Crossover Quotes

“…You’re throwing us away because you’re afraid to let yourself fall in love. You’re searching for something that isn’t real. You’re not Eric Stone. He’s your protagonist. Eric Stone is make-believe and life isn’t an adventure novel.”
― Diane L. Kowalyshyn, Crossover

“On any other day, being fired would rank pretty high on Karlee’s stress-o-meter. But today wasn’t any other day. Inhaled into Shade’s memory, Karlee watch her friend dropped from a cliff. She still hadn’t processed it. Shade likely died from her injuries. That meant Shad had been murdered.”
― Diane L. Kowalyshyn, Crossover

“A selfish man would never visit a comatose woman every day for two months. He wouldn’t have done what was best for everyone involved, or given an employee a proper burial. These are the acts of a loving man––a man who cared too much.”
“What are you saying?”
“Sara’s my biological mother.”
― Diane L. Kowalyshyn, Crossover

“Do you think she’s crossed over? I mean, I’ve always wanted her to figure things out, but I never expected her to cross over the very instant she remembered. What if she’s gone?”
“We’ll celebrate.”
Still, she kept quiet. “I know it’s difficult to believe, but something is going on. Sara is not like this. She would never do anything to hurt me. I didn’t even say good-bye.”
― Diane L. Kowalyshyn, Crossover

“Talk about delusional. The apple didn’t fall far from the tree. His mother’s doctor reported she’d recently been plagued by wild imaginings, too. Make believe ran in his family. He was nuttier than a jar of peanut butter.”
― Diane L. Kowalyshyn, Crossover

“Marriage isn’t a prison,” Karlee said. “It’s not supposed to hold two people captive.”
“It’s not a prison, it’s a fortress. Marry me. Because you love me. Because of the baby. Because you want to protect our love.”
“And all this time I thought you were afraid of commitment.”
“I am,” Cole said. “I’m terrified you won’t make one.”
― Diane L. Kowalyshyn, Crossover

“I brought a few old photos of Villageport. I didn’t know you were blind. I hoped you could put some names to the pictures.”
“Eyes aren’t the only way to see, young lady.”
― Diane L. Kowalyshyn, Crossover

“Whatever you did to make that sweet little cheerleader out on your deck ignore you so completely. Do me a favor and give her my number when you call it quits. She could use a little of the Jim-meister’s lovin’.”
― Diane L. Kowalyshyn, Crossover

“He switched off the car and spun.
The woman disappeared.
He flipped forward and saw the reflection. The woman stuck out her tongue.
“What the hell?” Cole said. “I want answers and I want them now.”
“Answers about what?”
“I’ve been watching you watching her, all day long,” he said. “Don’t deny it.”
“What exactly are you saying?” Karlee jerked her head forward, and her mouth fell open.
He felt like a crazy fool. “You know what I’m talking about. The... uh...thing that is sitting in the back seat of this car?”
― Diane L. Kowalyshyn, Crossover

“I don’t want to leave. I’m not sure how to carry on without you. We’ve always been together.
“And that will never change. You’ll still be able to watch over me and keep me safe.”
I’m not going to say goodbye then. See you later?
“You bet,” Karlee said. “But not for another sixty years or so.”
― Diane L. Kowalyshyn, Crossover

“She watched the clip several times—enough times to know w certainty her father had nothing to do with the crash. He’d done everything in his power to stop the car and avoid the truck. Someone else had been driving.”
― Diane L. Kowalyshyn, Crossover

“It seemed her biological father was a saint.
Except for the one mistake, the man who didn’t make mistakes, made.
Her.”
― Diane L. Kowalyshyn, Crossover

“You are the embodiment of greed. You’re all that’s left of a malevolent creature some call a windigo. You’re gluttony, decay and death.”
― Diane L. Kowalyshyn, Crossover