Inkspeckle

“Kas was right: a woman could destroy a man. This one could do so, simply by knowing his name. She could do so, simply with her eyes.”
― V.S. Carnes, Sand for Dreams

“I've crossed a world of sand and tears in search of you.”
― V.S. Carnes, Sand for Dreams

“ You just promised me eternity, you know. I can make you live to regret it.”
― Lara Adrian, Kiss of Midnight

“She was an extension of his dreams. A sprinkling of magic dust, of unfeasible wishes, on his stable existence. The one thing-the one bright, marvelous thing-he wanted more than the world, but didn't deserve. However much he was tortured for her sake, however much blood he had spilled to protect her, the bruises to his body and the thrashings to his sanity, it would never be enough to make a wretch like him worthy of such a miracle.”
― V.S. Carnes, Sand for Dreams