Demitria Lunetta > Quotes

“This is how I think of time: the past is Before, and the present is the After. Before was reality; the After, a nightmare.”
― Demitria Lunetta, In the After

“All of Them are monsters, but not all monsters are Them.”
― Demitria Lunetta, In the After

“I’d always escaped into books, but now reading had become something more. It allowed me to be somewhere else, to feel something else, not just the numbness that overtook my body and made me wonder if I was still alive.”
― Demitria Lunetta, In the After

“Doesn’t he know there will always be someone out there who wants to destroy good?”
― Demitria Lunetta, In the After

“You don't mind giving up your freedom?"
Vivian tilted her head. "You always have to give up some freedom to live in any society.”
― Demitria Lunetta, In the After

“Gareth once told me that ignorance was bliss and I’d responded that ignorance was dangerous. We were both right. But which is better?”
― Demitria Lunetta, In the After

“People don’t expect a small Japanese girl to be able to break a man’s arm. “They didn’t assume you were a ninja?”
― Demitria Lunetta, In the After

“People don’t expect a small Japanese girl to be able to break a man’s arm.
“They didn’t assume you were a ninja?”
― Demitria Lunetta, In the After

“Everyone works because everyone is important.” To me this sounded like a great way to spin forced labor.”
― Demitria Lunetta, In the After

“You were in the city," Rice explained, "High concentraition of Floraes, hardly any post-aps. In other areas, where there was less population density, children were the ones more likely to survive. Adults probably kept them concealed, took extra measures to protect them. And of course children are good at hiding. Once their instinctual survival skills kick in, they know how to be quiet."
"They believed in monsters before the monsters showed up," I wispered.”
― Demitria Lunetta, In the After

“Vivian’s necklace.”
― Demitria Lunetta, In the After

“But really this might be the last straw! Maybe this time I won’t shove my feelings down. Maybe this time I’ll curse him out and threaten to… I don’t know what I’d do. I’ve put so much work into being perfectly nice that I don’t even know how to get angry.”
― Demitria Lunetta, The Ghosts of Wrath

“Athena”
― Demitria Lunetta, Battle & Brawl

“You can tell a lot about people by the kinds of books they owned.”
― Demitria Lunetta, In the After

“At the end of the day, there’s only one person you gotta live with. And that’s yourself.”
― Demitria Lunetta, The Ghosts of Wrath

“Don't you ever feel guilty that you're alive?”
― Demitria Lunetta, In the After

“Shauna’s pain is so sharp and fresh, it’s almost visible around her. Before I lost my parents I wouldn’t have recognized it. That inner throbbing pain that makes a person stand and talk and even breathe differently. But now having gone through it—and still dealing with it—it’s easier to recognize in others.”
― Demitria Lunetta, Grave New World

“FOR IN THAT SLEEP OF DEATH, WHAT DREAMS MAY COME, WHEN WE HAVE SHUFFLED OFF THIS MORTAL COIL. SWEET DREAMS, VIVIAN. LOVE, AMY.”
― Demitria Lunetta, In the After

“I’ll give you the money,” Nico says suddenly. “In return I need you to give Paige and Shit a ride right now.” “Paige and Shit?” Jax repeats. “Both,” Nico confirms. Jax considers this a moment. “Well, I’m sure Kimmy wouldn’t mind about Paige, I mean, she even told me that if she were ever to be interested in a three-way, you’re her first call... But Shit...IDK. I don’t think he even likes me.” Taking a few steps in Shit’s direction, Jax holds out his hand. Shit gives a low warning growl, telling Jax to keep his distance. “See, I can’t even get close to him,” Jax patiently explains to a confused Nico. “And my dick is pretty long—I’m sure Paige has told you—but—” “Oh my god, Jax,” I burst out. “He means a ride in your car!” “Ooooh,” Jax says, ruffling his hair. “Well, I guess if I put the seats down that could work. So what are the mechanics? Paige gets the ride while Shit watches?” I turn to Nico. “Help me here.” Nico just smirks and gives me a helpless shrug. “You married the guy.”
― Demitria Lunetta, The Lying, the Witch, and the Werewolf

“Everybody has their secrets; everybody has their dark side.”
― Demitria Lunetta, Bad Blood

“Fae have this thing for light. And shiny objects.”
― Demitria Lunetta, Grave New World

“When you think that you know a person and then find out how very wrong you are, it changes everything. Not just how you feel about the person who betrayed you. But how you think about yourself. How can I trust anyone again? Even worse, how can I trust myself?”
― Demitria Lunetta, Grime and Punishment

“Because really, vampires are the worst. Always and forever—they are The. Worst.”
― Demitria Lunetta, Grave New World

“I wasn't able to take away her horrible memories, but I could share her pain.”
― Demitria Lunetta, In the After

“or maybe those Chinese letters that people think mean serenity or peace, but really say sweet and sour chicken.”
― Demitria Lunetta, In the End