Living with the Dead Quotes

“What am I? Let's just say I won't fetch a stick for you. I won't beg for treats. And, no matter how nicely you ask, I will not roll over and play dead.”
― Kelley Armstrong, Living with the Dead

“He leaned her back against the tub, setting her head on the edge, then washed her shoulders.
"I know I left you once."
She opened her mouth, wanting to say it didn't matter, it was forgotten. But it wasn't.
"I know I hurt you."
Again, she wanted to argue. But she couldn't.
"I know I said I won't leave you again, but I also know that's not enough, and that the only way you're going to trust that I won't leave is if I don't".
He slid the cloth over her arms.
"If this ends, Hope, it won't be me that ends it. I think you know that.”
― Kelley Armstrong, Living with the Dead

“So consider your options, make your choice and call me home.”
― Kelley Armstrong, Living with the Dead

“I can't stop wanting to help, and by 'help,' I really mean guide, and by 'guide,' I really mean protect. That has nothing to do with you and whether you can take care of yourself. It's about me and what I want, which is to make life easier for you, because I know it isn't easy and it's only getting harder, and I'm scrambling madly to smooth those rough edges before you get hurt.”
― Kelley Armstrong, Living with the Dead

“He was no genius, but he showed up and did the work, and most times that was all it took to succeed at anything in life.”
― Kelley Armstrong, Living with the Dead