Carrie > Carrie's Quotes

“The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.”
― Flannery O'Connor

“Ain't all buttons and charts, little albatross. Know what the first rule of flying is? Well I s'pose you do, since you already know what I'm 'bout to say.

I do. But I like to hear you say it.

Love. Can know all the math in the 'verse but take a boat in the air that you don't love? She'll shake you off just as sure as a turn in the worlds. Love keeps her in the air when she oughta fall down...tell you she's hurtin' 'fore she keens...makes her a home.”
― Joss Whedon

“Maybe that was why another part of me--a very small part--had wanted to kiss Wallace then. Both sides of his mouth, between his brows, and every other place those stupid worry lines marred his expression. That part of me had wanted to hold him tight and give him the comfort I knew he couldn’t ask for.

But that part terrified me the most.”
― Carrie Butler, Strength

“Cole radiated that cool, bad boy sort of confidence—the kind that left most women flustered and ready.”
― Carrie Butler, Strength

“Well, why not just snap my damn olive branch and beat me with it? I was only trying to help.”
― Carrie Butler, Strength

“It doesn’t matter what’s wrong with him. We’re not going to act like he doesn’t exist. Not anymore.”
― Carrie Butler, Strength

“Rena?” I looked up as a figure emerged from the white void of snowfall. The snow dusted his broad shoulders as he took long, measured strides toward me, his black coat flapping in the wind.

As he neared, I made out his startled features. “Wallace?”

His gaze burned with indiscernible emotion. “Are you hugging the lamp post?”
― Carrie Butler, Strength

“The lyrics,
'Tell me would you kill to save a life...would you kill to prove you're right?'
They've often made me wonder, what would make a good man do something...you know, really awful, like kill or whatever. And well, now...I guess I have my answer don't I?”
― Nancy S. Thompson, The Mistaken

“You make me want to suck a bruise on you just to kiss it better.
--Luc to Jane--”
― Rachel Gibson, See Jane Score

“DON'T THINK OF IT AS DYING, said Death. JUST THINK OF IT AS LEAVING EARLY TO AVOID THE RUSH.”
― Terry Pratchett, Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

“As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

“One second she’s all timid, and then reeoowr! Hellcat.”
― Carrie Butler, Strength

“My hopes for pie died on the sidewalk. There went my grin.”
― Carrie Butler, Strength

“I mean, that was the code, wasn’t it? Single girls and taken guys weren’t allowed to be friends. The leash always got in the way.”
― Carrie Butler, Strength

“All because I fell in love with a madman.”
― Carrie Butler, Strength

“Thank you.”“You don’t have to thank me. It’s the truth.” He visibly relaxed, the corner of his mouth twitching upward. “Though, you’re welcome to thank me in any way you see fit.”
I rolled my eyes and leaned forward, kissing his cheek. “Thank you.”He looked thoughtful at that, tensing in concentration.“What?”“I’m trying to think of something else I can say, for you to thank me.”I smacked his arm.”
― Carrie Butler, Strength