Summer Johnson

“wanted to help her through the aftermath of the murder—help her understand what had happened, work through it—and be free. If you were cynical, you might say I revisited the scene of the crime, so to speak, to cover my tracks. That’s not true. Even though I knew the risks of such an endeavor, the real possibility that I might get caught, that it might end in disaster, I had no choice—because of who I am. I am a psychotherapist, remember. Alicia needed help—and only I knew how to help her.”
― Alex Michaelides, The Silent Patient

“It felt joyous and frustrating and spoke to some truth I couldn't express; my vocabulary was too limited, my words too loose a net in which to catch it.”
― Alex Michaelides, The Silent Patient

“All this time I really believed in something, you know, in you and me—and now you’ve decided it was nothing. Just like that. No one cares about you like I do, you know. No one.”
― Alex Michaelides, The Silent Patient

“She had a sympathetic smile—a smile I wanted to believe in.”
― Alex Michaelides, The Silent Patient