Belladonna Quotes

“And love doesn't automatically make someone a good person. Lover or -' She broke off. 'What's the opposite of lover?'
'Beloved.”
― Anbara Salam, Belladonna

“Rhona pressed her palm agaisnt mine. 'Bridget, you'll just have to trust me on this. It's totally possible to keep on loving someone,' she sqeezed my hand. 'Even if you don't like them very much.”
― Anbara Salam, Belladonna

“No, honestly. I mean it,' she said through her mouthful. 'You must know - she's lucky to have you out there with her. Izzy adores you. And for good reason.'
I pretended to take a sip of the hot chocolate. But it was still too hot to drink so I let it glance against my top lip. 'She does?' I said, as nonchalantly as I could manage.
Sophie frowned. 'Of course she does - she worships you! You're pretty much soulmates.'
'Did she say that?' I said, pretending to study my fingernails.
Sophie laughed. 'You know Izzy - she doesn't like people to know she's a human. She didn't need to say it. Anyone could see you two are peas in a pod.'
I took another pretend sip of the hot chocolate as the blood rushed to my cheeks. She adored me. Soulmates. I tried to write everything about that moment on to my memory.”
― Anbara Salam, Belladonna

“Sometimes love isn't enough”
― Anbara Salam, Belladonna

“I took another pretend sip of hot chocolate as the blood rushed to my cheeks. She adored me. Soul mates.”
― Anbara Salam, Belladonna

“And Isabella made a noise, just a slight noise. And at that, I began to unwind”
― Anbara Salam, Belladonna

“Rhona sighed. 'Bridget, if you have so much to offer, you need to be more responsible about who you give it to.' I opened my mouth to protest but she cut me off. 'Make sure at least they know how to receive it.”
― Anbara Salam, Belladonna

“After a moment, Rhona said, 'Sometimes love isn't enough.'
'That can't be true,' I said. What did she know, I thought, bitterly. What did she know about love? About wanting and waiting and trying and loving? 'That can't be true. What else is there? After love?”
― Anbara Salam, Belladonna

“Isabella was supposed to look out for me. She was supposed to help me. And instead she'd broken everything.”
― Anbara Salam, Belladonna

“I lay awake long after the curfew bells had rung. I heard Isabella's voice again in my head. 'You know you're my favourite,' I heard her saying. 'I only wore the ring so you could see it.”
― Anbara Salam, Belladonna