Lane > Lane's Quotes

“I had long ago stopped believing in the gods. I already lived my life under the control of so many mortal men — it brought me no comfort to think of immortal ones pulling the strings, too.”
― Carissa Broadbent, Children of Fallen Gods

“He isn’t this stupid, I told myself. Though I could not be sure, given how determined Killian seemed to handle me.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, King of Battle and Blood

“This is not a night to venture beyond the gates. Stay within the castle walls.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, Queen of Myth and Monsters

“Freya certainly does.” Rhys holds his phone out to me, showing a short video clip of the two girls cheersing with wine glasses, and the dogs laying in a pile next to them.”
― Sloane St. James, Stand and Defend

“She’s turned this penthouse into a penthome.”
― Sloane St. James, Before We Came

“I’m no longer able to fit into single-digit dress sizes, and the early signs of wrinkles have developed at the corner of my eyes.”
― Sloane St. James, In the Game

“She’s not your wife. And I’m not going anywhere.”
― Elsie Silver, Powerless

“Catch me living in that penthouse again never.”
― Elsie Silver, Powerless

“Call your dog off, Eaton.” She keeps walking, only addressing Rhett, like I’m not even here. But goddamn, I love a challenge. I turn with a loud, “Woof!” as I watch her petite frame slip into the bright light of the warm, bustling house.”
― Elsie Silver, Reckless

“I draped my lion in one and called her the Queen of Phoenicia. She sat, turning her head this way and that, as if to show off how the purple made her fur shine gold.”
― Madeline Miller, Circe

“He went on with his memories.”
― Madeline Miller, Circe

“How everyone didn’t know the man was hat over boots for you”
― Lyla Sage, Done and Dusted

“Slowly, his hand comes up to grip my ponytail—just like he did the other night. But tonight, with one slow tug, he guides my head back so I’m forced to look at him. “Next time you ask me that, make sure you are.”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Love

“Her jaw pops as her teeth clamp down, and her shoulders do this little shimmy as she pulls herself up taller and one hundred thousand dollars richer. I thought it was enough to help her situation without making it seem like a handout.”
― Elsie Silver, Wild Love

“Though I do stalk her, as she likes to call it, that’s not enough.”
― Rina Kent, God of Wrath

“The gelding strode away with a grievous air to find somewhere to die.”
― R.F. Kuang, The Poppy War

“The only good thing about a nine-year-old boy being stoned was the pleasure he took in eating the food she’d made for him.”
― Liz Moore, The God of the Woods

“There next to her was someone she recognized as a kitchen worker, a good-looking twentysomething man she’d seen walking, from time to time, with her counselor Louise. Lee, his name was.”
― Liz Moore, The God of the Woods

“How many times in her life has she said yes to a boy or a man just because it was the easiest thing to do? How many times has she let a man take what he wanted, instead of taking something for herself?”
― Liz Moore, The God of the Woods

“Green Mask stands by the corner, watching the scene outside, apparently. The yellow mask, however, sits on a sofa with a participant on his lap. No kidding. The one with the number eighty-nine is using Yellow Mask as a chair.”
― Rina Kent, God of Malice

“I inhaled the smell of her, an ache bloomed in my throat.”
― Adrienne Young, The Unmaking of June Farrow

“bastard. He was still somewhere in the Abyss, living his worst life.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, Born of Blood and Ash

“They will call you hysterical no matter how much dignity you have. So you might as well do whatever the hell you want.”
― Jessica Knoll, Bright Young Women

“I want to burn them to the ground. All of them. All of it. Their church, their commandments, their covenants, their rules, edicts, and laws, their fields, their homes, and most of all their fucking bonnets and aprons.”
― Brom, Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery

“There was a pair of cowboy boots next to the fence, each filled with dirt and a ruby red flower.”
― Devney Perry, Indigo Ridge

“She pulled a key from her pocket and strode towards Tarek. As she turned the lock, a manacle falling free, she said, “Tell me everything.”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Ashes

“He was a big boy and if he wanted to be powerful, he could never cry. Tristan tried. He tried really hard not to.”
― RuNyx, The Predator

“She pushed back to her feet, sauntering over to him. A hand landed on his abdomen before she smoothed it up his chest. “This beautiful thing happens,” she mused. Theon swallowed thickly as her fingers touched the skin at his throat, continuing to his jaw. “What thing?” “When a person finally accepts they are nothing,” she continued. “It’s a freedom, really.” “You are not⁠—” “Shh,” she hushed, placing a finger against his lips. “When you accept you are nothing, it frees you from caring.” “Tessa—” “And when you’re already nothing, you can really become anything.”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Rain of Shadows and Endings

“She assigned the sourcing spell the name POWER. Next, she wrote an action sub-spell called FIRE, inside which she assigned the carbon ball the name DEVICE and translated the directives scribbled on her notepaper into the runic language of the spellograph:”
― M.L. Wang, Blood Over Bright Haven

“As long as she was near her, she would protect her. Forgetting the shower, Bonnie lay down on the rug alongside the sofa like a dog beside its master and, eventually, found asleep.”
― Coco Mellors, Blue Sisters