Perfect crime Quote by Marie Lu

“You lost your innocence when you grew up, all right, everyone knew that, but did you have to lose your hope, as well?”

— Stephen King

“I thought about my mother, and the words she said to me almost a lifetime ago. That’s when it clicked: she had asked me…

— Jamie McGuire

“By the time I rose and started walking again, I didn’t begrudge my mother a thing. The truth was, in spite of all that,…

— Cheryl Strayed

“She was guilty, after all, of success, a success that stemmed from birthright and privilege. She took hope for granted, saw opportunity as her…

— Dennis Lehane

“My life in crime began with a good deed.”

— Joanna Campbell Slan

“Maybe I was crazy to consider it, but I’d always hoped that if I were a good enough girl, if I did everything right,…

— Tahereh Mafi

“It seemed like I had completed a task, overcome an obstacle. I thought about my mother, and the words she said to me almost…

— Jamie McGuire

“And in life, at least in her new life, chances were the best she could hope for. They were like her rocks. Imperfect and…

— Veronica Rossi

“I couldn't help but think of my mother's most life-altering mistake. Silly and romantic, getting married fresh out of high school to a man…

— Stephenie Meyer

“It is very rare for someone to want and to deserve to be famous.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“I had achieved my dream, but what had it brought? Wealth? I glanced at my dress, worn too many days now without washing, and…

— Claire Holden Rothman

“The break-hard determination to be a good person, what happened to that? How is it true I have to go now? She's lost my…

— Forrest Gander