Last Violent Call Quotes

“Science could tell him that the ground was below his feet and the sky was above his head and the early light of day was upon his back. Roma wouldn't listen. To him, Juliette was the sun.”
― Chloe Gong, Last Violent Call

“It’s Juliette Montagova.” She lifted her hand and waved her fingers, flashing her gold wedding ring while she continued onward and exited the living room. “I’m a married woman. Roma, come help me get the knives, would you?” In that moment, as Roma pushed off the wall and followed her obediently, he fell in love all over again.”
― Chloe Gong, Last Violent Call

“In her head, she still liked the sound of Juliette Montagova.”
― Chloe Gong, Last Violent Call

“It didn't matter that he had her forever and ever to kiss, past death and into whatever afterlife existed. He still couldn't ge enough of her.”
― Chloe Gong, Last Violent Call

“and Marshall and Juliette certainly hated missing their gossiping sessions—”
― Chloe Gong, Last Violent Call

“Juliette would have accepted the burden of playing dead if it meant safety for those she loved most. She and Roma were the same that way. It was their greatest flaw and their greatest strength at once, and she doubted that would ever change.”
― Chloe Gong, Last Violent Call

“The years were wearing on. They were chidren growing into adult faces, waiting for a moment of contentment that might never come.”
― Chloe Gong, Last Violent Call

“I would reroute the train with my bare hands before I left you behind,” he said matter-of-factly. “How very romantic.”
― Chloe Gong, Last Violent Call

“Pretend I never gossiped about your cousin like this if he asks, but on the phone last month, Juliette said he was really into—”
― Chloe Gong, Last Violent Call

“Marshall’s eyes flew open, his spine straightening. “I am not tired. Who told you that? Malicious slander and lies.”
― Chloe Gong, Last Violent Call

“Let me love you, he mouthed. Arrested for public obscenity, Benedikt mouthed back in warning.”
― Chloe Gong, Last Violent Call

“Don’t even remind me about my traitorous back,” Marshall said. “Twenty-three years old and I could get a cramp from breathing wrong.” Benedikt blinked. He did the math in his head. “Mars, you’re twenty-four.” Without warning, Marshall dropped to his knees, trembling with the drama. “I’m aging!”
― Chloe Gong, Last Violent Call

“It will be the article of the century, I promise,” Marshall said. “You might even win an award. ‘Train Murder Runs Off the Rails with Unexpected Outcome.’ There—I thought up a headline for you.”
― Chloe Gong, Last Violent Call

“It’s all right,” he whispered slowly. “It’s all right as long as I have you.”
― Chloe Gong, Last Violent Call

“Are you going to miss the warmth of my embrace at night?” “I’m actually going to have such a great time freed from the relentless twitching you do in your sleep.”
― Chloe Gong, Last Violent Call

“I am with you if you want to, and I am with you if you cannot.”
― Chloe Gong, Last Violent Call

“All right. I like that.” She took his offered hand, fingers interlacing. “And then the guns start blazing?” Roma sighed with affection and exasperation in equal measure. “You,” he muttered, “are such a pain in the ass.”
― Chloe Gong, Last Violent Call

“Stop pleasing me so much!” Juliette yelled after him. “I can’t help it, you’re the love of my life!” Roma shouted back.”
― Chloe Gong, Last Violent Call

“That’s ridiculous—I would never kick him onto the sofa,” Juliette replied. “If he ever angers me, a better punishment would be for him to continue sleeping next to me, feeling the power of my wrath.”
― Chloe Gong, Last Violent Call

“Time brushed up against her cheek and asked her to take a breath, but she only held still, reveling in the swirl of emotion shaking through her ribs. Her heart turned itself inside out, read aloud the writing in red on her arteries and valves, told her pointedly that love was never wholly the grand battles and explosive deeds. Love, she thought, was kernel of warmth nestled deeper in her chest, glowing with a sense of comfort whenever Roma's eyes was on her - the same comfort she'd first found when they were fifteen, everlasting.”
― Chloe Gong, Last Violent Call

“Open it.” “There is a fish in my face, dorogaya.” “Ignore the fish and open it.”
― Chloe Gong, Last Violent Call

“She had once believed that inheriting the Scarlet Gang would give her immense power, that she would be able to help the people who needed it and stomp down the people trying to hurt her. But that kind of power was never supposed to be concentrated in one place, and a position like that would only draw up an unending list of enemies trying to cause her harm.”
― Chloe Gong, Last Violent Call

“In her head, she still liked tjhe sound of Juliette Montagova.”
― Chloe Gong, Last Violent Call

“So long as he had Marshall by his side, the two of them could face whatever was thrown their way. Together, they were already unstoppable.”
― Chloe Gong, Last Violent Call

“You have everything?” “Yes.” Marshall rammed his shoulder into Benedikt’s. The woman standing behind them sniffed in warning, jostled by the movement. “I have everything right here.”
― Chloe Gong, Last Violent Call

“Marshall folded his arms over his chest. “Twenty-four,” he answered for the both of them. “Practically ancient.”
― Chloe Gong, Last Violent Call

“Love, she thought, was that kernel of warmth nestled deeper in her chest, glowing with a sense of comfort whenever Roma’s eyes were on her—the same comfort she’d first found when they were fifteen, everlasting.”
― Chloe Gong, Last Violent Call

“I’m getting too old for this. I think my knees creaked.”
― Chloe Gong, Last Violent Call

“Get working on the window. You are going to be the death of me.” Juliette grinned, taking out her switchblade. “I hope not. Benedikt will yell at me again. Cover your eyes.”
― Chloe Gong, Last Violent Call

“I have an internal compass that centers on you instead of true north.”
― Chloe Gong, Last Violent Call