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61 " About war. About opposition. About standing tall in a rain of bullets. "
― Skye Warren , The Pawn (Endgame, #1)
62 " That’s pretty sweet for a motherfucker. "
63 " I can obey him without thinking. There’s relief and shame, equal parts. "
64 " Pleasure is a strange concept to a girl who’s lost everything, far too tempting. "
65 " Made naked by his very will. This is what it means to be owned by someone. "
66 " You should have heard her speech about the way the things we do now are the myths of the future. "
67 " You’re fucking perfect. An angel. A sacrifice on a marble altar. "
68 " I don’t even understand it myself. Almost every myth references love, betrayal. Heartbreak. Universal truths that I’ve read a thousand times but still can’t comprehend. No story can explain this pain that feels too big for my body. "
69 " The internet is a terrifying teacher. "
70 " That might be how the whole world looks to these men, who have more money than God, more power than the president. "
71 " The man with all the power. The woman made real by his love for her? "
72 " He sees my weaknesses, and from the cruel set of his mouth, he likes them. "
73 " But I don’t want to kill you. I just don’t want to die. "
74 " Maybe I’d gotten so good at lying I was able to lie to myself, telling myself that I didn’t really mind. That things would get better. "
75 " You deserve more than not hurting. Don’t you get that? You deserve more than this. "
76 " Sojourn? That’s a new way of describing prostitution. "
77 " I’m not in the habit of giving money away for nothing, even to beautiful women. "
78 " I never claimed to do the right thing. "
79 " I’m acting like a man who got what he paid for. Excellent service. Would you like a review on Yelp? Five stars. "
80 " the money is right, anything is for sale. "