Aden Polydoros > Quotes

“The thing about losing someone, it's like...You see something, and you think 'oh, they'll love this once I tell them' or 'I can't wait to share this with them,' but you can't. Because they're dead. So you just store these—these words inside yourself, because what the fuck else can you do?”
― Aden Polydoros, Wrath Becomes Her

“There is a mark on your brow,' I murmured, leaning forward to rest my forehead against his. 'And it means truth.”
― Aden Polydoros, Wrath Becomes Her

“I think that somehow, whatever this thing is, whatever it wants, it can see what’s happened to us… sit knows just how to hurt us the most.”
― Aden Polydoros, The Gathering Dark: An Anthology of Folk Horror

“Did the Unclean Force even exist, or was it just a way to justify violence?”
― Aden Polydoros, Bone Weaver

“I didn't think growing up should mean abandoning the things you loved.”
― Aden Polydoros, Nightmares in Paradise

“More importantly, you can't live your life always on the offensive, or your fear will consume your joy until there is nothing left.”
― Aden Polydoros, Nightmares in Paradise

“...I was beginning to realize that what drew me to scary movies in the first place was how predictable they were... But that wasn't how it worked in the real world. Sometimes, there were no survivors. Sometimes, the villains won. And the true monsters didn't wear masks. They could be friendly. The could smile at you and seem like someone you could trust.”
― Aden Polydoros, Ring of Solomon