Quotes of Michele Campbell

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“Aubrey became a reader early so she wouldn’t feel alone in her apartment at night.” ― Michele Campbell, It's Always the Husband
“For my husband, who has never tried to kill me . . . as far as I know.” ― Michele Campbell, It's Always the Husband
“happenstance.” ― Michele Campbell, A Stranger on the Beach
“changes the lives of those left behind, forever. “I don’t know what kind of point you’re trying to make, bringing me here,” she said, her voice shaking with tears. But she didn’t turn back. They walked forward a few paces, stepped over an old, tumbled-down metal fence and kept walking until they got to where the center of the bridge used to be. There it was, the abyss that he’d fallen through, the night” ― Michele Campbell, It's Always the Husband
“Aubrey became a reader early so she wouldn't feel alone in her apartment at night. Books kept her company and became her friends; they were more welcoming than people, and less threatening.” ― Michele Campbell, It's Always the Husband
“In the long run, people who did evil got what they deserved, and everything worked out for the best.” ― Michele Campbell, It's Always the Husband
“In other words, Keniston hoped that Griff was enough of a stooge, and sufficiently hung up on Keniston’s crazy daughter, to fall into an obvious trap. Which he proceeded to do with alacrity.” ― Michele Campbell, It's Always the Husband
“Kate Eastman was murdered on her fortieth birthday, the same day she filed for divorce. And on that day, Kate Eastman was ten weeks pregnant.” ― Michele Campbell, It's Always the Husband
“Odell had taught her that a simple display of manners would get you far in this life.” ― Michele Campbell, She Was the Quiet One
“Jenny was the mayor of this one-horse town, with her finger in every plot. Jenny’s husband’s construction company had the winning bid on every Carlisle building project.” ― Michele Campbell, It's Always the Husband
“Jenny always had a plan, you had to give her that. She forced the world to conform to her expectations, where Kate wallowed in her disappointments, and Aubrey, let’s face it, never dared to expect anything at all.” ― Michele Campbell, It's Always the Husband
“psychopharmacology” ― Michele Campbell, It's Always the Husband
“The old adage was true in her case: Marry in haste, repent at leisure” ― Michele Campbell, It's Always the Husband
“What did it say about Aubrey if not only her husband but her best friend would betray her like this?” ― Michele Campbell, It's Always the Husband
“Can you remain unmoving until the right action arises on its own? That was it, Aubrey realized: the question was the answer. Aubrey needed to wait, to stay positive, and trust herself, and the solution would eventually become clear.” ― Michele Campbell, It's Always the Husband
“Somebody dies, and it changes the lives of those left behind, forever.” ― Michele Campbell, It's Always the Husband
“Books kept her company and became her friends; they were more welcoming than people, and less threatening.” ― Michele Campbell, It's Always the Husband
“People saw what they wanted to.” ― Michele Campbell, She Was the Quiet One
“But in the midst of the bustle, he felt a strange communion with Kate.” ― Michele Campbell, It's Always the Husband
Michele Campbell
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Michele Campbell

Michele Campbell is a graduate of Harvard College and Stanford Law School and a former federal prosecutor in New York City who specialized in international narcotics and gang cases. A while back, she said goodbye to her big-city legal career and moved with he…

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