Quotes of Riley Sager

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“Sometimes the only way out is through.” ― Riley Sager, The Last Time I Lied
“Never take anything you haven’t earned, my father used to say. You always end up paying for it one way or another.” ― Riley Sager, Lock Every Door
“Every so often, life offers you a reset button. When it does, you need to press it as hard as you can.” ― Riley Sager, Lock Every Door
“That’s not your choice. It’s already been decided for you. You can’t change what’s happened. The only thing you can control is how you deal with it.” ― Riley Sager, Final Girls
“One time is an anomaly. Two times is a coincidence. Three times is proof.” ― Riley Sager, Lock Every Door
“Grief is tricky like that. It can lie low for hours, long enough for magical thinking to take hold. Then, when you’re good and vulnerable, it will leap out at you like a fun-house skeleton, and all the pain you thought was gone comes roaring back.” ― Riley Sager, Home Before Dark
“Because here’s the thing about being poor—most people don’t understand it unless they’ve been there themselves. They don’t know what a fragile balancing act it is to stay afloat and that if, God forbid, you momentarily slip underwater, how hard it is to resurface.” ― Riley Sager, Lock Every Door
“I'm a fucking final girl” ― Riley Sager, Final Girls
“Everything is a game, Em. Whether you know it or not. Which means that sometimes a lie is more than just a lie. Sometimes it's the only way to win.” ― Riley Sager, The Last Time I Lied
“Every house has a story to tell.” ― Riley Sager, Home Before Dark
“Omnes vulnerant; ultima necat. I remember the phrase from high school Latin class, although not because I excelled at the language. In fact, I was terrible at it. I remember only because it sent a chill through me when I first learned what it meant. All hours wound; the last one kills.” ― Riley Sager, The Last Time I Lied
“She's fascinating in the same way tornadoes are fascinating. You want to see how much they're going to spin.” ― Riley Sager, Lock Every Door
“Meeting people is easy. Keeping them around is the hard part.” ― Riley Sager, Survive the Night
“Pain equals clarity. Clarity equals survival.” ― Riley Sager, Lock Every Door
“My future is quite literally a blank canvas, waiting for me to fill it.” ― Riley Sager, The Last Time I Lied
“Boys can break your heart and betray you, but not in the same stinging way girls can.” ― Riley Sager, The Last Time I Lied
“You can’t change what’s happened. The only thing you can control is how you deal with it.” ― Riley Sager, Final Girls
“Sometimes you can’t simultaneously be smart, brave, and careful. Sometimes you need to choose one.” ― Riley Sager, Survive the Night
“Women need to do that, you know. Look out for each other. There’s a special place in hell for those who don’t.” ― Riley Sager, Survive the Night
Riley Sager
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Riley Sager

Riley Sager is the New York Times bestselling author of seven novels, most recently THE HOUSE ACROSS THE LAKE and SURVIVE THE NIGHT. His first thriller, FINAL GIRLS, won the ITW Thriller Award for Best Hardcover Novel and has been published in more than thirt…

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