The Virtue of Sin Quotes

“Hell isn't a place. It's a feeling. Of loss. Of losing your most important thing" -Miriam”
― Shannon Schuren, The Virtue of Sin

“Naomi says there are degrees of love. It's not all or nothing. It doesn't have to be all-consuming, like the adoration Daniel demanded" -Miriam”
― Shannon Schuren, The Virtue of Sin

“I don't know where the words come from, exactly, but once they are free, so am I. There's not going back now" -Miriam”
― Shannon Schuren, The Virtue of Sin

“You've taught me how to bend my will to someone else's. You've taught me to shut my mouth when I wish to speak. You've taught me to smile and acquiesce when every fiber of my being is screaming out to resist. You've taught me to be obedient, to submit. But you've never taught me anything about self-respect" -Miriam”
― Shannon Schuren, The Virtue of Sin

“What you believe, where you place your faith...that's more about what's inside of you than anything else" -Aaron

"It's the same thing. Belief and faith" -Miriam

"I disagree. A belief is in your mind. Something you choose to agree with. Or disagree with..." -Aaron

"Because desperate people will believe anything. That's what I'm trying to tell you. A belief is a choice. But faith? That's trickier. Faith is a feeling in your gut. It's the belief without the proof. It's the foundation your belief sits on." -Aaron

"No, I understand what you're saying. But that's *why* we all believe. Because we have faith..." -Miriam

"*Blind* faith is different. The faith I'm talking about it more like trust. In yourself, in the people you care about. But only people who have earned it." -Aaron”
― Shannon Schuren, The Virtue of Sin

“It's just that turning the other cheek never feels as good as punching someone else's" -Caleb”
― Shannon Schuren, The Virtue of Sin

“I've never noticed it before, but choice sounds a lot like voice. I'm usually allowed neither. Perhaps now that I've used one, I should exercise the other." -Miriam”
― Shannon Schuren, The Virtue of Sin

“But there's so much goodness in the world Miriam.

So many things. Coffee shops. Books. All the music you can possibly imagine. Green grass. Kittens and puppies. Freedom. Choice." -Aaron”
― Shannon Schuren, The Virtue of Sin

“But sometimes, love means having to sacrifice your vision of perfection. If you're lucky, you end up with something better than you ever imagined. And if not, well, love's a gamble. There aren't any guarantees" -Aaron”
― Shannon Schuren, The Virtue of Sin

“Preachers, prophets, they like to put a lot of emphasis on sex. Like that is the ultimate sin. Personally, I don't think God is any more interested in what you do with your reproductive organs than he is in your elbow. I think he just wants us to be kind" -Aaron”
― Shannon Schuren, The Virtue of Sin

“Lost is a feeling" -Miriam”
― Shannon Schuren, The Virtue of Sin

“But it always comes back to us, doesn't it? The girl's temptation, the girl's fault. Maybe men should take some responsibility for once. If you all feel tempted, maybe it's your own weakness and not ours" -Miriam”
― Shannon Schuren, The Virtue of Sin

“But scripture has always seemed a slippery thing to me, full of contradictions and loopholes. The same book that urges us to turn the other cheek also asks for an eye for an eye. So which is it?" -Caleb”
― Shannon Schuren, The Virtue of Sin