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21 " DIRE WARNING: If you pirate this book, your soul will rot in hell "
― Celia Aaron , The Maiden (The Cloister, #1)
22 " He can make the absurd seem reasonable. People believe he has a direct line to God. And why do they believe that? Because he told them "
23 " I force my fear to take a backseat to my determination "
24 " A virgin? Yes. A saint? No "
25 " But there’s always tomorrow "
26 " There can be no light without dark. Our Heavenly Father and our Father of Fire have already forgiven you "
27 " Doing things that seem wrong, if they’re done for the Heavenly Father or the Father of Fire—that makes them righteous "
28 " Maybe I’ve failed him, or maybe this was the way it was always meant to be "
29 " Maybe she can be my sun "
30 " Pretending—that’s the key to surviving here—is something I am exceedingly good at. Lying, dissembling, cutting the corners off the truth "
31 " Powerful men hold even more powerful secrets "
32 " I don’t have to be there, on my knees, getting my face fucked by a smelly beast. I can close my eyes and go wherever I want. But last night— "
33 " Fuck you! I’m not some whore you can train and sell to whatever sadistic freak pays the Prophet "
34 " Sounds like a lot of bullshit to me. Anything that needs that many words is bullshit "
35 " If someone painted us right now, we’d look like sinners at the feast of Dionysus, or some similar pagan rite replete with nudity and excess "
36 " I came here to destroy this place, but it’s breaking me instead "
37 " I want you to take my virginity "
38 " Honesty is the only thing my heart can give "
39 " It’s mine now.” His dark eyes meet mine. “You belong to me. I don’t care what happens. You are mine.” He thrusts again, harder this time. “To fuck. To devour. To hurt.” Another harsh thrust, and I’m clawing at his back "
40 " You’ll often find that powerful men have secret desires to be punished "