The Isle of Sin and Shadows Quotes

“What makes her so different that I’d sell my fucking soul for her right now, if she asked?”
― Keri Lake, The Isle of Sin and Shadows

“What the hell is love, anyway? Fleeting moments of adoration smothered in pain and disappointment.”
― Keri Lake, The Isle of Sin and Shadows

“Some say revenge isn't worth it, that it doesn't change anything, but whoever came up with that ignorant token of wisdom was either too scared to go through with it, or never gave thought to the alternative. The idea of the person who'd ruined your fucking life walking around free and clear, as if it never even happened.”
― Keri Lake, The Isle of Sin and Shadows

“She’s crazy, that’s what. My personal shot of chaos. A drug I want to inject whenever the fuck I’m feeling too calm and settled and my blood needs a spike of absolute bedlam and turmoil. A rush of adrenaline and lust that has my heart pumping overtime, just to keep up with a sudden urge to jump off a cliff while holding hands with her.”
― Keri Lake, The Isle of Sin and Shadows

“Jealous, much?” she says on a shaky breath. “To be jealous, one would have to assume that you might eventually stray. You’re not going anywhere. And neither am I.” Brushing away her hair, I bury my face into the back of her neck and breathe in the scent of coconut on her skin. “I don’t want anything else, but you, chère,” I say, raggedly. “No one else.”
― Keri Lake, The Isle of Sin and Shadows

“La lune. Les étoiles. Ma Céleste.”
― Keri Lake, The Isle of Sin and Shadows

“Seriously? You’re not going to throw one of those possessive and jealous alpha male fits, like something out of a mafia romance?” “You’re free to wear whatever you like, catin. Just as I’m free to kill anyone who looks at you in it.”
― Keri Lake, The Isle of Sin and Shadows

“The fact is, I don’t know what I want. Like I’m rummaging through life’s big pantry, trying to decide what tastes good. My heart is starving for something I’ve never had before, but the ache in my chest feels masochistically good. It’s a reminder that I’m still alive. That I still crave something from this world. And the beauty in all that rejection lies in never having to mourn the end of something that was never there to begin with. Like cutting open a dry vein with no fear of bleeding out.”
― Keri Lake, The Isle of Sin and Shadows

“These days, I try to document as many moments as I can, because I’ve come to learn that the mind is not a reliable enough storyteller of the past. Its memories are an ever-changing landscape that moves and slides with time. Like a viscous liquid that can be poured into any shape.”
― Keri Lake, The Isle of Sin and Shadows

“I don’t want anything else, but you, chère,” I say, raggedly. “No one else.”
― Keri Lake, The Isle of Sin and Shadows

“La lune. Les étoiles. Ma Céleste. The moon. The stars. My Céleste. It’s here, in this moment, that a ludicrous thought enters my mind, and I realize what lengths I would go to, to keep her. I would take on the most dangerous cartel in Mexico for this woman.”
― Keri Lake, The Isle of Sin and Shadows

“the guy could dispose of me like he assuredly does a toothbrush every six months.”
― Keri Lake, The Isle of Sin and Shadows

“Because it’s like any destructive force of nature. Too much creates imbalance. And a love that strong would consume a person. Put everyone around them at risk. Love kills.”
― Keri Lake, The Isle of Sin and Shadows

“What do you care, Angeltude?” Angeltude. ‘Face of an angel with a fuckton of attitude,”
― Keri Lake, The Isle of Sin and Shadows

“He carries on his crooked back A ragged burlap gunnysack And in his hand he wields a blade Of children’s bones, from which it’s made He hunts the night for those who’ve lied There’s nowhere you can run, or hide He’ll swipe you up right out of bed And by first light, you will be dead.”
― Keri Lake, The Isle of Sin and Shadows

“Do not incline my heart to any evil thing. To practice deeds of wickedness with men who do iniquity; and do not let me eat of their delicacies.”
― Keri Lake, The Isle of Sin and Shadows

“I would take on the most dangerous cartel in Mexico for this woman.”
― Keri Lake, The Isle of Sin and Shadows

“I have to admit, I find you mildly entertaining. For a pain in the ass.” “And I find you mildly charming, for the hole of said ass.”
― Keri Lake, The Isle of Sin and Shadows

“Just before Russ and I found the cabin in Marquette, we were forced to sleep in some shitholes farther south, in Saginaw.”
― Keri Lake, The Isle of Sin and Shadows

“One more thing, ARIC," I say, stopping him on his way out of the door. "If you ever lay a hand on one of my dancers again, I'll break every finger to the knuckle."
"You're threatening me now?"
"A threat is oftentimes an empty promise. What I'm telling you is a blueprint for your future, should you decide to challenge me on it.”
― Keri Lake, The Isle of Sin and Shadows

“A little bad can be good for the soul.”
― Keri Lake, The Isle of Sin and Shadows

“Unrequited love tends to be a wound that festers into a raging sepsis, if not treated right away.”
― Keri Lake, The Isle of Sin and Shadows

“Dear Cely,
You know I'm not good at words, so I'll keep this short and sweet. First thing, I know we've had our differences, but I want you to know, raising you was never a burden. Was nice having you around, keeping me in line.
Second thing is, he world's a big place. And life is too short to get hung up on the past. Live. Fall in love. But don't ever let some ungrateful prick put out your fire. You find someone that burns with you. For you. You're aves, kid. Always remember that.
Have fun. But not too much, right?
Always, Russ”
― Keri Lake, The Isle of Sin and Shadows

“Je suis fou de toi.” “What does that mean?” “I’m crazy about you.”
― Keri Lake, The Isle of Sin and Shadows

“So, what’s beautiful, then?” Some of the humor in his eyes fades, and he leans forward to kiss me. “You,” he says, forehead pressed to mine.”
― Keri Lake, The Isle of Sin and Shadows

“Years can change a person, I know that for a fact, but beneath whatever the world does to change the landscape of skin and bones, there is something constant. The warmth of familiarity that time can’t touch.”
― Keri Lake, The Isle of Sin and Shadows

“Dusk settles over the bayou, and the black silhouettes of cypress trees stand knee-deep in the murky water, like a painting, set against the burnt orange and pink sky. Twinkling fireflies add enchanting animation to the surrounding stillness. The Spanish moss slung over branches, reaching down for the glassy surface below, is mirrored by its reflection, like looking at a parallel, upside down world. “As above, so below.” “What’s that?” “I don’t remember where I heard it. It just makes me think of the duality of things, sometimes. Good and evil. Black and white.” “Balance.”
― Keri Lake, The Isle of Sin and Shadows

“You’re free to wear whatever you like, catin. Just as I’m free to kill anyone who looks at you in it.”
― Keri Lake, The Isle of Sin and Shadows

“The rubbing of her thumb over a tattoo inked in cursive across her wrist draws my attention. Si seulement … I jut my chin toward it. “What does it mean?” “It’s a question I’ve asked myself so many times over the years. If only, what then?”
― Keri Lake, The Isle of Sin and Shadows

“For as long as I can remember, the ocean has always been a fascination of mine. It’s creatures, unfathomable depths, and mystery, call to me like a siren,”
― Keri Lake, The Isle of Sin and Shadows