Flowers For The Devil Quotes

“The strongest heart come from suffering. The brightest souls from darkness. The most captivating things are covered in scars.”
― Vlad Kahany, Flowers For The Devil

“Empowered women are dangerous, Alina. They threaten men’s power, and that is the one thing men don’t like to share. Women bear and rear children. They hold the power to change the mindset of an entire generation. Can you imagine what it would be like if an entire generation grew up with a clear idea of democracy, liberty, and equal rights?”
― Vlad Kahany, Flowers For The Devil

“I've come to tell you, Father, that tiny angels don't have wings. But they do have the most luminous gray eyes. Hers.”
― Vlad Kahany, Flowers For The Devil

“You haunt me, Alina,” he whispered as if afraid to scare her if he said it louder. “You turn me into a shameless man. You make me burn with desire that takes over my body and mind,” he murmured as he kissed her jaw and neck.

“I want your body and your heart. All of you.”
― Vlad Kahany, Flowers For The Devil

“Feuerbach said, ‘I would rather be a devil in alliance with the truth than an angel in alliance with the falsehood.”
― Vlad Kahany, Flowers For The Devil

“You became my home, for that is where my heart is.”
― Vlad Kahany, Flowers For The Devil

“Ubuntu in the Nguni language means “humanity.” But that is an English word. In the local understanding, it means, “I am because you are.” You see, Father, humanity is a reflection on itself. We don’t act alone but rather with the consideration of others. Our acts are contagious. Wickedness sprouts like weeds, kindness like fresh grass. But weeds grow everywhere, and grass needs sun, water, and care.”
― Vlad Kahany, Flowers For The Devil

“Ubuntu. I am because you are.”
― Vlad Kahany, Flowers For The Devil

“Angels, demons,
Saints, and sinners.
Memories define hell and heaven.”
― Vlad Kahany, Flowers For The Devil

“The strongest hearts come from suffering. The brightest souls from
darkness. The most captivating things are covered in scars.”
― Vlad Kahany, Flowers For The Devil

“She needed him like the air to breathe. Even guilt and shame subsided
under the need to have him by her side.”
― Vlad Kahany, Flowers For The Devil

“Just because others don't have taste in fashion doesn't mean you need to dress down for them.”
― Vlad Kahany, Flowers For The Devil: A Dark Victorian Romance

“Say it again.” His gaze was playful when she met his eyes. “My name. Say it again.” His smile grew wider.”
― Vlad Kahany, Flowers For The Devil

“A man's heart can withstand abuse, grief, and all sorts of evil, Father. But a simple act of kindness undo it and make it beat wildly.”
― Vlad Kahany, Flowers For The Devil

“I would rather be a devil in alliance with the truth than an angel in alliance with the falsehood.”
― Vlad Kahany, Flowers For The Devil

“Sometimes, the wrong things can only be fixed by doing worse ones. It is a senseless argument, but oh-so-true.”
― Vlad Kahany, Flowers For The Devil

“You can't save everyone. Nor can you give away everything you have for the sake of others.”
― Vlad Kahany, Flowers For The Devil

“But shouldn’t justice be served in the proper way?” Alina looked at her in hopes of an answer. “Look at the country we live in. This empire enslaved a quarter of the world and killed more innocent people than any other nation. What law or sense of justice could possibly allow them to do so?”
― Vlad Kahany, Flowers For The Devil

“For a person who has traveled as much as I had, home is not a place but rather a feeling you get when you anchor somewhere that makes you content.”
― Vlad Kahany, Flowers For The Devil

“Her favorite author was Gogol, and I read every translation I could find. So she was into villains and folklore—I smiled as I read Viy—then ordered the books in Russian and put them in my library.”
― Vlad Kahany, Flowers For The Devil