Restoration Quotes

“But it was like a dance across a field strewn with razors, and I bled with every step I took.”
― Ann Aguirre, Restoration

“You think a man doesn't fall down, son? A real man falls down nine times and gets up ten. You think real men don't get scared? We do, all the time, especially when the people we love can be taken away from us. The key to manhood is being there, every morning when she wakes up, every night before she goes to bed. That's what a man does. It has nothing to do with how good you are with some shiny knives. And if you let her do this thing alone, then by God—”
― Ann Aguirre, Restoration

“And what do you think I’m after?”

“Her heart,” I said. “Which is too bad. You see… that’s mine, and it always will be. Odd as it might seem, she’d rather have me broken than you whole.”
― Ann Aguirre, Restoration

“Don’t ever stop looking at me. I’m the shadow behind you light, and I might disappear without you.”
― Ann Aguirre, Restoration

“Did you ever try to stop that girl when she's running? I'd have more luck roping the wind.”
― Ann Aguirre, Restoration

“Some loves could never be replaced, and men spent their lives chasing that light into the shadows, until the long walk opened up, one last journey before the final homecoming.”
― Ann Aguirre, Restoration

“You think a man doesn't fall down, son? A real man falls down nine times and gets up ten.”
― Ann Aguirre, Restoration