170 Quotes by Lisa Unger

Everyone always talks about how well mothers know their children. No one ever seems to notice how well children know their mothers.

You [meaning mothers] said good-bye a little every day -- from the minute they left your body until they left your home.

There have been plenty of chances to close my eyes and go back to the sleep of my life as it was, but I hadn't taken any of them. Do I wish now that I had? It's hard to answer that question, as the wraiths move closer.

Denial: my family heritage. If you don't ask the questions, the truth will never inconvenience you.

You can cut the ties that bind but not without losing a part of yourself. You can walk away and hide from the people who made you, but you'll always hear them calling your name.

The woman I was seems hopelessly naive. I envy her.

I definitely feel that plot flows from character. I dont believe that you can construct a plot and insert people into it.

Today something interesting happened. I died.

Even if someone is overcome with rage, it takes amazing arrogance to kill.