Thicker Than Blood Quotes

“We’d all lived through our own horrors, and whether they showed on our skin or not, we all bore scars, didn’t we?”
― Madeline Sheehan, Thicker Than Blood

“He was an odd one, going for hours without uttering a single word, then out of nowhere he would speak, scaring the shit out of everyone.”
― Madeline Sheehan, Thicker Than Blood

“But when it did, when the first American fell to his knees, the government was ill prepared for the fallout and the sickness spread like wildfire.”
― Madeline Sheehan, Thicker Than Blood

“To always having someone to rely on, a person in your corner to fight for you no matter the reason, no matter the cost. To having more than a friend, more than a sister, but a soul mate. To the hope they give us, the strength they provide us, and the unconditional love they empower us with. To best friends.”
― Madeline Sheehan, Thicker Than Blood

“Keeping my grip firm on Leisel’s hand, I refused to let her go, even for a second. When she stumbled, I stumbled; when she fell, I fell. We were in this together; she was all I had left.”
― Madeline Sheehan, Thicker Than Blood

“When Jami waved Leisel and Alex across, she hesitated. Thank God for Alex, because suddenly he pulled her across the street, nearly carrying her since she suddenly couldn’t seem to run without slipping and nearly falling.”
― Madeline Sheehan, Thicker Than Blood

“Let’s go,” Alex said, his voice deep, laden with determination that I didn’t share. I might have been standing, but it felt as if cement blocks had been strapped to my feet, my fear keeping me locked in place. “Leisel!” Jami admonished me in a harsh whisper. “Eve is waiting for you! Risking her life for you! Move”
― Madeline Sheehan, Thicker Than Blood

“The Ballad of Lucy Jordan.” It”
― Madeline Sheehan, Thicker Than Blood

“Hurting Leisel was like kicking a blind puppy—no one of sound mind would ever do such a thing.”
― Madeline Sheehan, Thicker Than Blood

“Stop crying and tell me where the hell she is!” I shoved her backward, slamming her back against the door.”
― Madeline Sheehan, Thicker Than Blood

“The bullet sliced through its forehead, blowing the back of its head wide open. Like a papier-mâché piñata, the prizes inside—bone and brains”
― Madeline Sheehan, Thicker Than Blood