The Four Families Quotes

“Anya and I look at each other in bewilderment. Then she smiles. “I love that girl.”
― Brynn Ford, The Four Families: Complete Trilogy

“You mean you’d like to hear my opinion as the only other child-bearing person in this room? Since that’s all I’m good for?” Christ, here we go again. These two fight like fiends all the goddamn time. They’re both temperamental as fuck. Anya thinks they both get off on the constant fighting. I think she’s probably right. “That horse is dead, wife. Put your damn stick down.” “Then it’s a fucking zombie horse, Murphy, because it keeps getting up to rear its ugly fucking head.” “Watch your fucking foul-mouth. I’ll wash it out with soap.” Stella tilts her head, a scowl spreading across her cheeks. “Promise?”
― Brynn Ford, The Four Families: Complete Trilogy

“Murphy’s lips purse together with a forced smile. “Anya, this is my new bride, Stella. She doesn’t quite understand her place yet as an O’Shea wife. Perhaps I should develop a training program.” He looks around me to raise his eyebrows threateningly at her and I turn my head to look back at her as she straightens in her seat. “Maybe I’ll develop a training program for you on the health risks associated with trying to mansplain your way through marriage.” Her fingers come up to make air quotes on the word marriage.”
― Brynn Ford, The Four Families: Complete Trilogy