Erica Alexander > Quotes

“Sometimes hope is a dragon. Sometimes hope is a butterfly with broken wings.”
― Erica Alexander, Because of Dylan

“wish for you to know that even when I am not with you, I still am”
― Erica Alexander, Seventeen Wishes

“Correct. The colors change. The outside changes, and the flavor changes too, but it is still a strawberry, despite all the changes. The changes are not the truth, the strawberry is. Now apply this to yourself, and that which remains the same is the truth.”
― Erica Alexander, Because of Dylan

“The thing about being born with an expiration date is you learn to appreciate life a little more than the average person. You pack a lot of living into your days. Shit”
― Erica Alexander, Seventeen Wishes

“No baby blues for the professor. His eyes are whiskey colored, and I’m a little drunk gazing into”
― Erica Alexander, Because of Dylan

“This house used to be filled with voices and laughter and noises. There were always people over. So much so I had to go outside to be alone.”
― Erica Alexander, Because of Dylan

“My mother was never a mother to me. She was negligent on her best days. But most of the time she was abusive and angry. She blamed me for ruining her life.”
― Erica Alexander, Because of Dylan

“Tommy trails next to me, and we walk in silence. Him with his stuff and me with my monsters. When I was a kid, I used to name them. Hungry Harry. Cold Cindy. Afraid Abigail. Hurt Henry. Lost Lila. Lonely Lou. Stupid Sandy. Dumb Debbie. Whore Wanda. Slut Sonia. Until there were too many to name.”
― Erica Alexander, Because of Dylan

“No one has ever chosen me before. Not even myself.”
― Erica Alexander, Because of Dylan

“Dandelions trade wishes for the chance to fly away and create new life.”
― Erica Alexander, Because of Dylan

“opened my eyes to the beautiful face of a young man. A young man with two different-colored eyes. One green like the sea and one blue like the sky. The first time someone’s lips touched mine was to give me the gift of life. I was just a child, on the cusp of womanhood, but I knew I would never forget those eyes. Chapter 1 Avalon”
― Erica Alexander, In Her Eyes

“The first time I died was at my birth.”
― Erica Alexander, In Her Eyes

“I know so. Life is a mathematical equation. It is part what happens to us, part what we make happen and part how we react to either of those things. But it is not as simple as two plus two equals four.” “Nope. It’s more like two plus apple equals blue. Unless it’s a Tuesday, in which case it equals taco.”
― Erica Alexander, Because of Dylan

“pillow flies across the space between the beds and smacks me in the face. “You had tingles and didn’t tell me!”
― Erica Alexander, In Her Eyes

“Because the truth doesn’t need to scream. The truth doesn’t need to be loud. The truth doesn’t need to bully. The truth just”
― Erica Alexander, Because of Dylan

“We hold ourselves hostage to our own humanity.”
― Erica Alexander, Because of Dylan

“A beautiful, intricate design of a Bald Eagle and a dragon in battle takes most of his torso. The dragon is on its back, wings spread wide and it’s done in shades of gold, black, and green. The eagle has its talons clasped around one of the dragon’s paws and its neck. The talons around the neck have red, white, and blue ribbons tied to them. And as Logan moves and flexes the muscles on his back, both the eagle and the dragon seem to come to life.”
― Erica Alexander, Because of Liam

“You’ve got nothing, and you know it. Yes, you can try to intimidate me, dig around, try to push me and scare me, but here’s the thing you don’t know about me. I’ve been dealing with much bigger assholes than you my entire life. You have a lot to live up to.” He scowls.”
― Erica Alexander, In Her Eyes