First Blood Quotes

“Oh, Jack." Though she was laughing, tears rushed in. "You won't see the sun again."

"Annie." He turned until she rose over him. Gently, his fingers traced the curve of her smile. "Yes, I will.”
― Meljean Brook, First Blood

“I went to your funeral, Annie."

She hardened herself against the thickness in his voice, and reached for the door handle. "Was it nice?"

He slid in front of her, his back against the door. His hard smile was at her eye level. "I don't know. I only got through it with the help of a fifth, so I was too drunk to see much of anything.”
― Meljean Brook, First Blood

“I went to your funeral, Annie."
She hardened herself against the thickness in his voice, and reached for the door handle. "Was it nice?"
He slid in front of her, his back against the door. His hard smile was at her eye level. "I don't know. I only got through it with the help of a fifth, so I was too drunk to see much of anything.”
― Meljean Brook, First Blood

“There was no longer any need to pretend to be weak.

Jack had always been the only one with whom she had to pretend to be strong.”
― Meljean Brook, First Blood