“Death was not the scariest thing out there; no, the denial of it could be far worse.”

“She seemed like the kind of woman who would fall in love with the sky.”

“Subjugation requires vigilance; if you relax your brutality even for a moment, the people you're oppressing will revolt at the first sign of weakness. That's why dictatorial regimes are always a sl...”

“Maybe that was why the French called orgasms las petites morts: because the things that bring us passion tend to slip past our defenses, to creep insidiously into every facet of our consciousnesses...”

“Nothing is as deadly as the love of a powerful man.”

“It's true what they say, you know. First fuck. First love. First kill. You never forget your first.”

“The utmost form of respect is to give sincerely of your presence.”

“My body is holy temple.”

“His chief form of entertainment was reading. The last moments he was in a cabin were usually spent scanning bookshelves and nightstands. The life inside a book always felt welcoming to Knight. It p...”

“And we all know love is a glass which makes even a monster appear fascinating.”

“Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.”

“Many things are not as they seem: The worst things in life never are.”

“[H]iding how you really feel and trying to make everyone happy doesn't make you nice, it just makes you a liar.”

“Love is honesty. Love is a mutual respect for one another.”

“The fact that Ridge has been honest in his conversations with me is not something he did wrong. The fact that he has feelings for me also isnt wrong, when you know exactly how much hes fought those...”