Jade Hale

“Unfortunately, no one really advertises that growth hurts”
― Laurie Gilmore, The Christmas Tree Farm

“His hand moves from beside mine, and I feel a sudden absence. And then it's on my cheek, cupping my face, thumb stroking my lip. It feels like the worst thing I've ever done and the best thing I could ever do and how strange that the two are suddenly the same.”
― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom

“Because I was a man on the path to damnation and I saw salvation instead. Because being near you makes me feel something beyond rage. Because the chaos inside me quietens when I’m near you.” His words were shaking by the end of his sentence, his hands holding her possessively. “You’ve become my muse, little asp.”
― RuNyx, Enigma

“The lies we tell ourselves are often stronger than the truth. They worm their way into our hearts and our minds until they are all we see, all we believe.”
― Laurie Gilmore, The Christmas Tree Farm