The Darkest Sunrise Quotes

“sometimes, when the overwhelming weight of gravity had you pinned to the Earth, two hours of simple conversation with no pressure to pretend was the only reprieve people like us were ever going to get.”
― Aly Martinez, The Darkest Sunrise

“I assure you I have zero interest in commiserating with you. I wouldn’t understand your demons any more than you would understand my personal circle of hell.”
Her sad eyes flicked back to mine. “Then what do you want?”
I sucked in a deep breath that did nothing to calm the eternal storm brewing within me. “Just a little company in the darkness. No questions. No judgments. No faking it.”
― Aly Martinez, The Darkest Sunrise

“I couldn't keep doing this to myself. One day, I was going to wake up and realize that, in my desperate escape from the pain in the present, I'd let the future pass me by.”
― Aly Martinez, The Darkest Sunrise

“Syllables and letters may not be tangible, but they can still destroy your entire life faster than a bullet from a gun.”
― Aly Martinez, The Darkest Sunrise

“Hi, I'm Porter Reese." I didn't know it yet. But those four simple words changed my life all over again.”
― Aly Martinez, The Darkest Sunrise

“No one fucking understands. The whole world just keeps going on without him. And I can’t do it anymore. I can’t keep up. I try. And I try. But I can’t do it anymore. I need it to stop, Porter.”
Cupping the back of her neck, I tucked her face against my shoulder and murmured, “I’ll stop with you. I swear to God, Charlotte. I’ll stop with you.”
― Aly Martinez, The Darkest Sunrise

“Syllables and letters may not be tangible, but they can still destroy your entire life faster than a bullet from a gun.
One word.
That was all it took to extinguish the sun from my sky.”
― Aly Martinez, The Darkest Sunrise

“You’re done holding on, Porter. But you have no fucking idea how to let go.”
― Aly Martinez, The Darkest Sunrise

“But, when your entire world was pitch-black, even the tiniest flicker looked like a lighthouse.”
― Aly Martinez, The Darkest Sunrise

“You smile for people because it makes them comfortable, but it makes you feel like a fraud. You go through the motions of living but only so people will stop asking if you’re doing okay. You laugh to remind yourself that you can still physically make the sound, even though you’re so fucking numb you don’t feel it. And you keep to yourself not because you like to be alone, but rather because you’re the only person who truly understands.”
― Aly Martinez, The Darkest Sunrise

“Are you done getting your head straight?”
“No,” I admitted.
He nodded. “You ready to let me help you do that yet?”
I closed my eyes and breathed, “Porter. I don’t--”
His deep and masculine voice became desperate. “Let me in, Charlotte. We’ll take it slow band start in the dark if that’s what you need. But I want you in the light, sweetheart. Whatever it takes to get you there, I’ll do it. I just need you to let me in so I can try.”
― Aly Martinez, The Darkest Sunrise

“Cupping her jaw, I tilted her head down to rest her forehead on mine. “I know who you are, Charlotte. And I know it doesn’t feel like the darkness when we’re together.” Sliding my hand from her jaw to around her neck, I leaned to the side and lowered her back to the loveseat. “Tell me you feel it too.”
Her breathing shuddered. “I feel it.”
― Aly Martinez, The Darkest Sunrise

“love treats you like that, you don’t sit around pining after him. You put on your tightest little black dress and your best pair of heels, and strut into the future.”
― Aly Martinez, The Darkest Sunrise