The Never List Quotes

“I’ll burn the whole fucking world down and laugh the ash out of my lungs.”
― Jade Presley, The Never List

“Those eyes grin like a cat catching a canary. “With all the other sheep?” I’m already backing away, but I don’t break his gaze. “Baa,” I say, then wink at him before whirling around and losing myself in the crowd.”
― Jade Presley, The Never List

“I may have secrets... much to your horror. But I know you dance like smoke on glass. I know you like dark fairy tales as much as I do. She badly reaches for him, sliding her hand beneath his jacket and retrieving a knife from one of his many holsters.

I know this is your favorite toy.

So, tell me, Jax. Was I lying about knowing you?”
― Jade Presley, The Never List

“And don’t worry, darling,” he says. “I’ll keep your secret until you’re ready to share it with all of us.”
― Jade Presley, The Never List

“the sincerity in her words makes me feel as if she’s in my mind, flaying me open with a power she can’t possibly possess.”
― Jade Presley, The Never List

“You know who my father is,” I say, doing my best to pull any card I can to get her to realize the huge mistake she’s about to make. “You know what I’ll become if I have any more power.” The truth of my deepest fear laces my voice, but I push on, spinning the blades in my hands to keep me grounded. “I’ll use you up. Break you down until you’re a shell of the woman before me. Just like he did to my mother.” I shake my head. “Or I’ll do worse. If you’re mine and something happens to you, someone threatens you…” I drop my head. Can’t believe I’m admitting this to her as I meet her gaze again. “I’ll burn the whole fucking world down and laugh the ash out of my lungs.”
― Jade Presley, The Never List

“Look at you. Look at how perfect you are under me.”
― Jade Presley, The Never List

“I bring it to my mouth, wrapping my lips around it without thinking. I swirl my tongue around the wound, treating it like I would my own if the same had happened to me.”
― Jade Presley, The Never List

“I don’t give a fuck that they rule the world I live in; they will not rule my body.”
― Jade Presley, The Never List

“I think he had to choose you. I think he felt the connection we’ve all felt and couldn’t deny it, almost as if you walked into the party and chose us instead.”
― Jade Presley, The Never List

“Clever bastards.”
― Jade Presley, The Never List

“Maybe someday, I’ll have time to look for the kind of lover who can make me feel safe and excited, understood and destroyed all at once. Someone I can be myself around and trust with all my heart’s desires.”
― Jade Presley, The Never List