Holly (Holly Gibney, #3)

“Sometimes the people who love us are also the people who hurt us most.”

Holly finally standing up to her mother after she died felt so heavy. Grief doesn't always make someone a saint in our minds.

“The world is full of people who are just not right.”

The Harris couple terrified me because they were so normal. They prove that real monsters usually have tenure and a nice garden.

“Life is what happens while you’re making other plans.”

Watching Holly struggle with the pandemic felt like looking in a mirror. That constant low level anxiety really shaped who we became.

“She could hear Bill’s voice, as clear as a bell.”

Seeing Holly talk to Bill Hodges in her head shows how much we carry our mentors. Those voices never really leave us.