Leanne Davis > Quotes

“He really loved her, despite his conflicting thoughts. He even loved her before she became lovable.”
― Leanne Davis, The Other Sister

“You hardly asked if I was okay the entire time we were together.” (Jessie)

“Okay? You wanted me to ask you if you were okay? Jessie, I saw you! How could I think for one second you were okay? Do you think it’s normal for me to watch a girl being raped from the roof? But I was there, loaded down with enough guns to do some serious damage. And what did I do about it? Nothing. Because I could do nothing, because my sole goal was to get you safely out of there. So I sat and watched it… for hours. I let them do that to you. I heard you. I saw you. And eventually, I had to turn away. I couldn’t watch it. It was that bad. I know why you’re not okay. I don’t have to ask why.” (Will)”
― Leanne Davis, The Other Sister

“He was a jackass to nearly have kissed her last night, but that was all. It was a moment, one in which he easily got carried away because of how she looked up at him with liquid-filled, blue eyes that nearly drowned his soul.”
― Leanne Davis, The Good Sister

“wide,”
― Leanne Davis, River Road

“Chance crossed the trailer and shoved a heap of clothes off the couch. He sat, sprawled with his legs open and arms folded as he glared at her. “Mom”
― Leanne Davis, River's End

“Chance suddenly smiled. “I’m sorry. You surprised me. Joey’s right, of course. Let’s go inside and talk, huh? You can tell me everything.”
― Leanne Davis, River's End

“It wasn’t like that was a good thing. It was a place she never thought she’d go, asking her brother for help. Or seeking an escape. Help he didn’t know he would be giving her, and certainly, never willingly offer to her.”
― Leanne Davis, River's End

“himself standing before one of the most decorated and powerful generals in the world. The black chair turned slowly as the large man in it swiveled”
― Leanne Davis, The Other Sister

“You’re still here. We’re still here,” he slowly lifted her feet off the ground as he wrapped her tightly against him. He whispered into her ear, “We did it, Jessie.”
― Leanne Davis, The Years Between: Jessie & Will

“are not something I ever wanted in my life. I never chose to be anyone’s savior, or the person to turn to for help. Thing is, you and I, just are.”
― Leanne Davis, The Other Sister

“You can’t be nowhere, if you’re right here. And nobody else but you can make you feel like nothing.”
― Leanne Davis, River's Escape

“Instead, before her lay a scene straight out of a picturesque calendar. Grazing horses raised their heads when her car passed, dozens of them peppering the gently rolling land. It sloped downwards gently toward”
― Leanne Davis, River's End

“Tony can’t contemplate anything with Gretchen because to him, what good is a man who is incomplete on the outside, but completely broken inside?”
― Leanne Davis, The Good Sister

“God, what would that be like? To have someone love you, the real person who exists inside of you, that much?”
― Leanne Davis, The Good Sister

“She was so traumatized, so damaged, and so completely violated. His heart twisted in pity for her. There was no denying it. He’d have to be made of stone not to feel totally sorry for Jessie Bains.”
― Leanne Davis, The Other Sister