Nik Knight > Quotes

“We’re all monsters sometimes,” he said. “At one point or another. Every single one of us.” “Sometimes, you have to be a monster to defeat the demons,”
― Nikole Knight, Elysium

“But mourning the loss of life, regardless of whose it is, doesn’t make us weak. The moment we forget the value of a life is the moment we’re no better than the monsters we fight.”
― Nikole Knight, Elysium

“You know I love you. But, like, I think I might be really, really in love with you.” Then he said, “And maybe someday, you could let me watch you when you touch yourself. I think… I think I’d like that.”
― Nikole Knight, Elysium

“Maybe I wasn't "cured" or "fixed” and maybe I would never fit into the twisted concept of "normal." But I was finally at a place where I didn't need to be any of those things.”
― Nikole Knight, Elysium

“How was I in control when he pinned me down?
“You set the limits; you choose the pace. You say go, we go. You say stop, we stop. You submit because you want to, because you trust me to take care of you and not to take advantage. It’s not something I force or take from you, it’s something you offer.” He pecked the pads of each of my fingers. “You offer me control, trusting me not to exploit your vulnerability, and I accept the responsibility of caring for you, your body, and your pleasure, and trust you to be honest with me about your needs and boundaries.”
― Nikole Knight, Betrayal

“Love, like real, life-altering, fuck-me-every-second love… that shit changes you.”
― Nikole Knight, Redemption

“Jai loved me like a wildfire. Raging. Hot. All-consuming. Noel loved me like a river. Overwhelming. All-encompassing. Healing. But Gideon—oh, the way he loved me. He loved me like an earthquake. It was slow and deep, miles below the surface. It rumbled and rolled. It shook me to my very core, the very makeup of my being shifting as his white fire surrounded my center.”
― Nikole Knight, Elysium

“There’s no expiration date on our”—he swallowed thickly—“love for you.”
― Nikole Knight, Elysium

“You stay, we stay. It’s how family works.”
― Nikole Knight, Revelations

“Maybe we'll have forever.
Maybe we only have today.
But however long I have you,
I'm going to love you with everything I am.”
― Nikole Knight, Elysium

“Deception, I was learning, was rather easy to accomplish.”
― Nikole Knight, Redemption

“I held my breath as my heart jumped into my throat. Then, ever so slowly, spindly, leathery fingers curled around mine.”
― Nikole Knight, Whispers in the Dark

“I know you are, and saying sorry is important for forgiveness and healing. But an apology without a change in behavior is empty, don't you think?”
― Nikole Knight, Redemption

“Shit happens, Riley,” he said as we anchored the new mirror to the wall. “Sometimes, it’s an accident; other times, it’s purposeful. But it’s always our responsibility to fix what we break.”
― Nikole Knight, Elysium

“Some things are worth everything, and they’re worth fighting for.”
― Nikole Knight, Illusion

“There is black and white, but what mankind fails to understand is that there are many shades of gray in between. You think in absolutes, blanket statements, and anything that doesn’t fit into your pre-made boxes are tossed aside.”
― Nikole Knight, Revelations

“I don’t think I deserve you,” he said solemnly. Placing my hand on his chest over his heart, I smiled. “Good thing love isn’t about what we deserve.”
― Nikole Knight, Elysium

“But it didn’t make us broken; it just made us people. Maybe I wasn’t “cured” or “fixed,” and maybe I would never fit into the twisted concept of “normal.”
― Nikole Knight, Elysium

“Yes. He’s worth everything, and if the Seven want him, I’ll be the first standing in Hell’s way with my swords at the ready.”
― Nikole Knight, Revelations

“So run as fast and as far as you can.” He brushed his nose against mine in a nose kiss. “I’m not tired of chasing you yet.”
― Nikole Knight, Illusion

“We’re all ugly, one way or another.”
― Nikole Knight, Betrayal

“Without punishment for wrong, there can be no justice; without justice, there can be no trust. Without trust, there is no love, and without love, how can there be life?”
― Nikole Knight, Revelations

“You’re evil. But in a very attractive way. Are you sure you’re not part Incubus or something?”
― Nik Knight, Gratification in Gluttony

“And if the Maker calls me home before you, know that I will wait for you on the shore, watching for your boat on the horizon until we’re together again.”
― Nikole Knight, Redemption

“I hated you for knowing my father better than I did. I hated that you hated me back. I hated how much I wanted you anyway. But I still looked.”
― Nikole Knight, The Foxxxy Gentleman’s Club: Christian

“Sometimes, broken people do things that they never believed themselves capable of doing.”
― Nikole Knight, Illusion

“Sometimes, we’re self-destructive.”
― Nikole Knight, Sacrifice

“But that’s why you have me. The burden is lightest when we carry it together.”
― Nikole Knight, Elysium

“I can’t lose you.”
― Nikole Knight, Redemption

“Sometimes, we focused on the dark, convincing ourselves the light wasn’t enough. But the light existed regardless of our perception. Maybe we just had to stop smothering it and let it shine.”
― Nikole Knight, Betrayal