The Danger You Know Quotes

“It’s constant, that yearning. Overbearing at times. A drive for something that’s just out of reach, and the most frustrating part is I don’t know what I need. I just know that I need it.”
― Lily White, The Danger You Know

“But then it was like the world shifted one day, and I woke up with a part of me that was so bleak and hollow, it ached to be filled with something I couldn’t name.”
― Lily White, The Danger You Know

“Easy romance is never pretty, and the beautiful ones, the ones worthy of your time, those are cleverly disguised nightmares. They elude you while tearing you to shreds, refusing to let go.”
― Lily White, The Danger You Know

“This is my life. I want to live it. I want to taste it. I want to explore every forbidden and unknown thing. Don’t you?”
― Lily White, The Danger You Know

“She doesn’t need a hero to swoop in and save her, she needs a villain who drags out the hero she has within herself.”
― Lily White, The Danger You Know

“Maybe that’s what it means to grow up. You have to let go of idealism and settle for the crushing defeat of what’s real, what’s available, what’s right in front of your face because longing for the rest of it will only drive you mad in the end.”
― Lily White, The Danger You Know

“You’re fucking nuts. It’s like you were made for me,”
― Lily White, The Danger You Know

“You’re fucking nuts. But so am I.”
― Lily White, The Danger You Know

“I guess that’s the thing with enticing a devil to love. We’ll go to the depths of Hell for you without any concern for whether it’s right or wrong.”
― Lily White, The Danger You Know

“I’m not the hero in our story. Never have been. And you need to remember that. I’m just a man with an obsession that’s lasted too fucking long, the truth of it carved into every bone, seared into every muscle, and spread out over my entire penthouse so that there’s no hiding it once Adeline wakes up.”
― Lily White, The Danger You Know

“Reality is so ugly compared to the fantasy we carry in our thoughts. It’s rash and unforgiving, so terribly boring and mundane that it’s painful to exist at times.”
― Lily White, The Danger You Know

“He will always be a damn stalker. And I wouldn’t have it any other way.”
― Lily White, The Danger You Know

“Just don’t lock me in alone for too long. I can’t sleep without you.”
― Lily White, The Danger You Know

“You’ll never have to worry about that again. Your shadow is real, Adeline. And now that he has you, he’ll never let you go.”
― Lily White, The Danger You Know

“He’s a killer, yet the only person who helps me sleep. He’s been the constant shadow, once again within my reach. It doesn’t make sense, but then nothing in life really ever does. Especially when it comes to what matters. What we choose to keep. And what we choose to let go.”
― Lily White, The Danger You Know

“Why are you telling me this?” “So you’ll forgive our boy. He did what he was paid to do, and he didn’t see you until that night. I have a feeling if he’d known you ahead of time, he would have refused. Your dad got to him before I could. Ari did the job and regretted it immediately. It’s the only one he’s regretted. And I think it played a huge role in why he set out to watch over you. He was paying penance. He just happened to fall in love at the same time.”
― Lily White, The Danger You Know

“Glancing down at the blood and bits of brain matter splattered on my pants, I laugh and turn my head to look at him. “I’m not done.”
― Lily White, The Danger You Know

“For every time you hurt her. For every time you raped her. For every insult, every snap of your fingers in her face, for the control you took over her life, I’ve added another bone to break. You won’t survive this, Grant. But you will feel every fucking second of it.”
― Lily White, The Danger You Know

“Looks like Adeline’s precious boyfriend can save her this time.”
― Lily White, The Danger You Know

“She talks in her sleep. Full conversations I never told her she has. Freaky and insane, my girl. But she knew I was there tonight, and what she said was enough to break me all over again.”
― Lily White, The Danger You Know

“You used to ask me what I see when I sleep.” Turning enough to look down at me, he says nothing. “I see you, Ari. I always have.”
― Lily White, The Danger You Know

“I had to. You needed to rebuild yourself, baby bird, find your own wings without clinging on to someone else. I told you it would happen, you just never listen.”
― Lily White, The Danger You Know

“It’ll hurt when you wake up.” “Not as much as it’s hurt for the past six months. Nothing can hurt like that.”
― Lily White, The Danger You Know

“You can’t hold on to a shadow. They exist in places where light can’t touch. In their world, nothing good exists, just the failures of modern society. Greed, lust, money, power. I’m not sure they can ever truly love.”
― Lily White, The Danger You Know

“You wanted the truth, so I’m giving it to you. I’m the man who pulled the trigger when your father died. Are you happier to know that? Does it make you feel closer to me somehow?”
― Lily White, The Danger You Know

“I’m not a good person, Adeline. I never lied to you about that. You should want me to leave when you’re safe again.”
― Lily White, The Danger You Know

“This is awkward. Are we at a point where we give goodbye hugs? Unsure what to do, I dither in place, finally breaking free of my hesitation to march over and wrap my arms around him.”
― Lily White, The Danger You Know

“Thank you,” I say without thinking. His brows tug together. “For what?” “Taking care of me. For watching me like you have.”
― Lily White, The Danger You Know

“Not yet, baby bird. I’m not nearly done with you.”
― Lily White, The Danger You Know

“Finally taking a seat, I tug my cotton shorts down to cover one of those bruises, Ari’s eyes flicking to the movement while Lincoln’s arm stretches around my shoulders. Ari immediately shoves Lincoln’s arm away, the two men leaning back to stare at each other. Lincoln smiles while Ari narrows his eyes, and I laugh again to see someone screwing with Ari as hard as he screws with me.”
― Lily White, The Danger You Know