A Poison Dark and Drowning Quotes

“People do what they think is right, but that does not make it good.”
― Jessica Cluess, A Poison Dark and Drowning

“Ferox et stultus," I said, grinning. "perhaps those are the Howel words as well."
"No, yours would be I have a brilliant plan, followed by Blackwood moaning in horror.”
― Jessica Cluess, A Poison Dark and Drowning

“Despite everything - your lies, your wounds, I cannot help but love you. I'm helpless against it.”
― Jessica Cluess, A Poison Dark and Drowning

“When I had your friendship, I thought I could never want for anything more. But over time, I have come to feel for you beyond anything I thought I could.”
― Jessica Cluess, A Poison Dark and Drowning

“I know your mind, and I swear to God if you take it upon yourself to go to him, I will drag you home even if it kills me. Do you hear?” His eyes shone with panic. “I'll never let him have you.”
― Jessica Cluess, A Poison Dark and Drowning

“Most of the world's agony comes from what people misinterpret in books, the rest from pampered house cats.”
― Jessica Cluess, A Poison Dark and Drowning

“I would do most anything to make you happy, Howel, if you'd let me. I would become your servant, lay whatever you wanted at your feet.”
― Jessica Cluess, A Poison Dark and Drowning

“Forgive me, " he said as I gave him back his charm. " Living with the Earl of Sorrow-Filled is burden enough. "
" Sorrow-”
― Jessica Cluess, A Poison Dark and Drowning

“Tea?" Dee sounded faint with longing. My stomach growled, rudely butting into the conversation. Still, stomach's had a way of talking good sense.

"Would it be wrong to turn up uninvited?" Blackwood sounded as though he was looking for an excuse not to go. But ”
― Jessica Cluess, A Poison Dark and Drowning

“Of course." I'd giver her half my own blood if it would make her stay. "Why did you change your mind?" Apart from my brilliant reasoning, obviously.

"You love him." She said it boldly, without question. My face flushed. "There are few who love the Unclean in this world. Makes me feel I can trust you.”
― Jessica Cluess, A Poison Dark and Drowning

“Well, better to beg forgiveness than ask permission.”
― Jessica Cluess, A Poison Dark and Drowning

“Words of gibberish had also been carved into these walls with a childish, uneven hand... "All hail the Kindly Emperor" read one sentence. Then, beside it in screaming block letters, "WITNESS HIS SMILE.”
― Jessica Cluess, A Poison Dark and Drowning

“Forgive me," he said as I gave him back his charm.
"Living with the Earl of Sorrow-Filled is burden enough."

"Sorrow-'Fell." I couldn't help laughing.”
― Jessica Cluess, A Poison Dark and Drowning

“Voltiana cooed, "I could make your gown like the Phoenix, so that at midnight it would burn. Of course, you'd be walking around naked afterward, but we all must suffer for art".”
― Jessica Cluess, A Poison Dark and Drowning

“Common misconception. People often think the light good and dark evil. They are different, yes, but not entirely dissimilar. Mab is more chaotic than Titania, the light queen. But Titania is colder. She does not even pretend to care for humans.”
― Jessica Cluess , A Poison Dark and Drowning

“Heavens, imagine what a lost lamb I would be without a strong young man guiding me," I muttered.

"I always pictured you as more of a kid goat," Blackwood said. "Always butting heads.”
― Jessica Cluess , A Poison Dark and Drowning