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The Overnight Guest QUOTES

The Overnight Guest QUOTES

1 " Homes were supposed to be safe havens, meant to protect. It was supposed to be a shelter from the elements, a fortress to keep out evil, and her home had betrayed Josie in the worst possible way. "

― Heather Gudenkauf , The Overnight Guest

2 " It isn't the dark you should be afraid of, the girl thought, it's the monsters who step out into the light that you need to fear. "

― Heather Gudenkauf , The Overnight Guest

3 " No,” Becky shook her head. “You need to listen to me. It’s Randy Cutter.” She looked at Wylie, terror in her eyes. “He’s outside right now. I know him. I know his voice, dammit, I’ve heard it nearly every day for the last twenty years.” Wylie stared at Becky and then looked to the little girl for confirmation. She nodded. “Jesus,” Wylie breathed. Randy Cutter? It didn’t make any sense. "

― Heather Gudenkauf , The Overnight Guest

4 " The feud, if that was what you could call it, lasted for years and bled into their day-to-day lives. There were fences that William Doyle was sure Randy Cutter had damaged and calls to the sheriff about wayward cattle. And there was Ethan’s friendship with Randy’s son, Brock. That didn’t sit well with either family. "

― Heather Gudenkauf , The Overnight Guest

5 " Wylie stared down at the woman’s battered face. One mistrustful brown eye looked back at her. Wylie looked down at her own hand, where a matching horseshoe-shaped scar, though less pronounced, marred her palm. "

― Heather Gudenkauf , The Overnight Guest

6 " Finally, the woman spoke. “I’d forgotten what you looked like. I mean, if I closed my eyes really tight, I’d get little flashes. "

― Heather Gudenkauf , The Overnight Guest

7 " Yes, Jackson Henley. There just wasn’t enough evidence to arrest him for killing my family and your disappearance. They couldn’t find the gun he used or my brother’s missing truck. They couldn’t find you. But don’t worry. He’s caught now. I locked him in the toolshed. He’ll never hurt you again. "

― Heather Gudenkauf , The Overnight Guest

8 " He told me she was dead. He told me that you were all dead—your family, your dog—and it was all my fault. But I snuck out of the basement and I called home. And she answered. My mother. She wasn’t dead. But I couldn’t say anything. I just hung up.” Her mother wiped at her eyes. “But your parents? Your brother? "

― Heather Gudenkauf , The Overnight Guest

9 " His shadow crawled across the wall. He was getting closer. “Come on,” he called out. “Did you really think I would let you leave? You know better than that. You belong to me. "

― Heather Gudenkauf , The Overnight Guest

10 " You beat my brother, strangled him, and hid his body in the barn. You tried to frame him and you kidnapped my best friend. You shot me. Why? I don’t understand. "

― Heather Gudenkauf , The Overnight Guest

11 " You’re sick,” Wylie said with disgust. “Evil and sick. And now you plan on killing us all. Finish what you started. "

― Heather Gudenkauf , The Overnight Guest

12 " It wasn’t your fault,” Becky said. “It was Randy Cutter’s fault—his alone. Let go of it,” Becky begged. “I never blamed you, not even once, so please stop blaming yourself.” Becky took Wylie’s hand in her own. “Sisters forever, right?” “Sisters forever,” Wylie whispered. "

― Heather Gudenkauf , The Overnight Guest

13 " Yeah,” Cutter interjected. “Little girls shouldn’t be playing with such big weapons.” He held the shotgun at crotch level and waggled his tongue suggestively. "

― Heather Gudenkauf , The Overnight Guest

14 " What I know is you have had a serious lack of judgment lately,” Lynne said. “Kara, driving on the baseball field... "

― Heather Gudenkauf , The Overnight Guest

15 " Her father would come soon, and what would he do when he saw the mess? He’d be angry. He’d swear and yell and then hurt her mother, who lay in the bed too weak to move, too sad to eat or drink. She wouldn’t be able to take it. "

― Heather Gudenkauf , The Overnight Guest

16 " Two teenagers missing along with a truck. Parents dead, sister shot. Butler pulled Levi aside, out of earshot, his mouth set in a grim line. “Put out a BOLO for Ethan Doyle’s truck. "

― Heather Gudenkauf , The Overnight Guest

17 " The sturgeon moon hung fat and low and bee pollen yellow. Or was it called a buck moon? The sheriff couldn’t remember. "

― Heather Gudenkauf , The Overnight Guest

18 " The last seven days had been quiet. Too quiet. There were no burglaries, no serious motor vehicle accidents, no meth explosions, not one report of domestic abuse. Not that Blake County was a hotbed of lawlessness. "

― Heather Gudenkauf , The Overnight Guest

19 " Her seventeen-year-old son had become a stranger to her. Her sweet boy had always had a wild streak, which had turned mean. He’d be up to no good, she was sure of that. Brock was born when they were barely eighteen and barely knew how to take care of themselves, let alone an infant. "

― Heather Gudenkauf , The Overnight Guest

20 " A current of anger slid through Levi. Had the little fucker lied to him? Maybe he knew something that could break this case wide-open. Holding the weapon off to the side, careful not to smudge any possible fingerprints, Levi began to walk back toward the farm. He needed to find Brock Cutter. "

― Heather Gudenkauf , The Overnight Guest