Gretchen McNeil > Quotes

“Everybody was sorry. Sorry was easy. Sorry was for suckers.”
― Gretchen McNeil, Possess

“Rule Number Two, Monsignor. Do not show pity.”
― Gretchen McNeil, Possess

“I thought you'd be better at this."
"Why?"
Bridget shrugged. "'Cause your dad's a cop."
"Right," Matt said, shifting his body so he wasn't blocking the light. "Why wouldn't he teach me Breaking and Entering 101?"
Bridget stifled a yawn. "Might be helpful now."
"Patience, grasshopper." Matt inserted a second metal prong into the lock. "I know a few tricks."
Bridget heard a soft click, and Matt raised his eyebrows in an unspoken "I told you so" before twisting the handle. The door swung open.
"Slick, MacGyver," Bridget whispered, patting him on the head. "Remind me to give you a cookie.”
― Gretchen McNeil, Possess

“She felt like a baton getting passed along in a relay race, completely devoid of any control over her destiny.”
― Gretchen McNeil, Possess

“How much time had she wasted living in fear? Living for others? How much of her life would she continue to let slip away without enjoying a single moment?
That ended. Here and now.”
― Gretchen McNeil, Ten

“Women are not on this planet exclusively to inspire men and make them happy. We have our own dreams and needs, our own shit to get done. We run companies, countries, international organizations. We're not props, and we're certainly not here to cater to mens' egos.”
― Gretchen McNeil, I'm Not Your Manic Pixie Dream Girl

“Women are not on this planet exclusively to inspire men and make them happy. We have our own dreams and needs, our own shit to get done.”
― Gretchen McNeil, I'm Not Your Manic Pixie Dream Girl

“As expected, the church lady grumbled something incoherent and put Bridget’s call on hold. A peppy rendition of “City of God” blared as hold music just long enough for Bridget to start to sing along with the chorus. Catholic brainwashing at its best.”
― Gretchen McNeil, Possess

“The only thing worse than the smell of burning plastic grass was the smell of burning man bun mixed with burning plastic grass.”
― Gretchen McNeil, #Murdertrending

“I'd found so much comfort in my precise, flawless formulas, and yet life wasn't precise or flawless. Life was a mess.”
― Gretchen McNeil, I'm Not Your Manic Pixie Dream Girl

“She literally looks like Rainbow Brite orgasmed all over her”
― Gretchen McNeil, #Murdertrending

“Someone tells me I’ve been touched by Jesus, I remember.”
“Not Jesus,” he said in all seriousness. “The hand of God.”
― Gretchen McNeil, Possess

“Because I watch everyone all the time? Because I’m more comfortable observing than doing?”
― Gretchen McNeil, Ten

“You can take the girl out of the universe but you can’t take the universe out of the girl.”
― Gretchen McNeil, 3:59

“It’s hard to admit you want something in this world. Seems like we’re all just waiting for our dreams to be crushed.”
― Gretchen McNeil, Dig Two Graves

“Women are not on this planet exclusively to inspire men and make them happy. We have our own dreams and needs, our own shit to get done. We run companies, countries, international organizations. We're not props, and we're certainly not here to cater to men's egos.”
― Gretchen McNeil, I'm Not Your Manic Pixie Dream Girl

“Doubt caused hesitation, and hesitation might get her killed.”
― Gretchen McNeil, #Murdertrending

“Dee paused; her smile vanished. How many Painiacs had died by her hand? Sure, they were deranged serial killers and the world was better off without them, but did that absolve Dee of their deaths? Because that was the whole pretext of Alcatraz 2.0—justice served. Had Dee, in some way, become a Painiac?”
― Gretchen McNeil, #Murdertrending

“Winners go home and fuck the prom queen (pg. 203)”
― Gretchen McNeil, #Murdertrending

“Ethan stopped pounding on the glass and watched intently as Cecil set the scene. Slowly, a smile spread across Ethan’s face. “Oh my fucking God, are you serious here? Die Hard ? This is awesome!” Only Ethan would be excited that his imminent death would mimic a scene from his favorite movie.”
― Gretchen McNeil, #Murdertrending

“There is no present. There is no future. Only you and your memories (pg. 141)”
― Gretchen McNeil, #Murdertrending

“Anxiety was the great silencer.”
― Gretchen McNeil, Four Letter Word

“Nyles sighed. ‘I just...I’m glad you’re here.’ Dee arched an eyebrow. ‘Glad I’ve been sentenced to death on Alcatraz two-point-oh?’ ‘Well, yes. Kind of.’ Now it was Nyle’s time to blush. ‘I should stop now. Good night.”
― Gretchen McNeil, #Murdertrending

“The Death Row Breakfast Club”
― Gretchen McNeil, #Murdertrending

“Yep, she was a disastrophe. Pathetic.”
― Gretchen McNeil, 3:59

“How dare you quote Star Trek to me? You don’t get to do that. I quote Star Trek to you.”
― Gretchen McNeil, I'm Not Your Manic Pixie Dream Girl: A YA Contemporary Romance About Identity and Authenticity

“Because I watch everyone all the time? Because I’m more comfortable observing than doing?” -Meg”
― Gretchen McNeil, Ten

“And if I had to walk the world, I’d make you fall for me. I promise you, I promise you I will.”
― Gretchen McNeil, Get Dirty

“Stef returned her smile. She was so beautiful. So wounded and tough and beautiful on the inside too, and Becca wanted to hold her like that forever until they were both old and wrinkly and lived in a giant house with forty cats. But with her eyes wide, her lips smiling, Stef's body went slack in Becca's arms.”
― Gretchen McNeil, #Murderfunding

“Western Sierra State Mental Hospital. Where Kimmi had been sent. “Are you okay?” Nyles asked, his hand on Dee’s back. “You look as if you’re going to be sick.” “I—I’m fine.” Dee pulled a chair away from the nearest table and sat down. The room spun around her. First the connection between Gucci and Monica’s death. Now Dr. Farooq, who’d been so instrumental in Dee’s conviction, was directly linked to the hospital where Dee’s kidnapper had been sent six years ago. Did this conspiracy go deeper than Dee had realized?”
― Gretchen McNeil, #Murdertrending