A Light in the Flame (Flesh and Fire, #2)

by Jennifer L. Armentrout

“Hate and love are not two sides of the same coin. One comes from the soul, and the other from the mind,” he said. “Hate is a product of atrocities committed against someone or is birthed from what they have done to themselves and their hellish entitlements. There couldn’t be two more different emotions.”

“You never know how much you can take until you can’t take more,”

“From the moment I learned that I no longer had to answer to a duty I never had a choice in accepting, I became my own person. Someone who gets to make their own choices. I will not be ordered about and told what I can and cannot do as if I have no power or control over my life, no matter what risks I may be taking. I am done living like that.”

Forgiveness benefits the forgiver, and it’s easy. Understanding is acceptance, and that is far harder.”

“Strength and power only go so far, and it rarely changes a person for the better.”

“Because emotions can sway one’s decisions, no matter how unbiased anyone believes they are. If they can feel, they can be coerced by emotion.”

I started to lift the glass to my lips but saw that it was empty. I thought about refilling it but decided there came a point between the first and second glasses where liquid courage turned into liquid ridiculousness.

“Have you ever been in love?” Surprise flickered over her face. “I have.” “What does it feel like?” I whispered. Her pace slowed. “It’s hard to explain, and I don’t think it feels the same for everyone,” she started. “But to me, it felt like…like being home, even in an unfamiliar place.”