Her Last Breath Quotes

“You think you’ll make it in the world, working as a deputy in a Podunk county? You don’t appreciate how cruel and unforgiving the world is.” Uncle Truman and Aunt Louise took Thomas in as always. Truman was Mom’s brother, and he’d worked as a prison guard in Auburn, New York, though the man’s sleepy eyes and easy going demeanor made him a better fit for a librarian job. “Don’t take it to heart,” Uncle Truman had told him, sitting beside Thomas on the twin mattress as Aunt Louise carried an armful of sheets and blankets from the house. “They love you.” “They have a funny way of showing it.” Truman sighed and patted Thomas’s knee as though he was still in grade school. “Your father”
― Dan Padavona, Her Last Breath

“The only constant is change.”
― Dan Padavona, Her Last Breath

“Why expect your folks to treat you with respect when you don’t return the favor?”
― Dan Padavona, Her Last Breath

“When he sees you, he doesn’t understand what you’re becoming, because he can’t picture himself doing anything other than what he’s doing.”
― Dan Padavona, Her Last Breath

“One method of building isn’t superior to the other. But he only comprehends one way.”
― Dan Padavona, Her Last Breath

“Look not beyond the mirror before acknowledging the reflection.”
― Dan Padavona, Her Last Breath

“fidgeted, wrapping his ankles around the wheels so the chair wouldn’t glide forward on its own. “Five days ago.” “Heard you bought Truman’s old house beside the lake. Fine home, and a good place to put down roots.” “Ironically, the family who purchased my uncle’s house moved to California. That’s strange, isn’t it?” When the sheriff didn’t respond, Thomas wiped his mouth. “We traded places.”
― Dan Padavona, Her Last Breath