The Lion, the Lamb, the Hunted Quotes

“For me, reading was adventure,but most of all, reading was escape-”
― Andrew E. Kaufman, The Lion, the Lamb, the Hunted

“That’s the most tragic thing about child abuse and its effects—they never leave, just take on another form. The abuser goes on living as if nothing has ever happened, while the victim pays the price.”
― Andrew E. Kaufman, The Lion, the Lamb, the Hunted

“That’s the most tragic thing about child abuse and its effects—they never leave, just take on another form. The abuser goes on living as if nothing has ever happened while the victim pays the price. And that’s the biggest lie.”
― Andrew E. Kaufman, The Lion, the Lamb, the Hunted

“For me, reading was adventure, but most of all, reading was escape—escape from a life I never understood. Opening a book felt like taking a trip someplace else. Someplace better.”
― Andrew E. Kaufman, The Lion, the Lamb, the Hunted

“I don’t know if she understood the damage she caused or the demons she left with me: The demon of You are Worthless. The demon of You’re a Sad Excuse for a Human. The demon of Nobody Loves You. I fight those demons every day.”
― Andrew E. Kaufman, The Lion, the Lamb, the Hunted

“For me, reading was adventure, but most of all, reading was escape—escape from a life I never understood. Opening a book felt like taking a trip someplace else.”
― Andrew E. Kaufman, The Lion, the Lamb, the Hunted

“I descended the steps, walked inside, and breathed in its distinctive scent, the one I loved: paper and binding glue, seasoned by time. The combination had a calming effect on me as a kid and was doing the same now.”
― Andrew E. Kaufman, The Lion, the Lamb, the Hunted

“Losing a child is the most painful thing a mother can endure. It rips at your soul, like a part of your heart’s been torn right out.”
― Andrew E. Kaufman, The Lion, the Lamb, the Hunted

“Still looking, squinting,”
― Andrew E. Kaufman, The Lion, the Lamb, the Hunted

“toward me, her lips tight around her”
― Andrew E. Kaufman, The Lion, the Lamb, the Hunted

“Odd, though, how distance doesn’t always separate us from the bad memories and associations as much as we’d like.”
― Andrew E. Kaufman, The Lion, the Lamb, the Hunted

“This place was hotter than the hinges of hell, an oppressive blanket of humidity and temperatures climbing to heights so ambitious that even my eyelids were sweating. Summertime”
― Andrew E. Kaufman, The Lion, the Lamb, the Hunted