Shattered Cradle Quotes

“Because I love you, Olivia Makarova. I have from the moment you spilled coffee on yourself in that airport. I always will.” Then I lean in to kiss her.”
― Nicole Fox, Shattered Cradle

“Then she smiles, those unshed tears still in her eyes. “I’m… happy. I’m so happy that I’m pregnant. I already love this baby so much. And I can’t believe my family won’t accept it, won’t accept me…” “That part is not about you, Olivia. It’s about me.” She shakes her head. “That shouldn’t matter. This baby is mine, too. It’s both of us. And they should want to know him or her regardless.” “Maybe they will. Give it time.”
― Nicole Fox, Shattered Cradle

“You need to eat something,” Aleks says. “I’m not hungry.” “Olivia.” It’s amazing how much he manages to convey with just my name and that pointed inflection. The baby, he reminds me without saying it. Think about the baby.”
― Nicole Fox, Shattered Cradle

“He’s not the kind of man you can catch,” she snarls. I smile despite everything. My woman. My lioness. My queen.”
― Nicole Fox, Shattered Cradle

“I’m no hero, and I’ve never pretended to be. Sometimes, there’s more than one villain in a story,” I say gently. “There isn’t always a choice between good and evil. Maybe you have to choose between bad and worse.”
― Nicole Fox, Shattered Cradle

“Love isn’t a permanent state of being, Aleks. It’s a process. Like growing a flower. And if you neglect it, it can abandon you.”
― Nicole Fox, Shattered Cradle

“Death is inevitable, Olivia. It just comes sooner for some than for others.”
― Nicole Fox, Shattered Cradle

“Love isn’t a permanent state of being, Aleks. It’s a process. Like growing a flower. And if you neglect it, it can abandon you. Once she decides she’s had enough, forcing her to stay won’t be an option. She’d wither on the vine.”
― Nicole Fox, Shattered Cradle

“S’ toboy vse v’ poryadke?” he asks as he leans towards his father. The old man says something in his son’s ear that I don’t quite catch. Aleks nods and pulls back. “He needs to rest,” he informs me.”
― Nicole Fox, Shattered Cradle

“You’re pregnant,” he murmurs. “Almost three months in, give or take.” I stare at his face, trying to figure out what he’s thinking. “Are you… happy?” He drags his eyes up from my belly to meet my gaze. The blue of his irises has softened. It’s not fire or ice anymore. It’s the blue of the first spring violet pushing up through the ground after the snow has thawed. “Kiska, it’s the happiest moment of my life.”
― Nicole Fox, Shattered Cradle

“Because you are my wife,” he snarls, forcing my attention back to his face. “I thought marrying me was nothing more than a strategy.” “It was precisely that,” he says unapologetically. “But that doesn’t change the fact of what you are. And when I said my vows, I meant them. I will do anything to make sure you’re safe.”
― Nicole Fox, Shattered Cradle

“And it was true at the time… Until one day, it wasn’t. Love isn’t a permanent state of being, Aleks. It’s a process. Like growing a flower. And if you neglect it, it can abandon you. Once she decides she’s had enough, forcing her to stay won’t be an option. She’d wither on the vine.”
― Nicole Fox, Shattered Cradle