The Bitch Is Back Quotes

“Erasing history prevents us from remembering the lessons it teaches us. However, we view those hurts with forgiveness and empathy.”
― Michael Anderle, The Bitch Is Back

“She would admit that even now, the thought of losing Michael again, or worse, Alexis or Gabriel, spurred a stronger protective urge than was perhaps necessary. Okay, it drove her into a killing rage. But she no longer feared it. The moment Martin Brennan’s death had brought the fact that she was playing for keeps into sharp focus, a little voice had been born in her mind. It spoke up every time she sent someone into danger. It was the reason she’d upgraded those closest to her. The reason she pushed her people so hard. The reason she had locked everyone she loved in a bunker on High Tortuga for three years after giving birth, and the reason she had been the tough parent, contrary to everyone’s expectations. That voice was no longer living rent-free in her mind. Somewhere along the line, Bethany Anne had accepted that everyone she cared about was responsible for their own choices.”
― Michael Anderle, The Bitch Is Back

“Strength of will without strength of character was worthless.”
― Michael Anderle, The Bitch Is Back

“Barnabas returned her embrace, discombobulated by the intensity of Bethany Anne’s presence. The vitality of her was overwhelmingly uplifting. “I only wish you were not returning”
― Michael Anderle, The Bitch Is Back

“It could be said that Bethany Anne was fragile. Not like a flower, whose petals shriveled and dropped off at the first hint of frost. The Queen Bitch was fragile like an unexploded landmine, liable to blow up in your face if you crossed the line. However, she could be relied on to operate within the law—to an extent. Baba Yaga was her own law. Death personified. If she came for you, all you could do was hope your affairs were in order before you kissed your ass goodbye.”
― Michael Anderle, The Bitch Is Back