The Passage Quotes

“I wasn’t much of a believer, but I always liked churches, with their air of serenity and the promise of something bigger than oneself.”
― Irina Shapiro, The Passage

“He was trying to be sarcastic, but I detected a note of panic in his voice. A galloping horse could go as fast as thirty miles per hour, so I didn’t dare tell Hugo how fast a car could drive down a motorway. He’d find out in due course.”
― Irina Shapiro, The Passage

“He bent his head to my breasts and suckled each nipple in turn,”
― Irina Shapiro, The Passage

“Hugo stood back and pulled my nightdress over my head, leaving me exposed to his hungry gaze. With Evan, I often felt self-conscious, but this time there was no embarrassment. Hugo looked at me not like a man who was searching for flaws, but like a man who wanted to worship every part of me, no matter how imperfect. He saw me as a whole, not a sum total of my parts.”
― Irina Shapiro, The Passage

“Hugo, I’m really sorry,” I stammered. “I didn’t mean to cause you pain. I thought I was helping.” And the road to hell is paved with good intentions,”
― Irina Shapiro, The Passage

“I thought I was helping.” And the road to hell is paved with good intentions,”
― Irina Shapiro, The Passage

“happened?”
― Irina Shapiro, The Passage

“back in the direction of the village, but it wasn’t uncommon for spelling to change over time. “How are you this morning, Mistress Ashley?” Hugo asked as he rode next to”
― Irina Shapiro, The Passage

“Max hadn’t mentioned anything about Hugo Everly having a younger sister, so my overwrought imagination probably just made her up.”
― Irina Shapiro, The Passage