Two Decisions, One Duty Quotes

“I’ve always been awed by the interior of the cathedral. It’s breathtaking, ethereal. Ridged, marble columns run the length of the walls, interspersed with stained glass windows boasting colorful mosaics made of stained glass accented with gold leaf.”
― C.W. Farnsworth, Two Decisions, One Duty

“I study the patterns carved in the imposing oak doors that lead to the inside of the cathedral as the music suddenly shifts, signaling our cue to enter.”
― C.W. Farnsworth, Two Decisions, One Duty

“Joan suddenly appears again, and hands me a bouquet of flowers for the second time in this spot. This time I don’t drop them.”
― C.W. Farnsworth, Two Decisions, One Duty

“We round a curve in the path, and I stumble in surprise. A familiar shape is silhouetted ahead against the pastel sky.”
― C.W. Farnsworth, Two Decisions, One Duty

“We’re only inches apart now, and I feel my heart begin to race from both our proximity and the anticipation of how he’ll respond.”
― C.W. Farnsworth, Two Decisions, One Duty

“Profanities run through my head, but I’m out of options. I’m at the edge of a cliff, and the long, grueling climb to reach this point is about to pay off or crash spectacularly.”
― C.W. Farnsworth, Two Decisions, One Duty

“I continue tracing the shifting shapes of the waves with my eyes. I know I won’t falter again. Did I hope for fate? Yes. But I forgot about duty.”
― C.W. Farnsworth, Two Decisions, One Duty

“I stare out at the roiling, churning water, trying to make sense of the crushing calamity that just took place. I know it will take time to fully come to terms with it, but that’s not a luxury I have right now.”
― C.W. Farnsworth, Two Decisions, One Duty

“It was one thing not to have any options. It’s worse to know that I do.”
― C.W. Farnsworth, Two Decisions, One Duty

“I’m frozen. I stare at him, and he stares back, and everyone else in the room stares at us.”
― C.W. Farnsworth, Two Decisions, One Duty

“The realization Jace is going to move on from this respite from reality where we get to flirt and kiss and touch is expected.

It’s also devastating.”
― C.W. Farnsworth, Two Decisions, One Duty

“From this vantage point the boat behind us is invisible, providing the illusion we’re flying across the sparkling blue water untethered.”
― C.W. Farnsworth, Two Decisions, One Duty

“The complicated pattern of dominos that tumbled to create this perfect moment won’t do so again.”
― C.W. Farnsworth, Two Decisions, One Duty

“We sit in near silence side by side on the stones that surround the pool, warmed by the late afternoon sun. The only sound is the slow drip of water off our bare legs back into the pool.”
― C.W. Farnsworth, Two Decisions, One Duty

“The greenery is lush, and the scenery is dotted by open-air villas surrounded by tall, thin trees. Turquoise water suddenly appears to the right, and I look over to the left to see a series of white-washed cottages rising out of the cliff that overlooks the sparkling water.”
― C.W. Farnsworth, Two Decisions, One Duty

“Well, your last girlfriend did turn out to be a princess. That’s a lot of pressure for a first date.”

“I’m having trouble remembering why I called you.”
― C.W. Farnsworth, Two Decisions, One Duty

“She’s wearing a tight top and jeans, and her hair and make-up suggest she spent some serious time on her appearance.

My stomach sinks. I’ve been around enough girls to know what that means.”
― C.W. Farnsworth, Two Decisions, One Duty

“The expression on her face collides forcefully against the wall I’ve carefully constructed around my heart. She looks gutted. Wrecked.”
― C.W. Farnsworth, Two Decisions, One Duty

“He’s right. I didn’t think this through. For him; for me. I didn’t think about how reuniting would mean I’d have to say goodbye again. Mean I’d know I’m saying goodbye this time.”
― C.W. Farnsworth, Two Decisions, One Duty

“My breathing stutters. The sound of whooshing blood fills my ears. Heat floods my body.”
― C.W. Farnsworth, Two Decisions, One Duty

“The rhythmic battering against the sand is comforting; despite everything that’s so drastically different in my life from the one and only other time I’ve been here, the aquamarine ocean still looks exactly the same.”
― C.W. Farnsworth, Two Decisions, One Duty

“This is why I shouldn’t chug vodka. Because I can picture the worry in his gray eyes when he caught me.”
― C.W. Farnsworth, Two Decisions, One Duty

“I look calm. Regal. Poised. But there’s an ineffaceable sorrow in my eyes that I study closely, trying to discern the exact cyan flecks conveying woe.”
― C.W. Farnsworth, Two Decisions, One Duty

“The difference now is that I know Jace Dawson exists, and that knowledge has infiltrated every cell of my body and permanently altered me in a way neither time nor distance has managed to revert.”
― C.W. Farnsworth, Two Decisions, One Duty

“Football has always been a constant. It never beguiled me and then disappeared.”
― C.W. Farnsworth, Two Decisions, One Duty

“The shiny silver sports car gleams under the automatic lights, a fresh slash against the wound opened by that glossy cover.”
― C.W. Farnsworth, Two Decisions, One Duty

“Angry thoughts swirl through my head, and I embrace the vitriol, knowing the pain that lurks beneath is infinitely more dangerous.”
― C.W. Farnsworth, Two Decisions, One Duty