Kelley Armstrong Quotes

Corey came out from behind the bushes as we walked back. Next time, we consider my plan?I think so, Daniel mumbled.At least he told us there’s a town along this road, I said. Same way we’re heading.Ho...

F--- off. It's not like that. Her and me. I'm just saying--That you hadn't left her for good. I never said you had. You just wanted to withdraw long enough to get used to the idea that you'd lost your...

Finally, we found someone who had stopped. It wasn’t for us, but only because he hadn’t made it that far. We rounded a bend to see a gray-haired guy getting out of his van, having pulled to the side t...

Forget it. I shouldn’t have--I caught his hand. Don’t. You want to talk about this, right?He hesitated. Then another humorless smile. I’m not sure is the right word. More like confess.

His red-haired companion wore a similar outfit but without the tattoo and piercings, lacking the courage—or the idiocy—to turn a fashion statement into permanent disfigurement. They

How did Rafe make it back so fast? Same way we did. He stole a ride. A motorcycle. In his case, though, he skipped all the steps between. No tortuous trek through the woods--he’d landed relatively clo...

I can't stop wanting to help, and by 'help,' I really mean guide, and by 'guide,' I really mean protect. That has nothing to do with you and whether you can take care of yourself. It's about me and wh...

I hear voices. A shout. A laugh. Clay's laugh. I strained to see through the night. Fog had rolled in from Lake Ontario, but I could hear him laughing. The concrete turned to grass. The fog wasn't fro...

I love that woman. The only thing I want is for her to be happy. I'll do whatever it takes to see that happen. Do you get that?

I opted for the rear door, both as a courtesy and so she couldn't freak out about me showing up on her front doorstep for all of East Falls to see. Being the village pariah does make social calls most...

I said the same words he’d said to me before he’d let go.It’s okay.A twisted smile. No, not really. But it’ll be okay soon. Or as close as it can get.

I screwed up. Again. You're shocked, I'm sure.

I stopped. He looked at the distance between us and lifted his brows.This seems close enough, I said. For safety’s sake.Safe from the branch breaking? Or from me?He swung his leg over and reached for...

I thought I asked you to stay inside today.I was careful. She grabbed the lowest branch and swung up. I wanted to see Maya. I wanted to make sure she was coming over for dinner.I haven’t invited her y...

I tried to look away, but he caught my chin and kissed me and it was such a sweet kiss, and I felt so guilty, like I’d betrayed him, and my throat seized up and tears trickled down my cheeks, onto his...

I understood that now. I wished I could have understood it then. I wished I could have said something in that last moment, before he let go.He'd told me it was okay. His last words to me.Why couldn't...

I was feeling skittish and unsettled and spooked by everything that was happening in my life. There was only one person who made me feel like my feet were firmly on the ground. And I’d let him walk aw...

I was still tugging my shirt down as I opened the back doors of the van. A thump sounded from within. Then, before I could even see inside, Corey said, Don’t! It’s Maya.I flung open the door to see Co...

I was very strict on that point. No devouring classmates. Jeremy rolled his eyes. Other parents warn their kids not to talk to strangers. I had to warn mine not to eat them.

I wish-- He looked away, then leaned toward my ear again so I couldn’t see his face. There’s no other way. Annie needs me. And you…you don’t. Not like that. You can look after yourself and… He straigh...