Delicate Escape Quotes

“Strength doesn’t matter when we’re at our best; it matters when we’re at our worst.”
― Catherine Cowles, Delicate Escape

“Doesn’t take a lifetime to see a change in someone. Sometimes, it just takes one honest moment to reach them.”
― Catherine Cowles, Delicate Escape

“But we can’t let one bad experience sour the rest of our lives. We can’t let the bad win. Make us stop living. If we lock ourselves down, we don’t just keep out the bad. We keep out the good, too.”
― Catherine Cowles, Delicate Escape

“It’s better to cause pain in the present to prevent agony in the future.”
― Catherine Cowles, Delicate Escape

“We all carry with us the weight of our experiences. The hard things change us. Sometimes, they scar us. But it’s never all bad. They grow our empathy, understanding, and the way we care for others around us.”
― Catherine Cowles, Delicate Escape

“But I’m starting to see just how convincing evil can be. Sometimes, it comes in a pretty or unassuming package. And I don’t want to be the kind of person who searches for the bad in everyone who crosses my path. I don’t want to let what happened change me.”
― Catherine Cowles, Delicate Escape

“I know better than anyone, just because you don’t share blood with someone doesn’t mean your tie is any less strong. Sometimes, it’s stronger. Because that tether is a choice.”
― Catherine Cowles, Delicate Escape

“Alone isn't a place. It's a state of being. And no one can stay that way forever. Every person on this planet needs others. Needs to share their burdens with someone.”
― Catherine Cowles, Delicate Escape

“We can't always see a person's capacity for evil. But that doesn't make us culpable. It just means we see the good in those around us.”
― Catherine Cowles, Delicate Escape

“Don’t think I don’t want you there, Thorn. I want you wherever I can get you. Why do you think I’ve been coming to the bakery every day for months? I don’t even like sweets.”
― Catherine Cowles, Delicate Escape

“Sounds like tortured cats reaching for those high notes,”
― Catherine Cowles, Delicate Escape

“A burn lit behind my eyes, fiercer this time, and I couldn’t stop the tears from welling. “Why are you putting up with me?” I asked, my voice little more than a hoarse whisper. Shep’s eyes locked with mine. “Because everything about you screams that you’ve been fighting alone for too damn long, Thorn. You need someone to help carry the weight for a little while.”
― Catherine Cowles, Delicate Escape

“Not nearly bad enough. I’m going with…eaten by piranhas, starting with his dick.”
― Catherine Cowles, Delicate Escape

“You’re worthy, Shepard Colson. You don’t have to fix anything to be that. You don’t have to dig a million trenches or replace feet of corroded piping. You’re worthy just for who you are.”
― Catherine Cowles, Delicate Escape

“The only visitors I had these days were cows and horses. Just the way I liked it.”
― Catherine Cowles, Delicate Escape

“just because you don’t share blood with someone doesn’t mean your tie is any less strong. Sometimes”
― Catherine Cowles, Delicate Escape

“What do you say”
― Catherine Cowles, Delicate Escape

“Because everything about you screams that you’ve been fighting alone for too damn long”
― Catherine Cowles, Delicate Escape

“But we can’t let one bad experience sour the rest of our lives. We can’t let the bad win. Make us stop living. If we lock ourselves down”
― Catherine Cowles, Delicate Escape

“We can’t always see a person’s capacity for evil. But that doesn’t make us culpable. It just means we see the good in those around us.”
― Catherine Cowles, Delicate Escape

“Because everything about you screams that you've been fighting alone for too damn long, Thorn. You need someone to help carry the weight for a little while. I might not be able to fix everything, but I can help carry the load.”
― Catherine Cowles, Delicate Escape

“and my favorite, epic romances. But I had one rule. There had to be a happy ending. There was enough hardship in the real world. I needed hope in my stories.”
― Catherine Cowles, Delicate Escape

“Because everything about you screams that you’ve been fighting alone for too damn long, Thorn. You need someone to help carry the weight for a little while. I might not be able to fix everything, but I can help carry the load.”
― Catherine Cowles, Delicate Escape