Christopher Stanfield > Quotes

“Indifference is malice. It may not sting with the immediacy of hate, but the wound it leaves behind can linger deeper, even imperceptibly, if we aren't careful, of course.”
― Christopher Stanfield, Elegy

“There are other girls out there just like Abby West. They don’t have someone to speak on their behalf. I tried to, in my own special way, but I think you’ll have a better chance than me to become the kind of change they really need. The world doesn’t need another Bloody Rose.”
― Christopher Stanfield

“I do bad things to terrible people. But I do them because I enjoy them. And that's something you'll never really understand.”
― Christopher Stanfield, The Bloody Rose

“Her life had a fearful symmetry at times.
Fierce was its construction, and within its
color and contour lay all the calamity of madness. Violence crept in with stillness or exploded with the ferocity of youth.”
― Christopher Stanfield, The Bloody Rose

“Every pretty thing has a reason to exist. It was what he always said. The words that summed up all the peculiarities of his very peculiar life. He never dwelled on what it meant. That was the uglier side. And he never liked to dwell on that at all.”
― Christopher Stanfield, Bitter Seeds

“Why aren't you afraid? A child should be afraid when the devil comes knocking.”
― Christopher Stanfield, The Girl in the Storm

“A man begging for his life is a sonnet. That man screaming for it to end is a symphony.”
― Christopher Stanfield, Shadow of a Rose

“There was a truth there. A wound just like she said. One that ran deep across the soul and stung the air as well. Esther knew it too. For it was the same ache she carried. The one they all carried. These Children of the Morningstar.”
― Christopher Stanfield, She Hunts in Shadow: A Season of Angels Novella

“One way or the other. He'll end up in cuffs or I'll put him down. It'll be his choice which one it is.”
― Christopher Stanfield, Shadow of a Rose

“It was easy. All it took were whispers into the ears of man. And in the centuries that followed, your kind ran rivers of blood in the name of a God they never knew.”
― Christopher Stanfield, Elegy

“Honestly, I don't give a flying shit what happens to this eternally fucked up world. It can all go down in a goddamn firestorm, for all the fuck I care about it. But I want Lucifer to burn. Plain and fucking simple. I figure you're the best bet to make that happen.”
― Christopher Stanfield, She Hunts in Shadow: A Season of Angels Novella

“Her life had a fearful symmetry at times. Fierce was its construction, and within its color and contour lay all the calamity of madness. Violence crept in with stillness or exploded with all the ferocity of youth. But in the calm silence that stretched between one kill and the next, her mind turned anew. No matter how disciplined she was, another daring plot was never far behind.”
― Christopher Stanfield, The Bloody Rose

“Be calm. Be clear. Your violence waits upon a whim.”
― Christopher Stanfield, Bitter Seeds

“What's a girl to do when all she can think about is death? It was never an easy question to answer. Not as easy as I would have liked.”
― Christopher Stanfield, Bitter Seeds

“Good. Now, please, stay safe. And if you see anything that looks like it's made of breathing, living light... hide.”
― Christopher Stanfield, The Woman in Darkness

“It bloomed in the bleak soil where her darkest dreams were born. Dire petals. Bloody thorns. An emotion perfectly cultivated. Sculpted with the violence she adored.”
― Christopher Stanfield, The Bloody Rose

“What would they think if they knew the truth? There were demons out there, roaming the streets, plotting madness and death, and sowing chaos wherever they went. And Angels too, some proud and determined in the righteousness of their cause, others corrupted by hate and jealousy, and each side at war with the other.”
― Christopher Stanfield, The Girl in the Storm

“The girl with two lives, who ended one to start another. And yet, you can't let the other go completely, can you?”
― Christopher Stanfield, The Song of Shattered Grace: A Season of Angels Novella

“The end. Whatever form it takes. We are approaching it now. And one way or another, we must face it... each of us alone.”
― Christopher Stanfield, The Song of Shattered Grace: A Season of Angels Novella

“Hell is my enemy, not you. Even the cruelest ones, who delight in their malice - they all started their journey in the same way. As victims.”
― Christopher Stanfield, The Woman in Darkness