A Ruin of Roses Quotes

“Life is a battle we cannot win. The question becomes, do we want to go down peacefully, or fight until our last breath? I choose to fight.”
― K.F. Breene, A Ruin of Roses

“You read too much.” “Is there such a thing?” “You daydream too much, then.”
― K.F. Breene, A Ruin of Roses

“They hadn’t said what he’d died from, but I hoped it was gangrene of the dick.”
― K.F. Breene, A Ruin of Roses

“Panic was driving this wagon, and it was doing it with drunk horses.”
― K.F. Breene, A Ruin of Roses

“Who has two fingers, a thumb, and nightly orgasms? This girl. I wouldn’t want to give that up for a boring ride on your tiny dick. Go peddle your shit somewhere else. This pail is full to the brim.”
― K.F. Breene, A Ruin of Roses

“Save the man. Save the kingdom. Why are men so breakable? I thought as my eyes drifted shut. Because it gives us room to swoop in and save the motherfucking day, my animal chimed in. She had a point.”
― K.F. Breene, A Ruin of Roses

“One day you will see a crack in your cage, and you will fly.”
― K.F. Breene, A Ruin of Roses

“Women don’t die of broken hearts. That’s just something people say to hide the neglect and mistreatment the women actually died of.”
― K.F. Breene, A Ruin of Roses

“We are a civilized fucking outfit here.” He stared at me for a moment. “I realize that comment would’ve gone over a lot better had I not been wearing a purple beast costume with my cock hanging out.”
― K.F. Breene, A Ruin of Roses

“Mark my words, princess, before this is all over, I will ruin you.”
― K.F. Breene, A Ruin of Roses

“You can call him whatever you like. I’ll call him by his name, and if he doesn’t like that, I’ll call him a ballbag fuckbumper. I’ll let it be his choice.”
― K.F. Breene, A Ruin of Roses

“Some hero. I’d slipped into full damsel, and honestly, I would not mind being saved. I would not mind it at all.”
― K.F. Breene, A Ruin of Roses

“I had zero control over myself right then. Panic was driving this wagon, and it was doing it with drunk horses.”
― K.F. Breene, A Ruin of Roses

“A horrible scream rent the air, also distant. It sounded like a human in peril, being eaten alive or gruesomely tortured, or a man with a paper cut on his finger.”
― K.F. Breene, A Ruin of Roses

“You are incredibly beautiful to me, and I do not just mean your appearance or your body. Down to your soul, you are beautiful. You are so honest about who you are. So free with your thoughts and emotions. Growing up, everyone around me was guarded. So closed off. But you…you have this divine light about you. This pure honesty and goodness. It shows when you work the everlass, and it shines through in your healing gifts. Your thoughtful expressions are so lovely because I can practically see the wheels in that big brain of yours turning. You’re so smart and capable, Finley. So tough and unyielding in your ability to survive. I am in awe of you. But most of all, I love your fire and your passion. I love that you refuse to let others dictate who you are. I love that you dig in and push back when I try to dominate you, challenging me to be better, stronger. It’s arousing but also… It’s just… You’re perfect. I wish I were a poet so I could express it properly. When others look at you, they might see your surface beauty. I wanted you to know that when I look at you, I see the beauty of your soul, and I am in rapture. I see you, Finley. That is what I wanted to say. I see all of you, and you are beautiful.”
― K.F. Breene, A Ruin of Roses

“That’s what mothers do—they guide. They strengthen. They support, and they never stop loving their children.”
― K.F. Breene, A Ruin of Roses

“Do you want to be dominated, Finley? Your animal certainly does.”
― K.F. Breene, A Ruin of Roses

“A horrible scream rent the air, also distant. It sounded like a human in peril, being eaten alive or gruesomely tortured, or a man with a paper cut on his finger. It was intense distress, in other words, needing help immediately, or death might ensue.”
― K.F. Breene, A Ruin of Roses

“What kind of a nutcase stabs a person and doesn’t remember doing it?” “The kind who thinks they are going to die?” A pause. Then, “Yes, okay. That makes sense, I guess.”
― K.F. Breene, A Ruin of Roses

“You read to much."

"Is there such a thing?"

"You daydream too much, then."

I shrugged. "That's probably true.”
― K.F. Breene, A Ruin of Roses

“I want to be known for what I do, not how I look. I want to be praised for my achievements. But in this village, I feel like all I am is pretty and full of flaws. I just… I just want something more, I guess.”
― K.F. Breene, A Ruin of Roses

“Then she was brought here, and the king treated her like he would a rosebush. She was pruned back. Shaped. Cultivated. Wild at heart, violent even, but unable to express it.”
― K.F. Breene, A Ruin of Roses

“Other furniture took up residence, but I crept toward the oddest thing in the room. A rosebush somehow—obviously magically—grew out of the actual floor!”
― K.F. Breene, A Ruin of Roses

“Whose dresses were these?” He threw a bright orange frock onto the pile. “Whoever made them should be stabbed.”
― K.F. Breene, A Ruin of Roses

“Fuck! I dropped the fucking knife. Hold on to your dicks, folks, this is about to get hairy.”
― K.F. Breene, A Ruin of Roses

“Goddess spread on a cracker, what is this…”
― K.F. Breene, A Ruin of Roses

“I want to take a running leap, wrap my legs around his head, and force-feed him my pussy. This bitch needs some cock. Wham, bam, call me ma’am.”
― K.F. Breene, A Ruin of Roses

“Who are you talking to right now?” I looked around for show. “Are you under the impression someone in this room will believe your bullshit?”
― K.F. Breene, A Ruin of Roses

“Life is a battle we cannot win. The question becomes”
― K.F. Breene, A Ruin of Roses

“Because you’re dense? I don’t know. He basically blasted us with it. I accepted, and there we were.”
― K.F. Breene, A Ruin of Roses