Colleen Cross > Quotes

“I watched from the kitchen doorway”
― Colleen Cross, Witch You Well

“I super-tuned my ear until I reached a volume adequate to pick up snippets of their conversation.”
― Colleen Cross, Witch You Well

“I didn't think for a minute Aunt Pearl was the culprit, but she was doing a pretty good job of acting like one.”
― Colleen Cross, Witch You Well

“She’d taken a rare day off work to focus on some much-needed home improvements. Fraud investigation tended to be slow in late August and she was between cases anyways. It was debatable which was harder: catching criminals or sanding away decades of paint layers on a neglected old house.”
― Colleen Cross, Red Handed

“The one person I hadn't wanted to know about my troubled relationship had obviously heard everything. I turned around and walked back into the kitchen, deflated.”
― Colleen Cross, Witch You Well

“If only I had thought to use my magic earlier. I could have been much more discreet.”
― Colleen Cross, Witch You Well

“You only heard snippets of conversation. Maybe you misinterpreted something." I was annoyed that Grandma Vi had snuck into the interview room to listen in. I was especially irritated that she could eavesdrop, but I couldn’t.”
― Colleen Cross, Witch You Well

“I opened the door a crack further and my heart sank as I spotted Tyler Gates over at a table by the window, alone. He caught the door's motion and met my gaze. Our eyes remained locked for a split second before he turned away. He knew. Great.”
― Colleen Cross, Witch You Well

“I wasn't close enough to make out the words. Like I said earlier, when I heard them fighting, I hid in the hedge.”
― Colleen Cross, Witch You Well

“Icouldn't eavesdrop unnoticed anymore on Tonya Plant and the sheriff”
― Colleen Cross, Witch You Well

“Aunt Pearl shook her head. "Nothing at all." Selective hearing. Which was weird, considering our supernatural abilities to amplify and all…”
― Colleen Cross, Witch You Well

“I had no choice but to use my magic to listen to discover what Tonya was up to.”
― Colleen Cross, Witch You Well

“I placed my mug on the counter as I watched them at the table. I strained to hear their conversation, but it was impossible over the din of the dining room.”
― Colleen Cross, Witch You Well

“I grabbed the coffee carafe and headed towards their table.”
― Colleen Cross, Witch You Well