23 Quotes by Alyse M. Gardner

Wouldn’t you like to know,” I smiled. “I travel. Shit happens.

Falling asleep with hopes and wishes that I rarely get to hold in my hand for long…go me. All I’ve got are memories and secrets.

I have loved many men, but only one in real life. All of the other men who have ever stolen my heart in more than friendship, are in books.

Sometimes, falling back on or using an old method or habit, is like sliding into a pair of worn running shoes and a corset. Doesn't make sense to others, but it's not for them. It's what keeps you together, what keeps you going.

Sometimes, all it takes is one arm wrap-round. And a heart’s home.

This isn’t then though. This is my hometown. A place where your business aired to the public, and often before the newspaper ever got a hold of it. A place where a façade was an art.

We’re not witches. We’re the bogeymen and angels that walk the thin seam of the two worlds, like cats on high-wire beams. Assassins. Peacekeepers. A secret government that’s a two-way mirror.

So? He said that he cares about you! And even with him being fucked up right now, he’s doing a shitty job of acting like it.” “I don’t want to talk about it, or think about it. I just want to sit here, laugh, and drink. You know that my tolerance is already shot,” I jostled my bottle on the counter as I flapped my hands open-close in a swift motion. A baby’s wave goodbye.

How can it not be bothering you though?” she asked. “Beer, whiskey, and an invisible wall,” I lied.