Katherine McIntyre Quotes - Page 2

Everyone’s searching for someone to end the pain of loneliness. Even the darkest of souls wants a shot at redemption.

A sullied green “S” stood out on a graying backdrop that made for a road marker up there. We called it the wasteland.

Because one look into his eyes, and she was drowning in what existed there and didn’t want to surface.

Once upon a time, he might’ve chased her and tumbled her in the sheets with the promise of more in the future.

They dabbled in dark magic like finger painters in first grade art class, and then most of them were either killed by their creations or ran the other way from the nightmares they unleashed.

Guilt chilled me more than all of this rain combined.

She’d sworn she wouldn’t end up like her little brother, but loneliness didn’t arrive with flashing bulbs and a warning label. The descent was as simple and complex as a faked smile, white lies about being “okay,” and the nod and acceptance as her own peers didn’t delve deeper, shutting the coffin lid for her.

When honor and glory get your squad killed and your brothers-in-arms shoved under the rug, you stop believing in the terms.

My dad had always said to not trust something unless it’s taken a tumble in the dirt. He’d meant it for people, and for things. Shiny and new didn’t exist for humankind any more.

The last thing I remembered was joining the crew in a rendition of “Take to the Sky,” but the rest of the time blurred after I drank absinthe with the Captain.

Because if I fell any deeper for the way his eyes crinkled with his smile or his habit of tapping on his nose to emphasize a point, my ship would be sunk.

Truth be told, loneliness had seeped into her bones with the passing of time until it had become her normal way of life.

His heat warmed her, even as her insides turned to ice.

If you’re supposed to work with someone, I’d recommend not getting all hot and bothered with them the night before. The word of the day was “tense.

Too late; my awkwardness had already made an unforgettable appearance, so, of course, I couldn’t be let off the hook.

Overhead the sliver of a moon barely illuminated anything and shadows slunk on every corner.

Better to leave with good memories than have the last ones be the embarrassing, smoking ruin of what once had been a fantastic friendship.

She glanced outside at the sky, filled with clouds and smog. All the pollution, all that hell—even the stars didn’t stand a chance.

Wasn’t allowed to have pets. I killed my pet cockroach when it crawled into my ear.

This one sank deep into her marrow and made her heart soar like the shuttles piercing the stratosphere.

We deal with so many nightmares on a regular basis. When I’m watching a horror movie, there’s a pattern, a sense of control in them. I’m just an observer, not having to deal with any of the repercussions. It’s a nice dream to think monsters play by the rules, that they’ve got a pattern you can unlock and follow. Real life’s messy, and the chaos leaves you devastated in the wake.

Ignore the reek of feces in the air, the bloodstains on the ground, and you have yourself a glorious night.

The rest of them looked proper when they did it, but somehow Edward made even this gesture appear like in seconds he'd rip off her corset and do away with her skirt.

So this is how the merchant ship won’t follow us,” I mumbled, “They aren’t insane enough to join the party.

She felt him smile against her neck and bit down, the sensation sending shivers through her. “Bad girl. If you keep doing that, I’ll have you stripped and on your back before you can blink.

Why don’t we keep that secret? Hunters will lose their reputations if we’re seen saving puppies and painting flowers.

Mislabeled the sign,” a cocky voice called from the door. “Should read ‘Doggie Daycare’ with the number of pups packed into this place.

A lazy smile reached his lips. “The mere sight of me shirtless takes your mind there? Good to know. I’d rather a solid fuck than getting my kumbayas out.

This date had started as bland and was speeding right along to abysmal.

Geoff’s arm emanated with a solid warmth I longed for after our days aboard S.S. British-Craphole.

She made him yearn for a future his kind could never have, and a connection he sure as hell didn’t deserve.

A thousand words blossomed to her lips and died there, because no amount of speaking could communicate the depths of how he’d affected her. Of how he’d changed her.

Sierra couldn’t afford complications, not in her position, but the way he flirted with her and teased had amped her touch hunger to a deafening roar.

Like a firework, a person’s life flashed brightest right before expiration.

Despite the way she rallied, the haunted look in her eyes was enough to break him, as lost and lonely as an abandoned child’s.

For a long time, Conor had known his father and Liam followed a stricter-than-average code, that their hate shone a little brighter than most, but until today, he’d never seen so clearly what fools they were and how blinded they’d become in their intolerance.