Dead Silence Quotes

“I miss the smell of him. I miss his lips and his strong arms. I miss him.”
― Kimberly Derting, Dead Silence

“When you grow accustomed to something, when it becomes part of your everyday life, you notice when it suddenly vanishes.”
― Kimberly Derting, Dead Silence

“Odd how somehow she'd once thought she hated had become such an integral part of her daily life. Like breathing.”
― Kimberly Derting, Dead Silence

“She didn't try to stop him when he closed the gap between them, his lips finding hers in a deep—and territorial—kiss.
When he was finished, she couldn't find her voice for a long, breathless moment. "That was for him, wasn't it?"
"The kiss? Nah, that was for you, Vi. Only for you."
She giggled. "I feel like I'm stuck in the middle of some kind of tug-of-war. Only I'm the rope and you two are trying to pull me apart."
"Don't kid yourself, you're not the rope, you're the prize." Jay's lazy grin reached all the way to his eyes. "And, for the record, I've already won.”
― Kimberly Derting, Dead Silence

“He shrugged again, looking so pleased with himself that Violet had to wonder if someone could actually burst from pride. "I heard you humming it," he explained, answering the question she'd been unable to ask. "You do it, when you think no one's listening. Thing is, I always listen, Vi.”
― Kimberly Derting, Dead Silence

“I really want you to be happy. I want everything to be rainbows and sparkles for you...”
― Kimberly Derting, Dead Silence

“Well, just because someone's an ass doesn't make them a murderer.

Gemma's lips twisted into a meaningful smile. "You got that right, sister," she said. "If that were the case, Rafe would definitely be a serial killer.”
― Kimberly Derting, Dead Silence

“I want you to lie. You need to lie, Violet. Just not to me.”
― Kimberly Derting, Dead Silence