8 Quotes by Cate Holahan

His irises seemed to melt into his pupils, two black holes rimmed with dying stars, sucking the light from the room, pulling her into darkness.

I don't invent my characters. I steal them from my surroundings. To be a writer is to be a life thief. Every day, I rob myself blind.

Expect the worst and you won't be surprised

The faithful often find themselves blindsided. They don't suspect anything because they can't imagine doing something so awful themselves.

I may still be background furniture, but now I have a decorative pillow.

The past is always hiding behind the present, threatening to peek out and drag everything down.

Investigating rule of thumb: people grumbled about work at home and about home at work.

The faithful often find themselves blindsided. They don’t suspect anything because they can’t imagine doing something so awful themselves.