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41 " As they get into their cars, Marin is reminded, and not for the first time, that sometimes someone else’s pain is the only thing that makes yours better. "
― Jennifer Hillier , Little Secrets
42 " Nothing is more satisfying to humans than watching another person fail. Especially when it’s someone who has everything you don’t: "
― Jennifer Hillier , Jar of Hearts
43 " Marin is so sick of other women being sorry for things that aren’t their fault. "
44 " Another dead body at the amusement park,” she said. “Wholesome family fun at its finest. "
― Jennifer Hillier , Wonderland
45 " She takes a long sip of the latte. She can’t say if it’s good, because she can’t taste it. The metallic tang in her mouth won’t dissipate. Copper pennies, she’s learning, is what betrayal tastes like. "
46 " A wave of sadness washed over Sam. It was that feeling again, that sense of longing for something she couldn’t remember ever having. "
― Jennifer Hillier , The Butcher
47 " The past is always with you, whether you choose to think about it or not, whether you take responsibility for it or not. You carry the past with you because it transforms you. "
48 " There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.” ~Arthur Conan Doyle "
49 " Derek has never punished her for grieving the way she grieves. Maybe she shouldn’t punish him for grieving the way he grieves. "
50 " She knows from experience that humans can only tolerate intense emotional pain for so long before things begin to dull. It’s the body’s way of coping, and it isn’t so much relief as it is a reprieve. "
51 " And I thought, why the hell did we wait so long? Why did we think everything had to be perfect? Because children are perfect, and everything falls into place when you hold your child in your arms. All the things you think you’re going to worry about don’t matter. "
52 " Kaiser was never fully invested in his personal relationship with Kim, and therein lies the problem. That space—that in-the-middle place somewhere in between being fully invested and not caring—simply isn’t worth it. When you’re in a relationship like that, it’s rarely fulfilling, and all you can see is everything wrong with it. But when it’s over, it stings, and you still somehow feel like you’ve lost. "
53 " Maybe they’re just words and maybe they’re meant to be comforting, but goddamn it, Marin is so sick of other women being sorry for things that aren’t their fault. She’s sick of being sorry for things that aren’t her fault. "
54 " Anger—when she felt it, which wasn’t often—always began as a slow burn. First there was a little spark, and then there’d be a flame, and if the flame burned long enough, there would be rage. Pure, white-hot, unfiltered, unapologetic rage. "
55 " A strange thing happens when you’re going through something terrible. It’s as if your body and mind separate, and you cease to become a whole person. Your body goes through the motions of what you need to do to survive—eat, sleep, excrete, repeat—while your brain further divides into compartments of Things You Need to Do Now, and Things You Should Process Later When You’re in Your Right Mind. "
56 " you never think about what serial killers eat, do you? I mean, other than Jeffrey Dahmer. "
57 " And that’s what life is these days, isn’t it? A series of slips and catches, mistakes and remorse, a constant juggling act of pretending to feel okay when all she wants to do is fall apart. "
58 " Derek assumes a lot of things are about him. It’s a rich-guy thing "
59 " I learned to live half alive And now you want me one more time. "
60 " He was glaring at the police officers, every inch of his body radiating that special blend of outrage and self-entitlement one can only have if one grew up with serious money. "