It's often only in the lies we refuse to speak that any truth can be heard at all. — Karen Marie Moning Copy Share Image
Dishonesty increases disorder exponentially. It's hard enough to communicate when you're telling the truth. — Karen Marie Moning Copy Share Image
Safety is a fence, and fences are for sheep. I would rather die at twenty-two, knowing the truth, then live in a… — Karen Marie Moning Copy Share Image
“You can’t change an unpleasant reality if you won’t acknowledge it, Mac. You can only control what you’re willing to face. Truth… — Karen Marie Moning Copy Share Image
It's so easy to lie. What’s even worse is how we cling to those lies. We beg for the illusion so we… — Karen Marie Moning Copy Share Image
“He’d told me once that fear was more than a wasted emotion, it was the ultimate set of blinders; that if I… — Karen Marie Moning Copy Share Image
“I smashed my fist into his face. Lies roll off us. It’s the truths we work hardest to silence. “Then you weren’t… — Karen Marie Moning Copy Share Image
I couldn’t move. It’s something I’m still ashamed of. You always wonder how you’ll handle a moment of crisis; if you’ve got… — Karen Marie Moning Copy Share Image
“ His voice worked on me like an aphrodisiac. I was wet and ready. I had been since he began speaking. For… — Karen Marie Moning Copy Share Image
There’s only one question that matters, Ms. Lane, and it’s the one you never get around to asking. People are capable of… — Karen Marie Moning Copy Share Image
“I’ve been in your skin,” he taunted. “I know you inside and out. There’s nothing there. Do us all a favor and… — Karen Marie Moning Copy Share Image
“I can either be a victim—or a winner. Fuck victimhood. I don’t wear it well; it clashes with my wardrobe.” — Karen Marie Moning Copy Share Image
Ancient eyes had stared at me, filled with ancient grief. And something more. Something so alien and unexpected that I'd almost burst into tears.… — Karen Marie Moning Copy Share Image
Some things are sacred. Until you act like they're not. Then you lose them — Karen Marie Moning Copy Share Image
Sometimes, Ms. Lane," he said, "one must break with one's past to embrace one's future. It is never an easy thing to do. It… — Karen Marie Moning Copy Share Image
“I think I’m under control, that I’ve stripped away all weaknesses. That committing to my mission has made me impervious. I’m wrong. The thought… — Karen Marie Moning Copy Share Image
Desire makes life happen. Makes it matter. Makes everything worth it. Desire is life. Hunger to see the next sunrise or sunset, to touch… — Karen Marie Moning Copy Share Image
“Finally, someone had seen him. And what had he done? Let her get away. Undermined by his disgusting human anatomy. It had just been… — Karen Marie Moning Copy Share Image
“Our sex is fierce. We will both be bruised. "I want it to always be like this," I tell him. "Try holding onto that… — Karen Marie Moning Copy Share Image
Keep hoping to see the light in her eyes. Even knowing it'll mean she's saying good-bye. — Karen Marie Moning Copy Share Image
Strength wasn‘t about being able to do everything alone. Strength was knowing when to ask for help and not being too proud to do… — Karen Marie Moning Copy Share Image
“He swapped the fistful of my shirt for one in my hair, and ground his mouth against mine.” — Karen Marie Moning Copy Share Image