The Darkest Note Quotes

“I think it’s easier to choose darkness than light.” I play the dark keys to prove my point. “That way, rather than being hurt, you’re the one doing the hurting.”
― Nelia Alarcon, The Darkest Note

“Because every perfect song deserves a name.”
― Nelia Alarcon, The Darkest Note

“music is the language of the soul’.”
― Nelia Alarcon, The Darkest Note

“ghost. She’s haunting me tonight like a bad spirit. Dark shadows in every corner. Secrets threatening to spring out like snakes.”
― Nelia Alarcon, The Darkest Note

“Where are you going?’ I call.
‘To kill him. Duh!’ She shoves up the sleeves of her shirt and turns toward the door.”
― Nelia Alarcon, The Darkest Note

“Why are the beautiful ones always the most evil?”
― Nelia Alarcon, The Darkest Note

“Because he’s naked from the top all the way down to the V-lines disappearing beneath his sagging sweatpants. Zane flashes the camera a lusty look. His eyes are at half-mast and his lips are glistening. As he moves his hips in a slow, undulating roll, he lip syncs, “Baby, you know you’re the only one I want. You like that?’ “Oh my gosh!” Viola jumps on me, snatches the phone and huddles it close to her chest. I’m so shocked, I don’t even know how to react. “What the hell is that?” “It’s not what you think okay?” “I don’t even know what to think!” “I’m not thirsting after Zane Cross.” She pauses and thinks about it. “Okay, maybe I kind of am.” Her voice rises in pitch. “But look at him? Who wouldn’t?”
― Nelia Alarcon, The Darkest Note

“her. “Of course I know who Jarod Cross is. What I was”
― Nelia Alarcon, The Darkest Note

“Her bottom lip was way too big for the top one. It was the kind of mouth that could keep a man up late at night. I’d wanted to touch her the moment I saw her standing backstage, but when I heard her play, I knew she was the type of fire I sure as hell should stay away from. Women like her… they’re the reason empires fall and kings turn into losers. The magic in her fingers has that kind of power. And I want no freaking part of it.”
― Nelia Alarcon, The Darkest Note

“Where I’m from, evil looks like what it is. But in Redwood, the most cruel are drowning in jewels and good looks. They flaunt their status and power. They smirk and make champagne toasts and slap black cards on counters. I’m nothing like that. And it seems everyone here wants to remind me of my true value. Because I come from nothing, I have no power. And helplessness sticks.”
― Nelia Alarcon, The Darkest Note

“The monster inside me grunts in displeasure. I want her to keep those legs open. I want to be her first. I want to get inside her pretty little body the way she’s gotten into my head.”
― Nelia Alarcon, The Darkest Note

“I didn’t think she could make me break any more of my rules, but here I am. Eager as a freaking bee to get into a honey trap.”
― Nelia Alarcon, The Darkest Note

“I’ve never felt like this before. I’d give it all to her. Everything. Let her sink into all the places where only music was allowed.”
― Nelia Alarcon, The Darkest Note

“Don’t worry about it.” I breathe her in. “Be a bad girl tonight.”
― Nelia Alarcon, The Darkest Note

“You force me to face the truth, even if the truth is more cruel than I could ever be.”
― Nelia Alarcon, The Darkest Note

“You’re right. I’m not a good person.” Dutch’s eyes are hot on my face. “But if there’s any light left inside me, it’s all drawn to you.”
― Nelia Alarcon, The Darkest Note

“I think it’s easier to choose darkness than light.” I play the dark keys to prove my point. “That way, rather than being hurt, you’re the one doing the hurting.” He takes one hand off the keyboard”
― Nelia Alarcon, The Darkest Note

“Tonight, his guard is lowered. There’s darkness, yes. But there’s something else. Brokenness. Emptiness. A longing for more. He’s letting me see the rawness that lingers just beneath the surface. Something shifts inside me.”
― Nelia Alarcon, The Darkest Note

“I need to feel his skin so I forget that mine doesn’t fit anymore.”
― Nelia Alarcon, The Darkest Note

“I will chase you to the ends of the earth.” Her lips curl up. “A threat?” “A promise.”
― Nelia Alarcon, The Darkest Note

“Do you generally go around kissing psychos?” I ask, hot on her tail.”
― Nelia Alarcon, The Darkest Note

“Her fire makes something deep inside me come alive. I need her. It’s less of a thought and more of a physical reaction.”
― Nelia Alarcon, The Darkest Note

“that. I need her on my skin like a balm on a burn victim. Need to breathe her in until whatever she’s made of is what I’m made of too. My”
― Nelia Alarcon, The Darkest Note

“I know that he’s not just beautiful. He’s outright dangerous. A heartbreaker in motion. A destroyer of souls. And I should be nowhere near them. They’re getting closer now”
― Nelia Alarcon, The Darkest Note

“Women like her… they’re the reason empires fall and kings turn into losers. The magic in her fingers has that kind of power. And I want no freaking part of it.”
― Nelia Alarcon, The Darkest Note

“It’s frightening, the chokehold he has on me. I don’t know where it’s coming from. I only know that—if bad news had a face—it would be this guy. Tattoos climb under his”
― Nelia Alarcon, The Darkest Note

“the broken shards that linger in the depths of my soul, scattered from years of living with pain and heartache, comes alive. A snake rising from smoke. The chaos in me gets louder. Wilder. I’m out for blood tonight. And I’m going to take that pound of flesh from”
― Nelia Alarcon, The Darkest Note

“People evolve. I don’t see why music can’t either. Music is a reflection of us. Of who we are, where we come from and who we want to be.” “It’s also a measure of perfection. If we don’t play it exactly right, we don’t win.” I scrunch my nose. “I think our obsession with holding on to things, trying to preserve them so they’re exactly the way they always were, can keep us from seeing what’s important.”
― Nelia Alarcon, The Darkest Note