Desecrated Saints Quotes

“Death is such a quick act for a permanent end.”
― J. Rose, Desecrated Saints

“I refuse to live in a world where evil wins.”
― J. Rose, Desecrated Saints

“I think this is what recovery is supposed to feel like. After years of fighting, it feels good to let go.”
― J. Rose, Desecrated Saints

“We get through shit as a family. Together, not apart. All we have left in this world is each other, and that alone is worth enduring all this pain and heartache for.”
― J. Rose, Desecrated Saints

“I promised to follow you in this life and the next;”
― J. Rose, Desecrated Saints

“The past we shared and the pain we endured are important. It led us here, to freedom and salvation. We have to remember that. It all meant something.”
― J. Rose, Desecrated Saints

“People who work in mental health are fucking underrated”
― J. Rose, Desecrated Saints

“Those sworn to love and protect us are often the ones most equipped to tear us to shreds, piece by fucking piece.”
― J. Rose, Desecrated Saints

“I’m a love-struck, obsessed teenager again, staring at the sun after so long in the dark.”
― J. Rose, Desecrated Saints

“There’s no way out of this, blackbird. The Devil wouldn’t dare challenge my claim on your soul. Hell will spit you out and back into my arms, where you fucking belong.”
― J. Rose, Desecrated Saints

“I will always love Patient Eight. Seven loves her too. But Brooklyn West is my future. Jude’s future. We’ll face it together with our family at our side.”
― J. Rose, Desecrated Saints

“While Jude has walked free, he’s infinitely stronger for the pieces of Seven that he took into his heart forever. I can’t erase my past and, in all honesty, I don’t want to. I’m alive because of it.”
― J. Rose, Desecrated Saints

“Kade opens his arms wide. “Come here, love. Why am I always the afterthought?” She throws herself into his welcoming embrace. “Because I know you’ll always be here to catch me, Kade. No matter how long it takes, it’s always you. That’s why.”
― J. Rose, Desecrated Saints

“Brooklyn grasps my hand tight as we leave gleaming corridors and treatment rooms behind. The exit awaits, real and terrifying. Life begins on the other side of those doors.”
― J. Rose, Desecrated Saints

“All discharge orders are printed on pink hospital paper. It’s his little way of celebrating each life that he’s saved.”
― J. Rose, Desecrated Saints

“I’ll miss the sedatives.” Brooklyn snorts at her shitty joke. “The real world is a hell of a lot more complicated than this place. We’re jumping from a fishbowl into a giant fucking ocean.” With nobody watching, I press my lips to hers. “I won’t let you drown, princess. We’re gonna swim as far from the past as we possibly can. This is the beginning of the rest of our lives.”
― J. Rose, Desecrated Saints

“My heart thuds in my chest. Once, twice, three times. Reminding me once and for all that I stayed alive for a reason. “Watch over them, Logan. Lord knows, they need it.”
― J. Rose, Desecrated Saints

“I’m left with the intense stares of five broken, defiant men. Four don’t want me to go. One is as batshit crazy as I am. We have to be the most fucked up family on this earth.”
― J. Rose, Desecrated Saints

“Friends don’t bail when one of them gets locked in the loony bin. Been there, done that. Got the fucking t-shirt.”
― J. Rose, Desecrated Saints

“I feel Seven’s hand slide into mine. He was standing on the cliff’s edge, studying the violent sea. With him by my side, I am complete. Every single person I care about is here. Safe. Healthy. Whole. Fucking free.”
― J. Rose, Desecrated Saints

“I lost the people I loved. Not everyone is lucky enough to have a second chance to belong, but I am. All five of them gave that to me.”
― J. Rose, Desecrated Saints

“So many people hurt you,” I admit, studying my childhood self. “Nobody kept us safe. I’ve spent so many years trying to kill myself, I forgot to live. I may not be the same person I used to be, but I promise to live for both of us now.”
― J. Rose, Desecrated Saints

“I have to get better for my family now. They need me, Mum. I can’t join you. I have to find a way to live. One day, I’ll see you all again.”
― J. Rose, Desecrated Saints

“It will take time, but Incendia is on fire. The legacy of sorrow is no more.”
― J. Rose, Desecrated Saints

“Please,” Mum whimpers quietly. That’s when I realise her plan. The empty shell of my mother wanted me to come tonight. She knew this was the only way to be family again. This cruel world won’t give us our happy ending, but perhaps the promise of the next will. After years of torment, she has a chance to escape. I have to give her that. I’m the only one who can set her free.”
― J. Rose, Desecrated Saints

“In the light of the helicopter and perfect chaos, our reunion is near delirious. I’m passed around, hugged and kissed, touched and worshipped. Four men saved my life on the rooftop hanging over us. My debt to them is repaid. Seven has his revenge, served cold and bloody. There’s no fire and death this time. Incendia’s ruin comes in the form of real, tangible justice. For the first time in our lives, the world has sided with us. The truth isn’t something that many can afford, but when you’re stripped of everything, sometimes it’s all you have left. We told ours. We braved the world’s hatred and judgement. We won.”
― J. Rose, Desecrated Saints

“Brooklyn,” he repeats. “Come back, Brooke. The work is done. Patient Eight can rest now. She’s finished her last job.”
― J. Rose, Desecrated Saints

“Lazlo, Augustus, Jefferson and Bancroft die together in one body. A monster with many faces bleeds to death in the presence of his crumbling empire.”
― J. Rose, Desecrated Saints

“The game is over,” I tell him. My blow is sharp, brutal. Bancroft’s knees crash into the grass as he clutches his head, looking dazed. I could walk away right now. I could spare his life. It will do my future prospects a lot of good. But Augustus taught me a valuable lesson when he ordered the murder of Allison Brunel in the Z Wing. Fuck the moral high ground. Never leave a job unfinished.”
― J. Rose, Desecrated Saints

“Logan vanishes from sight the moment my mother dies by my hand. He’s waiting somewhere, arms outstretched. I hope she hugs him and never, ever lets go.”
― J. Rose, Desecrated Saints