Quotes of Jeneva Rose

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“Even when you have nothing left in your life, hope is the one thing that can never be taken away.” ― Jeneva Rose, The Perfect Marriage
“She was a forgive-and-forget kind of person. I, on the other hand, always believed there was another option on the table. Forgive, forget, or fucking never let it go.” ― Jeneva Rose, One of Us Is Dead
“It burns, but a good type of burn, like the small fires we sometimes need in our lives to remind us that we are alive.” ― Jeneva Rose, The Perfect Marriage
“I always test people. If they can’t handle me at my worst, they don’t deserve me at my best,” ― Jeneva Rose, The Perfect Marriage
“Did he love her? He loved parts of her. But the question isn’t whether or not he loved her. The question is… did he kill her?” ― Jeneva Rose, The Perfect Marriage
“That’s the funny thing about dreams. You always eventually wake up from them.” ― Jeneva Rose, The Perfect Marriage
“I’ve always believed the eyes cannot lie. They hold the truths we are unable or unwilling to speak. Her eyes full, large, and bursting with pain.” ― Jeneva Rose, The Perfect Marriage
“There’s no point in arguing with her. Parents are typically delusional when it comes to their children.” ― Jeneva Rose, The Perfect Marriage
“My mother made me wise, made me independent, made me learn how to fight for myself.” ― Jeneva Rose, The Perfect Marriage
“Your son is a liar, a cheater, and possibly a murderer. Your coddling and over-the-top mothering has gotten Adam into this mess. The best thing you could do as a mother is to take note from mine and kill yourself.” ― Jeneva Rose, The Perfect Marriage
“That’s the thing about relationships, you never really know what’s going on in them, unless you’re a part of them.” ― Jeneva Rose, The Perfect Marriage
“It’s the only reason the human race isn’t extinct, because people with no purpose breed,” ― Jeneva Rose, The Perfect Marriage
“She was trying to make herself as small as possible, blending into the background, going unnoticed. But to me, she was the only person in that room.” ― Jeneva Rose, The Perfect Marriage
“People that get their way think they’re the ones in control. But the ones that give are the ones that rule. It’s not the politician in office, but the donor behind the check that wields the sword.” ― Jeneva Rose, One of Us Is Dead
“Women weren’t meant to be quiet.” ― Jeneva Rose, One of Us Is Dead
“I’ve always felt like Sarah was taking on the world, while I was just struggling to live in it.” ― Jeneva Rose, The Perfect Marriage
“Boys will be boys. How completely disgusting.” ― Jeneva Rose, One of Us Is Dead
“I’ll never know what really happened between Kelly and Greg or Kelly and Scott. Was she a victim of the men in her life? Was she abused? Or was she a girl who cried wolf? I’ll never know and neither will anyone else. That’s the thing about relationships, you never really know what’s going on in them, unless you’re a part of them.” ― Jeneva Rose, The Perfect Marriage
“It’s what I do when I don’t know what to do. I tidy. I clean things up.” ― Jeneva Rose, The Perfect Marriage
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Jeneva Rose

Jeneva Rose is the New York Times bestselling author of The Perfect Marriage, One of Us is Dead, The Girl I Was & You Shouldn’t Have Come Here. Her work has been translated into more than a dozen languages and optioned for film/tv. Originally from Wisconsin,…

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