“If only these walls could talk…the world would know just how hard it is to tell the truth in a story in which everyone’s a liar.”
―
Gregg Olsen,
Envy
“Some of this story is completely true. And some of it isn't. Like truth, evil comes in all sorts of flavors. Some bitter. Some deceptively sweet. Sometimes it comes with a heavy price. While most people don't invite evil into their lives, the dirty little secret is that an invitation isn't necessary. Locked doors don't matter. Neither do fancy security systems. Evil is kind of amazing when you think about it. She knows how to get inside.” ― Gregg Olsen, Envy
“Why you need a reason for everything? Reason is something people say to make sense of things that don't make sense.” ― Gregg Olsen, Envy
“no one can help a troubled person who doesn’t think they need it.” ― Gregg Olsen, If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood
“Her daughter's comment amused Emily. 'I didn't know stalking could be a group activity” ― Gregg Olsen, Heart of Ice
“I loved my mother because I didn’t know I had a choice. I had to love her.” ― Gregg Olsen, If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood
“Trust and stupidity are close friends. Of course, no one really knows that until it’s too late.” ― Gregg Olsen, Lying Next to Me
“Maybe it was more than that. Maybe some things shouldn't be explained.” ― Gregg Olsen, Envy
“Dying, she thought, is the only way out of what is happening to me.” ― Gregg Olsen, If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood
“You poke at evil with a stick," Valerie had said, offering chilling advice they'd never forget. "Never use your fingers.” ― Gregg Olsen, Envy
“She’d done exactly what she’d wanted to do. Making people unhappy was her way of having fun.” ― Gregg Olsen, If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood
“I'd tell my mother to, you know, go you-know-what herself and I would go help those children. They're in an orphanage and they've got family! That's sickening. What does John do? Nothing. His kids are in an orphanage... and he does nothing.~ Michelle Jarvis” ― Gregg Olsen, If Loving You is Wrong
“I was free. Free also means nothing.” ― Gregg Olsen, The Sound of Rain
“From the inside, a violent home looks starkly different than it does to outsiders. Children who grow up with cold, narcissistic, or sadistic parents don’t know that a caretaker with the potential for extreme cruelty is not the norm. Even when they see a contrast in the families of friends, they’ve already been robbed of the ability to challenge parental authority. Instead of seeking help, they hunker down and adapt.” ― Gregg Olsen, If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood
“I'm a successful businessman, a very successful bussinessman,' he said, dead-eyed to the camera. 'Guys like me don't kill our wives. We trade 'em in and get a new one” ― Gregg Olsen, Heart of Ice
“No one speaks the truth to anyone anymore. Lies either by omission or purposefully have become our national pastime. Backstabbing is an Olympic sport. Or at least it should be.” ― Gregg Olsen, The Sound of Rain
“But in late March in the Pacific Northwest, a cease-fire on precipitation only meant the clouds were taking a coffee break.” ― Gregg Olsen, The Girl in the Woods
“And he'd kill Lily Ann Denton, put her in the trunkm and go to arbys. Godm he was hungry. ” ― Gregg Olsen, Heart of Ice
“She looked at ways to quantify life. Analytic in nature, her head almost always overruled her heart. Love it? Hate it? She wanted to KNOW it.” ― Gregg Olsen, Envy
“Some of this story is completely true. And some of it isn't. Like truth, evil comes in all sorts of flavors. Some bitter. Some deceptively sweet. Sometimes it comes with a heavy price. While most people don't invite evil into their lives, the dirty little secret is that an invitation isn't necessary. Locked doors don't matter. Neither do fancy security systems. Evil is kind of amazing when you think about it. She knows how to get inside.” ― Gregg Olsen, Envy
“Why you need a reason for everything? Reason is something people say to make sense of things that don't make sense.” ― Gregg Olsen, Envy
“no one can help a troubled person who doesn’t think they need it.” ― Gregg Olsen, If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood
“Her daughter's comment amused Emily. 'I didn't know stalking could be a group activity” ― Gregg Olsen, Heart of Ice
“I loved my mother because I didn’t know I had a choice. I had to love her.” ― Gregg Olsen, If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood
“Trust and stupidity are close friends. Of course, no one really knows that until it’s too late.” ― Gregg Olsen, Lying Next to Me
“Maybe it was more than that. Maybe some things shouldn't be explained.” ― Gregg Olsen, Envy
“Dying, she thought, is the only way out of what is happening to me.” ― Gregg Olsen, If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood
“You poke at evil with a stick," Valerie had said, offering chilling advice they'd never forget. "Never use your fingers.” ― Gregg Olsen, Envy
“She’d done exactly what she’d wanted to do. Making people unhappy was her way of having fun.” ― Gregg Olsen, If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood
“I'd tell my mother to, you know, go you-know-what herself and I would go help those children. They're in an orphanage and they've got family! That's sickening. What does John do? Nothing. His kids are in an orphanage... and he does nothing.~ Michelle Jarvis” ― Gregg Olsen, If Loving You is Wrong
“I was free. Free also means nothing.” ― Gregg Olsen, The Sound of Rain
“From the inside, a violent home looks starkly different than it does to outsiders. Children who grow up with cold, narcissistic, or sadistic parents don’t know that a caretaker with the potential for extreme cruelty is not the norm. Even when they see a contrast in the families of friends, they’ve already been robbed of the ability to challenge parental authority. Instead of seeking help, they hunker down and adapt.” ― Gregg Olsen, If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood
“I'm a successful businessman, a very successful bussinessman,' he said, dead-eyed to the camera. 'Guys like me don't kill our wives. We trade 'em in and get a new one” ― Gregg Olsen, Heart of Ice
“No one speaks the truth to anyone anymore. Lies either by omission or purposefully have become our national pastime. Backstabbing is an Olympic sport. Or at least it should be.” ― Gregg Olsen, The Sound of Rain
“But in late March in the Pacific Northwest, a cease-fire on precipitation only meant the clouds were taking a coffee break.” ― Gregg Olsen, The Girl in the Woods
“And he'd kill Lily Ann Denton, put her in the trunkm and go to arbys. Godm he was hungry. ” ― Gregg Olsen, Heart of Ice
“She looked at ways to quantify life. Analytic in nature, her head almost always overruled her heart. Love it? Hate it? She wanted to KNOW it.” ― Gregg Olsen, Envy
