Reap the Shadows Quotes

“Life is short, there and then gone. Don’t waste it waiting for a solution that might not even exist.”
― Annette Marie, Reap the Shadows

“Some problems aren’t fixable, but that doesn’t mean you should stop. That sense that you can’t move forward ... that’s the trap. It’s better to take the best future you can manage with what you have, than to put your life on hold trying to fix everything in the hopes of a perfect future that might never come.”
― Annette Marie, Reap the Shadows

“Even if we only have tonight ...” she said, her voice trembling. “Just for tonight, I want to forget about it all and just be with you.” Shadows slid across his eyes, emotions she couldn’t name. His hand curled over the back of her neck, gently pulling her face to his until their lips were almost touching. “Just for tonight,” he whispered, “and for as long as you want me.”
― Annette Marie, Reap the Shadows

“But maybe it wasn’t that he didn’t value his life. Rather, he had long ago become comfortable with the idea that his life was a temporary gift that could end at any moment.”
― Annette Marie, Reap the Shadows

“Lilith,” Piper said cautiously. “That’s it,” Randy whispered loudly. “Piper officially knows every daemon in the city. What the actual hell?”
― Annette Marie, Reap the Shadows

“Yes, things between them weren’t perfect. Yes, there were so many issues they needed to figure out. But she loved him, and that was all she really needed to know. Maybe this would be it for them, one night together. Maybe they would have a week. Maybe a month. Maybe a year. Maybe a lifetime. It didn’t matter.”
― Annette Marie, Reap the Shadows

“I’ve been more of a burden than a help lately. I’m dead weight for him.” “Well, there’s your answer then.” She frowned. “Huh?” “You’re focusing on how to keep him out of the fights instead of focusing on how to win those fights. If you’re a burden, focus on changing that instead.”
― Annette Marie, Reap the Shadows

“She felt a lot like a tree in autumn: all her hopes and dreams, desires and comforts, drying up and falling away one by one until all that remained was the bare bones of her soul. She wasn't sure how much she liked her bare-bones self.”
― Annette Marie, Reap the Shadows

“She strode past her father, uncle, and the others, Ash following. As she passed them, Kindra shot her a sly grin and gave her a double thumbs-up and another wink.”
― Annette Marie, Reap the Shadows

“The only one I want to belong to is you”
― Annette Marie, Reap the Shadows

“I jumped off a cliff after you were stabbed," she said, managing a weak smile. "The least you can do is sit here while I'm stabbed.”
― Annette Marie, Reap the Shadows

“Ash told me you threw his tracking spell into the river. Why?” She cringed slightly. “Yeah, that. It’s hard to explain ...” “Try.” The command was firm but his voice was gentle. “I watched him die,” she said, her eyes dropping to the sidewalk. “I saw the daggers go into his chest. I saw him fall over the edge. And I thought that was it. I thought he was dead and that it was my fault. When I found out he was alive, I knew I could never let that happen again. I couldn’t let him die for me—die fighting my battles. It’s not his responsibility to make sure that I survive to the next day.”
― Annette Marie, Reap the Shadows

“There was something distinctly anticlimactic about trying to save the world.”
― Annette Marie, Reap the Shadows

“Maybe they could fight through their issues. Maybe they couldn’t. She didn’t know the future, but she realized now she might not even get a future. All she had for sure was the present.”
― Annette Marie, Reap the Shadows

“Come here", he said.
”No."
”Piper."
”i'm fine."
He sighed, then reached for her. There was nowhere to escape. He hooked his arm around her and dragged her in front of him.
”Just because you're stronger than me doesn't mean you can manhandle me!"
”I wouldn't have to if you'd stop being ridiculous.”
― Annette Marie, Reap the Shadows

“She tore her mouth of his and screamed at the top of her lungs as they plummeted headfirst at terminal velocity, his wings still wrapped around her and doing shit-all to stop their fall. Over her own scream and the tearing wind, the sound of his laughter pierced her heart. She'd never heard him laugh before.”
― Annette Marie, Reap the Shadows

“You can’t control your daemon side yet,” he told her, “but you’re only stuck if you let yourself be. Life is short, there and then gone. Don’t waste it waiting for a solution that might not even exist.”
― Annette Marie, Reap the Shadows

“not a daemon, okay?” Her eyebrows climbed higher. “I am fully aware of that.” “It’s just that you keep making these reckless decisions like you’re trying to be extra tough. Not just with Ash earlier, but at that daemon club too and then with those Gaian soldiers. You’ve been badly hurt repeatedly but you just keep throwing yourself into danger.”
― Annette Marie, Reap the Shadows

“You realize the only way he’ll stop trying to keep you alive is if you make him hate you, right?” Her heart shriveled in her chest. “I don’t want him to hate me.”
― Annette Marie, Reap the Shadows

“She blinked away tears, her emotions more volatile because of her exhaustion. “He almost died for me more than once already. I can’t let him keep throwing himself between danger and me. I need to fight my own battles.”
― Annette Marie, Reap the Shadows

“Ash’s coldness was like a poison in her blood that burned through her. She couldn’t stand it, but neither could she fix it. She just had to endure.”
― Annette Marie, Reap the Shadows

“Ash, wait!” He stopped and faced her. His eyes were like black ice. “What?” “I want to help.” “I don’t need your help.” “But I have the Sahar. I could—” “I don’t want your help.” She gritted her teeth. “Lyre is my friend and I’m helping whether you like it or not.” His gaze raked her. “Fine. But don’t get in the way.”
― Annette Marie, Reap the Shadows

“She bit her lip; she missed Ash. It was like a pain in her ribs, an ache that wouldn’t cease. His experience would have been a big help, but more than that, he never made her feel inferior. Funny how her father was so good at that.”
― Annette Marie, Reap the Shadows

“Even if we only have tonight ...” she said, her voice trembling. “Just for tonight, I want to forget about it all and just be with you.”
― Annette Marie, Reap the Shadows

“eyes blacker than midnight paralyzed her. A draconian was in fact sitting in the church waiting for her, but it wasn’t Kiev. It wasn’t even Raum. It was Ash.”
― Annette Marie, Reap the Shadows

“Some problems aren’t fixable, but that doesn’t mean you should stop. That sense that you can’t move forward ... that’s the trap. It’s better to take the best future you can manage with what you have, than to put your life on hold trying to fix everything in the hopes of a perfect future that might never come.”
― Annette Marie, Reap the Shadows

“The Earth isn’t a playground for daemons; it’s a battleground. We’re the spoils in a war of attrition between the Overworld and Underworld. They both want to control Earth and the only thing stopping them is each other.” He stared sightlessly at the ground between his feet. “I never considered before how woefully helpless we are to their politics.”
― Annette Marie, Reap the Shadows

“I see. Well. I appreciate you coming to oversee this operation personally. I’m sure my mother will be pleased when I give her your head as well as theirs.” Piper’s eyes widened, her simmering panic spiking. Was Maasehet an idiot? Hadn’t she seen how fast his knights were? Her gaze shot toward the door behind Maasehet, too far to reach. Unsurprisingly, Samael didn’t look concerned. “I doubt even my head could make your mother proud.”
― Annette Marie, Reap the Shadows

“Maybe this would be it for them, one night together. Maybe they would have a week. Maybe a month. Maybe a year. Maybe a lifetime. It didn’t matter.”
― Annette Marie, Reap the Shadows

“I don't see how we can compromise on this. I need to fight my fights. Can you stand back and let me?”
― Annette Marie, Reap the Shadows