Conclave Quotes

“L’appel du vide. That’s what binds us,” she told me.
“Who?”
“Our family.”
Our family?
“Kai, Banks, Michael, Rika, Will, Alex…” she went on. “You and me. We all hear it. L’appel du vide. The call of the void.”
― Penelope Douglas, Conclave

“L’appel du vide.”
― Penelope Douglas, Conclave

“Michael takes his seat and swipes his fingers across his phone, setting it in the middle of the table to record the minutes. “Alright, considering our agenda, let’s first tackle the—”

“I want to kill your father,” I say, cutting him off.

Damon chokes on his vodka rocks.”
― Penelope Douglas, Conclave

“We will have kids. If you want them. But I will never not have you.” He shakes me. “Do you understand?” A sob lodges in my throat. “Do you understand?” he growls again. “A world where there is no us can’t happen.”
― Penelope Douglas, Conclave

“Why is she crying?” I barked at the doctor.

“Because it fucking hurts!” she yelped, answering for him.

“Well, give her something!”
― Penelope Douglas, Conclave

“We might not make the best decisions under pressure, but you can’t make a decision at all when you’re not talking about it.”
― Penelope Douglas, Conclave

“So, we made a bet. She would get pregnant if I could get her pregnant. While she was on birth control. I knew I was Superman.”
― Penelope Douglas, Conclave

“Mads Mori. Poor kid sounded like an assassin.”
― Penelope Douglas, Conclave

“Sea is a great place to bury bodies, you know? Deep breath, asshole.”
― Penelope Douglas, Conclave

“They're passing thoughts and little dares we allow our psyche, because we're tired of not living and we want the fear. We want to remember why we want to live.”
― Penelope Douglas, Conclave

“The only one who can bring Ivar Torrance’s father to his knees is Ivar’s mother.”
― Penelope Douglas, Conclave

“L’appel du vide. The call of the void.”
― Penelope Douglas, Conclave

“But fuck, I was going to love them. I didn't care about being perfect. I just wanted to be everything my father wasn't. I wanted this with her a million more times, and no matter all the shit that still lived inside me, I already knew I was better than him.”
― Penelope Douglas, Conclave

“I was there when she was five and eight and thirteen, so you remember where you and she started the next time you want to imply you have any more responsibility or love for her than I do,” he bites out. “My woman. Sit down.”
― Penelope Douglas, Conclave

“If you ever insult my wife again,” I tell him, “I’ll take my son fishing using your eyeballs as bait.”
“Yes, sir.”
― Penelope Douglas, Conclave

“I can’t follow the rules,” he says, “and with you, I don’t have to. I’m not alone. I can’t go back to being alone.” He hovers over my lips, our mouths open and hungry. “I can’t fucking breathe without my little monster.”
― Penelope Douglas, Conclave

“Decent men don’t do this,” I tell her. “But that’s why I wanted this one. She’s a devil, just like me.”
― Penelope Douglas, Conclave

“He went through the whole pep talk with me. Michael loves you. You have options. People make it work every day. Lots of kids need good homes. But people also break up over these things. Every day. People want children of their own. They want to make children with the man or woman they love. I never thought something like this would get in my way, but I’m scared. It’s easy to say I’m valuable. He loves me for me, and if my body can’t do this, it can’t be all he needs from me. I’m worth plenty, even if I can’t give him our children, right? This isn’t my fault. I haven’t failed.”
― Penelope Douglas, Conclave

“The problem with quitting smoking is it's really hard if you never fully quit.”
― Penelope Douglas, Conclave

“Why should I have to change my name? Who made that rule anyway?”
― Penelope Douglas, Conclave

“What does he look like?” Winter whispered up at me, her voice raspy.
I smoothed my hand over both their heads. “Like next year he’ll be running around in the fountains with us,” I told her. “He’s perfect, baby. Black hair, a little pissed off…”
She snorted, and I thought about what he’d look like in a year when he was walking and running and laughing and playing. I wanted the noise. I wanted it all over the house. I wanted it filling our lives from here on out.”
― Penelope Douglas, Conclave

“He’s temperamental, but he’ll compromise,” Kai explained to Bryce. “We’ve been through this before.”
“Compromise?” Bryce whined. “He threw an ax at my head!”
“If I’d thrown it at your head, I would’ve hit your head,” I growled low.
There was silence, and then I heard Bryce’s voice. “I’m outta here, man.”
― Penelope Douglas, Conclave

“Michael holds my face, kissing my cheek, jaw, and neck. “Do you trust me?” he asks.
I…
I nod.
“Then why would you ever think the idea of children with any other woman wouldn’t make me sick?” he whispers, and I can hear the pain in his voice. “We will have kids. If you want them. But I will never not have you.” He shakes me. “Do you understand?”
A sob lodges in my throat.
“Do you understand?” he growls again. “A world where there is no us can’t happen.”
― Penelope Douglas, Conclave

“We don’t break laws for personal gain. We do it for fun.”
― Penelope Douglas, Conclave

“I can’t fucking breathe without my little monster.”
― Penelope Douglas, Conclave

“Hell yes. First chocolate? That’s big.”
― Penelope Douglas, Conclave

“I love you and Banks and Winter and the guys, but…Will gets it.”
― Penelope Douglas, Conclave

“Compromise?” Bryce whined. “He threw an ax at my head!”

“If I’d thrown it at your head, I would’ve hit your head,” I growled low.

There was silence, and then I heard Bryce’s voice. “I’m outta here, man.”
― Penelope Douglas, Conclave

“Why couldn’t I like the easy one? But no, I wanted this one.”
― Penelope Douglas, Conclave

“We will have kids. If you want them. But I will never not have you.” He shakes me. “Do you understand?”
― Penelope Douglas, Conclave