--- title: "1 Captive Quotes By V.C. Andrews" description: "1 Captive quotes by V.C. Andrews. Plus more from V.C. Andrews and more Captive sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c4/v-c-andrews-2743_betrayed_cathy-don-t-look-so-defeated-she-was-onl_69647.jpg" --- > [“Cathy, don't look so defeated. She was only trying to put us down again. Maybe nothing did work out right for her, but that doesn't mean we are doomed. Let's go forth tomorrow with no great expectations of finding perfection.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/v-c-andrews/cathy-don-t-look-so-defeated-she-was-only-trying-to-put-us-down-again/) [V.C. Andrews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/v-c-andrews/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c4/v-c-andrews-2743_betrayed_cathy-don-t-look-so-defeated-she-was-onl_69647.jpg) ## More by V.C. Andrews > [“Oh, it was wicked of me to make him the troublesome thing I was. He should stay always what he was, the happy-go-lucky cheerful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/v-c-andrews/oh-it-was-wicked-of-me-to-make-him-the-troublesome-thing-i-was-he/) [V.C. Andrews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/v-c-andrews/) > [“I sighed, he sighed, the wind and flowers sighed too. I think those marble statues sighed along as well, in their lack of understanding…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/v-c-andrews/i-sighed-he-sighed-the-wind-and-flowers-sighed-too-i-think-those/) [V.C. Andrews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/v-c-andrews/) > [“We are perfect children. Mentally, physically, emotionally, we are wholesome, and godly in every way possible. We have as much right to live, love,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/v-c-andrews/we-are-perfect-children-mentally-physically-emotionally-we-are/) [V.C. Andrews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/v-c-andrews/) > [“Death can be a good friend to those in extreme pain. I wondered how he held on so long...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/v-c-andrews/death-can-be-a-good-friend-to-those-in-extreme-pain-i-wondered-how-he/) [V.C. Andrews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/v-c-andrews/) > [“Cathy, don't look so defeated. She was only trying to put us down again. Maybe nothing did work out right for her, but that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/v-c-andrews/cathy-don-t-look-so-defeated-she-was-only-trying-to-put-us-down-again/) [V.C. Andrews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/v-c-andrews/) > [“His blue eyes gazed down into mine. Eyes so much alike. I loved him as I loved the better side of myself, the brighter,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/v-c-andrews/his-blue-eyes-gazed-down-into-mine-eyes-so-much-alike-i-loved-him-as/) [V.C. Andrews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/v-c-andrews/) > [“We all have to love you, and believe in you, and think you are looking out for our best interests. But look at us,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/v-c-andrews/we-all-have-to-love-you-and-believe-in-you-and-think-you-are-looking/) [V.C. Andrews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/v-c-andrews/) > [“What if I am a curse?" "Then you're the prettiest and nicest curse I know.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/v-c-andrews/what-if-i-am-a-curse-then-you-re-the-prettiest-and-nicest-curse-i-know/) [V.C. Andrews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/v-c-andrews/) > [“There were shadows in the corners and whispers on the stairs and time was irrelevant as honesty.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/v-c-andrews/there-were-shadows-in-the-corners-and-whispers-on-the-stairs-and-time/) [V.C. Andrews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/v-c-andrews/) > [“Y, sin embargo, me sentia irritada cada vez que alguien venia a preguntar como habia muerto y a decir que era una lastima que…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/v-c-andrews/y-sin-embargo-me-sentia-irritada-cada-vez-que-alguien-venia-a/) [V.C. Andrews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/v-c-andrews/) > [“We don’t anticipate accidents, nor do we expect to die young.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/v-c-andrews/we-don-t-anticipate-accidents-nor-do-we-expect-to-die-young/) [V.C. Andrews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/v-c-andrews/) > [“Cathy—look at me! Don’t turn your head and pretend you don’t know what I’m doing, what I’m saying! Look and see the torment you’ve…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/v-c-andrews/cathy-look-at-me-don-t-turn-your-head-and-pretend-you-don-t-know-what/) [V.C. Andrews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/v-c-andrews/) > [“To my lady Catherine, I give you gold with a diamond you can barely see, But the gem would be castle-sized if it expressed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/v-c-andrews/to-my-lady-catherine-i-give-you-gold-with-a-diamond-you-can-barely/) [V.C. Andrews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/v-c-andrews/) > [“me to see the contents. Was she giving me a gift, like she gave Bart anything he wanted? He was the”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/v-c-andrews/me-to-see-the-contents-was-she-giving-me-a-gift-like-she-gave-bart/) [V.C. Andrews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/v-c-andrews/) > [“I don’t explain love, Bart. I don’t think anyone can. It grows from day to day from having contact with that other person who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/v-c-andrews/i-don-t-explain-love-bart-i-don-t-think-anyone-can-it-grows-from-day/) [V.C. Andrews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/v-c-andrews/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/captive/v-c-andrews/#itemlist", "name": "1 Captive Quotes By V.C. Andrews", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Cathy, don't look so defeated. She was only trying to put us down again. 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