Protective Instincts Quotes

“My wife may be in a merciful mood, but I am not.”
― Elisabeth Wheatley, Tears of the Wolf

“Sawyer Kincaid hated the rain.


He hated the sound of it beating against the green canvas tent top. He resented the clingy mist of it masking the tears on his mother's pale cheeks, as though it could somehow wash away her grief. He loathed the springtime chill of it running down the back of his neck beneath his collar.”
― Julie Miller

“But they were all here—Edward, Sawyer, Atticus and Holden. John Kincaid's four sons. Bonded by brotherhood. Forged into men by the badges they wore. Reunited by grief.”
― Julie Miller

“You're supposed to tell the man you're with what you want or don't want. He's supposed to listen. There aren't consequences for being honest. If this is moving too fast, you're right to say so."

"But—"

"No buts. Not with me.”
― Julie Miller

“Marry me, Mel."

She nodded. Smiled. Laughed.

"I'll marry you, Sawyer."

Benjamin grabbed Sawyer's chin and demanded he be included. He was. "I'll marry you, too."

"Done.”
― Julie Miller

“While walls provide a boundary and protection, they also exclude people and make intimacy ('into-me-see') difficult.”
― Sue Hawkins, Relational Depth: New Perspectives and Developments