The Memories of Merrick Quotes

“You are everything I’ve ever wanted. A dream I’d kept myself from wishing for, because I never thought it would be possible that someone would hold my soul with care. That someone wouldn’t be repulsed by it.”
― Kylie Snow, The Memories of Merrick

“To every broken child who clung to fantasy because reality hurt too much”
― Kylie Snow, The Memories of Merrick

“Am I dead?”  The Mage—Calias—narrowed his gaze. I couldn’t tell if the subtle taupe shadow on his lids was makeup or if he was naturally that pretty of a man. Both possessed a celestial beauty. “Why would we advise you on your health if you were dead?” he asked as if I were stupid.”
― Kylie Snow, The Memories of Merrick

“I’ve seen your diary—your little notes. You wish for a prince to come save you.” Another wicked, cruel laugh. “Fairytales, that’s what they are, Era. You’ll never break free from here.”  “You’re just a pathetic, unintelligent girl, fit for nothing but the closet.” ”
― Kylie Snow, The Memories of Merrick

“Era leaned in and pecked my cheek again. “We’ll figure this out,” she whispered.   We would… and I could only hope that when the time came, she would forgive me.”
― Kylie Snow, The Memories of Merrick

“Eventually, I had the strength to pull away. Wiping my eyes, the corner of my lip raised. “So… I’m your person?”  She climbed over, straddling me on the velvet loveseat. “Yes, you are.”  My heart raced as I remembered all that we had said the night before. “You love me?”  “I love you,” she confirmed, pressing her lips to mine. We stayed like that for a few moments, kissing slowly, lovingly. It felt so good. So right.  “Thank you for sharing something so vulnerable with me,” she said tenderly.”
― Kylie Snow, The Memories of Merrick

“I love you,” she breathed.  Gods…  My eyes burned at that moment. “I love you,” I confessed as my forehead rested against hers, keeping my pace steady as I moved in her. “And I know it’s wrong, but I don’t fucking care. I don’t care that you’re spoken for, I don’t care that you’re married. You could be taken by Valor himself, and I’d be fighting the God of Death for your hand.”
― Kylie Snow, The Memories of Merrick

“Ugh. Why must I feel everything so deeply? How pathetic.”
― Kylie Snow, The Memories of Merrick

“Fate is forever changed by the time of threes. The trick is who is kin. The sacred five shall offer their blood, So the Faeries may rise again. Only through……reborn ……his death Killed….she’s torn Brother and sister…. I squinted my eyes, irritated by all the missing text. “The sacred five,” I muttered. “Time of threes? What the hell does that even mean?”
― Kylie Snow, The Memories of Merrick

“Those with a dark heart, the evil, the unsavable, shall make no entry into Nereida. The Valley shall show you the realities you refuse to accept.”
― Kylie Snow, The Memories of Merrick

“You’re mesmerizing…”  All my senses were heightened by whatever that butter had been laced with. “Yeah?” I uttered like a fool, not knowing what else to say.  Her touch slid down, her index finger tracing the metal that went through my lip. “Gods, I want you so badly,” she whispered. “I can’t think straight.”  My eyes became heavy as she pressed closer, my heart thundering as I dared to hold her hip.  “Merrick,” she whispered, our lips hovering over one another’s.   “Era,” I whispered back.  And then my lips touched hers softly—a whisper of a kiss, before I claimed her mouth again. And again. And again. Drunk on the feeling of her. Drowning in her taste. ”
― Kylie Snow, The Memories of Merrick

“Her eyes glistened as her gaze dropped to where her palm rested on my chest. “The moment I awoke, I searched for your heartbeat,” she whispered. Her tears spilled over when her gaze found mine again. “I’ve never been so scared in my life. Even in the cavern. Even in the dark.”  Even in my past.  Her words, her admission that my passing was more dreaded than being trapped in the dark, especially when I knew just how horrified she was at the absence of light…well, the confession made my chest feel as though a wave of stardust was settling over it.   Warm. Pleasant. Foreign.”
― Kylie Snow, The Memories of Merrick

“I’m afraid…of the dark…”  My brows furrowed, and then my mind rushed to the moment we had shared that evening outside that abandoned circus.  “I am quite fearful of the dark…I’m grateful for this magic.”  Fearfulness didn’t cover the horror she felt. “You are safe with me,” I murmured, brushing my fingers along her cheek. “I’ve got you.” ”
― Kylie Snow, The Memories of Merrick

“Still, I held her hand.  That was the first time I had seen my mother cry. The first time I had seen her fall apart.  The first time someone else’s pain became my own.   And it was the very last time I ever saw my mother genuinely smile. ”
― Kylie Snow, The Memories of Merrick

“To every broken child who clung to fantasy because reality hurt too much, who needed make-believe just to survive. You are not alone.”
― Kylie Snow, The Memories of Merrick