BrendaLee

“She could only sit and stare at the man she'd once thought the world would be better off without.What would have happened had someone chosen to love him as a child despite his behavior or showered him with the prayers she'd thought he didn't deserve?

She couldn't imagine he'd have turned out better, but he'd probably have less guilt and shame to deal with, and fewer people would have been hurt.

A Chance at Forever
Melissa Jagears”
― Melissa Jagears, A Chance at Forever

“I was like a child bitten by a viper. All I could think of was finding a way to remove the fangs sunken into my skin. I had no notion that I still had to contend with the venom pumping through my veins.”
― Tessa Afshar, Thief of Corinth

“He's still there, unchanged, even when we can't feel Him. When the grief's too loud to let us hear His voice.”
― Roseanna M. White, The Number of Love

“He apparently preferred dark eyes to ready smiles. Sarcasm to sweetness. Codebreakers to secretaries.”
― Roseanna M. White, The Number of Love