Quotes from my upcoming book... with spoilers removed. Well, the major ones, at least.
And it makes it all so much cooler if you listen to the right music when you're reading... I've discovered that it certainly helps while writing... ๐
His first thought was sudden relief that he was alive,
his second, fear for whatever lay ahead of him.
oOo
They say your life flashes before your eyes when you're about to die,
and Ronnie had seen that plenty of times before.
But this time, it was different. He saw only the
faces of those whose lives depended on him.
oOo
Man, she was pretty.
The kind of woman any man would be glad to die for.
oOo
It must have only been a moment he stood there but it felt like a lifetime.
He gripped his rifle so tightly his knuckles were white
and his fingertips bleeding. He lifted one hand, pressing it against
his left shirt pocket to feel his Bible.
“God…” he gasped out the words… “If I die…” he wanted to say more,
but he knew God understood.
oOo
If you love this man, then let yourself love him. Maybe… you’ll find that
there’s a new place in your heart now.
A place for Mac Scott, eh?
oOo
"We could use men like you. Calm. Quick-thinking.
Putting the lives of your men before yours.
Fearless in the face of death.” He paused. “You do not answer me?”
The lieutenant pushed his chair back to rise, narrowing his eyes.
"You Americans are all so defiant," he hissed, his voice becoming suddenly angry,
his tone deadly.
"Do you not realize I could end your life in mere moments?"
oOo
"Stay with me." He pleaded, his voice so faint it was barely there. Slowly he reached out to her with a grimy, bloody hand. She took his hand, wincing as he squeezed hers with more strength than she expected a dying man to have. With her other hand, she smoothed the damp hair back from his forehead.
"The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want" she murmured. "He maketh me to lie down in green pastures. He leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul. He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His Name's sake."
He had been breathing hard, gasping for air. His breathing was slower now… shallow and rasping. He closed his eyes, squeezing her hand again, but weaker this time.
"Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for Thou art with me. Thy rod and staff, they comfort me. Thou preparest a table for me in the presence of mine enemies, Thou anointest my head with oil, my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
oOo
He set his jaw in grim determination, not faltering even when he felt a bullet tear through his right arm and another through his shoulder. Strange how he felt no fear of death… no regret at making it this far through the war only to be cut down now.
Sorry... those are all terribly depressing quotes. I promise the whole book isn't like that!! It's just that listening to the above posted song had a strange effect on me. The book is only about 50-60% sad, I guess... ๐ค Also note that these quotes are not necessarily related to each other, nor are they all on the same character. I'm dealing with several characters here.
Till Next Time,
Juliette
I love when you just casually spring things like this on us out of the blue๐
ReplyDeleteStrange how such tragic circumstances befalling the majority of these unidentified heroes in no way lessens my fascination herewith…. Although said fascination did grow rather damp between-times! Okay, sorry. Yes, I have the wordiness out of my system now๐
But seriously, you have me in tears…. (Tho I did find a smile in here! You’ll never guess where) And suspense…. And perfectly desperate to know how things pan out! And this music really does aid-and-abet the former๐
Hehe... I think you're taking it better than Seon is... ๐คฃ
DeleteAww... I'm actually kinda glad to know that... The ability to bring a reader to tears (as awful as that sounds) is one I've long wanted to possess...
Lol... I love that "A place for Mac Scott, eh?" ๐๐ฅฐ It's a snip of a letter, actually. You'll see.
I put that song on a loop on youtube and studied with it for over two hours. I'm still not tired of hearing it... But, lol, I've discovered that fabulous music greatly enhances my poor little scribbles ๐
Just curious... which of the above (besides the one referencing Mac) did you like the most? And which do you wonder about the most?? ๐
Externally, maybe๐
DeleteHmmm, that’s hard๐ I’m not allowed to choose ALL of ‘em, am I?? No? Well then….
In terms of favourites, I’m gonna go with #4…. because for some reason it just reached out and captured my heart….
The one I wonder most about would probably be 6….
I’ve got my suspicions about this lieutenant who turns menacing in the blink of an eye, and I foresee POW difficulties here๐ Closely followed by 3 and 7, which
my imagination instantly put in the same picture. Which I know is crazy, but I can’t for the life of me separate them now!!
Number 4... so that was Josh ๐ Not saying more though. I love that one... honestly, I was crying just writing it.
DeleteAs for 6, that's my biggest plot point, so top-secret. But just sayin'... what happens next... ๐ณ
3, I love that one too ๐ฅฐ Not sure if I wanna say who that comment is referring too or not... but it certainly does involve a life or death situation.
And 7... I cried writing that one too ๐ญ I will say that the "she" in that snip is none other than Emma.