Penn Cole > Quotes

“Don’t choose a mediocre life for a mediocre man. Go be exceptional. If he’s worth it, he won’t judge you. And if he’s really the one, he’ll come along for the ride.”
― Penn Cole, Spark of the Everflame

“For anyone who has ever been told their spark shouldn’t burn so bright and for all the people who loved them precisely because it did.”
― Penn Cole, Spark of the Everflame

“That if a man made you doubt whether his love for you would survive anything, he does not deserve you.”
― Penn Cole, Glow of the Everflame

“His thumb raked across my lower lip. “I want every breath, every laugh, every tear. Every taste of your mouth, every inch of your skin. I want to kneel at your feet, soaked in the blood of your enemies, then worship your body until you scream my name.” His hands slid to my hips and tugged me closer. “Yes, Diem, I want to serve you—in every way a man can.” I couldn’t think. Couldn’t breathe.”
― Penn Cole, Glow of the Everflame

“You are my Queen, and I am your sword. Point me at your enemies, and watch them fall. Lead this world, Diem, and I will follow you—into war, into death, into the tundra of hell itself.” He took my palm and set it against his chest, just above the patch of unscarred skin that lay beneath his jacket. “You are the fate my heart was spared for. As long as it beats, you will never fight alone.”
― Penn Cole, Glow of the Everflame

“Show me your worst, my darling, and I’ll show you how far my love can go.”
― Penn Cole, Heat of the Everflame

“Burn, my Queen. Glow so bright, the darkness trembles.”
― Penn Cole, Glow of the Everflame

“You think I fear my own death?” he whispered in my ear. “Every day I draw breath is as much a curse as a gift. I’ve been living on borrowed time for longer than you can imagine. If you’re the way my fate finally catches up to me, I can’t fathom a more beautiful end.”
― Penn Cole, Spark of the Everflame

“I want to burn alive in that fire in your eyes. I want it to melt me down and forge me into the weapon you need me to be. I want to stand by your side for the rest of my life, and I don’t need you to marry me and make me a fucking king to do it.”
― Penn Cole, Glow of the Everflame

“For all those caught in the flames, remember that the hottest fires forge the strongest swords.”
― Penn Cole, Heat of the Everflame

“It’s a reminder that no challenge can destroy the parts of us that truly matter. We’re not reborn in the flames. We’re revealed.”
― Penn Cole, Glow of the Everflame

“For every spark that has lost its light and needs a little help remembering how to glow.”
― Penn Cole, Glow of the Everflame

“If you cannot be stronger, be smarter. Choose both your battles and your enemies with care. Know when to flee a fight to win a war.”
― Penn Cole, Spark of the Everflame

“Hope without reason is... it’s cruel.”
― Penn Cole, Spark of the Everflame

“If a kiss is the reward, my Queen, I’ll get on my knees for you whenever you want.”
― Penn Cole, Glow of the Everflame

“Perhaps, for the right person, we endure the pain, because the torture of never having them at all is the more unbearable fate.”
― Penn Cole, Glow of the Everflame

“Don’t choose a mediocre life for a mediocre man. Go be exceptional.”
― Penn Cole, Spark of the Everflame

“Hate is easy—it’s mercy that requires the greater strength.”
― Penn Cole, Heat of the Everflame

“You are fearless. You are strong. You do not cower in the faces of gods nor kings. You are fated for greater battles than this, so you do whatever it takes, and you fight like hell.” “I will,” I vowed. “Remember who you are, Diem Bellator.” He clasped the medallion at my neck. “But remember you are a phoenix, too. We do not fear the flames, for the hotter we burn, the higher we fly.”
― Penn Cole, Glow of the Everflame

“Desire?” He gave a dark, throaty laugh. “Desire is a pathetic word for what I feel for you. I require you. I am sustained by you. You are the flame that fuels my fire. Don’t you dare question that—not for a second.”
― Penn Cole, Heat of the Everflame

“Everyone says this phoenix represents dying and coming back as something new, but I disagree. I think it’s a symbol of surviving when the world burns down around us. It’s a reminder that no challenge can destroy the parts of us that truly matter. We’re not reborn in the flames. We’re revealed.”
― Penn Cole, Glow of the Everflame

“I was drowning in this man. From the moment I met him, I had been kicking against the current and holding my breath, struggling to get back to the safe, familiar surface—but every look, every touch, dragged me deeper still. I felt the burning of it in my lungs, as real and visceral as if I were plunging into the Sacred Sea itself. And maybe it made me weak, or a traitor, or a fool, but gods did I want to close my eyes and sink forever.”
― Penn Cole, Glow of the Everflame

“Survive, my father’s words echoed in my ears. At whatever cost, to whatever end. Survive first, mind the consequences later.”
― Penn Cole, Spark of the Everflame

“You saw it too, didn’t you?” I stopped, but I didn’t look back. “Last night,” he said, “right before the roof collapsed. The vision. The battlefield.” I couldn’t move, my body paralyzed, my thoughts stunned to stillness. “What if our story isn’t over, Diem Bellator? What if it’s only beginning?”
― Penn Cole, Spark of the Everflame

“Don’t mistake the pain of change for failure.”
― Penn Cole, Heat of the Everflame

“I am yours, Luther Corbois. Scars and all.”
― Penn Cole, Glow of the Everflame

“But I was made of swinging fists and rash words, my edges too jagged and my temper too hot. Nothing about me was delicate.”
― Penn Cole, Spark of the Everflame

“He traced the edge of my jaw. “Forgive me. They all need to see it.” “See what?” I rasped, barely able to speak. “Who will come for them if they dare to come for you.” Then his lips were on mine.”
― Penn Cole, Glow of the Everflame

“Satisfaction is the death of curiosity.”
― Penn Cole, Heat of the Everflame

“Let me die with the taste of you on my lips.”
― Penn Cole, Spark of the Everflame