J.H. Leigh > Quotes

“opened my eyes. One thing was for sure, I’d never see the world the same again. The death of my innocence had nothing to do with”
― J.H. Leigh, The Girls They Fear

“If chaos was all you knew, chaos was what you sought.”
― J.H. Leigh, The Girls They Stole

“real monsters roamed the earth hidden behind the protection of finely tailored suits and privileged connections until now.”
― J.H. Leigh, The Auction Trilogy: A Gripping, Twisted 3-Book Suspense Collection

“I had to keep that reminder front and center otherwise, I cried and the tears irritated me. I wasn’t that girl who wept in the face of bad things. I stared them down and came out the victor, no matter how hard I’d been hit.”
― J.H. Leigh, The Girls They Stole

“Underestimating someone’s determination to succeed was the first mistake most people made.”
― J.H. Leigh, The Girls They Stole

“was smart, but my grades told a different story. Hard to study when your mom was screaming in the other room, breaking shit, or fighting”
― J.H. Leigh, The Girls They Stole

“I was smart, but my grades told a different story. Hard to study when your mom was screaming in the other room, breaking shit, or fighting”
― J.H. Leigh, The Girls They Stole

“I know some people like to pretend that alcohol made them do shitty things but I think it’s just because deep down, they’re shitty people and the alcohol made it easier for them to be their true selves.”
― J.H. Leigh, The Girls They Lost

“shitty old apartment on the bad side of the city, I had no idea where the really rich people lived. And by rich, I meant anyone who could afford food and their utilities at the same time.”
― J.H. Leigh, The Girls They Stole

“I mean, no sense in doing something unless you do right. Nova”
― J.H. Leigh, The Girls They Lost

“I’ll cry for every girl who never had a chance to realize that she was worth so much more than the sum of her parts.”
― J.H. Leigh, The Girls They Lost

“Emotional wounds created the most baggage that eventually became unbearable to carry. My mother was an alcoholic for a reason. Not that I was brimming with sympathy for that toxic hag — particularly after her latest media stunt — but I knew that people didn’t spring from the dirt with issues. As impossible as it seemed, Carla West had been born with a clean slate, innocent and unsullied by life. I loved my Gran but I could tell she probably wasn’t always the best to have around. She was different by the time I came around but there’s no telling what kind of scars she left behind on her only daughter.”
― J.H. Leigh, The Girls They Lost