Bea Northwick > Quotes

“Strange things bloom where grief lives.”
― Bea Northwick, The Cruel Dark

“To be favored is a worthwhile danger because it means that among the masses of mortal life, we’ve been singled out and are, in some way, special. That’s what most of us want, isn’t it? To not feel so small and inconsequential in this vast world.”
― Bea Northwick, The Cruel Dark

“I think all of us who have had deep hurts in our life never escape the anger it inspires. It simply melds into the people we become, and sometimes takes the shape of something new and unexpected, like courage.”
― Bea Northwick, The Cruel Dark

“Not literal ghosts, miss. Though, as I mentioned, I wouldn’t bet against there being a few of those roaming the halls. Strange things bloom where grief lives.”
― Bea Northwick, The Cruel Dark

“If I catch you wandering again,” he said, his voice taking on the low quality of a warning, “I may think you mean to tempt me.”
― Bea Northwick, The Cruel Dark

“I'd come to be certain that a person could never be cried out. So many times I'd thought the last tear I would ever shed had fallen, only to discover there were always more. Good and bad, there were endlessly more.”
― Bea Northwick, The Cruel Dark

“I wiped the tears from my cheeks, cleared my throat, and steeled my resolve, preparing myself for the most challenging thing I would ever do.
Be a stranger to my wife, returning to Willowfield for the first time since her death.”
― Bea Northwick, Lover: The Cruel Dark Companion Novella

“Millie, we can't exclude people from life because of their struggles.”
― Bea Northwick, The Cruel Dark

“Humans were so often incapable of fully appreciating the miracle of good people in their lives.”
― Bea Northwick, Lover: The Cruel Dark Companion Novella

“I’ve been trying my best not to give in to my worst impulses and defile you to within an inch of your life despite the many opportunities you’ve offered”
― Bea Northwick, The Cruel Dark

“Do you feel inconsequential?” he asked, and the unexpected gentleness in his tone inspired warmth in my chest. “We all do at some point or another. Anyone who says otherwise is a liar or an idiot.”
― Bea Northwick, The Cruel Dark

“Sir, I’ve been cautioned about your moods, and while you are my employer and it is my last desire to vex you, I’d appreciate a little more decorum.”
― Bea Northwick, The Cruel Dark

“Darling, even the most loving parents hurt their children in some way. Humans are beasts, as much as we like to think we aren't.”
― Bea Northwick, Lover: The Cruel Dark Companion Novella