Belladonna Quotes
"Death stood before her then, and the infant watched as he laid his hand upon Rima’s shoulder."
"His touch could not kill the baby he circled around, as confused by her as he was fascinated by what he’d seen."
"It’s said that five belladonna berries are all it takes to kill someone."
"You think I don’t know what you’re up to, demon-child?"
"The blade slipped through the shadows, and Signa cursed."
"You may have thought it, but thinking is not the same as doing."
"I had no idea a woman could sweat so profusely."
"Let me know when we find one, and I’ll happily escort her."
"Because death is only a reprieve for the dead, Mr. Thorly. It cares little for those it leaves behind."
"Grief is a strange thing, for no two people experience it the same."
"No matter what you may feel for Grey’s, it is all he knows."
"What happens if the food is poisoned? Won’t you become just as sick as I am?"
"I am hated and feared more than anything or anyone in this world."
"I was being polite. There are rules about these things—"
"That’s what I thought. I have the power to help you."
"I’ve never met another soul that shares my power."
"So used was Signa to her own fast recovery that she had no concept of how long or painful a process recovery was for others."
"Few are true friends. Most are unfortunate acquaintances."
"Whatever I wish." A light sparked in Blythe’s glossy eyes. "I will paint, and travel, and wander the halls at night so that I may sleep until the afternoon should I desire."
"I will not marry. I’ve enough money and status to do whatever I wish without sharing myself with a man."
"The best thing we can do for her is let her sleep."
"It’s about time Thorn Grove started hosting proper parties again—perhaps this will be exactly what everyone needs."
"There’s nothing I can do to prove myself to you. But if my word counts for anything, then you must trust me."
"In the eyes of society, I was already ruined. My parents rejected me. It was fortunate that I was able to find work here at Thorn Grove when there were many worse places I could have ended up."
"But I am never far from a lost soul, Little Bird, and I am not restrained to being in one place at a time."
"Marjorie had done nothing wrong by falling in love, and yet she was condemned for it."
"Like love or desire for someone was an infection."
"To be liked by those who would condemn her the moment she stepped out of line?"
"Life is not about how you survive the storm, but how you dance in the rain."
"There is no such thing as true goodness, there is only perception."
"Do not change the parts of yourself that you like to make others comfortable."
"You are no more at fault for the fire than I am at fault for the fact that people die."
"You are toying with Fate, who is not someone to be played with."
"You are bolder than the sun, Signa Farrow, and it’s time that you burn."
"I have never been more sure of something in all my life."
"No inheritance, no spirits, nothing but his body as it covered hers, and the deep aching of want that filled her."
"I have waited for you for millennia, Signa Farrow."
"I never intended for my family to suffer, either. Which is why I’ll ask you just this once, Byron—were you working with Marjorie to harm my family?"
"Don’t you understand what this will do to your reputation?"
"I have every intention of keeping it that way."
"This wasn’t how I intended to do this. I’m sorry, Little Bird."
"You are no soft thing to be coddled. You are bolder than the sun, Signa Farrow, and it’s time that you burn."
"It’s going to be harder for us to see each other from now on."