Obsidian Quotes
"Not being able to do anything with my review blog since moving here was like missing an arm or a leg."
"I sighed. We’d been here two days, and there was still so much left to unpack."
"It wasn’t that I missed Gainesville, the weather, my old school, or even our apartment... I missed Dad."
"Crying didn’t change the past, and Dad would’ve hated to know I was still crying three years later."
"Ever since Dad died, Mom had started working more and more."
"You haven’t been outside, have you?" She smiled. "I’d thought for sure you’d be all over that disgusting flower bed by now."
"I cringed. Double gross. "Are you turning into a cougar? Is this some sort of midlife crisis I need to be concerned about?""
""This has been a stimulating visit. I’ll cherish it for a long time to come.""
"I thought people in small towns were supposed to be nice, not act like the son of Satan."
"Dee believed Petersburg needed another grocery store—because this one didn’t carry organic food—and she wanted organic chicken for what she was making Daemon fix her for dinner."
"Seeing my book bag on the backseat caused me to cringe. In a couple of weeks I’d be starting a new school, and I knew Dee would be surrounded by friends—friends that Daemon probably approved of, which wasn’t me, because he obviously thought I was a crack dealer."
""I figured I’d do my good deed for the day and intervene before any innocent sponges lose their lives.""
"You don’t seem like a person who does anything he doesn’t want to do."
"Maybe I’m just curious why she is so enamored."
"I had a dog once that didn’t take well to strangers."
"You know what they say about boys next door…."
"I’ve always found that the most beautiful people, truly beautiful inside and out, are the ones who are quietly unaware of their effect."
"How beautiful could you truly be if you let a man fall to his death just because he slipped? How could you even be capable of love or worthy of it, for that matter, if you let that happen?"
"People tend to look on the beliefs of the past as being primitive and unintelligent, yet we are seeing more truth in the past every day."
"There's nothing like a boy being blackmailed into hanging out with you to boost the self-esteem."
"Like and lust must not have anything in common."
"You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have."
"In the face of true love, you don't just give up, even if the object of your affection is begging you to."
"One of the hardest parts of life is deciding whether to walk away or try harder."
"I guess in the end, there really is no end, just new beginnings."
"The most painful goodbyes are the ones that are never said and never explained."
"I care more about my sister than I do anything in this universe. I’d do anything for her, to make sure she’s happy and she’s safe."
"You’re a dick, but I won’t say anything to her."
"You did not invite her to sit with us? Really?"
"But around here, you kind of have to lower them."
"Spaghetti sauce doesn’t always come out of clothes."
"And if they get ahold of you…death would be a relief."
"It's faster this way. Takes me seconds to fry up pig."
"You have no idea how hard it’s been pretending to be something we’re not."
"You’re all kinds of lit up right now, so it doesn’t matter."
"Once he actually moved the house a little bit. He totally broke the foundation."
"I think I’ve discovered how the legend of werewolves got started."
"My mom used to tell me a bedtime story that when the universe was formed it was filled with the purest light, shining so brightly it made the shadows envious."
"It's not something we'd do, and only going forward. At least I’ve never heard of anyone being able to bend time to the past."
"You remind me of a little fuzzy kitten, all claws and no bite."
"I can believe that. Never a dull moment when you’re around."
"Just because I’m human doesn’t mean I’m a coward or unethical."
"It's a soft white glow that’s around your body, kind of like a halo."
"You have such a mouth on you. Do you kiss boys with that thing?"
"You aren’t a very good liar, Kitten. Your cheeks get red whenever you lie."
"They kill us for our powers. And they kill humans for the fun of it."
"I’m sure he’s planning on ways to kill me and hide my body."
"I have a right to be happy. It shouldn’t matter if it’s one of your kind or ours that does it."
"You lasted longer than any human that’s known about us."
"You look beautiful, by the way. Really too good to be with that idiot."
"I’m not going to bite you. Or grope you. You can relax."
"Seriously, how’s your date going? I smiled. He’s a little friendly."
"Daemon, I said softly, wanting him not to ruin the mood. There was something peaceful about this, lulling."
"You should sneak out of here and go home while he’s distracted."
"I know she can take care of herself. You’re out of your league with that guy."
"I smiled like the cat that ate an entire aquarium full of fish."
"The combination of hay, fire, and cheap beer couldn’t end well."
"You didn’t listen to me, he murmured against my shoulder. I never listen to you."
"Daemon’s fingers brushed over my cheek, tucking a strand of hair that had fallen loose behind my ear."
"It’s comforting. It reminds me of my own people."
"Remind me to never piss you off again. Christ, are you secretly a ninja?"
"We lay there, staring at the ceiling. And my heart was racing."
"I’m not going to tell anyone about you guys. I know the risks."
"You didn’t kill someone. You killed an alien—an evil that would’ve killed you without thinking twice."
"I laughed and then immediately cringed. It sounded choked and ugly, shocking in the quiet room."
"I understand the risk. More than any of you in the room. But what is done is done. We need to move forward."
"Who cares? We have the Arum issue to worry about."
"Our essence is what lights the stars in the universe."
"I swear on every star in the sky, I’m going to strangle you when I get my hands on you."
"I didn’t mean for you to do this, Kat. Never something like this."
"You being here is putting each of us at risk."
"There are worse things than what is physical. Perhaps that will motivate you."
"I wasn’t brave, but I wasn’t going to turn Daemon over to him."
"Death sounded painful, angry, and desperate. Not peaceful."
"I wasn’t going to die like this. Neither were Daemon and Dee, not in some Podunk field in bumfuck West Virginia."