“It’s a widely known fact that most moms are ready to kill someone by eight thirty A.M. on any given morning. On the particular morning of Tuesday, October eighth, I was ready by seven forty-five. If you’ve never had to wrestle a two-year-old slathered in maple syrup into a diaper while your four-year-old decides to give herself a haircut in time for preschool, all while trying to track down the whereabouts of your missing nanny as you sop up coffee grounds from an overflowing pot because in your sleep-deprived fog you forgot to put in the filter, let me spell it out for you.I was ready to kill someone. I didn’t really care who.”
―
Elle Cosimano,
Finlay Donovan Is Killing It
“My Google search history alone was probably enough to put me on a government watch list. I wrote suspense novels about murders like this. I’d searched every possible way to kill someone. With every conceivable kind of weapon.” ― Elle Cosimano, Finlay Donovan Is Killing It
“I hadn't yet come to terms with the man my father was, or the lives he'd destroyed. But I accepted that he was part of me, and that he'd loved me once.” ― Elle Cosimano, Nearly Gone
“Are you going to give me a reason to stay?” ― Elle Cosimano, Nearly Gone
“It’s a widely known fact that most moms are ready to kill someone by eight thirty A.M. on any given morning.” ― Elle Cosimano, Finlay Donovan Is Killing It
“I hope you're worth it.” ― Elle Cosimano, Nearly Gone
“You can’t spend your whole life shut up in that house, making up stories.” ― Elle Cosimano, Finlay Donovan Is Killing It
“Vince sneered at me with bloody teeth and dropped the twenties at my feet as security herded him through the crowd. I didn't pick them up. A shoulder bumped against me, and I looked up into Reece's expressionless face as security marched him past. He didn't even look at me, his words cold enough to burn. "I hope you're worth it.” ― Elle Cosimano, Nearly Gone
“It's hard to want to kill someone once they've saved your life” ― Elle Cosimano, Seasons of the Storm
“Nick and Vero glanced up as my heels clicked into the kitchen. Vero looked confused. “I’m sorry. Do I know you? Because I thought I worked for a vampire in yoga pants.” ― Elle Cosimano, Finlay Donovan Is Killing It
“We are not adding grand larceny of farming equipment to our growing list of felonies.” ― Elle Cosimano, Finlay Donovan Is Killing It
“She chuckled darkly. “And to think you were worried about a damn shower curtain. Nothing says ‘serial killer’ like a chest freezer in a garage.” ― Elle Cosimano, Finlay Donovan Is Killing It
“My relationship with Panera was complicated. I liked their soup. Panera didn't like that I'd poured it over another customer's head. In my defense, Theresa had started it when she'd attempted to justify her reasons for sleeping with my husband.” ― Elle Cosimano, Finlay Donovan Is Killing It
“She lifts her hands to his face, her knuckles blistered and raw, as if she battled the world to get to him” ― Elle Cosimano, Seasons of the Storm
“Sometimes, she'd said, you can't see the whole story until it's laid out on the page, and the only way to figure out what happens next is to write your way through it, one scene after the next, until it's done.” ― Elle Cosimano, Finlay Donovan Is Killing It
“Sometimes, the only way to find a solution is to break the rules.” ― Elle Cosimano, Nearly Gone
“But the truth is, sometimes help doesn't come in time, and we have to find the strength to face what lies ahead on our own” ― Elle Cosimano, Seasons of the Storm
“He pulls her against his chest. "I'm sorry you didn't have the chance to say goodbye to your mom."Her eyes shine with tears. "That wasn't the goodbye I regretted most” ― Elle Cosimano, Seasons of the Storm
“Let us not attribute to malice and cruelty what may be referred to less criminal motives.’ I make it a point never to assume the worst about people.” ― Elle Cosimano, Finlay Donovan Is Killing It
“My Google search history alone was probably enough to put me on a government watch list. I wrote suspense novels about murders like this. I’d searched every possible way to kill someone. With every conceivable kind of weapon.” ― Elle Cosimano, Finlay Donovan Is Killing It
“I hadn't yet come to terms with the man my father was, or the lives he'd destroyed. But I accepted that he was part of me, and that he'd loved me once.” ― Elle Cosimano, Nearly Gone
“Are you going to give me a reason to stay?” ― Elle Cosimano, Nearly Gone
“It’s a widely known fact that most moms are ready to kill someone by eight thirty A.M. on any given morning.” ― Elle Cosimano, Finlay Donovan Is Killing It
“I hope you're worth it.” ― Elle Cosimano, Nearly Gone
“You can’t spend your whole life shut up in that house, making up stories.” ― Elle Cosimano, Finlay Donovan Is Killing It
“Vince sneered at me with bloody teeth and dropped the twenties at my feet as security herded him through the crowd. I didn't pick them up. A shoulder bumped against me, and I looked up into Reece's expressionless face as security marched him past. He didn't even look at me, his words cold enough to burn. "I hope you're worth it.” ― Elle Cosimano, Nearly Gone
“It's hard to want to kill someone once they've saved your life” ― Elle Cosimano, Seasons of the Storm
“Nick and Vero glanced up as my heels clicked into the kitchen. Vero looked confused. “I’m sorry. Do I know you? Because I thought I worked for a vampire in yoga pants.” ― Elle Cosimano, Finlay Donovan Is Killing It
“We are not adding grand larceny of farming equipment to our growing list of felonies.” ― Elle Cosimano, Finlay Donovan Is Killing It
“She chuckled darkly. “And to think you were worried about a damn shower curtain. Nothing says ‘serial killer’ like a chest freezer in a garage.” ― Elle Cosimano, Finlay Donovan Is Killing It
“My relationship with Panera was complicated. I liked their soup. Panera didn't like that I'd poured it over another customer's head. In my defense, Theresa had started it when she'd attempted to justify her reasons for sleeping with my husband.” ― Elle Cosimano, Finlay Donovan Is Killing It
“She lifts her hands to his face, her knuckles blistered and raw, as if she battled the world to get to him” ― Elle Cosimano, Seasons of the Storm
“Sometimes, she'd said, you can't see the whole story until it's laid out on the page, and the only way to figure out what happens next is to write your way through it, one scene after the next, until it's done.” ― Elle Cosimano, Finlay Donovan Is Killing It
“Sometimes, the only way to find a solution is to break the rules.” ― Elle Cosimano, Nearly Gone
“But the truth is, sometimes help doesn't come in time, and we have to find the strength to face what lies ahead on our own” ― Elle Cosimano, Seasons of the Storm
“He pulls her against his chest. "I'm sorry you didn't have the chance to say goodbye to your mom."Her eyes shine with tears. "That wasn't the goodbye I regretted most” ― Elle Cosimano, Seasons of the Storm
“Let us not attribute to malice and cruelty what may be referred to less criminal motives.’ I make it a point never to assume the worst about people.” ― Elle Cosimano, Finlay Donovan Is Killing It
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