Joyless Quotes

“What we like behind closed doors makes us who we are on the other side.”
― Nyla K., Joyless

“Boston loves the queers. North Dakota… not so much.” “I resent that,” I mutter. “Harley, how many bisexual men does your dad know?” He shoots me a look. “Trick question,” I reply, then mumble, “He doesn’t believe in bisexual…” “I rest my case.”
― Nyla K., Joyless

“You’re my greatest weakness…” he tells me with wonder in his tone. “But I think I want it. Knowing you’ll catch me makes me want to fall.”
― Nyla K., Joyless

“A-are you gonna… lick me?” My breathing is truly out of control. “No.” He bites his lip. “I’m gonna eat you alive.”
― Nyla K., Joyless

“You’ll come to me, Velle… I know you will. And when you do, I’ll give you everything.”
― Nyla K., Joyless

“He looks good leaving… They always do, which is why I’m not supposed to want guys like him anymore. It’s always me standing around alone in the end.”
― Nyla K., Joyless

“I’m John Chevelle, Head Correctional Officer of Alabaster Penitentiary. And simply put, I fucking own this place.”
― Nyla K., Joyless

“I need a fucking break. A bottle of water, and maybe a Hot Pocket or something.”
― Nyla K., Joyless

“I’ve considered that maybe I’m broken inside. Maybe my heart doesn’t work, or it’s very small like that green asshole in the Christmas movie. Jim Carey played him… The Grinch! Thank you. That was gonna drive me crazy.”
― Nyla K., Joyless

“the guards telling their own stories in past tense, in order to help you guys understand what happened to lead them to Alabaster Isle.”
― Nyla K., Joyless

“Taking Back Sunday”
― Nyla K., Joyless

“Everything inside me feels rotten, diseased. None of this is right. He’s good… he’s so fucking good, and that was my biggest mistake. Thinking I could have someone like him.”
― Nyla K., Joyless

“I’ve wanted him since the moment I laid eyes on him, in that hotel bar, scowling into his glass like he could see himself drowning in it.”
― Nyla K., Joyless