Tequila Mockingbird Quotes

“You should never play safe with your heart. It doesn’t get to grow if you don’t take it out. You break it. You give it away. And sometimes, you kind of hope someone gives it back to you—maybe wrapped up and taped but better because they held it for a little while.”
― Rhys Ford, Tequila Mockingbird

“You find any more dead bodies, someone would think you owned a mystery bookstore in Pasadena.”
― Rhys Ford, Tequila Mockingbird

“Random fuckery is never random,”
― Rhys Ford, Tequila Mockingbird

“Fucking hell. Shit, sorry. I keep swearing—” “If you’re calling that swearing, Mum will teach you to do it proper,” Riley drawled. “You’re not even close to what she taught me in kindergarten so I could shock the nuns.”
― Rhys Ford, Tequila Mockingbird

“And sometimes I just hug him because I know it pisses him off, and he can’t say shite about it.”
― Rhys Ford, Tequila Mockingbird

“Follow yer heart, because no matter where it takes ye, the journey is worth it - especially if it's love.”
― Rhys Ford, Tequila Mockingbird

“You can take her. She’s short,” Kane whispered into Connor’s ear. “I’ll feint a block if you need it.”
“She’d hand you your ass,” Con muttered back. “Run away now, brother. I’ll hold her back so you can live. Tell your children of my bravery.”
― Rhys Ford, Tequila Mockingbird

“He’d never sat vigil for someone before—didn’t know what he was supposed to do other than wait. And lust for the man sitting by his side. As if Death weren’t enough to fight off, the world had to go and throw Desire into the fray as well.”
― Rhys Ford, Tequila Mockingbird

“What difference does it make who ye love so long as ye love?”
― Rhys Ford, Tequila Mockingbird

“That woman who carried you? She did it for me. It just took me a bit to find you, but I’ve got you now. I’m sorry for not being here sooner.”
― Rhys Ford, Tequila Mockingbird

“Be respectful, be honest, ask sweetly, and hold yer head up if he says no.”
― Rhys Ford, Tequila Mockingbird

“Then why aren’t ye letting yerself have as much of that right to happiness as they do? Why won’t ye fight for yerself as much as ye’d fight for yer brothers?”
― Rhys Ford, Tequila Mockingbird

“All I want is for ye to be Connor,”
― Rhys Ford, Tequila Mockingbird

“want to lie in bed with him when it rains and listen to the water hit the roof. I find myself wondering how the coffee foam on his lip would taste on my tongue or if I could make him smile by blowing a raspberry on his belly. It’s not just want, Da.”
― Rhys Ford, Tequila Mockingbird

“Well shit and Jesus Christ, kid.” Frank frowned as he read the note. “What the fuck has the world done to you?”
― Rhys Ford, Tequila Mockingbird

“Two quarters on the lid were the only evidence left of the kid’s existence—that and a note scrawled on the inside of the box.”
― Rhys Ford, Tequila Mockingbird

“Wings under my skin, Fighting to break free. I need a razor to cut them out, So I can live as I’m meant to be. A drop of music, A sip of wine. Watch the sky when I fall I’m sure I’ll be fine. —Falling”
― Rhys Ford, Tequila Mockingbird

“Hands on my skin, their filth working in. I can’t feel anything but pain. Why won’t this ever end? Too hard to breathe. Too worn to care. Pushing sharp knives in my soul. Bleeding inside, still too tired to cry. —Bleeding Tired”
― Rhys Ford, Tequila Mockingbird