Cryer's Cross Quotes
"She’s not crazy. She just can’t stop thinking things when weird ideas get lodged in her head."
"Nobody’s ever complained. Nobody even knows."
"On this first day she tidies up the classroom in a way that old Mr. Greenwood doesn’t."
"It’s one of those OCD things. Being Kendall is exhausting."
"They are introduced, brother and sister indeed."
"Stay out of my way, then, if you don’t want to get hurt."
"You fouled me," she says. "Coach, hello! That was a foul."
"She can’t help it. It’s one of those OCD things."
"Being busy and exhausted is about the best thing for Kendall’s brain."
"He’s been her best friend ever since they were babies."
"Kendall has always known she wants to sing, dance, act."
"Kendall grins. 'Oh, Hector’s Farm! Everybody loves him.'"
""Don’t let my brother get to you. He’s just pretty mad about everything right now."
"They find the car. It’s not in Bozeman. It’s parked at the school."
"Count all the days she’s known him: infinity."
"Oh, yes, it’s all speculation. The reporters admit it. But you can tell they believe it."
"Everything is so horribly familiar, and for Kendall, a thousand times worse."
"Looking for the body of her best friend. Torn between hoping she finds it and hoping she doesn’t."
"Every morning Kendall wakes up and remembers."
"The produce, the animals—no one can make living things pause in their growing."
"She can hardly stand to look at Nico’s desk. It’s so empty. So cold."
"I’m sorry, guys. This is the end of the road for us."
"I suppose you don’t lock your doors at night, either."
"You’re not the only one in the world with it, you know."
"It’s like being high on some crazy drug, and she closes her eyes."
"The only person she can talk to who would fix her pain is Nico."
"Without Nico, life will never be normal again."
"She lies in bed, window checked six times, moonlight streaming in through the soft white curtains. So lonely her arms ache with no one to hold."
"But inside, in her scared heart and in her stupid, unstoppable brain, Kendall knows that she will stay in Cryer’s Cross forever."
"Her depression dissipates and her mind goes somewhere else, somewhere quiet and peaceful, where nothing is there to trouble her."
"She didn’t know the guy actually had a heart underneath all that anger."
"How can she do anything fun—especially with another guy—and feel good about it? It just feels wrong."
"You know, if you ever want to talk about it, I . . . I could listen. Or, you know. Whatever."
"That night Kendall sleeps hard and soundly for the first time since Nico disappeared."
"Nothing matters but the words and the solace they bring."
"I just feel closer to Nico when I’m sitting there."
"I’m so scared," Kendall says again, a whisper this time.
"I just need to stop thinking about Nico for a while, I think. Not forget him, just . . . try to let him go a little bit."
"And no, I think I’m okay. I just need to do some of the old techniques again to control this OCD."
"I told you, Nathan," Mrs. Fletcher says. "This kind of schedule for her was a bad idea, after everything that’s happened."
"She’s got friends coming over. She’ll be fine. Plus, she gets a big blowout party tomorrow."
"It was a part of his soccer training. All of the soccer, basketball, and football teams at his old school learn to dance. Makes them better players."
"You’re really smart and talented. Get the heck out of here."
"It’s just a coincidence. I mean, who would even know that except for stupid OCD me."
"Nico never made me feel like you make me feel. Nobody does."
"Find me before they kill me! Deep in the woods beyond Cryer’s Pass. Hurry! Save my soul!"
"Going to save Nico now. Going to save Nico now."
"I’m here to save you!" she cries. "Nico, help me!"
"Slowly and methodically, simultaneously horrified and glorified by the process, she covers her body with dirt."
"She is burying herself alive. And she can’t stop."
"No!" Her cry rasps from deep inside her chest.