Kate Golden > Quotes

“And I’d love to listen to you fall off a cliff.”
― Kate Golden, A Dawn of Onyx

“Kane didn’t even wait for me to finish. He stalked over to Halden, eerily calm. “You love this woman?” Halden looked right at me with fervor. “More than anything.” Bleeding. Stones. Kane nodded curtly. “Good.” Then he looked to the soldiers behind Halden, “Kill him.”
― Kate Golden, A Dawn of Onyx

“I love to listen to you explain medicinal practices,” he purred. “And I’d love to listen to you fall off a cliff.”
― Kate Golden, A Dawn of Onyx

“She uses me for my fur and then kicks me to the curb. Women…”
― Kate Golden, A Dawn of Onyx

“Sad pirate whore is definitely not the look we are going for.” ***”
― Kate Golden, A Dawn of Onyx

“He gave a crooked grin and shrugged. “You’re much too alluring. I’d just have to take my chances, and if you killed me,” he leaned in a bit. “Well, it would be a good death.”
― Kate Golden, A Dawn of Onyx

“The shock on Kane’s face would have brought me great delight at any other time. “You what?” He shook his head. “Acorn? He’d never hurt anyone.”
― Kate Golden, A Dawn of Onyx

“I had learned to live without my family. To sword fight, to be bold.”
― Kate Golden, A Dawn of Onyx

“Fight this battle alongside the man who had thoroughly shattered my heart.”
― Kate Golden, A Dawn of Onyx

“Fuck,” he sighed, running a hand down his tense face. “I want to eradicate him for getting to touch you, let alone kiss you. It’s making me physically sick,” he rested his face in his hand. “Since when am I such a jealous schoolboy?”
― Kate Golden, A Dawn of Onyx

“Don't look at me like that" he managed. "I can't breathe when you look at me like that.”
― Kate Golden, A Promise of Peridot

“I told you once there is power in harnessing your fear. There is also power in vulnerability. It is what makes us human, and gives us something worth fighting for. Sometimes, that is also something worth dying for.”
― Kate Golden, A Promise of Peridot

“Kane cleared his throat. “Hello,” he said, flushing. “You look so—I mean, very—hello.” His brows knitted inward as if even he didn’t know what was coming out of his mouth.”
― Kate Golden, A Dawn of Onyx

“You’re hurt. Why didn’t you say something?” “It’s nothing, just a bruise.” Anger simmered in his eyes. “Who did this to you?”
― Kate Golden, A Dawn of Onyx

“It’s nothing, just a bruise.” Anger simmered in his eyes. “Who did this to you?”
― Kate Golden, A Dawn of Onyx

“Cherish one another. Appreciate the moments you are given, ephemeral as they may be. Do not dwell in the past or scurry toward the looming future. And be grateful, each day, for the love that you share. I am grateful to have witnessed it.”
― Kate Golden, A Reign of Rose

“Why did you think your life was worth less than his?” His words were not at all what I was expecting.”
― Kate Golden, A Dawn of Onyx

“I did not have the mental energy for this man right now.”
― Kate Golden, A Dawn of Onyx

“Why are you staring at me?” I looked away instantly. “I’m not.” “It’s only fair. I’ve stared at you. Most of the time, I can’t seem to look at anything else.”
― Kate Golden, A Dawn of Onyx

“I mocked dying slowly from boredom, which earned me a gorgeous grin.”
― Kate Golden, A Dawn of Onyx

“You asked me once if I thought love was a weakness," he said, too low. "You, Arwen. You are my weakness.”
― Kate Golden, A Promise of Peridot

“Anxiety lives only in the mind. If your thoughts are elsewhere, you can’t panic.”
― Kate Golden, A Reign of Rose

“I love you. I’ll love you wherever I am, whatever I am. Always.”
― Kate Golden, A Reign of Rose

“Though the latter is nice to look at.” My stomach turned at his words. Did I say prick? I meant bastard. Vile bastard.”
― Kate Golden, A Dawn of Onyx

“There are three things I love in this world. Reading, a challenge, and proving others wrong.”
― Kate Golden, A Dawn of Onyx

“You’re much too alluring. I’d just have to take my chances, and if you killed me”—he leaned in a bit—“well, it would be a good death.”
― Kate Golden, A Dawn of Onyx

“About an hour after that, my herbs had been sorted not only by color and place of origin, but also by how handsome I thought they would be as boys—cardamom clearly took the win there—and my boredom had become excruciating.”
― Kate Golden, A Dawn of Onyx

“Firstly, you may call me Kane. King Ravenwood is a little formal from someone I’ve made blush as many times as you.”
― Kate Golden, A Dawn of Onyx

“People don’t like people who make them question their own biases. They don’t like looking their own judgments in the eye.”
― Kate Golden, Half City

“It kills me, bird, that I cannot promise you any of it. All I can promise you is myself—my love, my respect, my devotion—every day that we have together, and every day that exists beyond then.” Kane’s eyes gleamed. “In life, in death, my soul is yours. Arwen, will you be my wife?” My chest expanded. I could hardly breathe past the swell of it. “I love you,” I whispered. “Is that a yes?” he whispered back, roguish smile melting my heart. I nodded vigorously.”
― Kate Golden, A Reign of Rose