Shattered by You Quotes

“We all know the definition of shattered: to break into pieces; to weaken, destroy; to damage, as by breaking or crushing.
But my story isn’t about being shattered.
It’s about surviving the pieces.
It’s about the strength found within the damaged.
It’s about love. Love found despite the jagged, tainted edges of who I’d become.
Warning: parts are ugly and dark. But there is beauty, too, and that is why we are here.”
― Nashoda Rose, Shattered by You

“You will break. One day that cool exterior you’re hiding behind will shatter. It has to. It has nowhere to go. And when it does happen, I intend to be there to help you pick up the pieces.”
― Nashoda Rose, Shattered by You

“I’m in love, baby. You’re my best friend and I love every part of you.”
― Nashoda Rose, Shattered by You

“When you laugh … it’s like being handed a piece of you that no one else has ever seen.”
― Nashoda Rose, Shattered by You

“Shit, babe, you’re really fuckin’ adorable. I may have to make you mine.”
― Nashoda Rose, Shattered by You

“You aren’t sneaking off to get married, are you?”
“No. Jesus, Kite. It’s been a week.”
“No, it’s been months. You guys may not have been fucking, but you were together long before you whipped out your cock.”
― Nashoda Rose, Shattered by You

“Crisis was like a leech that kept sucking the blood out of me, but it wasn't blood. It was my coldness. It was as if he was the heater turned on high and I was the block of ice that was slowly melting.”
― Nashoda Rose, Shattered by You

“You didn't break, Haven. Your pieces may have scattered, but they didn't break.”
― Nashoda Rose, Shattered by You

“There’s no going back after my mouth is on yours.”
“Don’t want to go back … I want to go forward, always. With you.”
― Nashoda Rose, Shattered by You

“I like you. I care about you.”
…“I won’t have sex with you, Crisis.”…
“Don’t want to fuck a girl so damaged she can’t breathe without hurting … What I want is to help her learn to laugh again. And I want her trust.”
― Nashoda Rose, Shattered by You

“I was swimming in an ocean of black, unable to find my way back to shore. I didn’t know whether I’d sink to the bottom or if I’d have enough strength to read water until shore found its way to me. But I had a life jacket. I had Crisis. And if I sank to the bottom, I knew I’d lift back up – to him.”
― Nashoda Rose, Shattered by You

“surviving the pieces. It’s about the strength found within the damaged. It’s above love. Love found despite the jagged, tainted edges…”
― Nashoda Rose, Shattered by You

“I was swimming in an ocean of black, unable to find my way back to shore. I didn’t know whether I’d sink to the bottom or if I’d have enough strength to read water until shore found its way to me. But I had a life jacket. I had Crisis. And if I sank to the bottom, I knew I’d lift back up – to him.”Haven”
― Nashoda Rose, Shattered by You

“This was what it was about. The feeling as if your heart beat right out of your chest and into theirs. Like you couldn’t take another breath without the,. As if everything inside united and there were no questions. No uncertainties.”
― Nashoda Rose, Shattered by You

“My past would never have me again. Conquer. Destroy. Bleed the memories.”
― Nashoda Rose, Shattered by You

“We all know the definition of shattered: to break into pieces; to weaken, destroy; to damage, as by breaking or crushing. But my story isn’t about being shattered. It’s about surviving the pieces. It’s about the strength found within the damaged. It’s about love. Love found despite the jagged, tainted edges of who I’d become.”
― Nashoda Rose, Shattered by You

“We all know the definition of shattered: to break into pieces; to weaken, destroy; to damage, as by breaking or crushing.
But my story isn't about being shattered.
It's about surviving the pieces.”
― Nashoda Rose, Shattered by You

“You didn't break, Haven. Your pieces may have scattered, but they didn't break”
― Nashoda Rose, Shattered by You