Jade Presley > Quotes

“I’ll burn the whole fucking world down and laugh the ash out of my lungs.”
― Jade Presley, The Never List: A Spicy Why-Choose Romantasy

“People are always more dangerous than legends.”
― Jade Presley, Her Revenge

“You're my stars in an endless night sky, my sanity in a sea of madness, my chaos in the midst of normality.”
― Jade Presley, Her Revenge

“Those eyes grin like a cat catching a canary. “With all the other sheep?” I’m already backing away, but I don’t break his gaze. “Baa,” I say, then wink at him before whirling around and losing myself in the crowd.”
― Jade Presley, The Never List: A Spicy Why-Choose Romantasy

“An eternity won't be enough with you.”
― Jade Presley, Her Villains

“Love is like a blade winking in the moonlight--it blinds before it kills.”
― Jade Presley, Her Villains

“The Fates, devious celestials who happen to outrank myself and the other goddesses, created them.”
― Jade Presley, The King's List

“I may have secrets... much to your horror. But I know you dance like smoke on glass. I know you like dark fairy tales as much as I do. She badly reaches for him, sliding her hand beneath his jacket and retrieving a knife from one of his many holsters.

I know this is your favorite toy.

So, tell me, Jax. Was I lying about knowing you?”
― Jade Presley, The Never List

“Nothing matters if she doesn’t wake up. Do you think for one second that I wouldn’t burn this entire damned royal city to the ground if I thought it would bring her back?”
― Jade Presley, The King's List

“You know who my father is,” I say, doing my best to pull any card I can to get her to realize the huge mistake she’s about to make. “You know what I’ll become if I have any more power.” The truth of my deepest fear laces my voice, but I push on, spinning the blades in my hands to keep me grounded. “I’ll use you up. Break you down until you’re a shell of the woman before me. Just like he did to my mother.” I shake my head. “Or I’ll do worse. If you’re mine and something happens to you, someone threatens you…” I drop my head. Can’t believe I’m admitting this to her as I meet her gaze again. “I’ll burn the whole fucking world down and laugh the ash out of my lungs.”
― Jade Presley, The Never List: A Spicy Why-Choose Romantasy

“Her thighs tremble around my face as I unleash myself on her, eating her like I’m starved. And fuck, maybe I am, because I’ve never been this desperate for anyone. Ever. With the previous potentials, it was all formulaic, strategic on both sides. But this? This is unrestrained need. This is pure, carnal pleasure. This is chaos.”
― Jade Presley, The Never List: A Spicy Why-Choose Romantasy

“I’d rather be in danger with them than be safe somewhere without them.”
― Jade Presley, The Never List: A Spicy Why-Choose Romantasy

“Death couldn’t separate us. Nothing will ever keep me from you again.”
― Jade Presley, The King's List

“I’ve seen her do this before—stop someone’s air supply. It’s her own special power.”
― Jade Presley, The King's List

“Look at you. Look at how perfect you are under me.”
― Jade Presley, The Never List: A Spicy Why-Choose Romantasy

“Really?” I laugh at that. “I hadn’t noticed you’re all completely different. When it comes down to it”
― Jade Presley, The King's List

“My mate still sleeps and shows no signs of waking up. I’m afraid of who I’ll become if she doesn’t return.”
― Jade Presley, The King's List

“You touch her, you die.”
― Jade Presley, The King's List

“the sincerity in her words makes me feel as if she’s in my mind, flaying me open with a power she can’t possibly possess.”
― Jade Presley, The Never List: A Spicy Why-Choose Romantasy

“She’s here. Looking murderous and gorgeous as ever”
― Jade Presley, The King's List

“White”
― Jade Presley, The Never List: A Spicy Why-Choose Romantasy

“Maybe someday, I’ll have time to look for the kind of lover who can make me feel safe and excited, understood and destroyed all at once. Someone I can be myself around and trust with all my heart’s desires.”
― Jade Presley, The Never List: A Spicy Why-Choose Romantasy

“And don’t worry, darling,” he says. “I’ll keep your secret until you’re ready to share it with all of us.”
― Jade Presley, The Never List: A Spicy Why-Choose Romantasy

“I don’t give a fuck that they rule the world I live in; they will not rule my body.”
― Jade Presley, The Never List: A Spicy Why-Choose Romantasy

“Clever bastards.”
― Jade Presley, The Never List: A Spicy Why-Choose Romantasy

“I will gladly destroy anything that brings you pain.”
― Jade Presley, The King's List

“One crack of a cover and I can be in a different world. Between the pages, I’m not a thieving Ashlander living for scraps from the royals—I can be a princess or a warrior or an enchantress. Any given story can become my entire personality if I wish.”
― Jade Presley, The Never List: A Spicy Why-Choose Romantasy

“I bring it to my mouth, wrapping my lips around it without thinking. I swirl my tongue around the wound, treating it like I would my own if the same had happened to me.”
― Jade Presley, The Never List: A Spicy Why-Choose Romantasy

“I think he had to choose you. I think he felt the connection we’ve all felt and couldn’t deny it, almost as if you walked into the party and chose us instead.”
― Jade Presley, The Never List: A Spicy Why-Choose Romantasy