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> [“The clock is ticking. I should be leaving right now. But what I want to do is take Cicely in my arms and press her up against me hard enough to make her not care that I'm messing up her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bradley-rede/the-clock-is-ticking-i-should-be-leaving-right-now-but-what-i-want-to/)

[Laura Bradley Rede](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bradley-rede/)

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## More by Laura Bradley Rede

> [“I like the fact that she thinks. The human face is so legible that it sometimes seems possible to watch their thoughts, the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bradley-rede/i-like-the-fact-that-she-thinks-the-human-face-is-so-legible-that-it/)

[Laura Bradley Rede](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bradley-rede/)

> [“Without her, there wouldn't be a me any more. I'm human because I love her.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bradley-rede/without-her-there-wouldn-t-be-a-me-any-more-i-m-human-because-i-love/)

[Laura Bradley Rede](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bradley-rede/)

> [“I could not separate our fates now any more than I could sort the blood from the ash. We are tied together by our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bradley-rede/i-could-not-separate-our-fates-now-any-more-than-i-could-sort-the/)

[Laura Bradley Rede](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bradley-rede/)

> [“It's not about whether her heart beats, it's just about whether it loves.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bradley-rede/it-s-not-about-whether-her-heart-beats-it-s-just-about-whether-it/)

[Laura Bradley Rede](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bradley-rede/)

> [“I had to make you love me." His dark eyes meet mine. "What I didn't count on is falling in love with you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bradley-rede/i-had-to-make-you-love-me-his-dark-eyes-meet-mine-what-i-didn-t-count/)

[Laura Bradley Rede](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bradley-rede/)

> [“I press my lips to the curve of her neck, just to prove I am strong, just to prove I can do it. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bradley-rede/i-press-my-lips-to-the-curve-of-her-neck-just-to-prove-i-am-strong/)

[Laura Bradley Rede](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bradley-rede/)

> [“I know the story by heart. The book is just a "do not disturb" sign, to make sure no one talks to me.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bradley-rede/i-know-the-story-by-heart-the-book-is-just-a-do-not-disturb-sign-to/)

[Laura Bradley Rede](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bradley-rede/)

> [“If escaping a lycanthrope has taught me anything, it's the importance of sensible footwear.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bradley-rede/if-escaping-a-lycanthrope-has-taught-me-anything-it-s-the-importance/)

[Laura Bradley Rede](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bradley-rede/)

> [“My Mother always wants to know why I don't just take things down, but I like it the way it is - like layers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bradley-rede/my-mother-always-wants-to-know-why-i-don-t-just-take-things-down-but/)

[Laura Bradley Rede](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bradley-rede/)

> [“I feel like I will split like a wishbone, but who will get their wish?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bradley-rede/i-feel-like-i-will-split-like-a-wishbone-but-who-will-get-their-wish/)

[Laura Bradley Rede](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bradley-rede/)

> [“A good guy would have been more of a bastard to her, hurt her to avoid hurting her worse.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bradley-rede/a-good-guy-would-have-been-more-of-a-bastard-to-her-hurt-her-to-avoid/)

[Laura Bradley Rede](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bradley-rede/)

> [“You want to know why I brought you out here." "The question had crossed my mind, yes. But I figured it was probably to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bradley-rede/you-want-to-know-why-i-brought-you-out-here-the-question-had-crossed/)

[Laura Bradley Rede](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bradley-rede/)

> [“The clock is ticking. I should be leaving right now. But what I want to do is take Cicely in my arms and press…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bradley-rede/the-clock-is-ticking-i-should-be-leaving-right-now-but-what-i-want-to/)

[Laura Bradley Rede](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bradley-rede/)

> [“Luke grabs my hand. I turn to see a look of pure horror on his face. "This," he says, "is a dance?" "You were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bradley-rede/luke-grabs-my-hand-i-turn-to-see-a-look-of-pure-horror-on-his-face/)

[Laura Bradley Rede](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bradley-rede/)

> [“I never really appreciated the self-contained miniature universe that is me. I fall in love with my breathing too late, fall in love with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bradley-rede/i-never-really-appreciated-the-self-contained-miniature-universe-that/)

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