Into the Dark Quotes

“I think we all love in our own way. I think you perceive love as something that fails because you’ve only ever seen it fail. What if you find someone someday that can handle how hard you fall for them, and it lasts and you’re happy for the rest of your life. Who’s to say that isn’t love, just in a form that works for you?”
― Dana Isaly, Into the Dark

“I will keep her until I am the death of her.”
― Dana Isaly, Into the Dark

“Everything is a story in the end.”
― Dana Isaly, Into the Dark

“I will give her whatever she wants. If she loves my monster, I can love her angel.”
― Dana Isaly, Into the Dark

“Because if you're going to love me, I need you to love me with every single fiber of your being. I want someone's full and unyielding attention. I want someone to look at me and only me. That way I know that person will never leave me."
"That's not love, Lyra. That's and obsession...Obsession will consume you in a way that you can't come back from."
"Then I want obsession.”
― Dana Isaly, Into the Dark

“I have this houseplant at home. I'm not sure what it is, but it just sits in front of my window. And after about a week of not watering it, it will start to wilt. But once I give it just a small amount of water, it perks up within minutes. That's what I feel like. I feel like a neglected houseplant that just needs some fucking water.”
― Dana Isaly, Into the Dark

“Love is a tsunami. You don’t survive it.”
― Dana Isaly, Into the Dark

“Obsession doesn’t fade. Obsession dominates and controls us. It monopolizes our thoughts and our actions to the point we can’t see past it. That’s what you are to me, Elijah. You destroy anything else in my line of sight. You are it for me. Every part of my body cries out for you.”
― Dana Isaly, Into the Dark

“You never show a predator your throat. Or they’ll take it.” “Take it, then,” she whispers.”
― Dana Isaly, Into the Dark

“Is obsession healthier than love?”
― Dana Isaly, Into the Dark

“I would crawl inside of him if I could. I would drape his skin around me like a blanket, bathe in his sweat, and wear his scent like perfume. I am utterly and wholly his.”
― Dana Isaly, Into the Dark

“I have a very strict set of rules that I abide by. I never stray from those rules…ever. I’m confident that’s the reason I’ve never been caught. I’ve never even been suspected. It all comes down to consistency. The day I break the rules will be the day I’m caught.”
― Dana Isaly, Into the Dark

“As far as I’m concerned,” he says against my ear, “there was no one before me, and there will be no one after me.”
― Dana Isaly, Into the Dark

“I’ve never felt more wanted or protected in my life.”
― Dana Isaly, Into the Dark

“Desire pulses through my entire body like I’ve been struck by lightning. There’s something so erotic about what I think he’s done for me. The possessive tone of his voice causes gooseflesh to break out across my entire body.”
― Dana Isaly, Into the Dark

“I just need to find someone that will obsess over me the way I obsess over them.” “Do you think that’s really what’s healthy, though, Lyra? Is obsession healthier than love?” I look over at her and muster a smile that I know doesn’t reach my eyes. “That’s all I have to offer.”
― Dana Isaly, Into the Dark

“Because if you’re going to love me, I need you to love me with every single fiber of your being,” My head swivels and looks back on her. “I want someone’s full and unyielding attention. I want someone to look at me and only me. That way I know that person will never leave me.” “That’s not love, Lyra. That’s an obsession. Love is forgiving and always evolving. There’s room to grow and change where there’s love. But with obsession, it can only go one way. Obsession will consume you in a way that you can’t come back from.” “Then I want obsession.”
― Dana Isaly, Into the Dark

“Doesn’t she know anyone could just walk up and take advantage of her? She is mine. Ours, my demon reminds me.”
― Dana Isaly, Into the Dark

“Because if you're going to love me, I need you to love me with every single fiber of your being. I want someone's full and unyielding attention. I want someone to look at me and only me. That way I know that person will never leave me."
"That's not love, Lyra. That's an obsession...Obsession will consume you in a way that you can't come back from."
"Then I want obsession.”
― Dana Isaly, Into the Dark

“I always wanted my alone time but always threw myself at the first person to look my way.”
― Dana Isaly, Into the Dark

“There’s nowhere safer for me than the arms of my serial killer.”
― Dana Isaly, Into the Dark

“If you are so hell-bent on the incorrect assumption that you cannot love, then you probably will eventually find someone that will match you and your needs.”
― Dana Isaly, Into the Dark