Thirty-Five and a Half Conspiracies Quotes

“Sometimes you have to break something to make it stronger. Remember that.”
― Denise Grover Swank, Thirty-Five and a Half Conspiracies

“He was Darth Vader, and I was Jar Jar Binks.”
― Denise Grover Swank, Thirty-Five and a Half Conspiracies

“You are a rose bush left out in the wild, scraping for survival. You have fought for everything you have, and you thrive on the struggle. You’re called to it. The harder things are, the better you get.”
― Denise Grover Swank, Thirty-Five and a Half Conspiracies

“We’re closer than friends. It’s like we’ve got this invisible thread tying us together. And you’re right; it’s different than what we have with Ronnie and Mason or what I had with Joe. What you and I have is unconditional. I can’t think of a single thing that would make me turn from you. I might get angry enough to spit, or you might disappoint the bejiggers out of me, but I’m not going anywhere. I’m here for you no matter what. I’ve told you that before, but you have to believe it.” A tear slid out of the corner of”
― Denise Grover Swank, Thirty-Five and a Half Conspiracies

“You could write a book about all of this. I bet it would be a bestseller.”
― Denise Grover Swank, Thirty-Five and a Half Conspiracies

“blindfold”
― Denise Grover Swank, Thirty-Five and a Half Conspiracies

“We’re closer than friends. It’s like we’ve got this invisible thread tying us together.”
― Denise Grover Swank, Thirty-Five and a Half Conspiracies

“We can’t know everything,” I said quietly. “Sometimes we have to write our own future.”
― Denise Grover Swank, Thirty-Five and a Half Conspiracies

“I’m trying to help you by helping your family. I’m giving Violet a job, which will help support her children once you’re in prison. In spite of everything you’ve done to me.” I gasped. “Everything I’ve done to you? How deluded are you?” She moved closer, her smile disappearing. The mad look in her eyes scared me. “You were warned to back off, and now, Rose Gardner, you are going to pay the price.” My breath caught in my throat. “What does that mean?” “J.R. Simmons doesn’t believe in mercy.” That I had no problem believing. The question was why she’d felt the need to enlighten me. A ghost of a smile lifted her lips. “Luckily for you, I do. It would be inhuman of me to watch you languish. You may find this hard to believe, but I do have a heart. I hate to see those less fortunate than myself suffer longer than necessary.”
― Denise Grover Swank, Thirty-Five and a Half Conspiracies

“bloodstains.”
― Denise Grover Swank, Thirty-Five and a Half Conspiracies

“The disappointment in his voice was like a knife to the gut, but I was keeping this secret to protect him just as much as myself. I headed for the window, climbing out before him. “What should”
― Denise Grover Swank, Thirty-Five and a Half Conspiracies

“Fire seemed about ready to shoot out of her eyes. “Yeah, he’s changed all right. He used to be a snake in the grass, and now he’s slitherin’ out in the open.”
― Denise Grover Swank, Thirty-Five and a Half Conspiracies