The Dark Wife Quotes

“I'm keeping my promise, I'm coming home. To her.”
― Sarah Diemer, The Dark Wife

“I had loved and lost, and now... Love had found me again, brought me back to life in the land of the dead.”
― Sarah Diemer, The Dark Wife

“And you, Persephone... You were foretold, too. I never wanted anything-" her mouth moved softly, gently over my skin "-until I wanted you.”
― Sarah Diemer, The Dark Wife

“The stars are the one thing that I miss about the earth. They're so constant, steady, bright. I've always loved the stars. You reminded me of them, Persephone," she added quietly.”
― Sarah Diemer, The Dark Wife

“Who does a goddess pray to?”
― Sarah Diemer, The Dark Wife

“You see, I have been content with the darkness. But then you came, with your fire. And you reminded me about the stars, shining in the dark, never wavering.”
― Sarah Diemer, The Dark Wife

“Do you think, for a moment," she whispered, "that I would have done anything differently? That I could have chosen anything but this, now?" Her dark eyes were alive, bright, shining. "I would suffer any lie, Persephone, for you.”
― Sarah Diemer, The Dark Wife

“You have made of my life something beautiful," she said. "I am blessed beyond measure by your presence, and love... And I will spend the rest of my forever making you happy. I promise you that.”
― Sarah Diemer, The Dark Wife

“I found a hollow in an old, forgiving tree, curled up within it, and hoarded my thoughts like acorns.”
― Sarah Diemer, The Dark Wife

“You saved my life, Persephone."
"I didn't..."
"You are, even now.”
― Sarah Diemer, The Dark Wife

“I was still afraid, but I had realized some truths during Hades' absence. Even if we were apart, we would be bound by love. Everything else could change, on Earth, below it, above it, but my love for her was fixed, like a star.”
― Sarah Diemer, The Dark Wife

“For the most part, I had quelled my longing for green, for trees, for the meadows I had loved with all my heart, but my mother...I would never stop longing for her. Part of me missed her, but all of me loved her.”
― Sarah Diemer, The Dark Wife

“If I kept my head in the moment, if I was only here and now, that would be all that mattered, all that could touch me. Not tomorrow, not all of the heartache and pain that had come before, and would surely follow after- no, nothing but this moment would be real...I breathed in and I breathed out, and I vowed with all of my heart that I would stay here, now, and let each moment come and go as it would. It was all I could do, these moments were all I would have, all any of us had, and I needed to begin by treasuring them with the honor they deserved. Here. Now.”
― Sarah Diemer, The Dark Wife

“I do want to know," I said, surprising myself with the strength of my voice, "and I'm not afraid of being afraid.”
― Sarah Diemer, The Dark Wife

“Of course you're afraid," his words echoed around me. "This would not be so precious if it came without cost.”
― Sarah Diemer, The Dark Wife

“If you‟ll let me be, Persephone, I will be even better.”
― Sarah Diemer, The Dark Wife

“Welcome back, my queen," she said, and dark eyes shining, Hades saved me.”
― Sarah Diemer, The Dark Wife