Succubus Shadows Quotes
"And through it all, there were no voices in my head. I heard none of his thoughts, sensed none of his feelings. I was alone—alone with my own reactions, simply enjoying the way my body felt with no other interruptions. It was glorious."
"All my relationships—friends and lovers—were a mess. I was either hurting them, or they were hurting me. There was no peace for me."
"That warm, comforting siren song. It had no words, yet in my despair, I could hear it perfectly. It was telling me I was wrong, that I could have peace."
"You believe what you just saw was true? Good. Then you've also learned another truth: it's impossible for anyone to find you. You'll stay here forever."
"There is no greater evil than ignorance and the destruction of genius. Ignorance has been responsible for more death, more bigotry, and more sin than any other force. It is the destroyer of mankind."
"Sometimes they [good and evil] are [indistinguishable from one another]."
"Because men cannot surpass the gods. Not yet anyway."
"Humans, I realized idly, liked to burn things. Objects. Each other."
"Sometimes good and evil were impossible to distinguish from one another."
"The secret had to stay with me and the angel, no matter how much I wished I could share it with Niccolò and comfort him."
"The love on Maddie’s face was so obvious, so strong…anyone could see it."
"The whole mood was rounded out with a sort of helpless resignation."
""You have killed progress," Niccolò said at last. "You betrayed me.""
"I had influenced the color scheme for their wedding."
"I had never expected Seth to betray that secret."
""Oh God," he said. "We can’t do this. Not now.""
"It wasn’t worth it. It wasn’t worth it. None of this should have happened!"
"He dies regardless," said Bastien. "You can make it faster…sweeter…"
"If it makes you feel better, his soul won’t be going to our people."
"It’s getting worse," I said. "Every time, it’s harder on me. I don’t understand. What’s happening to me? What’s wrong with me?"
"Immortality," he said wisely. "Too many years."
"Never again," I said. "I won’t ever hurt anyone like that again."
"Dream after dream. I relived the most painful moments of my life, true dreams where I’d done terrible things and seen terrible things done to those I loved."
"The Oneroi latched onto how I was bothered more by the suffering of those I loved than of myself."
"It’s a rule of the road: driver controls the radio."
"Not if we just get what we need from this guy and get out of here."
"You can’t do anything to him," said Hugh. "Show any flare of power in another demon’s territory, and you’re dead—probably along with the rest of us."
"I just never found the right woman. I’d rather be alone than spend my life with the wrong person."
"I’m sorry, I don’t." He winked. "But I’ll remember you now."
"It’s so easy with you," hissed the Oneroi. "We don’t even need the ivory gate."
"They will fail. Nothing can pull your soul from here."
"You believe you can trust it?" asked One. "After all this time? After so many dreams? How can you tell what’s real and unreal?"
"The future is always changing," said One. "That was true when she showed it to you. Your path shifted."
"It stirred up those coals of rage that had been burning within me lately."
"Like how superstitious people avoid cracks on sidewalks."
"Enough!" roared Jerome. "I’m tired of listening to everyone backtalk me. Can we get on with this?"
"Summonings required massive amounts of magic because they were enslaving an immortal against his or her will."
"Whatever Erik was doing here, I didn’t believe he’d abuse this situation."
"Focus every ounce of your being on her. Imagine her. Cry out for her. There must be no other thoughts in your head—only her."
"You believe insult to another justifies revenge?"
"We’ll help you get better—I’ll help. I won’t let anything happen to you."
"I thought I did a good job of disappearing. But I knew if anyone did find me, it would be you."
"If you’re going to become a villain, you might as well go the whole way."
"I don’t think someone like me is meant to be in relationships."
"Depends how literally you take the metaphor."
"I’d rather spend my life alone than with someone who isn’t you."
"I’m not saying never…I just. I’m so confused. I’m sorry."
"Miracles are real, Georgina. You’ve just got to lift yourself out of the muck to make them. You’ve got to take the chance."
"Letting down all restraint made me feel that much giddier—as did the sweet, glorious taste of his soul wrapping around me."
"Because I’m tired of fighting it. You’re right. We’re going to keep coming back to each other over and over…."
"Love and trust and longing…feelings so strong that he was willing to risk anything for them, anything to be with me. Even his life."
"I refused to allow myself to ponder that cost."