To Cage a Wild Bird Quotes

“I suppose anyone foolish enough to cage a wild bird shouldn’t expect them to sing for their captor,”
― Brooke Fast, To Cage a Wild Bird

“I think we can stop pretending I have any control when it comes to you”
― Brooke Fast, To Cage a Wild Bird

“You think I can control this worry? You think I can just stop thinking about you every second of every damned day? All of this would be so much easier if I could get you out of my head, Little Bird. Don’t think I haven’t tried.”
― Brooke Fast, To Cage a Wild Bird

“I don’t need an excuse to talk about being pressed against you—I think about it every time I close my eyes.”
― Brooke Fast, To Cage a Wild Bird

“Maybe not, but why help me?” “I think you’re worth saving, Little Bird.” His golden eyes searched mine.”
― Brooke Fast, To Cage a Wild Bird

“I suppose anyone foolish enough to cage a wild bird shouldn’t expect them to sing for their captor,” he mused.”
― Brooke Fast, To Cage a Wild Bird

“— Damn it, listens to me, Raven. I can’t watch you die here. I lov—
— Don’t. Don’t say it. Not now. If you mean it, you’ll wait. If you mean it, you’ll leave here when you’re better. You’ll come after me. And then you can say it.
— Nothing could keep me from you. I swear it. As soon as I’m better, I’ll follow you.”
― Brooke Fast, To Cage a Wild Bird

“It was over for me the moment I saw you punch that guy in the face at Vern’s”
― Brooke Fast, To Cage a Wild Bird

“— You’re beautiful.
— Don’t get all soft on me.
— Too late for that, you’ve ruined me. You smell so good. I can’t get it out of my head, and it drives me wild. I’ll be going about my day and get a whiff of jasmine and who the fuck knows what else, something so distinctly you, and suddenly you’re all I can think about. I tried to keep my distance from you, you know. Tried to banish you from my mind, for both of our sakes. But fighting what I felt for you was more of a distraction than giving in. It was over for me the moment I saw you punch that guy in the face at Vern’s.”
― Brooke Fast, To Cage a Wild Bird

“— Do you still want me?
— I’ll never stop wanting you, Raven. I d’ont even know if I was alive before I met you—I was just going through the motions. The first tome I saw you, it was like you lit me one fire. And maybe, after you were arrested, I mistook the flames for hatred. I know better now.”
― Brooke Fast, To Cage a Wild Bird

“— Even better than I dreamed.
— So you’ve dreamed about me, then?
— Since the first night I saw you.”
― Brooke Fast, To Cage a Wild Bird

“— You got me in the closet one time, and now you think it’s your duty to protect me?
— Duty implies honor, but there’s nothing honorable about my intentions.
— Which are?
— To watch you come undone.
— That seems pretty honorable, compared to last time.
— Then let me make amends.
— For?
— Leaving you unsatisfied. Can I make it up to you?
— I don’t know, can you?
— You’re about to find out just how capable I am.”
― Brooke Fast, To Cage a Wild Bird

“Don’t even think about peeking. Seeing me naked is a privilege, guard. And not one that can be bought with a hot shower and a couple of ration bars.”
― Brooke Fast, To Cage a Wild Bird

“I was jolted by the realization that Vale being with me made me feel safe. When had that happened?”
― Brooke Fast, To Cage a Wild Bird

“— Enigmatic is not a good look on you.
— Liar.”
― Brooke Fast, To Cage a Wild Bird

“— You always to that.
— What?
— Hide behind sarcasm. Are you so afraid of the world finding out that you’re not fearless like you pretend to be?”
― Brooke Fast, To Cage a Wild Bird

“I’d die before I touch you again.”
― Brooke Fast, To Cage a Wild Bird

“I was well and truly fucked.”
― Brooke Fast, To Cage a Wild Bird

“Careful, Little Bird,” he growled. “You’ll make me forget we’re not alone out here.”
― Brooke Fast, To Cage a Wild Bird