Edith Birde > Quotes

“He never arrives empty-handed. Each time, he brings me something he gathers on his run—a feather from a mountain bird, a shard of pale quartz, a smooth stone threaded with a natural vein—as if, piece by piece, he’s bringing me the whole world.”
― Edith Birde, Because I Killed Him

“I see it now. He’s the tallest, strongest tree in the forest, with roots so firm and immovable that trying to tear them out would only drive them deeper, all the way to the other side of the world. People like him can lose, but they can never be defeated.”
― Edith Birde, Because I Killed Him

“The worst part about hell isn’t the fire. And it’s not who rules it either. It’s that once you’re there, you can never leave.”
― Edith Birde, Because I Killed Him

“Guillotines made of gold still cut off heads.”
― Edith Birde, Because I Killed Him

“He uncaps a bottle of brandy but, instead of pouring, lets the cap fall to the floor. When he crouches to retrieve it, his hand brushes my ankle. My breath shudders as his fingers glide higher, lifting the hem of my dress enough for his lips to reach my calf. He leaves a trail of soft kisses along it, then looks up at me, smiling.”
― Edith Birde, Because I Killed Him

“Every time he touches me, it’s with all of himself, restrained because he knows he’s my first, yet with the kind of passion that makes me wonder if he wants to be the last.”
― Edith Birde, Because I Killed Him

“Some men kneel to evil for wealth and power; others kneel to shield those they love. Yet whatever the reason, the truth remains: if the price is anything less than your own life, then you are for sale.”
― Edith Birde, Because I Killed Him

“Some things arrive too early, others too late. But when they’re right on time, it can only be fate. —ALESSANDRA VISCONTI,”
― Edith Birde, Because I Killed Him

“Winning isn’t about fighting every battle. It’s about choosing the right ones.”
― Edith Birde, Because I Killed Him

“We created gods, and in our blinding, reckless vanity, never asked the question: What happens if these gods come to despise us? —DOMINIC CRUPP, AN ORANGE”
― Edith Birde, Because I Killed Him

“Because you want justice to be neat. You want it to feel right. But real justice is messy and has nothing to do with feelings at all.”
― Edith Birde, Because I Killed Him

“His eyes never leave me now.”
― Edith Birde, Because I Killed Him

“Some demons never shut up. They keep hollering in your head till the day you die. Only way to quiet them is the grave… or a shot of whiskey, if you’re looking for something temporary.”
― Edith Birde, Because I Killed Him

“Only a fool believes his life is governed by his choices alone. The wise understand that the choices of others carry just as much weight to influence, shape, and sometimes even to alter the course”
― Edith Birde, Because I Killed Him

“Unhappiness is a disease, and I discovered the cure. GREGORY SAVILE, INVENTOR OF BLISS”
― Edith Birde, Because I Killed Him

“Trust me to look after you.”
― Edith Birde, Because I Killed Him

“I knew myself before her. With her, I know myself better. But if there were ever an after her, I’d become a stranger to myself. —EDMUND PREW”
― Edith Birde, Because I Killed Him

“The worst part about hell isn’t the fire, honey. And it’s not who rules it either… It’s that once you’re there, you can never leave.”
― Edith Birde, Because I Killed Him

“Winning isn’t about fighting every battle.”
― Edith Birde, Because I Killed Him

“Out here, in the public eye, there’s no room for tears, breakdowns, or nightmares. Instead, I exist in the quiet space between, as if the world has exhaled, and I’m left drifting in the breath it left behind.”
― Edith Birde, Because I Killed Him

“If my civil credit score drops below two hundred, I’ll be expelled. If it drops below one hundred, I’ll be arrested. And if it drops below fifty, I’ll be executed.”
― Edith Birde, Because I Killed Him

“You don’t get to hand me flowers with the same hands that threw knives.”
― Edith Birde, Because I Killed Him

“Even if the law says there can be no future with him, I now understand there can be no future for me without him.”
― Edith Birde, Because I Killed Him

“The soil of her love was rich enough that her heart bloomed flowers, so beautiful I didn’t dare pick one. While I hesitated, the buds began to wither and close. And when at last I reached for what was offered, I found the flowers bowed in death.”
― Edith Birde, Because I Killed Him

“Then perhaps you should stop spending time you cannot afford.”
― Edith Birde, Because I Killed Him

“If something’s too far away, I’ll bring it to you.”
― Edith Birde, Because I Killed Him

“Anyone can claw through day after day to make it to the next. But truly living means choosing something worth fighting for and holding fast, even when the river pulls you under.”
― Edith Birde, Because I Killed Him

“The world doesn’t care about you”
― Edith Birde, Because I Killed Him

“I arch an eyebrow, then laugh. “Is that mud?” His smile widens. “Yeah. From the ocean floor… so you can touch the bottom.”
― Edith Birde, Because I Killed Him

“lower my leg, ready to leave it undone, when Edmund crouches in front of me and takes my foot into his hands. His fingers brush carefully over my ankle, fastening the T-strap buckle like he’s handling something small that just hatched. “This thing fights back,” he murmurs as he threads the strap through. “I could pick a lock easier.” I stare down at him, caught in a dizzying heat, wishing the shoe had ten buckles instead of one. “If you think that’s hard, try walking in them.” He laughs and looks up at me, his hands still holding my foot even though the strap is already fastened. It’s hardest to be near him when he looks at me like this: gentle yet scraping through me like sandpaper all the same.”
― Edith Birde, Because I Killed Him