Britney S. Lewis > Quotes

“That was what people wanted to know when something strange happened to you. They wanted to know if you were okay. But even if you weren’t okay, even if you had blood seeping from your nostrils, even if you were afraid and confused, they didn’t know how to help.”
― Britney S. Lewis, The Dark Place

“For the readers who longed
to see a reflection of themselves
in their favorite stories.
This one is for you.”
― Britney S. Lewis, Blood Moon

“And on November 4, before daybreak, her last breath rolled up her”
― Britney S. Lewis, The Undead Truth of Us

“throat and turned her into the undead thing that I feared. It was the worst day of my life. I found her on the floor in the kitchen, and my throat swelled. Her body lay in the fetal position, her right hand below her”
― Britney S. Lewis, The Undead Truth of Us

“heart, crumpled like an old rose. But I didn’t get it. Zombies weren’t supposed to die so easily, yet Mama did.”
― Britney S. Lewis, The Undead Truth of Us

“When Mama died, I think her soul shattered into a Postimpressionist painting filled with yellows and blues. We”
― Britney S. Lewis, The Undead Truth of Us

“were the zigzagged, black lines in that painting, the birds.”
― Britney S. Lewis, The Undead Truth of Us

“Sometimes our hearts ate lies when they were hungry. Sometimes it was all that was left in the cupboard.”
― Britney S. Lewis, The Undead Truth of Us

“They later told me that her heart exploded in her chest. Exploded. I didn’t know how that could be humanly possible, but when they told me, I saw those colors again. She was yellow. I was blue.”
― Britney S. Lewis, The Undead Truth of Us

“And I swore I flew with her soul that day, the wind still fresh between my fingers, but I couldn’t reach her. Didn’t matter how fast I flew, she flew farther, and the sapphire horizon created a million miles between us.”
― Britney S. Lewis, The Undead Truth of Us