Ashes on the Waves Quotes

“The pain had no ebb or flow. It was a constant ever-increasing knell in my chest, timed to the beating of my broken heart.”
― Mary Lindsey, Ashes on the Waves

“It's difficult to reconcile the fantastic with reality; hard to accept that things we can’t see exist—terrifying, in fact.”
― Mary Lindsey, Ashes on the Waves

“... it's not possible to truly become desensitized or accustomed to discrimination. It's something one endures.”
― Mary Lindsey, Ashes on the Waves

“Sometimes natural and self-inflicted atonement is more severe than that of mankind’s devising.”
― Mary Lindsey, Ashes on the Waves

“Something instinctual in me sensed evil in the house. Perhaps it spoke to my own darkness.”
― Mary Lindsey, Ashes on the Waves

“I had to be careful. Nothing from the Otherworld was benign, especially something in packaging this attractive.”
― Mary Lindsey, Ashes on the Waves

“I learned long ago that I couldn't stop it, but if I began to believe the stories, I would become as lost as they expected; I refused to let that happen. So instead, I had developed the ability to tune out the ugliness and bring beauty into focus. If that part of my soul remained dominant, the darker side of me could not advance.”
― Mary Lindsey, Ashes on the Waves

“Something darker always lurked under even the most placid surface.”
― Mary Lindsey, Ashes on the Waves