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“He never arrives empty-handed. Each time, he brings me something he gathers on his run—a feather from a mountain bird, a shard of pale quartz, a smooth stone threaded with a natural vein—as if, piece by piece, he’s bringing me the whole world.”
― Because I Killed Him
― Because I Killed Him
“Only a fool believes his life is governed by his choices alone. The wise understand that the choices of others carry just as much weight to influence, shape, and sometimes even to alter the course”
― Because I Killed Him
― Because I Killed Him
“Guillotines made of gold still cut off heads.”
― Because I Killed Him
― Because I Killed Him
“Even if the law says there can be no future with him, I now understand there can be no future for me without him.”
― Because I Killed Him
― Because I Killed Him
“Seashells are everywhere. Baskets of them line the windowsills, scatter across the floor, and pile on the cushions of my sofa. A few are chipped, but most are flawless. Some are pale as bone, while others shimmer with coral pinks and dusky violets, still glazed with salt. I edge forward, my heart hammering so hard I feel it in the soles of my feet. Then I see Edmund’s note, tucked into the largest basket: Because you saw a pretty seashell and left before I knew which one.”
― Because I Killed Him
― Because I Killed Him
“The worst part about hell isn’t the fire. And it’s not who rules it either. It’s that once you’re there, you can never leave.”
― Because I Killed Him
― Because I Killed Him
“He uncaps a bottle of brandy but, instead of pouring, lets the cap fall to the floor. When he crouches to retrieve it, his hand brushes my ankle. My breath shudders as his fingers glide higher, lifting the hem of my dress enough for his lips to reach my calf. He leaves a trail of soft kisses along it, then looks up at me, smiling.”
― Because I Killed Him
― Because I Killed Him
“I see it now. He’s the tallest, strongest tree in the forest, with roots so firm and immovable that trying to tear them out would only drive them deeper, all the way to the other side of the world. People like him can lose, but they can never be defeated.”
― Because I Killed Him
― Because I Killed Him
“Some men kneel to evil for wealth and power; others kneel to shield those they love. Yet whatever the reason, the truth remains: if the price is anything less than your own life, then you are for sale.”
― Because I Killed Him
― Because I Killed Him
“Every time he touches me, it’s with all of himself, restrained because he knows he’s my first, yet with the kind of passion that makes me wonder if he wants to be the last.”
― Because I Killed Him
― Because I Killed Him
“Unhappiness is a disease, and I discovered the cure. GREGORY SAVILE, INVENTOR OF BLISS”
― Because I Killed Him
― Because I Killed Him
“loving Edmund means suffering in pursuit of an ending that can never be bright.”
― Because I Killed Him
― Because I Killed Him
“The worst part about hell isn’t the fire, honey. And it’s not who rules it either… It’s that once you’re there, you can never leave.”
― Because I Killed Him
― Because I Killed Him
“I knew myself before her. With her, I know myself better. But if there were ever an after her, I’d become a stranger to myself. —EDMUND PREW”
― Because I Killed Him
― Because I Killed Him
“Because I thought you’d like it.”
― Because I Killed Him
― Because I Killed Him
“Blue is the sky and green is the grass. We exist together in the same world, but we are never meant to touch.”
― Because I Killed Him
― Because I Killed Him
“Winning isn’t about fighting every battle.”
― Because I Killed Him
― Because I Killed Him
“Trust me to look after you.”
― Because I Killed Him
― Because I Killed Him
“Some demons never shut up. They keep hollering in your head till the day you die. Only way to quiet them is the grave… or a shot of whiskey, if you’re looking for something temporary.”
― Because I Killed Him
― Because I Killed Him
“even hell can turn into an opportunity if you’re able to put up with being burned.”
― Because I Killed Him
― Because I Killed Him
“Some things arrive too early, others too late. But when they’re right on time, it can only be fate. —ALESSANDRA VISCONTI,”
― Because I Killed Him
― Because I Killed Him
“His eyes never leave me now.”
― Because I Killed Him
― Because I Killed Him
“Because you want justice to be neat. You want it to feel right. But real justice is messy and has nothing to do with feelings at all.”
― Because I Killed Him
― Because I Killed Him
“There’s only one way to forgive. And when it’s done right”
― Because I Killed Him
― Because I Killed Him
“If my civil credit score drops below two hundred, I’ll be expelled. If it drops below one hundred, I’ll be arrested. And if it drops below fifty, I’ll be executed.”
― Because I Killed Him
― Because I Killed Him
“Standing with his feet apart, he stares at the screen with troubled eyes. I know he isn’t numb to the sight of death, even if he acts like he is.”
― Because I Killed Him
― Because I Killed Him
“Never forget: the only meaningful power comes from blood. No matter how much money you have, it can’t buy freedom, and it sure as hell can’t buy time. Guillotines made of gold still cut off heads.”
― Because I Killed Him
― Because I Killed Him
“Winning isn’t about fighting every battle. It’s about choosing the right ones.”
― Because I Killed Him
― Because I Killed Him
“Anyone can claw through day after day to make it to the next. But truly living means choosing something worth fighting for and holding fast, even when the river pulls you under.”
― Because I Killed Him
― Because I Killed Him
“enough?”
― Because I Killed Him
― Because I Killed Him
