Straight on till Morning Quotes

“Grief is a funny thing the way it ebbs and flows. Time does ease the bite of it, but it can sneak up on you, out of nowhere and crush you just as harshly as it did the very first day.”
― T.S. Kinley, Straight on till Morning

“In my heart of hearts, I knew who he was. He may have been a ruthless, selfish bastard to everyone else, but for me, he would burn the realms to the ground and place a crown at my feet.”
― T.S. Kinley, Straight on till Morning

“A cold chain slipped around my neck, biting into my skin and pulling me backwards, away from my prize. I struggled violently against my unknown attacker. I was slammed to the ground. A familiar body pressed over mine, holding me in place, keeping me from the sweet bliss of her death. It was Peter's vacant eyes that glared down at me.”
― T.S. Kinley, Straight on till Morning

“This journey gave me the chance to have my death mean something. I get to save my little sister. What greater honor is there in life than dying for the one you love? I've made up my mind.”
― T.S. Kinley, Straight on till Morning

“I cannot accept your apology, because it is not yours to give. This wasn't your fault. Never apologize for the evil you cannot control. That is your first lesson as a queen.”
― T.S. Kinley, Straight on till Morning

“May the Divine bless our bond. May She protect us from evil and deliver us vengeance." He joined our hands, mixing our blood. "You are of my blood, We belong to each other now." He kissed our joined hands and pulled me back to my feet. "It's time to fight now, my queen.”
― T.S. Kinley, Straight on till Morning

“May the Divine bless our bond. May She protect us from evil and deliver us vengeance." Eben slit is how palm, grasping my hand in his, allowing our blood to mix, bonding us together.”
― T.S. Kinley, Straight on till Morning

“Not nearly enough, little star. Legions apart will come and stain the ground red with your blood, with their blood." She cast her arms out as she gestured toward the rest of us. "It is time to gather your string, little star or you will lose them.”
― T.S. Kinley, Straight on till Morning

“People, women especially, were expendable to him and yet... Gwen had somehow gotten under his skin. I guess I had no room to judge. Each Lost Boy, myself included, had fallen to our knees, begging her to be our queen.”
― T.S. Kinley, Straight on till Morning

“I am willing to do whatever it takes to get Peter back. Can you say the same?”
― T.S. Kinley, Straight on till Morning

“But know I will be watching and I'll call you out every time you fuck up."

"Yes ma'am." Eben gave her a curt nod in agreement.”
― T.S. Kinley, Straight on till Morning

“I pledge to you my protection regardless of whether you give me your heart or not." Eben dropped to his knee and bowed his head. "I am at your service, my queen." He lifted his eyes to mine.”
― T.S. Kinley, Straight on till Morning

“But it was nothing compared to the agony that devoured me. My girl, my darling girl, was gone to a place where I could never bring her back from. And it was all my fault. This was my punishment.”
― T.S. Kinley, Straight on till Morning

“Fuck! I raked my hands through my hair in frustration. I hadn't done enough to make her realize that it was her, not Wendy, who I'd been searching for. Wendy had only shown me a glimpse of love, of what I'd been so desperate to have. But it was Gwen who'd fulfilled that promise and shown me its full potential. And I'd fucked it up. She left thinking she truly was a replacement, a fill in for something she could never be. How had I messed things up so badly? If we'd had more time I could have proven to her that she was the one... not Wendy.”
― T.S. Kinley, Straight on till Morning

“I know now I can never replace Wendy, but maybe I was able to give you the same reprieve you gave me. You've been living with a void in your heart for so many years. Even though I can't be her, can't become what she meant to you, I am thankful I could ease the loss of her, even if it was only for a short while...”
― T.S. Kinley, Straight on till Morning

“I'd known all along our time together was fleeting, but I didn't realize how much I'd been hoping fate would change that course for us. I had foolishly thought what I had with Wnedy had been love, but it paled in comparison to what I felt for Gwen. She was my true match. The one the Divine had created just for me, and there would be no other. Of that I was absolutely certain.”
― T.S. Kinley, Straight on till Morning

“I stared up at the man as he turned, his dark pants were covered in dirt and blood. The blood spatter continued up his bare chest. My eyes roamed upward and my heart left in my throat as I took in the familiar tattoo of a ram's skull that covered his chest. My eyes shot up to meet the dark, fathomless eyes of Eben.”
― T.S. Kinley, Straight on till Morning

“Let's go fuck up some pirates.”
― T.S. Kinley, Straight on till Morning

“I know. I could feel her slipping away. That's why I came back for her. If you had just waited, we could have avoided this mess,”
― T.S. Kinley, Straight on till Morning

“You see Earth, is the newest of the realms. Humans haven't evolved enough for the Divine to bless us with magic. But it's coming, there are grains of magic in certain people. People like Peter, like you and your family. Maybe that's why he's been so drawn to the Darling girls. He sees something in them that's familiar- he recognizes his own magic in you.”
― T.S. Kinley, Straight on till Morning

“Once a Lost Boy, always a Lost Boy.”
― T.S. Kinley, Straight on till Morning

“I seem to remember you saying that before. I would stay, but you're just not as good in bed as I remember.”
― T.S. Kinley, Straight on till Morning