Taylor Erxleben > Taylor's Quotes

“All at once, I feel like the little boy who so badly wants attention, who wished his mom was there to see him do something impressive.”
― Elsie Silver, Flawless

“He sees my attention shift, and he dangles a carrot into my line of vision, thinking he’ll make me lose focus. The problem is, I’m not all that into carrots these days. I’m favoring whiskey and leather.”
― Elsie Silver, Flawless

“Did you not hear me, Bush? I said not a fucking chance. I know your games. Play them somewhere else. Breathe on this girl the wrong way, and I’ll end you right here rather than just kicking your ass in the ring.”
― Elsie Silver, Flawless

“Do I like them? Are you kidding me? I love them. But these are from the first rodeo we went to?” I shrug. “Did you order them or something?” “Nope.” “You bought them while we were there?” “Yup.”
― Elsie Silver, Flawless

“When you find someone worth spending that time with, you don’t want to share those minutes with anyone else.” Particularly not your final few minutes.”
― Laura Thalassa, Pestilence

“This place is about to become a cemetery for everyone I can’t manage to keep safe.”
― Elsie Silver, The Front Runner

“If a Black person does something amazing in a forest and no one talks about it, did it happen?”
― Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Black Cop's Kid: An Essay