Christine

“Sometimes I think I am the unreliable narrator of my own life. Sometimes I think we all are.”
― Alice Feeney, His & Hers

“She brought a couple of books herself. She wouldn't mind escaping into a book. Her own life is far from perfect.”
― Shari Lapena

“. . . Being a good person meant standing for something larger than yourself; that success is measured in part by what you help others achieve and accomplish.”
― Kamala Harris, The Truths We Hold: An American Journey

“Being an avid mystery reader as an adolescent does not prepare you for real life. I truly imagined that my adult existence would be far more booklike than it turned out to be. I thought, for example, that there would be several moments in which I got into a cab to follow someone. I thought I'd attend far more readings of someone's will, and that I'd need to know how to pick a lock, and that any time I went on vacation (especially to old creaky inns or rented lake houses) something mysterious would happen. I thought train rides would inevitably involve a murder, that sinister occurrences would plague wedding weekends, and that old friends would constantly be getting in touch to ask for help, to tell me that their lives were in danger. I even thought quicksand would be an issue.”
― Peter Swanson, Eight Perfect Murders