Edie Claire > Quotes

“The past can’t touch you unless you let it.”
― Edie Claire, Long Time Coming

“Accepting the loss of a loved one is difficult. But reconciling with the living is just as important.”
― Edie Claire, Long Time Coming

“Knowing a large proportion of your fellow citizens was one thing; but when you recognized each other’s pets by name, you knew you’d never get a Red Lobster.”
― Edie Claire, Long Time Coming

“Of all the places I didn’t want to live, the past was at the top of the list.”
― Edie Claire, Long Time Coming

“Out of the corner of my eye, I could see Zane doubled over in his chair, still laughing hysterically. If he wasn't already dead, I would have killed him.”
― Edie Claire, Wraith

“Zane," I piped up quickly, hoping not to lose my nerve. "You can do whatever you want, but the truth is, I want you to come along. And not because I feel sorry for you. I do feel sorry for you-I'd be a total jerk if I didn't. But I want you to come because I enjoy your company, and if you don't come, I'll miss you. But I realize that's totally selfish of me, and I don't want you to come just because I asked you to." I paused for a breath, my heart racing. "Am I making any sense?”
― Edie Claire, Wraith

“Oddly, Leigh couldn’t think of anything to say. How exactly should one respond to a threat spelled out in fish?”
― Edie Claire, Never Buried

“Haley wondered to herself as she packed a sample of virtually every over-the-counter medication she was allowed to take into her travel bag. Insect”
― Edie Claire, Alaskan Dawn

“way, and I could see how her timorousness”
― Edie Claire, Long Time Coming

“Zane," I whispered breathlessly, knowing it was wrong, but powerless to stop myself. "If things were different... if you were alive... and I was alive-" "Yes," he said immediately, interrupting me. He leaned in closer. His voice was no more than a whisper. "Absolutely, yes. Don't ever doubt it, Kail.”
― Edie Claire, Wraith

“with”
― Edie Claire, Alaskan Dawn

“meant action was expected. But it wasn’t too late. All I had to do was tell him”
― Edie Claire, Long Time Coming

“Cara”
― Edie Claire, Never Buried

“wish I was Catholic. The spurious thought made her smile. Catholicism did seem to have her problem covered. She could simply walk into a confessional booth, shock a priest sworn to secrecy, do a little penance, and be done with it.”
― Edie Claire, Borrowed Time

“It was as though the dark part of my past had become a physical being, a black beast pounding on the gates of my memory.”
― Edie Claire, Long Time Coming

“shouldn’t they? She had given her maiden name”
― Edie Claire, Never Kissed Goodnight

“been extolling for the last twenty minutes, then fixed me with a polite stare. “Is something wrong?” I opened my mouth”
― Edie Claire, Long Time Coming

“succeeded in making a small, jerky motion. “I was only doing my job.”
― Edie Claire, The Leigh Koslow Mystery Series: Books One, Two, and Three

“like”
― Edie Claire, Never Buried

“planning”
― Edie Claire, Long Time Coming

“Guys who grow up with sisters are trained better,”
― Edie Claire, Long Time Coming

“encrusted”
― Edie Claire, Long Time Coming

“agonizing”
― Edie Claire, Long Time Coming

“was babbling about, Maura could only guess. What she did know was that every second that passed made the air hotter, the smoke thicker, and their chances of a safe escape even more remote. “Uncle Don,” she continued, her voice as meek as she could force, “Would you put down your gun please? I’m afraid, too.” There was no response other than the pained sobbing of a man whose mind had lost control of his emotions. A wave of guilt spread over her. The signs had all been there. If she’d only been paying attention. But she hadn’t, because she was too close. She’d lost her objectivity, and now she was paying the price. She reached down and gently touched the hand that cradled the pistol. But Mellman’s wide fingers only clutched it tighter, and he looked at her, more lucid. “I can’t face it, Maura. I can’t. You go on. It’s all over for me, anyway.” The smoke curling up from around the attic floorboards joined that wafting up the stairwell, the two swirling in concert to increase the sinister haze above. Maura dropped to her knees, coughing. “No. It’s not over. You didn’t do anything wrong. Everyone knows that. Everyone knows what a good police chief you are.” Mellman turned red-rimmed eyes to her and talked through a wheezing cough. “You think so?” “Of course!” she swallowed. “My dad was the greatest, but you’re giving him some stiff competition.”
― Edie Claire, Never Buried

“But what Ben was doing was different. He wasn’t using the information against her. He was merely trying to keep the peace.”
― Edie Claire, Alaskan Dawn

“Maybe other people found comfort in memories, but not me. Memories brought pain,”
― Edie Claire, Long Time Coming

“I’ve already made plans with a taxidermist” — she smiled sweetly — “but thank you.” She”
― Edie Claire, Never Buried

“pulled my jacket tighter”
― Edie Claire, Long Time Coming

“Stewart”
― Edie Claire, Never Buried

“don’t understand why you would want”
― Edie Claire, Long Time Coming