Quotes from Carrier of the Mark

Leigh Fallon ·  342 pages

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“This is going to sound crazy, but... from the moment I first set eyes on you I haven't been able to stop thinking about you.”
― Leigh Fallon, quote from Carrier of the Mark


“Don't worry about it. I'd have dumped me too if I was on a romantic date with that!”
― Leigh Fallon, quote from Carrier of the Mark


“Good morning, beautiful, call when you're awake. xx Adam.”
― Leigh Fallon, quote from Carrier of the Mark


“You are one scary girl. Beautiful, amazing, magical, but damn scary.”
― Leigh Fallon, quote from Carrier of the Mark


“Pencil me in for another sleep date soon.”
― Leigh Fallon, quote from Carrier of the Mark



“I thought you were dead."
"Me too, baby, me too," he said weakly.”
― Leigh Fallon, quote from Carrier of the Mark


“I no longer wanted to feel displaced.”
― Leigh Fallon, quote from Carrier of the Mark


“Love is never worth giving up on.”
― Leigh Fallon, quote from Carrier of the Mark


“We can’t bet our lives away on something that might be. We can cross that bridge if we come to it”
― Leigh Fallon, quote from Carrier of the Mark


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Leigh Fallon
Born place: in South Africa
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