Catherine-lacey Quote by Catherine Lacey

“People are never who you think they are, that it was necessary to get a complete background check on a person before you made…

— Jodi Picoult

“How could you ever learn to trust the things you made up?”

— Richard Yates

“I wanted people to trust me, despite anything they’d heard. And more than that, I wanted them to know me. Not the stuff they…

— Jay Asher

“I never investigate; sometimes the most terrible thing of all is to confirm what you have only imagined.”

— Pete Hamill

“I could tell you, but you should never trust what someone says about themselves. It’s something you need to see for yourself.”

— Maria La Serra

“I knew they didn't suspect a thing, and it bothered me—though I wouldn't have wanted it otherwise. It told me that if I were…

— André Aciman

“During those years I was traveling on what I knew to be a very shaky passport, forged papers: I knew that I was no…

— Joan Didion

“I had only myself to rely on. And that, I thought, was the most frightening aspect of my predicament. After all, how could I…

— Bella Forrest

“My best advice to myself was to act like I’d been there before. I was in way over my head, and I was not…

— Michael Deeze

“A little heads up would have been nice. Hey Heather, since we're history partners and all, I figured I should tell you I'm a…

— Chelsea Fine

“I mean, I wouldn't have wanted to be recognized. But I was kind of a prude about cheating on taxes, group sex, murder, and…

— MaryJanice Davidson

“For the most part, I did trust my own judgement. But I was more than capable of screwing up. Just, sometimes, I forgot about…

— Gwenda Bond