Nine Liars Quotes

“You know, the best fanfic I ever read was an erotic story about Thor and Tony Stark living together on a Christmas tree sex farm.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“Stevie packed like someone who just heard that reports of the monster were true, and it was headed toward the city.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“We’re good at lying,” Sebastian said, leaning over and managing a smile. “We’ve been doing it for years.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“I’ve got a murder mansion, a house full of suspects, a pile of evidence, and nothing.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“Group friendships are products of the right time—the chemistry of season, activity, emotion, and random occurrence. They coalesced over a series of long nights at the pub, in rehearsal spaces, cafés, and bedrooms.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“This was England. There was always rain in the future.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“There is an insatiable appetite for things about the wives of Henry the Eighth. Everyone loves them. Sex and murder.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“It was a deathtrap, a meandering thread of madness. It suggested that there was something about English people that she may never understand.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“He was usually her companion in avoiding things, but tonight he was letting her down. His fingers hadn’t stopped moving all night.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“Some people simply knew what they were supposed to be doing and did it, and those people were the worst of all. Stevie’s brain had to hit a white-hot pitch of panic before it was willing to do any real work. It would work quickly then. It was a good brain, but it had only two modes—fog and frenzy.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“Three: Izzy made it sound like Stevie was Wikipedia Holmes, a walking, talking, deducing database that ate true crime and spat out justice.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“They’re English,” David said, sitting on the bed. “That keep calm and carry on thing is real. You know. Don’t talk about stuff that’s bad. Talk about tennis! That’s how they are.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“I always had a thing about mushrooms. They’re the odd little children of the forest. I suppose I related”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“Lie. It was such a gross word, with spikes on it. She was a liar. A fiendish thing.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“It was a good brain, but it had only two modes—fog and frenzy.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“The surefire way to get someone to tell you something you want to know isn’t to ask them about it. What you do is start telling the story yourself, say what you think happened, and say it wrong. People may not want to discuss things, but they will correct you, every time.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“Only he and Yash planned on making an actual career out of comedy, which was not known for being the most stable of livelihoods.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“Some people simply knew what they were supposed to be doing and did it, and those people were the worst of all. Stevie's brain had to hit a white-hot pitch of panic before it was willing to do any real work. It would work quickly then. It was a good brain, but it had only two modes—fog and frenzy.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“Group friendships are products of the right time—the chemistry of season, activity, emotion, and random occurrence.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“Left unattended, even for a few days, houses take on a strange feel. The cold accumulates in the corners. The dark settles down and pools on the furniture. Quiet leaks everywhere. The air sours.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“I kind of love it,” Nate said, looking around. “It looks like the moisture farm that Luke Skywalker lives on.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“He silently gave thanks to the wealthy builders of this country pile who worked very hard to make sure they never had to see other people doing work.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“The gray English light suited him. It was light for indoor people, for ghosts, for royalty and urchins. For writers.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“This is a two-way road,” the driver said. “You’re American? You have quite wide roads in America, don’t you?” This was not a two-lane road. This was a tiny, tiny, tiny path surrounded by a high wall of greenery that blocked the view. It was a deathtrap, a meandering thread of madness. It suggested that there was something about English people that she may never understand.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“As a Black woman at Cambridge, the one who had to deal with the looks, the muttered remarks, and the remarks said right to her face about the color of her skin.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“The idea that Izzy had a full life that didn’t revolve around David had somehow never occurred to Stevie. Love made her stupid.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“Once threw a mug of tea at a policeman”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“Must have been the cat.” “You don’t have a cat,” Sooz said. “I have you,” Sebastian replied. “That’s close enough.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“In Vermont, there is maple syrup in it—it doesn’t matter what it is. Cake. Ice cream. Coffee. Soup. Mustard. Concrete.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars

“Nate would tolerate most things for about an hour if he knew there was the promise of a snack and the chance to be left alone in the near future.”
― Maureen Johnson, Nine Liars