Marie

“I’m not a good person, not a good brother, and god knows I’m absolute shit at being something more. But sometimes, when she looks at me like that, all soft and assured, it makes me think I could try.”
― Angel Lawson, Lords of Mercy

“I feel lost for a moment, all of my men inside while I stand out here, waiting to be invited. I want to think that I’m necessary—part of what’s happening behind that door—but the hard truth is that I’m not. The Lords have been setting up these chess pieces long before I even thought to see the checkerboard beneath my feet.”
― Angel Lawson, Lords of Mercy

“Sometimes, appearances are all we have. The mask we pull over our faces to hide the ugly sadness beneath.”
― Angel Lawson, Lords of Mercy

“I know I’m right. Love makes you stronger. And they’re the weaker ones for not feeling it.”
― Angel Lawson, Lords of Mercy