Karen Rose > Quotes

“Sometimes the most worthwhile things are right in front of our eyes. We just make them hard because we think that gives them more value.”
― Karen Rose, Did You Miss Me?

“When I get to the end of my life, I want to be able to look back and know that my being here made things better - Daphne”
― Karen Rose, Did You Miss Me?

“Lucy,' he murmured, 'you have some splainin' to do.”
― Karen Rose, You Belong to Me

“Fate is the opportunity. Choice is what you do with it.”
― Karen Rose, Nothing to Fear

“The patient bird breakfasts on the
juiciest worm.”
― Karen Rose, Kill for Me

“To you.” He kissed her mouth, then nipped her lower lip lightly. “With you, for you. In you.”
― Karen Rose, Silent Scream

“I’ve sweated and grunted and pushed myself until I thought it would be easier to give up and die. '

- Caroline”
― Karen Rose, Don't Tell

“You're not me,' Millhouse gritted.
'True. I'm sitting in a chair wearing Armani. You're on the floor, wearing an ugly orange jumpsuit. You're facing a long stay at Hotel Don't-Bend-Over and I'll go home to a soft, warm bed. I'm glad I'm not you for those reasons alone. But the biggest difference between us is my people believe in me and yours don't.”
― Karen Rose, Did You Miss Me?

“I never took you for a coward, Stevie,’ he said quietly and her gaze swung back, angrily. ‘Did
I make you mad? Good. I’m glad. Because you make me mad. If today didn’t change anything
for you, then you’re either a liar or a fool. And I never took you for either of those, either.’ He
leaned closer, until he could see every dark eyelash. ‘I’m not a coward or liar, but I might be a
fool because I’m not giving up on you. Nor am I giving you up. So consider yourself on notice,
Detective Mazzetti. Things will be different when you get out of here. I’m not going to wait
forever, because we don’t have forever. If things had been any different this morning, we might
not even have this moment. So if you’re not “ready”, then you’d best spend your time in here
figuring out how to get “ready”
― Karen Rose, Did You Miss Me?

“Too bad evil people sometimes live in peaceful towns,”
― Karen Rose, Have You Seen Her?

“You okay, Ford? You might at well say something to let me know you're all right, at least physically, otherwise I'm capable of annoying you until you do. It's one of my special skills. So one more time. Are. You. Okay?”
― Karen Rose, Did You Miss Me?

“İnsanların bazen göründüğü kadar kötü olmadığını öğrenmişti; göründüklerinden daha kötülerdi.”
― Karen Rose, Did You Miss Me?

“Not everyone is going to like you, son. And good people don't do good so that they'll win popularity contests. They do good because its the right thing to do.”
― Karen Rose, Say No More

“This was something different. He searched for a word, but only one came to mind. Home. Looking at her face was like coming home.”
― Karen Rose, Die For Me

“treatment. You know, champagne, caviar”
― Karen Rose, Broken Silence

“I wanted to be an artist, long time ago. But my hand was damaged, so I got into graphic design. Drawing faces was much easier with a mouse than a pen.”
― Karen Rose, I Can See You

“He gave her a gentle little shake and pinched her chin, forcibly turning her face to his. “Dr. Johannsen, what did you say?” She swallowed, then lifted her eyes, no”
― Karen Rose, Die For Me

“of”
― Karen Rose, Say You're Sorry

“it at the same time. Dreaded the pain of looking at”
― Karen Rose, Watch Your Back

“You deal with the bitch, I’ll deal with the ditch.”
― Karen Rose, Scream for Me

“David's was the first face I saw when I woke up from the surgery to sew up my leg." Eve made a face. "It was like a bad rerun. His face is always the first one I see when I wake up from an attack by a homicidal lunatic.”
― Karen Rose, I Can See You

“That’s why they pay me the medium-sized bucks.”
― Karen Rose, I Can See You

“One word,” he breathed into her ear, so low no one would be able to hear. “One word from your idiot mouth and next time I’ll finish the job, I swear t’God.” He nuzzled, his lips seemingly caressing her outer ear. “Understand?”
― Karen Rose, Don't Tell

“got a kick in the ass from one of our clients. He’d lost his sight in an accident—hard enough, but he was a surgeon. His career, in his mind, was over.” “Was it?” “Of course not. He couldn’t do surgery, but he could other things. Over time, and with a lot of nagging, he began to accept that. He restarted his life, reinvented himself.” “You saved him.” She shook her head, embarrassed. “No. I was just his friend.”
― Karen Rose, I Can See You

“Everyone. I play for them a few times a month. Piano,” he added when she looked confused. “All the old standards.” Her eyes softened. “I learn something new about you all the time. That’s so sweet. I bet they enjoy that.” “They do.”
― Karen Rose, Cold Blooded Liar

“or not. Finding their house burned down would have put quite a kink in her plans.’ Clay looked up, impressed. ‘Could very well be.’ Dana lifted a shoulder. ‘If she knew Tammy from prison, that’s how she ended up at Hanover House. I’ve been racking my brain trying to figure out why. It would only make sense if there was absolutely no other place to hide. It was so much trouble, finding us, getting herself bruised. Even for Sue this seems like a lot of trouble just to pay back some social workers. But if her first plan was the Lewises’ and if she was afraid enough of Lorenzano . . . It might have been reason enough.”
― Karen Rose, Nothing To Fear

“without batting an eye. She hated how much”
― Karen Rose, Alone in the Dark

“Had she escaped the nightmare of Eden only to have fallen prey to another? God. Please let her be alive somewhere. Please. ‘Gideon?’ Daisy’s voice broke into the turbulent stream of his thoughts. He glanced away from the road, surprised to see a laptop resting on her knees. He hadn’t even noticed her taking it out of its case. Of course, the sight of Brutus curled up in the open collar of her coat was no surprise at all. ‘Yes? What’s wrong?’ ‘Your”
― Karen Rose, Say You're Sorry

“You gotta fish or cut bait,man.This has gone on long enough. You're playing with fire, every damn time you walk in this bar.”
― Karen Rose, I Can See You

“about your partner, Mitchell. And your father.”
― Karen Rose, Count to Ten