Samantha

“Such is the way of things, we suppose. Those hurt will hurt in kind. Cruelty is an infection, spread from one victim to the next; an avalanche rolling ever downhill and crashing worst upon those at the bottom of the pile.”
― Jay Kristoff, Empire of the Damned

“My wife used to tell me hearts only bruise. They never break. I don’t know if I believe that anymore. I know this world is cruel. That saints and sinners suffer one and the same. I know every time you give a piece of yourself to someone, you risk them breaking it. I know there are some wounds that never truly heal, and sometimes all that’s left of people are their scars. I know time eats us all alive.”
― Jay Kristoff, Empire of the Vampire

“It’s in silence we know ourselves, vampire. It’s in stillness we hear the questions that truly matter,”
― Jay Kristoff, Empire of the Vampire

“ASK ME NOT if God exists, but why he’s such a prick.”
― Jay Kristoff, Empire of the Vampire