Catherine Brusk > Quotes

“She listened to the silence. Her first thought was relief. He's gone. Her second thought was utter devastation. He didn't kill me.”
― Catherine Brusk, What Love Washed Up

“Everyone is so quick to blame God, even a God they don't believe in, instead of looking at the consequences of their own choices.”
― Catherine Brusk, What Love Washed Up

“It was going to take a lot to dig through everything she had purposely stacked around her heart to discover who she was and why she couldn't seem to move on.”
― Catherine Brusk, What Grace Washed Up

“She had disappeared a long time ago. Stolen by someone else. Kip was wrong. She couldn't earn anything when she wasn't worth having.”
― Catherine Brusk, What Love Washed Up

“Don't feel. Don't think.”
― Catherine Brusk, What Strength Washed Up

“She watched her husband's jaw flex and knew he was unhappy with how she had answered. But what was she supposed to say? 'I was up all night worrying about the fact that I can never be good enough for you?' She hated herself. She hated herself for doubting. She hated herself because she knew she was hurting him.”
― Catherine Brusk, What Strength Washed Up

“Imagine what it would look like if the church stepped into their calling. To love their neighbors--all neighbors. In spite of their sins being hidden or blatant.”
― Catherine Brusk, What Grace Washed Up

“He felt like the gravestones. Rooted in the earth. Here he was, packed and ready to move hours away for a fresh start. However, he felt like his heart was being left behind--lodged into the ground right next to her headstone.”
― Catherine Brusk, What Grace Washed Up