The Mermaid's Tale Quotes

“You think I'm afraid of an Anakite crab and a giant stonefish? Please." He smiles broadly. "Everything's been so dull lately. I was hoping for a challenge.”
― L.E. Richmond, The Mermaid's Tale

“His fingers brush the palm of my hand as he gives me the gift. Interlocking silver chains sparkle with chips of sapphire the same color as my hair, and my smile is as wide as a fringehead's when I look back up at him.
"It's an anklet," I say.
"Wear it," he says. "Make all the other Mermaids wish for a pair of legs.”
― L.E. Richmond, The Mermaid's Tale

“The only way to get rid of feelings like that is to stop caring. Love and pain go hand in hand. So until the day you stop caring or your mind gets wiped or your heart stops beating, shadows of that pain will follow you. Always.
But, Conway? For the sparkling moments and thrilling seconds and golden hours of loving and being loved? It's worth it.”
― L.E. Richmond, The Mermaid's Tale