Kate

“Amen to that,” I say, and Brynn kicks me under the table. Rose points the bottle at me. “Not you specifically. Jesus respects the drinking age.”
― Karen M. McManus, Nothing More to Tell

“hate to break it to you, Charlotte, but having a single relationship with your middle-school sweetheart doesn’t make you an expert.” I feel angry and off balance suddenly, wishing I could have this conversation with someone who’s not simultaneously judging me and belittling me, and frustration turns my words sharp. “It actually makes you kind of sheltered. So maybe don’t try to give advice when you’re incapable of making a move without Shane.”
― Karen M. McManus, Nothing More to Tell

“That’s very toxic behavior,” Charlotte says, and I snort out a laugh. “If you ever meet my mother, Charlotte, you’ll realize what an understatement that is.”
― Karen M. McManus, Nothing More to Tell

“Someone told me once that fortunes like this one–at a certain point, it's not about the money, because you couldn't spend billions if you tried It's about the power." I looked down. "And I just don't think anyone should have power like that, certainly not me.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Final Gambit