The Girl in the Sand Quotes

“The ability to create life, to produce a fully formed human being — a body and a soul — that was the real magic of the universe. It made every woman a potential Goddess.”
― L.T. Vargus, The Girl in the Sand

“stilettos,”
― L.T. Vargus, The Girl in the Sand

“they waited for the pizza to arrive, they went over it. “You seem pretty certain it’s him.” Loshak blinked at her. “You’re not?” “It’s not that. Especially not after the letter. But you usually”
― L.T. Vargus, The Girl in the Sand

“Has to happen to someone, you know? They always say, It could happen to anyone, but in a way, I think it’s better said, It actually happens to someone. Every awful thing, every tragedy, every nightmare — it happens to someone. A person. A real live human being.”
― L.T. Vargus, The Girl in the Sand

“Darger”
― L.T. Vargus, The Girl in the Sand

“I know he can’t break you like that. No one could. Physically, maybe. Any body can be broken, but not your mind.”
― L.T. Vargus, The Girl in the Sand

“been using it?” Joshua’s”
― L.T. Vargus, The Girl in the Sand

“All batterers were the same. They felt powerless. Deeply, deeply insecure. They desired not just control of their situation but a sick, fetishized version of control. Domination expressed through exaltations of violence. For some of these guys, the wife could submit entirely, give in, give the batterer everything he wanted, and it wouldn’t be enough to sate him. The beating itself became the ritual. The violence almost religious — the only way a man so small could feel good about himself, feel like he’s worth anything at all.”
― L.T. Vargus, The Girl in the Sand

“What do you think I’m going to do? Bust out the waterboarding gear?” “No. I didn’t mean it like that. Just… you can be a little tenacious, you know?” “Tenacious?” “I mean, ferocious, maybe. You get that shark look in your eyes.” “Jesus, Loshak. You make me sound half-feral.”
― L.T. Vargus, The Girl in the Sand