Glow of the Everflame Quotes

“That if a man made you doubt whether his love for you would survive anything, he does not deserve you.”
― Penn Cole, Glow of the Everflame

“His thumb raked across my lower lip. “I want every breath, every laugh, every tear. Every taste of your mouth, every inch of your skin. I want to kneel at your feet, soaked in the blood of your enemies, then worship your body until you scream my name.” His hands slid to my hips and tugged me closer. “Yes, Diem, I want to serve you—in every way a man can.” I couldn’t think. Couldn’t breathe.”
― Penn Cole, Glow of the Everflame

“You are my Queen, and I am your sword. Point me at your enemies, and watch them fall. Lead this world, Diem, and I will follow you—into war, into death, into the tundra of hell itself.” He took my palm and set it against his chest, just above the patch of unscarred skin that lay beneath his jacket. “You are the fate my heart was spared for. As long as it beats, you will never fight alone.”
― Penn Cole, Glow of the Everflame

“Burn, my Queen. Glow so bright, the darkness trembles.”
― Penn Cole, Glow of the Everflame

“I want to burn alive in that fire in your eyes. I want it to melt me down and forge me into the weapon you need me to be. I want to stand by your side for the rest of my life, and I don’t need you to marry me and make me a fucking king to do it.”
― Penn Cole, Glow of the Everflame

“For every spark that has lost its light and needs a little help remembering how to glow.”
― Penn Cole, Glow of the Everflame

“It’s a reminder that no challenge can destroy the parts of us that truly matter. We’re not reborn in the flames. We’re revealed.”
― Penn Cole, Glow of the Everflame

“If a kiss is the reward, my Queen, I’ll get on my knees for you whenever you want.”
― Penn Cole, Glow of the Everflame

“Perhaps, for the right person, we endure the pain, because the torture of never having them at all is the more unbearable fate.”
― Penn Cole, Glow of the Everflame

“You are fearless. You are strong. You do not cower in the faces of gods nor kings. You are fated for greater battles than this, so you do whatever it takes, and you fight like hell.” “I will,” I vowed. “Remember who you are, Diem Bellator.” He clasped the medallion at my neck. “But remember you are a phoenix, too. We do not fear the flames, for the hotter we burn, the higher we fly.”
― Penn Cole, Glow of the Everflame

“I was drowning in this man. From the moment I met him, I had been kicking against the current and holding my breath, struggling to get back to the safe, familiar surface—but every look, every touch, dragged me deeper still. I felt the burning of it in my lungs, as real and visceral as if I were plunging into the Sacred Sea itself. And maybe it made me weak, or a traitor, or a fool, but gods did I want to close my eyes and sink forever.”
― Penn Cole, Glow of the Everflame

“Everyone says this phoenix represents dying and coming back as something new, but I disagree. I think it’s a symbol of surviving when the world burns down around us. It’s a reminder that no challenge can destroy the parts of us that truly matter. We’re not reborn in the flames. We’re revealed.”
― Penn Cole, Glow of the Everflame

“He traced the edge of my jaw. “Forgive me. They all need to see it.” “See what?” I rasped, barely able to speak. “Who will come for them if they dare to come for you.” Then his lips were on mine.”
― Penn Cole, Glow of the Everflame

“I am yours, Luther Corbois. Scars and all.”
― Penn Cole, Glow of the Everflame

“A scar is a sign of survival,” I continued. “Of endurance. It’s a sign that its bearer triumphed over what might have killed a lesser person. To show off your scars is to tell the world you’re not ashamed of what you’ve overcome.”
― Penn Cole, Glow of the Everflame

“Strange, how armor could be both a shield and a cage, keeping the arrows out while trapping the monster in.”
― Penn Cole, Glow of the Everflame

“Let me do this for you,” he begged. “I could hope for no greater death than this.”
― Penn Cole, Glow of the Everflame

“Embrace your phoenix. Rise from the ashes, and burn bright once more.”
― Penn Cole, Glow of the Everflame

“I want every breath, every laugh, every tear. Every taste of your mouth, every inch of your skin.”
― Penn Cole, Glow of the Everflame

“Don’t worry about it, Queenie. We’ve got your back.”
― Penn Cole, Glow of the Everflame

“When all else fails, keep moving,” I said to the empty room, echoing the command my father had drilled into me. “If you cannot run, then walk. If you cannot walk, then crawl.” ​His voice filled my stormy mind. If you are outnumbered or overwhelmed, or if all seems lost, just keep moving. Onward, until the very last breath.”
― Penn Cole, Glow of the Everflame

“But rest assured, my Queen, when I do kiss you, there will be no confusion. You will know that I have claimed you—and I won’t have any desire to deny it.”
― Penn Cole, Glow of the Everflame

“To show off your scars is to tell the world you’re not ashamed of what you’ve overcome. Frankly, I can’t imagine any better symbol of strength.”
― Penn Cole, Glow of the Everflame

“I want to kneel at your feet, soaked in the blood of your enemies, then worship your body until you scream my name.”
― Penn Cole, Glow of the Everflame

“I want every breath, every laugh, every tear. Every taste of your mouth, every inch of your skin. I want to kneel at your feet, soaked in the blood of your enemies, then worship your body until you scream my name.” His hands slid to my hips and tugged me closer. “Yes, Diem, I want to serve you—in every way a man can.”
― Penn Cole, Glow of the Everflame

“You are the fate my heart was spared for. As long as it beats, you will never fight alone.”
― Penn Cole, Glow of the Everflame

“When things are dark and you can’t find the light, just keep fighting, little flame. The world needs your glow.”
― Penn Cole, Glow of the Everflame

“The darkness is closing in,” I whispered, “and I don’t have the strength to find the light.” “Then make your own.”
― Penn Cole, Glow of the Everflame

“For every spark that has lost its light”
― Penn Cole, Glow of the Everflame

“His gaze seared into mine with equal passion. “I would have walked into the flaming heart of the sun itself,” he shot back. “If you are suffering, nothing will keep me from coming to your aid. Least of all something as trivial as death.”
― Penn Cole, Glow of the Everflame