72 Quotes About Gothic-romance

He smirked. “Decision time, pretty lady... back to reality?”She touched his cheek. “Or down the rabbit hole?

Matthew shook his head. “Whoever said anything of women in the Victorian era being prim and proper apparently hadn’t met Maxine Fleming.”Tahatan chuckled. “I’m sure a publisher somewhere would make a nice fortune with putting this into print. The fact is, people tend to look back on bygone times through rose-colored glasses. All eras have encouraged values that are pushed on the surface, but in the end, people are still people.

This daemon loves men whose marriage beds have grown cold, so she can set them ablaze.

The fly that should be dead and the dog that should be dead in the house that should be dead, and the bride, who would be dead soon.It watched approvingly, appreciating the complexities—and fragilities—of life.

When her mind was discomposed... a book was the opiate that lulled it to repose.

Some rumors said she was a demon from another world. Other rumors said she was death incarnate, someone to remind us of our misdeeds. But no one had said how beautiful she was. No one had mentioned her eyes. The ones that showed color only for a second. A hint of beauty in absolute blackness.

You Just scared me half to death," I said."You should be thrilled you're halfway there.

Dying would be normal for me, and one day, I'd be buried beneath a stone, and nothing would matter anymore. It'd be ordinary, like life. And that terrified me, endlessly.

She knew this wouldn't lead anywhere good, but she couldn't resist all the good she'd pass through before she got to the bad.