Quotes From "Lover Avenged" By J.r. Ward

The staircase that was revealed was lit with a soft red glow. I feel like I'm walking down into a porn movie, " V muttered as they took the steps with care. Wouldn't that require more black candles for you, " Zsadist cracked. At the bottom of the landing, they looked left and right down a corridor carved out of stone, seeing row after row of..black candles with ruby color flames. I take that back, " Z said, eyeing the display. We start hearing chick-a-wow-wow shit, " V cut in, "can I start calling you Z-packed?"Not if you want to keep breathing. J.r. Ward

In this state, the club was The Wizard of Oz made obvious: All the magic that went on here night after night, all the buzz and excitement, was really just a combination of electronics, booze, and chemicals, an illusion for the people who walked through the front doors, a fantasy that allowed them to be whatever they weren't in their day-to-day lives. J.r. Ward

The thing was, the places of your life, like the clothes you wore and the car you drove and the friends and associates you had, were a product of the way you lived. J.r. Ward

You know, ” he said, “this is why I love you so much.” Her tone was heartbreakingly warm. “What do you mean?” You don’t ask me to go inside because it’s cold. You just want to make it easier for me to be where I want to stand. J.r. Ward

As the Brotherhood got down to business, he found himself putting his hand on the dog’s big head and stroking the soft fur…playing with an ear…dipping down and finding the long waves that ï¬â€šowed from the animal’s broad, strong chest. Not that any of that meant he was keeping the the animal, of course. It just felt nice, was all. J.r. Ward

The heavy soul will not pass though the body is failing. J.r. Ward

The weight of the dead was heavier than the pounds of the body. J.r. Ward

Sometimes the only thing that got you through hell was that you were in too deep to pull out.- Ehlena's thoughts J.r. Ward

Sometimes in life, from out of a myriad of prosaic decisions like what to eat and where to sleep and how to dress, a true crossroads is revealed. In these moments, when the fog of relative irrelevancy lifts and fate rolls out a demand for free will, there is only left or right — no option of four-by-fouring into the underbrush between two paths, no negotiating with the choice that has been presented. You must answer the call and pick your way. And there is no reverse. . J.r. Ward

Caregivers had to take care of themselves, and part of that meant having a life beyond whatever illness had put them in their cole. J.r. Ward

Without time, you have only the bottomless, shapeless mire of eternity.... Time is what gives life significance. J.r. Ward