Kristin Hannah - He was afraid that the secrets she'd kept would always...

He was afraid that the secrets she'd kept would always be here, inside him, an ugly malignant thing lodged near enough to his heart to upset its rhythm, and though it could be removed, cut out, there would always be scars; bits and pieces of it would remain in his blood, making it wrong somehow, so that if he accidentally sliced his skin open, his blood would--for one heartbeat--flow as black as India ink before it remembered that it should be red.

Kristin Hannah

They Said So®

Kristin Hannah Quotes

;

He was afraid that the secrets she'd kept would always be here, inside him, an ugly malignant thing lodged near enough to his heart to upset its rhythm, and though it could be removed, cut out, there would always be scars; bits and pieces of it would remain in his blood, making it wrong somehow, so that if he accidentally sliced his skin open, his blood would--for one heartbeat--flow as black as India ink before it remembered that it should be red. Kristin Hannah

They Said So®

Keywords

afraid secrets inside ugly malignant thing lodged heart upset rhythm removed cut scars bits pieces remain blood making wrong accidentally sliced skin open -- heartbeat--flow black india ink remembered red

Explore other Authors

Gerry Spence

Swami Vivekananda

Sharon Kay Penman

Jay-Z

Richard Simmons

Don Bluth

Jose Ortega y Gasset

Lucretius

Edith Wharton

Sun Tzu

Jalal Talabani

Donald Knuth

If you are using this quote in any webpage , printmedia or any other places please use the following methods to cite this quotation.

MLA Style Citation

"A quote by Kristin Hannah" theysaidso.com, 2024. Apr 23, 2024. https://theysaidso.com/quote/kristin-hannah-he-was-afraid-that-the-secrets-shed-kept-would-always-be-here-ins

APA Style Citation

"A quote by Kristin Hannah" (n.d.). theysaidso.com. Retrieved Apr 23, 2024, from theysaidso.com web site : https://theysaidso.com/quote/kristin-hannah-he-was-afraid-that-the-secrets-shed-kept-would-always-be-here-ins

Chicago Style Citation

"A quote by Kristin Hannah". theysaidso.com, 2024. https://theysaidso.com/quote/kristin-hannah-he-was-afraid-that-the-secrets-shed-kept-would-always-be-here-ins , accessed Apr 23, 2024.

Comments

Authentication required

You must log in to post a comment.

There are no comments yet.