Bernice Cook

“I want you to understand something. That man? He’s not some boyfriend in a line of them. He is my alpha and omega. He is the sky over me. Without him, I’m lost. There’s no one else, no one whose soul balances mine the way his does. I’ve waited my life for him, and when he came, I didn’t recognize him. Not until recently. If I lose him, I swear, as God is my witness, I will be alone. No man can match him.”
― C.D. Reiss, Sing

“Even in love you need pain”
― C.D. Reiss, Monica

“God,' he said, 'I have to have you.'
'Take me. Own me. Use me. Pick a verb. Just please.'
'Fuck you. I'm going to fuck you. That's my verb.”
― C.D. Reiss, Resist

“Was there anyone before you?

You might have thought so at the the time.

I feel like no one's ever loved me before.

I'm sure they did their best, but you always belonged to me.”
― C.D. Reiss, Resist