418 Quotes by Mary E. Pearson

Maybe we all have a dark place inside of us, a place where dark thoughts and darker dreams live, but it doesn't have to become who we are.

I do want tomorrows with you, Jase. I want a lifetime of tomorrows.

It was our story. It didn't have to have a happy beginning or a happy ending, but the middle was a feast at a banquet, a rich soapy bath, a night's rest at an inn and full stomach, a warm chest nestled up against my back, the soft heat of lips at my nape, stories whispered in my ear.

My breaths shuddered, still hot in my chest. I knew I had made a big mistake, but it was a glorious one, and I wanted to make it over and over again. But there was something in his eyes, something genuine and earnest and true that made me pause. This was more than just making the best of it, this was something taking root, a seed being planted. But it was a seed that couldn't be planted.

My head spun, but in a way that wanted to sink into, to drown in the warmth of it. I was falling into a vast dark sky and I didn't care. I wanted to disappear into it. I wanted more. Our tongues explored, soft, warm, and then he pulled away, his eyes searching mine, wondering, asking. Should he stop?No, I thought. No. Don't stop.His gaze held, waiting, as if he needed to hear me say it aloud.

Deliberate deception is not a mistake. It's calculating and cold.

The seed of the gift may come, but a seedling that isn't nourished dies quickly.

There are no rules when it comes to survival.

The dictionary says my identity should be all about being separate or distinct, and yet it feels like it is so wrapped up in others.