Blade of Iris Quotes

“Life has a funny way of giving you exactly what you need when you least expect it. You just have to be strong enough to reach out and hold onto it, because you have to fight for anything worth having. Bleed for it. Like the blade over their hearts. The blade of iris.”
― K.A. Knight, Blade of Iris

“You are allowed to miss her and be broken over her death. Nobody will judge you for it. Being sad doesn’t make you weak. Surviving death, surviving pain and grief makes you stronger than you will ever know.”
― K.A. Knight, Blade of Iris

“Your mother was not weak either. You don’t realize the strength it took to stay, even though it meant her death, because she knew that short time with you was better than constantly running and losing you anyway. She loved you so much. You were a child, so it wasn’t your job to save her,”
― K.A. Knight, Blade of Iris

“I wish I felt nothing. I wish that when she places her hand on my chest, my heart doesn’t quicken. A slow warmth begins beneath it. I wish I were numb to her, that I felt nothing but cold detachment, so then I wouldn’t want to taste her pain and wrap myself up in it until it ended with my own.”
― K.A. Knight, Blade of Iris

“Nothing is too much for you,” I murmur as I cup her chin, careful of her makeup. “You deserve everything in this world, and I plan to give it to you. Even when you don’t know you need it. You can be badass, scary, and lethal and still wear a beautiful dress, my love,” I promise. “And if it wouldn’t ruin your makeup, I would kiss the fuck out of you right now.”
― K.A. Knight, Blade of Iris

“My mind is tearing apart, my soul is lost, and my heart is cold.”
― K.A. Knight, Blade of Iris

“That feral part of yourself that you find in the darkest of times to survive…it filled me. I was brutal, mad, and angry.”
― K.A. Knight, Blade of Iris

“I want to experience what others always talk about so when I reach those pearly gates—okay, let’s be honest, the fiery gates, I’ll be ready, having experienced it all.”
― K.A. Knight, Blade of Iris