The Illusion of Power Quotes

“I’m no longer accepting the things I cannot change…I’m changing the things I cannot accept. ​— ​ANGELA DAVIS”
― J.L. Seegars, The Illusion of Power

“Because for months now, we’ve been building our world around you, Selene. Your smile. Your laugh. Your wants and needs. You aren’t just a part of our connection, pet, you’re the center of it.”
― J.L. Seegars, The Illusion of Power

“I’ll be fine. I won’t ever cross the line with Selene, and I’m well-versed in the art of hiding my feelings. After all, no one we know is aware that I’m in love with you.”
― J.L. Seegars, The Illusion of Power

“And there’s no denying that these two men work. They belong together in a way that makes me ache with envy, that makes me want to insert myself between the two of them, not to disrupt their bond, but to be a part of it.”
― J.L. Seegars, The Illusion of Power

“He’s used to me losing, but today I’m not walking away with anything less than a win.”
― J.L. Seegars, The Illusion of Power

“I’m not happy.” “So make an appointment with your therapist,” Aubrey retorts.”
― J.L. Seegars, The Illusion of Power

“Needling him in such small ways has been fun, but after days of minor nuisances, I’m ready to become a big fucking problem for him.”
― J.L. Seegars, The Illusion of Power

“There was forbidden affection. There was career-ruining attraction. There was the soft pull of distraction, and in our line of work, distraction gets you killed.”
― J.L. Seegars, The Illusion of Power

“I’ve never dated women, although I’ve been attracted to them, but Beck has. Beck does, but I’ve never seen him with any of them before, so I’ve only ever theorized what attraction for the opposite sex might look like on his face. I didn’t think I’d like to see it, fearing that it would only make me realize how fragile the thing between us is. But when the subject of his focus is Selene, it only seems to amplify what I feel for him.”
― J.L. Seegars, The Illusion of Power

“She is hard, but only in a way that tells me she knows all too well that this world isn’t a safe place for a Black woman’s vulnerabilities, that softness and warmth are not luxuries she can afford.”
― J.L. Seegars, The Illusion of Power