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81 " As a prosecutor, I never would have made it my business to go around interviewing random family members in search of alternative theories that might conflict with mine. You used evidence selectively to build your story, not because you were an evil asshole, but because you believe your story. But genuinely exculpatory evidence was a different matter. No prosecutor could ignore that. "
― Kimberly McCreight
82 " Zach liked to be prepared. That way he could pretend to be charming. He was good at it, provided there was something in it for him and it was for a limited period of time. Because Zach was acting like a normal person, and that took effort. In the end, maybe it was only this that he and Amanda had in common: the pretending. "
― Kimberly McCreight , A Good Marriage
83 " You were a good mother, Kate, "
― Kimberly McCreight , Reconstructing Amelia
84 " You fall in love with them. But you fall even more in love with their idea of you. You feel lucky. Because you are lucky. Then time passes. You both change too much. You stay too much the same. The truth worms its way out, and the horizon grows dark. Eventually all you’re left with is somebody who sees you for who you really are. And sooner or later, they hold up a mirror and you’re forced to see for yourself. And who the hell can live with that? "
85 " You were a good mother, Kate,” Seth said, turning serious. “You loved Amelia, and she loved you back. "
86 " I hope so. "
87 " You fall in love with them. But you fall even more in love with their idea of you. You feel lucky. Because you are lucky. Then time passes. You both change too much. You stay too much the same. The truth worms its way out, and the horizon grows dark. Eventually all you’re left with is somebody who sees you for who you really are. And sooner or later, they hold up a mirror and you’re forced to see for yourself. And who the hell can live with that? So you do what you can to survive. You start looking for a fresh pair of eyes. Lizzie JULY "
88 " I’m ready to go. "
― Kimberly McCreight , Friends Like These
89 " Everybody has that dark part of themselves they keep safely locked away. When you’re drunk like that, your grip slips and out the dark part comes. "
90 " But sometimes it’s easier to stay married if you pretend. "
91 " Eh bien, c'est pour ça que je ne veux pas jouer les détectives. Parce que la plupart du temps, la vérité est pire que ce que l'on craint. "
― Kimberly McCreight , The Scattering (The Outliers, #2)
92 " Quand quelqu'un dit la vérité, ça ne veut pas dire qu'il sait ce qui va se produire. "
93 " Avec suffisamment d'entraînement, nous sommes capables de faire plus que déchiffrer les sentiments des autres, nous pouvons prédire l'avenir. "
94 " removed. Q: And what was ADA Lewis doing? A: Just observing. The ADA on homicide duty overnight comes to the scene, but they don’t talk. Q: What was Detective Mendez doing? A: He started talking to Mr. Grayson. Q: At any point, did Mr. Grayson appear to be crying or similarly emotional? A: No. He made some noises. But there were no visible tears. Q: Did Detective Mendez eventually get Mr. Grayson to move outside? A: I don’t know. Q: Why not? A: Because "
95 " Ça me prendra un moment, mais je pense que je peux hacker leur système. Et dire que tout le monde pense que la haute technologie est plus sûre. (Elle secoue la tête.) Tu sais ce qui protège le mieux en réalité ? Un cadenas avec une combinaison. "
96 " The whole thing had taken nine days. Nine days to be told that the daughter she had been best friends with, the daughter she had looked after and laughed with and loved, had been someone she hadn’t really known. That she’d been someone filled with a sadness so great it had taken her last breath and yet Kate had somehow missed all the signs. "
97 " Et mon instinct me dit que ça va aller. Que si j'ai le courage de garder la foi, si j'ai la force de garder l'espoir - je vais m'en sortir. Je vais survivre à cette épreuve comme j'ai survécu à tous les drames qui me sont arrivés. Quel qu'en soit le prix. Je peux le croire. Même si ça me paraît impossible pour le moment. "
98 " I know that being a parent is awful ninety-five percent of the time,” Seth said. “As far as I can tell, it’s that last five percent that keeps the human race from dying out. Four parts blinding terror, one part perfection. It’s like mainlining heroin. One taste of life on that edge and you’re hooked. "