--- title: "1 Light Inside Quotes By T.L. Martin" description: "1 Light Inside quotes by T.L. Martin. Plus more from T.L. Martin and more Light Inside sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/371/t-l-martin-36164_decide_you-understand-what-i-m-telling-you-tomm_2341379.jpg" --- > [“You understand what I’m telling you, Tommy? You have a light inside you, and the only person who gets to decide whether that light shines or not is you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-l-martin/you-understand-what-i-m-telling-you-tommy-you-have-a-light-inside-you/) [T.L. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-l-martin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/371/t-l-martin-36164_decide_you-understand-what-i-m-telling-you-tomm_2341379.jpg) ## More by T.L. Martin > [“And maybe . . . maybe he’ll even get more comfortable having me around. Open up, wanna chat more, and we’ll become almost friends,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-l-martin/and-maybe-maybe-he-ll-even-get-more-comfortable-having-me-around-open/) [T.L. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-l-martin/) > [“I part my lips, but no words come out. I want to cry. Want to beg. Want to scream. But mostly, I want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-l-martin/i-part-my-lips-but-no-words-come-out-i-want-to-cry-want-to-beg-want/) [T.L. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-l-martin/) > [“His gaze, lowered toward the ground, slowly, leisurely drifts up, until it slams into mine with the heavy force of steel against steel. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-l-martin/his-gaze-lowered-toward-the-ground-slowly-leisurely-drifts-up-until/) [T.L. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-l-martin/) > [“His eyes close, and he draws a long breath. When they open again, they’re colder than ever. “And that’s where you’d be disappointed, Lou.There…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-l-martin/his-eyes-close-and-he-draws-a-long-breath-when-they-open-again-they/) [T.L. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-l-martin/) > [“Heartache is my constant companion, and we’re perfect for one another. Two co-dependent peas in a pod. My past and my future.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-l-martin/heartache-is-my-constant-companion-and-we-re-perfect-for-one-another/) [T.L. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-l-martin/) > [“Why would he call the cops if you’re just cleaning his house?” “Because I’m stalking him. I gotta go.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-l-martin/why-would-he-call-the-cops-if-you-re-just-cleaning-his-house-because/) [T.L. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-l-martin/) > [“My hand. Is on. His penis.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-l-martin/my-hand-is-on-his-penis/) [T.L. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-l-martin/) > [“Now I wonder if maybe allowing another person to give you strength takes a certain kind of strength in itself. To be able to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-l-martin/now-i-wonder-if-maybe-allowing-another-person-to-give-you-strength/) [T.L. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-l-martin/) > [“Darkness watches me from every angle. My only friend. From its own place within the silence, it speaks to me in a strange way.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-l-martin/darkness-watches-me-from-every-angle-my-only-friend-from-its-own/) [T.L. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-l-martin/) > [“You understand what I’m telling you, Tommy? You have a light inside you, and the only person who gets to decide whether that light…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-l-martin/you-understand-what-i-m-telling-you-tommy-you-have-a-light-inside-you/) [T.L. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-l-martin/) > [“I felt it. I heard the snap of my heart tearing in half. It wasn’t a messy, dirty rip like I’d expected, but a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-l-martin/i-felt-it-i-heard-the-snap-of-my-heart-tearing-in-half-it-wasn-t-a/) [T.L. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-l-martin/) > [“Sometimes I think people like you are the strongest of us all. The kind of person who can find beauty in anything. Who chooses…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-l-martin/sometimes-i-think-people-like-you-are-the-strongest-of-us-all-the/) [T.L. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-l-martin/) > [“Two lines. Seven words. 'I’m so sorry. I’ll never give up.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-l-martin/two-lines-seven-words-i-m-so-sorry-i-ll-never-give-up/) [T.L. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-l-martin/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/light-inside/t-l-martin/#itemlist", "name": "1 Light Inside Quotes By T.L. 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