T.L. Martin > Quotes

“You understand what I’m telling you, Tommy? You have a light inside you, and the only person who gets to decide whether that light shines or not is you.”
― T.L. Martin, Touched by Death

“I felt it. I heard the snap of my heart tearing in half. It wasn’t a messy, dirty rip like I’d expected, but a smooth, clean line that knew just where to break to hurt me the most.”
― T.L. Martin, Touched by Death

“I desire very little, but the things I do consume me”
― T.L. Martin, Dancing in the Dark

“I part my lips, but no words come out. I want to cry. Want to beg. Want to scream. But mostly, I want to hold him until I know he’s going to be okay. Then I want him to hold me until I’m okay, too.”
― T.L. Martin, Touched by Death

“His eyes close, and he draws a long breath. When they open again, they’re colder than ever. “And that’s where you’d be disappointed, Lou.There is no good to be found in Death.”
― T.L. Martin, Touched by Death

“Sometimes I think people like you are the strongest of us all. The kind of person who can find beauty in anything. Who chooses to believe in love before hate. Who doesn’t just hope for happy endings, but has what it takes to create the happy ending. It’s so easy to be angry, to hate, to see the worst in a situation. But to actively choose to see the best? That’s where all the courage is.”
― T.L. Martin, Touched by Death

“Two lines.
Seven words.
'I’m so sorry.
I’ll never give up.”
― T.L. Martin, Touched by Death

“Crawl inside this body, find me where I am most ruined— love me there”
― T.L. Martin, Dancing in the Dark

“His gaze, lowered toward the ground, slowly, leisurely drifts up, until it slams into mine with the heavy force of steel against steel. The green is back, emerald flames dancing behind clouds of black and grey. And with just that single look, his head slightly dipped, I know . . . Here, right now, I’m the one with all the power.”
― T.L. Martin, Touched by Death

“Heartache is my constant companion, and we’re perfect for one another. Two co-dependent peas in a pod. My past and my future.”
― T.L. Martin, Touched by Death

“Why would he call the cops if you’re just cleaning his house?”
“Because I’m stalking him. I gotta go.”
― T.L. Martin, Touched by Death

“Darkness watches me from every angle. My only friend. From its own place within the silence, it speaks to me in a strange way. It whispers secrets in my ear, telling me this is where I’m meant to be. It’s so certain, not a trace of doubt. And I think . . . I think it may be right.”
― T.L. Martin, Touched by Death

“He was unhinged. Shameless. Everything wrong and everything right. And he held the key to my cage in his palm.”
― T.L. Martin, Dancing in the Dark

“He doesn’t look at me like he’s owed anything. He looks at me like I’ve already given him everything.”
― T.L. Martin, Liar, Liar

“You should be. I would tell you to run”— his strong hand clutches my throat, and I gasp as somersaults go off in my stomach—“ but I’d only catch you. And then I’d crush you.”

“So crush me,” I breathe,”
― T.L. Martin, Dancing in the Dark

“Now no one has to know.”
“Know what?”
“About the damage, of course. You show people what they want to see, and they’ll never suspect what’s underneath.”
― T.L. Martin, Dancing in the Dark

“She wore her scars as her best attire. A stunning dress made of hellfire”
― T.L. Martin, Dancing in the Dark

“I need someone who sees the fire in my eyes and wants to play with it”
― T.L. Martin, Dancing in the Dark

“The conversation between your fingers and someone else’s skin. This is the most important discussion you can ever have”
― T.L. Martin, Dancing in the Dark

“And maybe . . . maybe he’ll even get more comfortable having me around. Open up, wanna chat more, and we’ll become almost friends, or—

“Hey,” he grumbles from behind me, “am I paying you to stand there and stare at the wall?”

Yeah, too soon, Lou. Too soon.”
― T.L. Martin, Touched by Death

“Now I wonder if maybe allowing another person to give you strength takes a certain kind of strength in itself.
To be able to lean all your weight on someone else with confidence in the knowledge they won’t drop you.
How often does a person really find that kind of trust in another?”
― T.L. Martin, Touched by Death

“Pushing out a breath, I lean against the wall and slide to the floor. I sit beside her for as long as it takes. Listening until her sobs fade and the shower turns on.”
― T.L. Martin, Liar, Liar

“We stopped looking for monsters under our bed when we realized that they were inside us”
― T.L. Martin, Dancing in the Dark

“The scariest monsters are the ones that lurk within our souls”
― T.L. Martin, Dancing in the Dark

“Eva’s an enigma, and she’s my enigma. My secret. My lifeline.”
― T.L. Martin, Liar, Liar

“My hand. Is on. His penis.”
― T.L. Martin, Touched by Death

“Embrace the glorious mess that you are”
― T.L. Martin, Dancing in the Dark

“All the hardest, coldest people you meet were once as soft as water. And that’s the tragedy of living”
― T.L. Martin, Dancing in the Dark

“When she turns to leave, the bottom of her slip snags on the bed frame, revealing a tight, round ass and tiny G-string.

Shit.

My throat tightens, my skin burns, and the energy pulsing through my veins spikes so fast my vision blurs.

I blink, and she’s tugging at the snag.

Another blink, and she’s twisting around, her bare, plump ass facing me head on.

Another blink, and my hand is wrapped around her throat, pulling her slowly toward me and onto the bed. I never claimed to be a predator, but right now she’s certainly the prey.”
― T.L. Martin, Dancing in the Dark

“I’m a bird trapped in a self-made cage”
― T.L. Martin, Dancing in the Dark