Endlewood Quotes

“In fact, it only seemed to enhance it, making him wonder what Holland would look like in one of his own shirts. Blast. Now was not the time for this.”
― Alissa J. Zavalianos, Endlewood

“What are they doing to him? Why was he here? Holland ceased all movement, suddenly realizing Markus wasn’t wearing a shirt. She’d never seen his bare chest before, nor the muscles ridging along his shoulders and arms. She knew he was strong from all his hours tending to his field, but she never expected this. Heat blossomed in her stomach and climbed her cheeks. A more sculpted man didn’t exist, of this she was certain. It was hard to look away.”
― Alissa J. Zavalianos, Endlewood

“A heart didn't need fortified walls made out of fear. No. It needed love, and love had the power to do what fear could not. Restore. Forgive. Mend.”
― Alissa J. Zavalianos, Endlewood

“We all have our stories—every one of them marked by fire.”
― Alissa J. Zavalianos, Endlewood

“Grismon looked at her in a way that said he understood, but his eyes held a curious gleam. "And yet, the crocuses still bloom in early spring. The crops still push forth from the earth, taking its nutrients and transforming them into something good. I have to believe that a world that grows beauty can’t be all bad, can it? There is still some light left in Griskol, though it be just a spark. But maybe it’s enough.”
― Alissa J. Zavalianos, Endlewood

“It's one of those nights again, isn't it?

The kind where the stars seem to tell their stories.”
― Alissa J. Zavalianos, Endlewood

“Sometimes we don't understand why hard things happen to us, but we have to trust that it's for a greater reason. That good can still come out of it even when it hurts.”
― Alissa J. Zavalianos, Endlewood