11 Quotes by Jessica Hawkins

Once a man gets a taste of power, his need for it surpasses hunger. It's a sickness that demands more.

The way you’re smiling a little makes me think maybe you wouldn’t mind an older man.

Where would you look first?” I asked. “Heaven or Hell?”“Heaven,” he said immediately. “If you stay here by my side, though, thatwill change. There’s only the underworld for people like us. But down here,we don’t burn. We rule.

I’m not a religious or spiritual man. I am guided solely by my instincts, my gut. And they have led me to you. Without you, I have nothing to believe in.

Olivia, I’ll put on a show in front of your friends, at your work, whenever we’re in public. But I’m growing tired of pretending when we’re alone. Don’t tempt me.

I had one option left. Tilt the universe until she fell into my arms.

You know, when I looked into your eyes at the theater, I was stunned. Nothing like that has ever happened to me. And when I saw you in that gold dress, at the restaurant, I knew you were the most beautiful thing I had ever seen. You were glowing. But right now, in my bed, naked and undone,” he paused, leaning forward to kiss me softly on the lips. “You are perfect. I never want you any other way.

I had run away from all this, but the devil still tempted that stupid little girl. She knew better than most what would come of that.

Of all the men, and ashamedly, that included Bill, David was the one who I felt in my core, as though I only existed as an extension of him. I wanted to fall just so he could catch me.