Debra Anastasia Quotes

Safe! All I Wanted To Do Was Keep Them Safe. How Do You Protect Your Brothers At Eight-fucking-teen? How Do You Make Enough Money, Get Enough Respect To Do That? I Wasn't Smart, Eve. I'm A Big, Dumb Fucking Bastard. I Couldn't Even Get A Job As A Bagger At The A&P. I Wanted To Make Their Lives Worth Living. That's What They'd Done For Me - Made My Life Worth Living. They're My Family. I Can't ... I Just Can't." Beckett Pounded His Chest.
"They Would've Been Better Off Without Me," He Continued. "Blake Would Still Be Homeless, But Cole Made His Own Damn Way. But I Wanted In. I Wanted To Belong. I Was Too Fucking Selfish To Walk Away. I Should Have Walked Away. But I Didn't And Now - " Beckett Choked On A Deep, Angry Sob. "Now, They're Paying For It. All My Stupid Decisions. They'll Die Tonight. They'll Both Die, And I Can't Stop It. I Can't Plug It With Money. I Can't Bring Them Back From The Dead, Even If I Act Tough Or Kill More People.

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