“When he sees my pain, the old and new, he pushes me to give it to him. To give in to his need to consume all of it and make it his.”

“Im the answer to her pain. Shes my answer for the need for it.”

“A lot can happen in a heartbeat though. Even a really fast one. Lives crumble in a heartbeat. Promises are lost in a heartbeat.”

“Ive succumbed to the absolute power of the man that pulls, culls, calls my unwitting submission. And Ive embraced the power of my submission to draw him in further, to have him kneeling and worship...”

“Men need to hunt. She obviously understands this. Shes offering herself as prey. Not easy prey. But willing.”

“Some men just cant stomach the necessary steps it takes to make a good girl great.”

“Let me rephrase. He took a seething step toward me. When it comes to you I dont like to share.”

“He put the knuckles of his fist to the table, leaned toward Niles and spoke quietly, cuttingly, in his rough, gravelly voice.Fucked her last night, man, and this morning. Five times. Five. It was l...”

“She nodded, grabbed her purse out of the drawer and skedaddled, walking like she was on a catwalk, one foot in front of the other, her ass swaying under the skirt of her expensive, tailored suit.Bi...”

“I envy people that know love. That have someone who takes them as they are.”

“Souls are flowers, only God has the right to pluck them. But those who commit suicide: their souls are the rotten blossoms of devil's garden.”

“We live in a dark and romantic and quite tragic world.”

“She blinked her eyes open, her lips parted and cheeks flushed, looking every bit like a goddess before him. And if he were a better man, he wouldnt have been able to taint such purity. But he wasnt...”

“You already know all about monsters, he said regretfully. Dont you kitten?”

“You already know all about monsters,” he said regretfully. “Don’t you kitten?”