Beneath the Wreckage Quotes

“Sometimes, it’s hard to see the full picture when you’re in the middle of it.”
― Catherine Cowles, Beneath the Wreckage

“I let go. For the first time in years, I let go of everything and drowned in feeling. I didn’t try to push it away. To manage or control it. I let it overtake me. And as I fell, I knew I’d never be the same.”
― Catherine Cowles, Beneath the Wreckage

“All I can think about is all the bad in this world and how I’m going to protect my kid from it.”
― Catherine Cowles, Beneath the Wreckage

“You’ll drive yourself crazy if you overanalyze every detail of the past.”
― Catherine Cowles, Beneath the Wreckage

“It gave me hope. No matter how long something had gone unseen and abandoned, it was always possible to give it life again.”
― Catherine Cowles, Beneath the Wreckage

“Finding a new purpose for something that was lost or forgotten.” “That’s it, exactly.”
― Catherine Cowles, Beneath the Wreckage

“There’s just something about bringing a piece back to life, especially if it was neglected or damaged. It never gets old.”
― Catherine Cowles, Beneath the Wreckage

“No. No way. You’re not going in there alone with a gun.”
― Catherine Cowles, Beneath the Wreckage

“You don’t need to be wrapped up in my mess.”
“Your mess is exactly where I want to be.”
― Catherine Cowles, Beneath the Wreckage

“It was a special kind of torture to want something so badly it physically hurt. And to be terrified of it at the same time.”
― Catherine Cowles, Beneath the Wreckage

“I love you … You don’t have to say it back. I just needed you to know it. You’re loved. And I’m not going anywhere.”
― Catherine Cowles, Beneath the Wreckage

“I bent forward and framed her face in my hands. “Loving me doesn’t mean you have to lose yourself.”
Panic flared to life in her eyes. “I--I don’t--I don’t--”
I wanted to laugh. She couldn’t even get the words out. “I’m pretty sure you do. I’ve fallen head over heels for you, even though I promised myself I wouldn’t. But there’s no rush. I don’t need the words yet. I see it in other ways.”
― Catherine Cowles, Beneath the Wreckage

“Life is full of unknowns. But that doesn’t mean you can’t take risks. Make that jump. Because as many things that can go wrong, a million more can go right.”
“I know that in my head. But my heart…it’s another story.”
… “It tells you to run.”
He understood without me having to spell it out. I burrowed deeper into his hold. “But I don’t want to run from you.” He was the first person I’d truly wanted to fight for. To resist the urge to pull away from.
“Then you won’t. I’ll help you stay.”
― Catherine Cowles, Beneath the Wreckage

“There’s nothing about you I’d ever regret.” Screw my rules. The fact that we worked together. Practically lived together. The world around us could burn, and I wouldn’t give a damn. Just as long as Piper was in my arms.”
― Catherine Cowles, Beneath the Wreckage

“You gonna walk through your storms, too?”
“I already am.” And somehow, having Piper there made it just a little bit easier. The journey not quite so lonely.”
― Catherine Cowles, Beneath the Wreckage