Karina Martchouk > Karina's Quotes

“Remind me to to make you smile like that again, when you aren't dying, and I have all the time in the world to memorise it.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerless

“She is the embodiment of a bad decision. The twin of danger and desire. The fine line between deadly and divine. And I can feel myself drowning.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerless

“If I am to be her enemy, I want it to be because she loathes herself for wanting me.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerless

“And I’ll save your life again and again, aimlessly hoping you will allow me to stay in it.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerless

“What do you want to call me?” “I want to call you mine.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerless

“Mark my words, Prince, I will be your undoing.” I lean in, ignoring the knife against my throat as I murmur, “Oh, darling, I look forward to it.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerless

“Oh, darling, as long as you still think I’m pretty, I don’t give a damn what I look like.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerless

“Will you forever be the prize I am aimlessly trying to win"
"Is that all I am to you? A trophy?"
"Oh, darling, a trophy implies that I won it, earned it, deserve it." He leans in farther, a certain reverence in his gaze. "But if i get to have you, it will be because you let me.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerless

“I’m going to ask again. Who did this to you?”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerless

“She said I could touch her when I was sober”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerless

“My pretty Pae, what have you done to me?”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerless

“when his eyes lock with mine, I wonder why I ever bother looking at anyone else.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerless

“Every girl deserves something equally as pretty and deadly as they are,”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerless

“Men would likely go extinct without women to coddle them.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerless

“Because beasts don’t get the beauty.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerless

“I was lonely in a way that I imagine the stars to be, observed by everyone yet too far to truly be seen.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerless

“The strongest weapon a woman has at her disposal is that she is often underestimated,”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerless

“As tempting as it is to watch you stare at me all night,” his voice is a caress, lulling me to sleep with a single sentence, “sleep, Pae.” I manage to give him a groggy grin before asking, “Are you going to sleep?” “Oh, darling, I’m already dreaming.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerless

“I love when you threaten to kill me, do you know that?” “Oh? And why is that?” The corner of his mouth twitches up. “Because every time you don’t, it only proves that you don’t want to.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerless

“Do you always fall into the arms of handsome strangers or is this a new thing for you?"

"No, only the cocky ones.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerless

“Remind me to make you smile like that again, when you aren’t dying, and I have all the time in the world to memorize it.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerless

“Promise me you’ll stay alive long enough to stab me in the back?”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerless

“This girl might be the death of me. Literally.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerless

“It’s the way he’s looking at me that suddenly
makes swallowing seem like a struggle, breathing seem like a chore. I’ve never been looked at like it’s a privilege to be in my presence, an honor to
hold my gaze, a gift to get a glimpse of me. Not until I met him.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerless

“She’s confusing, captivating, and we’re completely wrong for each other in all the right ways.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerless

“Not until I looked into a pair of fiery blue eyes and realized that perhaps burning was a painless thing. Not until I looked into a pair of sky-blue eyes and realized that perhaps falling was a peaceful thing. I’d never thought about what my favorite color was before because I hadn’t seen one that was worthy of the title. Until now, that is.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerless

“You know it’s not the words that bother me, it’s—” “It’s the meaning behind them,”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerless

“Perhaps you may not need powers to be powerful.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerless

“Oh? And what else are you when you’re around me, hmm?” She has me swallowing, has me nervous. “I’m a fool.” The smile she gives me is equally amused and alluring. “Only when you’re around me?” “Only for you.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerless

“Your smile.” I cut him off before his offer can tempt me. “I like when you truly smile. When you’re not wearing the mask of the future Enforcer or the prince, and you simply allow me to see you. It’s a smile I wish you would share with me more often.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerless