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Love is not supposed to be beautiful. It’s supposed to be a raw, gritty struggle that forces you to face the most vulnerable parts of yourself, so that when the good times come, you can savor and enjoy them, fully appreciate what they’re worth. Otherwise, you take it all for granted. —Lana Myers
We are rarely proud when we are alone. —Voltaire
menace to
“Because the law says it’s wrong
to exact revenge on monsters unless you have a badge or a government decree?”
By that sin, fell the angels. —William Shakespeare
“He doesn’t love me like I love him,” I say hoarsely. “I love him enough to burn the world to the ground in his name.”
He knew the anger would burn harshly in my broken heart. He knew I was a monster before I did.
“He thought you were the strongest person he
ever knew, and he raved about your fire all the time, Victoria,”
“I think you’re selling your soul to the devil for revenge, and
I’m trying to help you before it’s completely gone. I want to save you.”
To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it. —Confucius
“I hope you never catch this one. I hope this one ends every
shred of evil this town has left in it. I believe in avenging angels, Agents. And I think this killer has been granted a dark gift to rid this world of the corruption this town offers. I thought there was a soul left to save, but now I don’t think there is. I think the angels’ wrath is here.”
Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character. —Albert Einstein
Einstein believed that the definition of insanity was doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.
False face must hide what the false heart doth know. —William Shakespeare
Memory is deceptive because it is colored by today’s events. —Albert Einstein
“I’m still the twisted monster
of the night, while you’re the honest hero in the light.”
Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. —Confucius
Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice. —William Shakespeare
the girl she has to protect after all she’s been through.
Everything’s fine today; that is our illusion. —Voltaire
The road to perdition has ever been accompanied by lip service to an ideal. —Albert Einstein
“The monster who comes is no worse than the monsters who deserve to die. Pick a side. Pick it now.”
I hope she fucking kills every last person with a badge who didn’t come to save her when she was left to bleed out.
They say miracles are past. —William Shakespeare
One person cannot change the world. But one person can strike terror into multitudes.
—Robert Evans
Any demon is capable of cruelty, but only an angel is majestic enough to rain down vengeance for the innocent. —Marcus Evans
The wicked can fake nobility, just as the damned can fake innocence. But only the truth will rise from the ashes when we all start to burn. —Victoria Evans
A wise man knows when the war is lost, and will understand retreat is the only way to save lives. A foolish man will condemn all his followers to death because of his pride. —Robert Evans
If hatred didn’t exist, love wouldn’t either, for one is formed by the other. I love and hate this town. —Marcus Evans
I believe the souls of the wrongfully persecuted often haunt our world, bringing the same grief they feel from beyond the grave. —Jasmine Evans
Never mock or harm the passionate, for they are the fiercest with their wrath. —Victoria Evans
‘Tis one thing to be tempted, another thing to fall. —William Shakespeare
Don’t impose on others what you yourself do not desire. —Confucius
“Now go kill them all while I burn the town to the ground.” I nod. “Phase ten.”
The attempt to combine wisdom and power has rarely been successful, and then only for a short while. —Albert Einstein
I should like to lie at your feet and die in your arms. —Voltaire
They say miracles are past. —William Shakespeare
They do not love that do not show their love. —William Shakespeare
Wherever you go, go with all your heart. —Confucius
She calls me a romantic for that. It’s a life I love.
because not all monsters can go to prison.
