Where Things Come Back Quotes
"All the Idealism in the World Couldn’t Shake This Feeling."
"Do you need any more time?" she asked. "No thanks. I’m good."
"He had also frequently been an inconvenience to me."
"I wasn’t thinking about missing him or pitying him or even about how angry I was at him."
"Life sucks most of the time. Everything is bullshit."
"But as I lay there in my bed that night with my brother asleep beside me, I couldn’t seem to muster up any sort of idealism."
"If you’ve never been to Lily, and I bet you haven’t, then you need to know that it is located almost exactly halfway between Little Rock and Memphis."
"Nothing idealistic about seeing your only cousin ghost white and stone dead."
"Certain people are supposed to be the ones who burn up in fiery crashes or drown in the rapids of a river in the middle of the night. These are the Russell Quitmans of the world."
"I almost think of him as my little brother sometimes," Lucas said in an oddly serious manner.
"This is why boys who don’t like sports or don’t have promiscuous sex are always called gay."
"They are people like Gabriel Witter, who is perhaps the most interesting person I’ve ever known."
"We need it," he began. "I mean … they need it," he nodded his head toward town.
"They need a reason to believe they’re all still here for something."
"But how will they know to worship him? How will they know where to look for salvation?" Benton’s tone was frustrated.
"They will know that someone is looking after them. And the rest is up to God."
"Joe Eddie, you used to run through the sprinkler in my front yard. It’s hard to be scared of you."
"He makes me feel stupid. But it isn’t his fault."
"He had principles. That’s more than I could say for most."
"I’ve been thinking about it for weeks, since I heard, and I’ve felt so guilty for not helping y’all look for him."
"I just got to town and this is the first place I came."
"The angels taught the humans too much. So, what if they hadn’t been stopped?"
"These things just happen, Cullen. You just are my friend. That’s that. No explanation needed."
"It’s because we were getting too smart. See, these fallen angels—"
"I’m the nicest guy you’ve ever met, and you know it."
"It’s like every time I see something beautiful, I wish I had it on film. And this is my way of making sure that every thing like that is captured somehow."
"Your mind has a way of not letting you forget things you wish you could. Especially with people."
"It never hurts anyone to think life gives you second chances. God knows we need more of that around here lately."
"A sibling represents a person’s past, present, and future."
"I need to take care of Russell. He needs me. I owe it to him."
"Cullen, you’re just in love with the idea of us being together and the idea of this working. It’s not me, I promise."
"You’re better off anyway. And you’ll be fine."
"To show you I haven’t forgotten what’s important, I guess," he mumbled.
"Cullen, people can’t give up on other people yet. We all get a second chance, you know?"
"Plus, isn’t it excitin’ to think that something can just come back like that?"
"People aren’t stupid. Not all of us, anyway."
"I have sinned. I have sinned. Help me, oh Lord. I have sinned."