Barely Breathing Quotes

“I wanted to tell him how much I loved him right now, but it didn’t feel like the right time. This moment was about him and Brooklyn. Kane was haunted by his past. I’d never known what it meant to love someone so much that healing their pain was just as cathartic as healing your own. But right now, I felt light and free and hopeful. Kane was getting the chance he deserved. - Viv”
― Brenda Rothert, Barely Breathing

“My appearance hadn’t changed much, besides the hair. But I saw something so much different in the mirror. I was with an amazing woman. I was trying to find a way into Brooklyn’s life. I was now one-third owner of one of New York’s hottest, most successful clubs. It was worth. I saw a shred of worth looking back at me in my reflection. - Kane”
― Brenda Rothert, Barely Breathing

“I watched him, mesmerized. The ink of his tattoos bespoke the path he’d walked to get to me. A skull and crossbones on his hip. His daughter’s initial on one side of his chest and the words ‘Sine metu’ on the other. I’d learned Latin in college and I knew it meant ‘without fear’.”
― Brenda Rothert, Barely Breathing

“My eyes filled with tears. Damn him for reeling me in and throwing me back like this.
“Don’t,” he said softly. “Just go. You’ve humiliated me enough.”
“You don’t know—”
“Then tell me!” I clenched my hands into fists at my sides. “Fu**ing tell me or don’t, but stop playing these games.”
― Brenda Rothert, Barely Breathing

“What’s that?”
“It’s brownies. You know, the frosted kind. The ones that fulfill every chocolate fantasy. Unless you don’t like chocolate. But of course you do. Everyone likes chocolate. Wait, do you like chocolate? Oh, and nuts? Do you like nuts?”
His scowl deepened as he glanced from side to side to see if anyone was within earshot. “I like nuts. Unless they’re attached to a dude. - Viv and Kane”
― Brenda Rothert, Barely Breathing

“It was a silly idea. Homemade brownies for the bouncer who’d pulled Eric off of me? It was all I could think of to thank him, because I was pretty sure Hallmark didn’t have a ‘thanks for saving me from sexual assault’ section of greeting cards. - Viv”
― Brenda Rothert, Barely Breathing