“The Shadows this, the Shadows that—I’d asked Charles about them once, when our breaks had overlapped…But Charles said “they” (complete with scare quotes) lurked in the corners by our entrance door, screening visitors, unseen. Since that made them sound like… — Cassie Alexander Copy Share Image
“I’d always wanted to think that love could heal anything. But I realized lying there, eyes closed, listening to Asher breathe, that really love… — Cassie Alexander Copy Share Image
“Compulsion, guilt, pick your poison.' Meaty shrugged. 'You make a better nurse than a patient.” — Cassie Alexander Copy Share Image
“Lucas shook his head. "We haven't caught him yet. We're still looking." "Every ship but your four fastest," I murmured to myself.” — Cassie Alexander Copy Share Image
“But if you believe in heaven then you have to believe someone's keeping score. And if someone's keeping score, if what we do really… — Cassie Alexander Copy Share Image
“The Shadows this, the Shadows that—I’d asked Charles about them once, when our breaks had overlapped…But Charles said “they” (complete with scare quotes) lurked… — Cassie Alexander Copy Share Image
“I planned to reintroduce him to my friends lorazepam and oxycodone in a big, big way.” — Cassie Alexander Copy Share Image
“No matter how much I fought him or gave in to him in turns, I couldn’t fuck away my fears.” — Cassie Alexander Copy Share Image
“Nurses are natural kleptos. You don't want to be in a roon without enough supplies, so every time you walk past the med-cart you… — Cassie Alexander Copy Share Image
“We could crawl inside your head and make you but a shell of yourself, a puppet of meat, for which we keep the only… — Cassie Alexander Copy Share Image
“My voice mail message says I work nights and sleep days. Everyone who knows me, knows this. And still, people who aren’t employed at… — Cassie Alexander Copy Share Image
“I sank into the chair and checked to see if the charge nurse could see me—not if I didn’t lean out too far. The… — Cassie Alexander Copy Share Image
“I nodded. Everyone at the hospital wanted to think that their case was special, and if you were a good nurse, you helped them… — Cassie Alexander Copy Share Image
