The Storm and the Darkness Quotes

“Jon is my darkness. To accept him is to accept that part of myself, and if I do that, I'll never be rid of it. He would accept the things about me that I desperately want to change. I would slip deeper and deeper into the dark recesses of my own mind, and so would Jon.”
― Sarah M. Cradit, The Storm and the Darkness

“The pillow whistled across the room and smacked him in the face. Nicolas smiled, satisfied. If he was going to die, this was the man he wanted to die beside.”
― Sarah M. Cradit, The Storm and the Darkness

“At first he chalked it up to his sadness at her leaving, but it started to develop into a feeling that was almost worse: doubt.”
― Sarah M. Cradit, The Storm and the Darkness

“There was nothing she could say, after that admission. I love you, but not like that. I need you, but not the way you need me.”
― Sarah M. Cradit, The Storm and the Darkness

“Ana knew he cared for her, but why? Did he see the darkness inside her? Did he understand her craving to be alone more than with others?”
― Sarah M. Cradit, The Storm and the Darkness

“But all we can do is try to move forward. There’s nothing to be gained from dwelling on mistakes, if nothing changes.”
― Sarah M. Cradit, The Storm and the Darkness

“People fear what they don’t understand, Finn had said once. You’re not an open book, so they can’t read you. And if they can’t read you, they fill in the blanks with their own ideas. Human nature is distrustful.”
― Sarah M. Cradit, The Storm and the Darkness

“Ana used to say it felt like there was more than one of her, and that the two parts were always in conflict.”
― Sarah M. Cradit, The Storm and the Darkness

“It isn’t that I don’t feel things,” Ana continued. She looked down at her water, swirling it around in the glass. “I don’t know how to explain to people what it’s like to be a prisoner of your own thoughts. Of a darkness you were born with and can’t shake.”
― Sarah M. Cradit, The Storm and the Darkness

“It seems changing locations didn’t change anything. Maybe there’s something fundamentally wrong with me.” Ana laughed, but he didn’t think she was joking.”
― Sarah M. Cradit, The Storm and the Darkness

“She looked around, then lowered her voice, closing the gap between them. “I need to know some figures. I can’t exactly go to my father and ask him to turn the ferry lines back on.” Ah, so Nicolas did have a plan. “But I do know some fishing boat captains, and a couple of them might be interested if the price outweighed the risk.”
― Sarah M. Cradit, The Storm and the Darkness

“Holy… mother of…” She started to fall, and Jon’s arms quickly righted her again. “Yeah,” Jon said. “Over two feet deep.”
― Sarah M. Cradit, The Storm and the Darkness