Ruin and Roses Quotes

“I will never understand why women let men decide if they get to be the villain or the victim in their story.”
― Deanna Ortega, Ruin and Roses

“The strange conversation sobered me and made me wonder what questions I was supposed to ask.”
― Deanna Ortega, Ruin and Roses

“My grandmother was the only other incarnation to pass before her time, at only thirty-eight when my father killed her. His ignorance of aging in the mortal realm created confusion when he fell upon my grandmother and her nineteen-year-old daughter. Or perhaps it was only wishful thinking that fueled his lunacy when he struck down his true bride.”
― Deanna Ortega, Ruin and Roses

“My knees nearly buckled, and I told myself it was from the adrenaline of the heist or the ride. But that’s the funny thing about lies… they don’t work as well when you tell them to yourself.”
― Deanna Ortega, Ruin and Roses