Secrets We Keep Quotes

“The metallic smell of blood reached Vanessa's nostrils. For once, she was not the focus of his rage and felt no remorse for the cost. There'd been a time she might have. She might have asked him to take his anger out on her and not the girl who had no knowledge of the evil he represented or was capable of. This was before she knew what a monster he was. Before she understood the price of such a misguided statement. "I can't help you," she breathed. "I'm sorry”
― Kori Angiel, Secrets We Keep

“They whispered. He heard them in passing, unsure if sorrow had taken his sanity or if alcohol was his vice. He supposed both held varying degrees of truth. Liquor made it possible to get through the day, but sorrow propelled him to keep going.”
― Kori Angiel, Secrets We Keep

“He'd hoped Vanessa would be the gateway to validation, to providing closure for his victims and the atrocities imposed on them. She hadn't been.”
― Kori Angiel, Secrets We Keep

“If you wish to believe that people are inherently good given the chance, please go no further. You will not find proof here. But if you wish to know the truths of murder, if you've ever wondered what power like that is like, please continue. Someone should know what I've done. Hopefully, you'll appreciate the thrill as I did.”
― Kori Angiel, Secrets We Keep