Venom & Vanilla Quotes

“I’m starting to believe there is no such thing as coincidence.”
― Shannon Mayer, Venom & Vanilla

“The only thing that is certain is death. Even taxes can be evaded if you know what you’re doing.”
― Shannon Mayer, Venom & Vanilla

“Their eyes tracked me as I moved through the club, and I fought not to notice how many of them were next to naked. Or completely naked. A man wearing nothing but a leash sat at the feet of another man who petted his head, as if he were a dog.”
― Shannon Mayer, Venom & Vanilla

“It’s a good saying. Not if. When. That’s life. Not if you die. When. Not if you fall in love. When. Not if you get your heart broken. When.”
― Shannon Mayer, Venom & Vanilla

“He shrugged. “It’s a good saying. Not if. When. That’s life. Not if you die. When. Not if you fall in love. When. Not if you get your heart broken. When.”
― Shannon Mayer, Venom & Vanilla

“Because suffering was a part of life, and without it you grew prideful and full of ego.”
― Shannon Mayer, Venom & Vanilla

“The heroes only show up when the monsters—the true monsters—begin to revisit this world. Heroes and monsters, they are tied to one another.”
― Shannon Mayer, Venom & Vanilla

“Mean-spirited people have holes in their hearts where all the goodness leaks out.”
― Shannon Mayer, Venom & Vanilla

“they washed over my bare skin.”
― Shannon Mayer, Venom & Vanilla

“You don’t have to be mean, you know. I’m not fighting you,” I said. “Mean-spirited people have holes in their hearts where all the goodness leaks out.” I quoted my mother without thinking. “I bet you have lots of holes.”
― Shannon Mayer, Venom & Vanilla

“I lost you five years ago. I cried every day for years. Every. Day. You were my best friend, Tad. If it had been reversed, I would have sent a letter or called, or just shown up. Something to tell you I was okay. That I was alive. I wouldn’t have let you grieve like that.”
― Shannon Mayer, Venom & Vanilla