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The Song of David (The Law of Moses, #2) QUOTES

The Song of David (The Law of Moses, #2) QUOTES

1 " . . . death isn’t anything I need to be afraid of. I’m not a perfect man. But I think I’m a good man. I’ve lived a hell of a life, even with all the heartache. Millie told me once that the ability to devastate is what makes a song beautiful. Maybe that’s what makes life beautiful too. The ability to devastate. Maybe that’s how we know we’ve lived. How we know we’ve truly loved.”

“The ability to devastate,” I repeated. And my voice broke. If that wasn’t a perfect description of the agony of love, I didn’t know what was. "

― Amy Harmon , The Song of David (The Law of Moses, #2)

2 " But it wasn’t. Sex is not the most intimate thing two lovers can do. Even when the sex is beautiful. Even when it’s perfect.” Millie drew a deep breath as if she remembered how perfect it had truly been. “The most intimate thing we can do is to allow the people we love most to see us at our worst. At our lowest. At our weakest. True intimacy happens when nothing is perfect. And I don’t think you’re ready to be intimate with me, David. "

― Amy Harmon , The Song of David (The Law of Moses, #2)

3 " Saying something is “meant to be” is a cop out. It’s a way for people to deal when they screw up or when life hands them a bowl of shit stew. The things that are meant to be are the things we can’t control, the things we don’t cause, the things that happen regardless of who or what we are. Like sunsets and snow-fall and natural disasters. I’ve never believed hardship or suffering was meant to be. I’ve never believed relationships were meant to be. We choose. In large part, we choose. We create, we make mistakes, we burn bridges, we build new ones. "

― Amy Harmon , The Song of David (The Law of Moses, #2)

4 " I had wanted to disappear, if only so the cancer could disappear with me. But the stars whispered that there was no such thing. You don’t ever disappear. You just change. You leave. You move on. But you never disappear. Even when you think you want to. "

― Amy Harmon , The Song of David (The Law of Moses, #2)

5 " I don’t know how,” I confessed, and I pulled my hand away so I wouldn’t hurt her in my frustration.
She grabbed my hand and brought it back, this time pressing it to her heart.
“I’m telling you how. You hold onto me. You trust me. You use me. You lean on me. You rely on me. You let me shelter you. You let me love you. All of you. Cancer. Fear. Sickness. Health. Better. Worse. All of you. And you’ll have all of me. "

― Amy Harmon , The Song of David (The Law of Moses, #2)

6 " Millie told me once that the ability to devastate is what makes a song beautiful. Maybe that’s what makes life beautiful too. The ability to devastate. Maybe that’s how we know we’ve lived. How we know we’ve truly loved. "

― Amy Harmon , The Song of David (The Law of Moses, #2)

7 " Life isn't perfect,people aren't perfect, but there are moments that are. "

― Amy Harmon , The Song of David (The Law of Moses, #2)

8 " You can’t see a song. You feel a song, you hear a song, you move to it. Just like I can’t see you, but I feel you, and I move toward you. When you’re with me, I feel like I glimpse a David nobody else knows is there. It’s the Song of David, and nobody else can hear it but me. "

― Amy Harmon , The Song of David (The Law of Moses, #2)

9 " The most intimate thing we can do is to allow the people we love most to see us at our worst. At our lowest. At our weakest. True intimacy happens when nothing is perfect. "

― Amy Harmon , The Song of David (The Law of Moses, #2)

10 " The things that are meant to be are the things we can’t control, the things we don’t cause, the things that happen regardless of who or what we are. Like sunsets and snow-fall and natural disasters. I’ve never believed hardship or suffering was meant to be. "

― Amy Harmon , The Song of David (The Law of Moses, #2)

11 " But it was a road I hadn’t built, and I’m convinced you can’t ever be completely happy walking on someone else’s road. Someone else’s path. "

― Amy Harmon , The Song of David (The Law of Moses, #2)

12 " You don’t ever disappear. You just change. You leave. You move on. But you never disappear. Even when you think you want to. "

― Amy Harmon , The Song of David (The Law of Moses, #2)

13 " We can’t escape ourselves, Tag. Here, there, half-way across the world, or in a psych ward in Salt Lake City. I’m Moses and you’re Tag. And that part never changes. So either we figure it out here, or we figure it out there. But we still gotta deal. And death won’t change that. "

― Amy Harmon , The Song of David (The Law of Moses, #2)

14 " Moses told me once that you can’t escape yourself. You can run, hide, or die. But wherever you go, there you’ll be. "

― Amy Harmon , The Song of David (The Law of Moses, #2)

15 " You're my miracle! The fact that you and I came together, that we met, that I found the love of my life. That's a miracle, Millie! I'm so grateful for that. So many people don't get that. We did. It's a miracle I was awake enough not to miss it. And it's a miracle you loved me back. "

― Amy Harmon , The Song of David (The Law of Moses, #2)

16 " Whenever you start feeling trapped or helpless, just close your eyes, and you have more space than you’ll ever need. "

― Amy Harmon , The Song of David (The Law of Moses, #2)

17 " If the world is too flat, people like me will slide right off. "

― Amy Harmon , The Song of David (The Law of Moses, #2)

18 " The ability to devastate. Maybe that’s how we know we’ve lived. How we know we’ve truly loved. "

― Amy Harmon , The Song of David (The Law of Moses, #2)

19 " Falling is easier if you don't fight it. "

― Amy Harmon , The Song of David (The Law of Moses, #2)

20 " But I watched Millie. I watched Millie because she fascinated me. She was a brand new species, an intoxicating mix of girl and enigma, familiar yet completely foreign. I’d never met anyone like her, yet I felt like I’d known her forever. And since the moment I’d looked down into her face and felt that jolt of ode-to-joy-and-holy-shit, I’d been falling, falling, falling, unable to stop myself, unable to look away, helpless to do the smart thing. And the smart thing, the kind thing would be to stay away. But no one had ever accused me of being particularly smart. "

― Amy Harmon , The Song of David (The Law of Moses, #2)