Mercy Quotes

“Instead she paused, dropping the gear once again into neutral. That small nagging doubt at the back of her mind nipped at her like a vicious and annoying insect. The sudden and renewed tug tightened around her ribcage, dark and earthy, a primitive drumbeat matching her heartbeat.”
― Wendy Saunders, Mercy

“She shook her head as if to rid herself of the relentless question,”
― Wendy Saunders, Mercy

“Well then,’ Jake laughed, ‘I wish you luck man. You sure as hell are gonna need it.’ ‘Tell me about it,’ he sighed, ‘the woman’s a handful.’ ‘Amen brother,’ Jake lifted his coffee cup in a mock toast, ‘besides, my mom”
― Wendy Saunders, Mercy

“As she stepped out of the car and gazed up at the house the wind tugged and pulled at her, teasing her clothes and hair with sly spindly fingers. The hiss of the churned-up leaves sounded almost like the house itself was sighing, as if it had been waiting for her.”
― Wendy Saunders, Mercy