Black Hearts Quotes

“Everyone meets a silver-tongued serpent at some point.”
― Karina Halle, Black Hearts

“Didn’t your father ever teach you … that love is what gets you killed?”
― Karina Halle, Black Hearts

“But life doesn’t stop at a happily-ever-after. And as far ahead in the future as you might be, the past is never far behind. You just have to look over your shoulder.”
― Karina Halle, Black Hearts

“All that matters is what happens with the here and now. The past is just ground beneath your feet, there to hold you up or be left behind.”
― Karina Halle, Black Hearts

“I’m not a mess. But I can recognize the softness in others. Cut open a weathered leather chair and you’ve got feathers inside.”
― Karina Halle, Black Hearts

“Too many times I’ve heard stories of people being attacked in front of others, people who yell for help, and no one comes to their aid. People these days are too afraid to stick their neck out and help each other. There are too many guns, too many crazies, too many criminals. Even in the most liberal city in America, I wonder how many San Franciscans would take the chance. But I can’t think like that. I have to believe in the good in people, even as the world spins to an even worse future.”
― Karina Halle, Black Hearts

“She’s beautiful in a dramatic, romantic way. Her face could inspire gothic novels from long ago. If Helen of Troy’s face could launch a thousand ships, Violet McQueen’s face could launch a thousand stories, all filled with lust, heartache, and death.”
― Karina Halle, Black Hearts

“I want things to get out of hand.
I’m scared to death of everything that’s happening.
And I’ve never wanted it more.”
― Karina Halle, Black Hearts

“My guns lie to the side of her strong, beautiful body; cold, hard steel next to soft white curves. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a more beautiful sight in my life.”
― Karina Halle, Black Hearts

“...she was followed a few weeks ago by some, I don’t know, albino guy? Some white guy. Really white.” “The fuck? How white can these Americans get?”
― Karina Halle, Black Hearts

“If I ever feel the itch of worry, if I’m unable to ignore the anxiety building in my chest, I just take out my guns. Admire them. Then take them apart. It shows that something can become a total mess, rendered powerless, but all you have to do is clean them, make them more efficient, and put them back together again. It’s a puzzle with the same results every time.”
― Karina Halle, Black Hearts

“Violet... your heart is safe with me. You know this now, your heart is safe, as is your mind and your soul and your body. I won't hurt you. I won't let anyone else, either.”
― Karina Halle, Black Hearts

“I want to make her scream and squirm and moan into oblivion.
I want to be all there is for her.”
― Karina Halle, Black Hearts