Brooke Fast > Quotes

“I suppose anyone foolish enough to cage a wild bird shouldn’t expect them to sing for their captor,”
― Brooke Fast, To Cage a Wild Bird

“I think we can stop pretending I have any control when it comes to you”
― Brooke Fast, To Cage a Wild Bird

“I don’t need an excuse to talk about being pressed against you—I think about it every time I close my eyes.”
― Brooke Fast, To Cage a Wild Bird

“Maybe not, but why help me?” “I think you’re worth saving, Little Bird.” His golden eyes searched mine.”
― Brooke Fast, To Cage a Wild Bird

“It was over for me the moment I saw you punch that guy in the face at Vern’s”
― Brooke Fast, To Cage a Wild Bird

“— Do you still want me?
— I’ll never stop wanting you, Raven. I d’ont even know if I was alive before I met you—I was just going through the motions. The first tome I saw you, it was like you lit me one fire. And maybe, after you were arrested, I mistook the flames for hatred. I know better now.”
― Brooke Fast, To Cage a Wild Bird

“You think I can control this worry? You think I can just stop thinking about you every second of every damned day? All of this would be so much easier if I could get you out of my head, Little Bird. Don’t think I haven’t tried.”
― Brooke Fast, To Cage a Wild Bird

“— You’re beautiful.
— Don’t get all soft on me.
— Too late for that, you’ve ruined me. You smell so good. I can’t get it out of my head, and it drives me wild. I’ll be going about my day and get a whiff of jasmine and who the fuck knows what else, something so distinctly you, and suddenly you’re all I can think about. I tried to keep my distance from you, you know. Tried to banish you from my mind, for both of our sakes. But fighting what I felt for you was more of a distraction than giving in. It was over for me the moment I saw you punch that guy in the face at Vern’s.”
― Brooke Fast, To Cage a Wild Bird

“— Damn it, listens to me, Raven. I can’t watch you die here. I lov—
— Don’t. Don’t say it. Not now. If you mean it, you’ll wait. If you mean it, you’ll leave here when you’re better. You’ll come after me. And then you can say it.
— Nothing could keep me from you. I swear it. As soon as I’m better, I’ll follow you.”
― Brooke Fast, To Cage a Wild Bird

“If we all look out for each other, we might have a fighting chance at survival. That’s how they win, Raven, when we only look out for ourselves.”
― Brooke Fast, To Cage a Wild Bird

“I suppose anyone foolish enough to cage a wild bird shouldn’t expect them to sing for their captor,” he mused.”
― Brooke Fast, To Cage a Wild Bird

“It was customary for hunters who visited Endlock to collect the teeth from their kills and wear them on chains around their necks or shaved into strings of pearls. I’d seen teeth worn as cuff links or as the centerpiece of extravagant, diamond-encrusted rings.”
― Brooke Fast, To Cage a Wild Bird

“— You always to that.
— What?
— Hide behind sarcasm. Are you so afraid of the world finding out that you’re not fearless like you pretend to be?”
― Brooke Fast, To Cage a Wild Bird

“Don’t even think about peeking. Seeing me naked is a privilege, guard. And not one that can be bought with a hot shower and a couple of ration bars.”
― Brooke Fast, To Cage a Wild Bird

“I’d die before I touch you again.”
― Brooke Fast, To Cage a Wild Bird

“I was jolted by the realization that Vale being with me made me feel safe. When had that happened?”
― Brooke Fast, To Cage a Wild Bird

“— Even better than I dreamed.
— So you’ve dreamed about me, then?
— Since the first night I saw you.”
― Brooke Fast, To Cage a Wild Bird

“— Enigmatic is not a good look on you.
— Liar.”
― Brooke Fast, To Cage a Wild Bird

“I was well and truly fucked.”
― Brooke Fast, To Cage a Wild Bird

“I can take care of myself”
― Brooke Fast, To Cage a Wild Bird

“— You got me in the closet one time, and now you think it’s your duty to protect me?
— Duty implies honor, but there’s nothing honorable about my intentions.
— Which are?
— To watch you come undone.
— That seems pretty honorable, compared to last time.
— Then let me make amends.
— For?
— Leaving you unsatisfied. Can I make it up to you?
— I don’t know, can you?
— You’re about to find out just how capable I am.”
― Brooke Fast, To Cage a Wild Bird

“My mind jumped to Vale”
― Brooke Fast, To Cage a Wild Bird

“Careful, Little Bird,” he growled. “You’ll make me forget we’re not alone out here.”
― Brooke Fast, To Cage a Wild Bird