The Afterward Quotes

“I don't need you to save me, Olsa." She said the words, even though they killed her. "I don't need you to save me. I don't need anything... I don't need you... But, Olsa, I want you so much. I want you more than I have ever wanted anything in the whole world. Please, you have to trust me.”
― E.K. Johnston, The Afterward

“Only, love was a sort of promise too. The words were different, but surely the bond was no less strong. I felt it weighing on my heart, not always in the bad way, mind you, and I imagined she must too. Which meant she felt both of her obligations pulling at her, all the time. I wanted her to be free to choose, but I wanted her to choose me, and I didn't see how that was going to happen unless there was some sore of miracle.”
― E.K. Johnston, The Afterward

“It is very strange, sometimes... To always wonder. I try not to think about it, lest the knowledge crush me, but it's always close at hand.”
― E.K. Johnston, The Afterward

“I think people show us what we need to see... The important thing is to remember that they are more than what we think they are, every time. We must look past what we need to see and find the truth of them.”
― E.K. Johnston, The Afterward

“Prison was the worst.”
― E.K. Johnston, The Afterward

“I leaned into her, and she looked down at me. Then, because I was a thief, I stole a kiss.”
― E.K. Johnston, The Afterward