Avery > Avery's Quotes

“Though here at journey's end I lie
In darkness buried deep,
Beyond all towers strong and high,
Beyond all mountains steep,
Above all shadows rides the Sun
And Stars for ever dwell:
I will not say the Day is done,
Nor bid the Stars farewell.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien

“November comes
And November goes,
With the last red berries
And the first white snows.

With night coming early,
And dawn coming late,
And ice in the bucket
And frost by the gate.

The fires burn
And the kettles sing,
And earth sinks to rest
Until next spring.”
― Elizabeth Coatsworth

“When you want to make an impression and you think you’ve gone far enough, go a little further. Always leave them wondering if you’re just a little bit crazy, and people will never fuck with you again.”
― Penelope Douglas, Corrupt

“The closer you got to anything beautiful, the less beautiful it became. Allure was in the mystery, not the appearance.”
― Penelope Douglas, Corrupt

“It’s just you, Little Monster. Own it or it will own you.”
― Penelope Douglas, Corrupt

“The only way we find out what we’re capable of is by getting into a little trouble.”
― Penelope Douglas, Corrupt

“Own it. Don’t apologize for who you are. Own it. You can’t win if you don’t show up, right?”
― Penelope Douglas, Corrupt

“Our scrapes and bruises, tattoos, scars, smiles, and wrinkles told our stories,”
― Penelope Douglas, Corrupt

“Well, it's like you're saving your energy for something. Holding back. But it doesn't make any sense. Life is one-way, and there is no return trip. What are you waiting for?”
― Penelope Douglas, Corrupt

“Own who you are,” he commanded. “And don’t apologize. Do you understand? Own it or it
will own you.”
― Penelope Douglas, Corrupt

“Redefine normal. None of us know the full measure of our power until we start pushing our boundaries and pressing our luck, and the more we do, the less we care what others think. The freedom feels too good.”
― Penelope Douglas, Corrupt

“The most valuable lesson anyone learns in life should be learned as early as possible. That you don’t have to live in the reality someone else had invented. You don’t have to do anything you don’t want to do. Ever.”
― Penelope Douglas, Corrupt

“There are just some things that are more exciting when they’re a secret.”
― Penelope Douglas, Hideaway

“We’re only ever good, because there are consequences,” I told her. “Take those away, and everyone shows their true self. Kind of like taking off a mask.” “Or putting one on,” she replied. “After all, there’s freedom in hiding, isn’t there?”
― Penelope Douglas, Hideaway

“People will think what they want to think, not because they believe they are right, but because it’s in their nature to maintain that they are. By defending yourself, you feed the appetite for drama. By not, you’ve ended the conversation.”
― Penelope Douglas, Hideaway

“It’s always best to say as little as possible. The more of a mystery you are, the less leverage they have.”
― Penelope Douglas, Hideaway

“I never make mistakes,” I replied. “I’m either right or I’m learning. Jaku niku kyo shoku.” I recited one of the many Japanese sayings he’d spouted over the course of my life. The weak are meat, the strong eat.”
― Penelope Douglas, Hideaway

“Damon eats pain,” I told her. “He will find some way to take it and twist it and fit it down his throat, so he can swallow it. He’s made of it. You all can endure it until you overcome it, but Damon…he wants to be in hell.”

It’s where he shines.

I turned my eyes back up to the sky, sliding an arm under my head. “But still…he never cried.”
― Penelope Douglas, Hideaway

“No matter how you cover yourself, it’s never enough. You’re beautiful.”
― Penelope Douglas, Hideaway

“You make me feel driven. You make me hungry and on fire and wanting to slow down time instead of wanting to rush through it. It’s you I look for when I walk in the doors in the morning. Not her. You.”
― Penelope Douglas, Hideaway

“We’re only ever good, because there are consequences,” I told her. “Take those away, and everyone shows their true self. Kind of like taking off a mask.”
― Penelope Douglas, Hideaway

“People who are wound that tight are unpredictable.”
― Penelope Douglas, Hideaway

“She’s not equal!” Michael shouted.
And everyone fell silent.
Dammit, I wished I could see their faces.
“She will never be equal!” he went on. “She will always mean more than you.”
― Penelope Douglas, Hideaway

“People will think what they want to think, not because they believe they are right, but because it’s in their nature to maintain that they are. By defending yourself, you feed the appetite for drama. By not, you’ve ended the conversation. You. Not them”
― Penelope Douglas, Hideaway

“It could be so strange how things happen. How the people you never suspect become you’re only lifeline, and you hold onto them as hard as you can, because you have no choice. There was nothing else to keep you from falling. Falling into loneliness or despair or fear. He reached for me, and I reached back.”
― Penelope Douglas, Hideaway

“I never make mistakes," I replied. "I'm either right or I'm learning. Jaku niku kyo shoku.”
― Penelope Douglas, Hideaway

“Kage— the man I’d only hours ago claimed as my soulmate, the man I’d changed everything for, the man I felt like I would die without seeing for eleven days— was walking out of my life. And all I could do was lie there in my parents’ backyard, with my pants around my knees and my heart in my throat, and cry myself dry.”
― Maris Black, Kage

“Kage glanced back at him once, saw him move, and then strutted right over to the edge of the cage where I was sitting. As he passed by me, he tapped his fist against his chest once, right over his heart, then looked directly into my eyes just long enough to give me a secret wink that sent shivers down my spine.”
― Maris Black, Kage

“After the first fighter, who remained nameless and was referred to only as the challenger, entered the octagon, Kage appeared at the door. My breath caught in my chest when I saw him. That’s my guy, I thought. My lover. He stalked intimidatingly into the ring wearing nothing but a pair of red trunks, his hair pulled into that cute little queue atop his head. But that was where the cute ended. This Michael Kage looked alarmingly unlike the guy I was falling for.”
― Maris Black, Kage

“Then Aldo was standing beside me, pulling something from inside his jacket, and handing me a sealed envelope with my name scrawled across the front in a messy hand. Did Kage write this? After all we’d done, I still didn’t know what his handwriting looked like. I tore open the very end, careful not to damage the writing. Inside was a sheet of notebook paper with one sentence written on it. “That ass is mine.”   With”
― Maris Black, Kage