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> [“My favorite part of books and movies is almost always the 'before.' The beginning, before whatever upends the characters' lives has happened—before she knows he's a vampire, before the spaceship arrives. . . . And for me, the next week…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianna-baer/my-favorite-part-of-books-and-movies-is-almost-always-the-before-the/)

[Marianna Baer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianna-baer/)

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## More by Marianna Baer

> [“To Frost House," I said. "To Frost House," they echoed. We clunked mugs and drank, to the applause of a deep rumble of thunder.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianna-baer/to-frost-house-i-said-to-frost-house-they-echoed-we-clunked-mugs-and/)

[Marianna Baer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianna-baer/)

> [“You realize that you're asking me to go against my true nature? It's like asking a vampire to be a phlebotomist and not drink…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianna-baer/you-realize-that-you-re-asking-me-to-go-against-my-true-nature-it-s/)

[Marianna Baer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianna-baer/)

> [“The same pull penetrated my body. It wrapped around me, strong as an undertow; it wanted me to come in. I wanted to go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianna-baer/the-same-pull-penetrated-my-body-it-wrapped-around-me-strong-as-an/)

[Marianna Baer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianna-baer/)

> [“The first night in a new place usually gives me a tinny, homesick feeling that makes it hard to sleep. Not homesick for anywhere…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianna-baer/the-first-night-in-a-new-place-usually-gives-me-a-tinny-homesick/)

[Marianna Baer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianna-baer/)

> [“I think we'll just make new problems as we fix the ones we have.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianna-baer/i-think-we-ll-just-make-new-problems-as-we-fix-the-ones-we-have/)

[Marianna Baer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianna-baer/)

> [“My favorite part of books and movies is almost always the 'before.' The beginning, before whatever upends the characters' lives has happened—before she knows…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianna-baer/my-favorite-part-of-books-and-movies-is-almost-always-the-before-the/)

[Marianna Baer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianna-baer/)

> [“Across the room, I noticed that the closet hadn't stayed shut. The latch must not have caught, even though I'd leaned against the door.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianna-baer/across-the-room-i-noticed-that-the-closet-hadn-t-stayed-shut-the/)

[Marianna Baer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianna-baer/)

> [“But what if there’s stuff we don’t know? Mysteries that don’t go along with nature.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianna-baer/but-what-if-there-s-stuff-we-don-t-know-mysteries-that-don-t-go-along/)

[Marianna Baer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianna-baer/)

> [“The house appeared just as cozy and welcoming as the first time I saw it. Now, though, I knew what I was seeing was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianna-baer/the-house-appeared-just-as-cozy-and-welcoming-as-the-first-time-i-saw/)

[Marianna Baer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianna-baer/)

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