked Stevie quietly. “Why does she like us?” Stevie shrugged. “We’re likable?” “Not really,” he said. “We’re okay at best. Are all English people this friendly?”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“Some people simply knew what they were supposed to be doing and did it, and those people were the worst of all. Stevie’s brain had to hit a white-hot pitch of panic before it was willing to do any real work. It would work quickly then. It was a good brain, but it had only two modes—fog and frenzy.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“It was a good brain, but it had only two modes—fog and frenzy.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“They’re English,” David said, sitting on the bed. “That keep calm and carry on thing is real. You know. Don’t talk about stuff that’s bad. Talk about tennis! That’s how they are.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“It was a deathtrap, a meandering thread of madness. It suggested that there was something about English people that she may never understand.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“Three: Izzy made it sound like Stevie was Wikipedia Holmes, a walking, talking, deducing database that ate true crime and spat out justice.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“He was usually her companion in avoiding things, but tonight he was letting her down. His fingers hadn’t stopped moving all night.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“What if she gave herself bangs? She could give herself bangs. She went over to her desk to look for scissors, then remembered that Janelle had taken her scissors two weeks before because Stevie had said something out loud about maybe giving herself bangs.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“At pub. Vodka sodass ar twi pounds I screwed upp gonna drink everything all the vofka sodas”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“There was no name for this staggering monolith of heartbreak. She tried to note that it was pain—pain, pain, pain, fear, pain, agony, panic, pain, nausea, embarrassment, anger, loss”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“But I think it’s because I went down very low and got quite a lot of therapy that I overcame the horror of it. Or I learned to live with it. I came out the best of all, but I had to go all the way down before I came back up.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“This is a two-way road,” the driver said. “You’re American? You have quite wide roads in America, don’t you?” This was not a two-lane road. This was a tiny, tiny, tiny path surrounded by a high wall of greenery that blocked the view. It was a deathtrap, a meandering thread of madness. It suggested that there was something about English people that she may never understand.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“The gray English light suited him. It was light for indoor people, for ghosts, for royalty and urchins. For writers.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“That’s why I can sleep anywhere now.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“When you want someone to tell you something—don't ask, tell it wrong.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“Some people simply knew what they were supposed to be doing and did it, and those people were the worst of all. Stevie's brain had to hit a white-hot pitch of panic before it was willing to do any real work. It would work quickly then. It was a good brain, but it had only two modes—fog and frenzy.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“Group friendships are products of the right time—the chemistry of season, activity, emotion, and random occurrence.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“Left unattended, even for a few days, houses take on a strange feel. The cold accumulates in the corners. The dark settles down and pools on the furniture. Quiet leaks everywhere. The air sours.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“Must have been the cat.” “You don’t have a cat,” Sooz said. “I have you,” Sebastian replied. “That’s close enough.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars