Scarlette Quotes

“I smelled a musk-like, earthy scent as he moved closer. It was the smell of someone who'd spent countless nights on forest floors. I”
― Davonna Juroe, Scarlette: A Gothic Folktale

“Trying to shake off the dream, I got up to find another blanket but heard rustling at the window. A flash of white hurled past. An icicle of panic slid down my back.”
― Davonna Juroe, Scarlette: A Gothic Folktale

“Sometimes the only way you can save someone is by doing nothing at a given moment.”
― Davonna Juroe, Scarlette: A Gothic Folktale

“Everybody wanted or needed something from me. Things that I didn't want to give or just couldn't.”
― Davonna Juroe, Scarlette: A Gothic Folktale

“I can't help who I have feelings for. That in itself should say something to you." I”
― Davonna Juroe, Scarlette: A Gothic Folktale

“Finally, I remembered Mother hitting Grandma the night of her attack. Before I knew what was happening, the hatchet left my hand. It soared through the air and lodged itself in François' mark. I”
― Davonna Juroe, Scarlette: A Gothic Folktale

“I’d heard rumors and whisperings of the woodcutters. Heralded almost as the villains in old legends, the woodcutters' reputation preceded them. Many said they were dangerous wanderers, magicians, thieves, and murderers who worshipped trees and killed anyone who trespassed near their sacred groves.”
― Davonna Juroe, Scarlette: A Gothic Folktale

“Even worse, when I was a child he always corrected my hands when I prayed. I liked to pray with my fingers interlaced, but he told me that the devil could get in through the opening in my hands. He said the only respectable way to pray was with both hands clamped tightly together, the fingers raised skyward. As”
― Davonna Juroe, Scarlette: A Gothic Folktale

“Either I'd be homeless or become his slave of a wife. Both options were frightening, and I had no idea what I would do without a roof over my head.”
― Davonna Juroe, Scarlette: A Gothic Folktale

“I was no more than another sheep to her, waiting to be sheared and bred.”
― Davonna Juroe, Scarlette: A Gothic Folktale

“Our family might have been poor in possessions, but at least we were rich in mind. I”
― Davonna Juroe, Scarlette: A Gothic Folktale

“She was too busy looking up the hill and blowing kisses. I followed her gaze and saw Gustav leaning against a cottage, a wide smirk on his face. He caught the kiss in the wind and put it to his lips, almost drinking it. I”
― Davonna Juroe, Scarlette: A Gothic Folktale

“I could see the ghostly haze from my breath. In the distance, shorter pine trees arched over the path, creating a tunnel of green needles. Grandma was nowhere in sight, and I began to run faster to raise my body temperature and my courage. Please”
― Davonna Juroe, Scarlette: A Gothic Folktale

“Sometimes we need to lie to protect our happiness." I”
― Davonna Juroe, Scarlette: A Gothic Folktale

“She looked up at me. Her eyes, blueberry in color, were serene, hypnotic. So many times I'd thought nothing would ever be right again. But with that one gaze, my frosty blizzards melted into balmy midsummer afternoons. She”
― Davonna Juroe, Scarlette: A Gothic Folktale