Rose Lerner Quotes

“People liked to imagine their feelings were obvious, that their emotions were written all over their face. But generally, no one looked carefully enough to notice anything, or knew you well enough to understand what they noticed.”
― Rose Lerner, True Pretenses

“People say things die in winter, but it isn't true, mostly. They just gather their strength.”
― Rose Lerner, True Pretenses

“The human heart is like a big mess of embroidery silks, and the more you pull, the more they tangle. The thing is, the threads have only got one end, if that. You can't sort them all out into colors. You just pick the ones you want and hold one to them as best you can.”
― Rose Lerner, True Pretenses

“Secrets are my profession. I know them inside and out. What separates me from someone I'm lying to isn't the lie. It's that I know I'm lying. It's a pane of glass---they can't see it, but I don't forget it's there.”
― Rose Lerner, True Pretenses

“Drek. He was definitely in love with her now.”
― Rose Lerner, True Pretenses