How to Save an Undead Life Quotes

“Make no apologies for surviving.”
― Hailey Edwards, How to Save an Undead Life

“Wounded animals heal best in their dens. You owe no one an apology for doing whatever it takes to survive.”
― Hailey Edwards, How to Save an Undead Life

“I don’t know what I want for breakfast most mornings, let alone who I want to share it with.”
― Hailey Edwards, How to Save an Undead Life

“Chemistry is important.” He tapped my nose with the end of his brush. “It’s not as important as mutual respect, financial solvency or humor, but it’s up there. It’s been my experience the better you know a person, the more connected you feel to them, and the more attractive they become to you.”
― Hailey Edwards, How to Save an Undead Life

“We all kept secrets. Some out of kindness, some in anger, and others to protect ourselves.”
― Hailey Edwards, How to Save an Undead Life

“But Boaz was blessed with a silver tongue, and he had slipped it down way too many throats for me to believe mine was anything special.”
― Hailey Edwards, How to Save an Undead Life

“Picture it.” Her tour guide voice came back in full force. “The playground. Kindergarten. Me and you. Sitting on the swings at recess, eating apple slices instead of sour candy straws, because even then Mom didn’t want me to live my best life.”
― Hailey Edwards, How to Save an Undead Life

“My feeble attempts at ignoring Boaz were about as successful as the time I tried resuscitating a T-rex skeleton at a natural history museum when I was eight.”
― Hailey Edwards, How to Save an Undead Life

“After all, he was a firm believer that volume increased understanding.”
― Hailey Edwards, How to Save an Undead Life

“After Monday, we will have spoken three times. We will be strangers no longer. We will be…” his lips pursed, “…friends.”
― Hailey Edwards, How to Save an Undead Life

“How do you feel about half-naked women?” “They’re like avocados. I can appreciate they exist, but I wouldn’t want to eat one.”
― Hailey Edwards, How to Save an Undead Life

“I came to retrieve Keet.” His lip curled as he processed what I was holding. “Your zombie parakeet?” A bird pecks at one brain and people start throwing around derogatory terms. “He’s not a zombie.” Sure, his flight patterns were off, but he didn’t shamble through the air or anything.”
― Hailey Edwards, How to Save an Undead Life

“We all envy that which we do not possess,” he countered. “Shall we?”
― Hailey Edwards, How to Save an Undead Life

“There’s more I haven’t told you.”
― Hailey Edwards, How to Save an Undead Life

“Amelie.” Not the Pritchard sibling I’d expected to see.”
― Hailey Edwards, How to Save an Undead Life

“Friends don’t let friends flatter unnecessarily.”
― Hailey Edwards, How to Save an Undead Life

“He’s a man, and men are ninety percent pride.”
― Hailey Edwards, How to Save an Undead Life

“You’ve been working on your finger painting while I was away, I see.” And her psychoanalyzing. “Okay, you win. I’m not fine.” I rocked back on my heels. “I know you worry but…” I bit the inside of my cheek until I tasted iron. “I can’t”
― Hailey Edwards, How to Save an Undead Life

“How can I protect you if you keep secrets from me?” His hands closed over my arms, and he lifted me from my chair. He was halfway to shaking me when the fury glazing his eyes cleared enough for him to recall our surroundings, the company we kept, and he lowered his voice. “You should have told me. I never would have let you—” I lowered mine too as I extricated myself from his hold. “Exactly.”
― Hailey Edwards, How to Save an Undead Life