Z.M. Celestaire > Z.M.'s Quotes

“It becomes a kind of recurring loop, where your interactions with media feed into real life, then real life feeds back into media, in order to create something more complex than either on their own, sometimes for better and sometimes for worse. But when people engage with kindness and empathy as their foundation, I think those interactions are mostly positive ones.”
― D.N. Bryn, How to Bite Your Neighbor and Win a Wager

“It felt like running a marathon. But even marathons, his therapist reminded him, were run one step at a time.”
― D.N. Bryn, How to Bite Your Neighbor and Win a Wager

“The touch felt oddly like sunlight and a Santa Ana wind, and it left a flutter in Clementine’s stomach.”
― D.N. Bryn, How to Sell Your Blood & Fall in Love

“Love is imperfect—it’s downright fucked up sometimes, honestly—but you can’t manhandle it into shape and you can’t force anyone to be yours.”
― D.N. Bryn, How to Sell Your Blood & Fall in Love

“I was of the impression that you thrived in a more controlled environment.” “Excuse me, but I am very much a master of my own destiny, Jacobi!” “Yes, sir.” “The captain of my own soul!” “Indubitably, sir.”
― Arden Powell, The Bachelor's Valet

“He wanted his secretary. He wasn’t sure how you went about worshipping a man in bed but he wanted to find out and do it. He wanted to know what pleased him and do it all, piece by piece, until one or both of them was a babbling wreck.”
― K.J. Charles, A Nobleman's Guide to Seducing a Scoundrel

“We are in the business of handing out second chances, not denying them.”
― D.N. Bryn, The Stars and the Stage

“Oh, yes, was I not clear? The thing I find glorious is that you are a tiny, spiteful gremlin.”
― D.N. Bryn, The Stars and the Stage

“You are not responsible for the way you internalize the trauma inflicted on you, only whether you turn around and inflict that pain on others.”
― D.N. Bryn, The Stars and the Stage

“But then he slipped the end of the blade beneath their chin and delicately tipped it up. Even in this place, standing between life and death, Diego felt the beauty in the motion, the thrill of staring up the length of a blade into the face of someone who could have easily shoved the tip in but had chosen to stay their hand instead.”
― D.N. Bryn, The Stars and the Stage

“Danger, danger, emotional collapse incoming.”
― D.N. Bryn, How to Bare Your Neck and Save a Wreck

“Ah, yes, a vampire’s two worst fears: angry cat and pointy stick.”
― D.N. Bryn, How to Bare Your Neck and Save a Wreck

“Now that’s a mountain I would climb,” Briar whispered to Vatii. “And you call me disgusting.” “Briar?” said the mountain man.”
― Alistair Reeves, A Spell for Heartsickness

“I am bored most of the time. Bored of politics and adventure and feasting and quarrelling. Of vengeance and loyalty. I have learned there is one thing a person never tires of, no matter how long they live. And that is being in love. All else is ash and ember.”
― Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales

“I cocked my head to the side. “I resent that. I can also eat children. But I suppose they are multi-purpose teeth.” Temperance stuck her tongue out at me and dipped a toe into the water.”
― Molly O'Neill, Greenteeth