You'd been petting a stuffed dog?' she said 'A dead one?' 'It was a really well stuffed dog' I clarified. 'I have seen some bad taxidermy. This was top-notch work. It would have fooled anyone.
Guilt isn't always a rational thing, Clio realized. Guilt is a weight that will crush you whether you deserve it or not. - Maureen Johnson
Guilt isn't always a rational thing, Clio realized. Guilt is a weight that will crush you whether you deserve it or not.
- Maureen Johnson
Spicy food and I have a close relationship—an obsessive one, in fact. If it’s spicy, I want it. I want to sweat and shake and go half blind from the … - Maureen Johnson
Spicy food and I have a close relationship—an obsessive one, in fact. If it’s spicy, I want it. I want to sweat and shake and go half blind from the …
I sleep better knowing that a naked cork-eater is not sneaking around at night, stealing my underwear. - Maureen Johnson
I sleep better knowing that a naked cork-eater is not sneaking around at night, stealing my underwear.
You can never visit the same place twice. Each time, it's a different story. By the very act of coming back, you wipe out what came before. - Maureen Johnson
You can never visit the same place twice. Each time, it's a different story. By the very act of coming back, you wipe out what came before.
Keep calm and carry on. Also, stay in and hide because the Ripper is coming. - Maureen Johnson
Keep calm and carry on. Also, stay in and hide because the Ripper is coming.
She introduced herself to my parents with one of her mighty, bunny-crushing handshakes. (I'd never seen Claudia crush a bunny, to be fair, but that's… - Maureen Johnson
She introduced herself to my parents with one of her mighty, bunny-crushing handshakes. (I'd never seen Claudia crush a bunny, to be fair, but that's…
Being an author means, almost by definition, that you make up characters and then complicate their lives. That's it, really. You make up characters a… - Maureen Johnson
Being an author means, almost by definition, that you make up characters and then complicate their lives. That's it, really. You make up characters a…
Fear can't hurt you," she said. "When it washes over you, give it no power. It's a snake with no venom. Remember that. That knowledge can save you. - Maureen Johnson
Fear can't hurt you," she said. "When it washes over you, give it no power. It's a snake with no venom. Remember that. That knowledge can save you.
The funny thing about stop signs is that they're also start signs. - Maureen Johnson
The funny thing about stop signs is that they're also start signs.
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