Sanguine Quotes

“You have to admit a priest who’s worried about blood in his wine is deeply ironic.”
― Sierra Simone, Sanguine

“No.” I try again, searching for better words. “I’m not going to let you be lonely. Starting now. I want—I want to be tied to your bed. Married to you. I want your teeth in my neck whenever you’re thirsty. I want it, and you’ve said that I’ve earned every dirty thing I want by being so good, so I’ve earned this and I’m taking it.”
― Sierra Simone, Sanguine

“Aaron, did you just make a joke? You did! You made a joke! I’m so proud, I’m like your joke-father, except not really, that would be creepy, unless—I mean, if you want to call me daddy, I am not opposed to that at all, I think I could get used to Daddy Bastien if we worked on it.”
― Sierra Simone, Sanguine

“You truly trust me?” “I do.” He closes his eyes. “Maybe you shouldn’t.” “Are you going to kill me?” “Jesus!” His eyes fly open. “Of course not, Aaron! What the fuck.”
― Sierra Simone, Sanguine

“Let me ask you this, Mr. Ex-Priest: were you a hunter? Because if the only vampires you met were vampires you killed, then that probably explains why they weren’t so blithe when they met you. When we’re not fighting for our lives, we do tend to be a fairly sunny bunch. Get it? Sunny? You’re not laughing. You’re one of those austere Latin Mass priests, aren’t you?”
― Sierra Simone, Sanguine

“I’m not a priest,” the man repeats. And then pauses. “Anymore.” “Aha!” I say through a bite of apple, pointing my knife at him. “J’accuse!”
― Sierra Simone, Sanguine

“After the buzzer rings the third time, I reach for my phone and open the security app to answer it. “Fuck off. And if you’re here to kill me, extra fuck off.” “I’m not here to kill you.” The voice on the other end of the line is impatient, as if I’m the problem here, even though he’s the one rudely waking me up to murder me.”
― Sierra Simone, Sanguine