The Knight Quotes

“That’s the thing about a knight whose armor shines, though. It’s never been in battle.”
― Skye Warren, The Knight

“That’s the thing about a knight whose armor shines, though. It’s never been in battle. Never been tested.”
― Skye Warren, The Knight

“He would rather break his bones than need me, but he doesn’t get that choice. I thought I was powerless, but he’s the one bound.”
― Skye Warren, The Knight

“I wanted him broken, bleeding, and he’s doing that. This proud man admitting defeat.”
― Skye Warren, The Knight

“really do need to be high for this. “But if I’m going to do this, you guys have to, too. There must be someone you should cut out of your lives.”
― Skye Warren, The Knight

“He looks up, and I see the bone-deep weariness in his eyes that matches my own. It’s the kind that comes from a lifetime of secrets, of darkness. Of pretending they can’t hurt you when you’re already bleeding.”
― Skye Warren, The Knight

“You forgive me? I didn’t ask for your forgiveness. And I definitely didn’t need your permission.”
― Skye Warren, The Knight

“The only thing worse than being hurt by your enemy? Being hurt by someone you once considered a friend.”
― Skye Warren, The Knight

“Don’t. You don’t get to defend my honor. Not after you left me.”
― Skye Warren, The Knight

“it feels like a betrayal to Gabriel Miller. His hold on me is horrible and inescapable.”
― Skye Warren, The Knight

“Maybe the old Avery James didn’t belong here. The new Avery doesn’t belong anywhere.”
― Skye Warren, The Knight

“I want to survive on my own, however painful it is.”
― Skye Warren, The Knight

“One night at Gabriel’s house Justin showed up—at my window, no less. Like some knight in shining armor. That’s the thing about a knight whose armor shines, though. It’s never been in battle. Never been tested. Tarnished black armor like Gabriel’s—that’s where strength lies.”
― Skye Warren, The Knight

“Where Gabriel Miller is a lion, wild and golden, Christopher’s is a sleek panther with dark eyes and black hair.”
― Skye Warren, The Knight

“This is not the end,” I repeat, tasting the words. It’s comforting. “I think I need to get that tattooed on me somewhere so I don’t forget.” “But how awkward will it be once it is the end and you’ve still got a tattoo that’s wrong.”
― Skye Warren, The Knight

“He always looked more proud after I beat him than when he would win.”
― Skye Warren, The Knight

“There’s a difference between wanting someone and loving someone.”
― Skye Warren, The Knight

“the heart doesn’t believe in boundaries.”
― Skye Warren, The Knight

“The unbearable beauty of surrender.”
― Skye Warren, The Knight

“No one can see you. He sees me, every terrifying desire, every secret fear.”
― Skye Warren, The Knight

“My breath catches. This is how it feels to be the fly in a web. Anything I do will only bind me tighter.”
― Skye Warren, The Knight

“powerful men make powerful enemies,”
― Skye Warren, The Knight

“Your father did more than fail you, little virgin. He sold you. Before you ever set foot in the Den, you were already mine.”
― Skye Warren, The Knight

“It matters,” he says softly. “It matters that you broke down my defenses when no one else could. When I swore that I’d never let anyone close to me. Especially you.”
― Skye Warren, The Knight

“I always want him. In my dreams, in the dark. A secret desire I’m afraid to admit to myself.”
― Skye Warren, The Knight

“Gabriel would defend his domain with a ferocity I find seductive, the sweet ache of a barbed-wire embrace.”
― Skye Warren, The Knight

“Sometimes I wonder if he has any feelings. Maybe he’s just a wild animal, acting on instinct and aggression. Other times I think he hurts too deeply to ever let himself be vulnerable.”
― Skye Warren, The Knight

“How did you find me, anyway? Outside the motel room?” “I heard the bleating of an innocent little lamb in a den of wolves.”
― Skye Warren, The Knight

“What do you even know about it?” I say, uncomfortable with their assessment. I know that Gabriel Miller is an asshole, but somehow it feels weird for other people to point it out. I have a strange impulse to defend him that I force down.”
― Skye Warren, The Knight

“How old are you exactly? You aren’t jailbait, are you?” “Of course not,” I say, grabbing a sweat-slicked can of beer from the stash. “I’m going to turn twenty-one in two weeks.”
― Skye Warren, The Knight