Crying Wolfe Quotes

“He gave a grunt of commiseration. “I am a terrible grouse whenever Pru and I are parted too long. She is the keeper of my happiness, and takes it with her when she goes.”
― Kerrigan Byrne, Crying Wolfe

“Eli’d never had much of a strong opinion on politics either way, but after a week of marriage, he’d become convinced that if women ran the world, a lot more would be accomplished and agreed upon. And with a great deal more humanity.”
― Kerrigan Byrne, Crying Wolfe

“Kissing her was the first time since he planted boots on this fucking island that he’d been warm.”
― Kerrigan Byrne, Crying Wolfe

“Feeling a bit nauseated, Eli dropped his head in his hands. “All this because some old biddy saw me in a woman’s room?” “I’m afraid so.” “Can’t we just…I don’t know, kill the old lady?”
― Kerrigan Byrne, Crying Wolfe

“Come to bed, little wife,” he ordered with a smile, nuzzling her nose with his own. “It’s your job to keep my toes warm in this ridiculous, eternally chilly country.”
― Kerrigan Byrne, Crying Wolfe

“Forgive me, honey, for being like them. Like every person who was supposed to love you, and instead made you feel small and afraid. It was their job to protect you, not turn your sanctuary into a place where you had no safe space to be yourself. No control over who you were or what happened to you. Nothing but censure and perverse expectations”
― Kerrigan Byrne, Crying Wolfe

“Don’t let go,” he said, more an appeal than a command. “I think you’re holding all the broken pieces of me together.”
― Kerrigan Byrne, Crying Wolfe

“The bruises behind her eyes had been put there. Her skin was peach and perfect in every regard, but she’d been wounded by someone. She carried the kind of scars no one could see.”
― Kerrigan Byrne, Crying Wolfe

“She reminded him of a hummingbird. Quick bursts of motion interspersed by floating, ethereal pauses. A creature so tiny and shy she was easy to overlook, but if you were allowed close enough, you discovered feathers and features unmatched in exceptional and vivid beauty.”
― Kerrigan Byrne, Crying Wolfe