“« He hurt me by loving me. By being who he is. Because I am who I am »” — J.M. Darhower Hurt Copy Share Image
“Her bitch of a mother shot me and I'm only worried about her. Go figure.” — J.M. Darhower Bitch Copy Share Image
“The smell of chemicals clings to the kitchen, a strange mixture of bleach and noxious lemon. The floor glistens, everything within eyesight… — J.M. Darhower Smell Copy Share Image
“We die the day we lose the will to go on. We die the day we stop caring about life.” — J.M. Darhower Compassion Copy Share Image
“We're like questions and answers. What good is a fucking question without an answer?” — J.M. Darhower Question Copy Share Image
“He makes me feel like the sun, the world revolving around me, and I'm not ready to invite any others into our… — J.M. Darhower Feel Copy Share Image
“Haven poured herself some orange juice, pausing. “Did you want some of this, Carmine?” “Yeah, definitely want some of that.” — J.M. Darhower Orange juice Copy Share Image
“You don't have to be afraid," he says. "I'm not going to hurt you." he whispers, "unless you want me to.” — J.M. Darhower Afraid Copy Share Image
“If what he says is true, that makes him my savior… my knight in shining armor, even if I refuse to buy… — J.M. Darhower Damsel in distress Copy Share Image
“I’m young, and maybe I’m naive, and he’s dark, and maybe he’s a bit dangerous.” — J.M. Darhower Young Copy Share Image
“You may growl, and hiss, and meow, and maybe sometimes you bring out those claws, but I know how to make you… — J.M. Darhower Predator Copy Share Image
“I'm not that bad,” he said. “I'm rich, popular. I have a sense of humor. I'm good looking, and not to mention… — J.M. Darhower Carmine-demarco Copy Share Image
“some things in life only happen once, the memories of them lasting forever. they're moments that alter you, turning you into a… — J.M. Darhower Life Copy Share Image
“I don't want him to stop. I want to be his. I want to be his everything. I want him to take… — J.M. Darhower Want Copy Share Image
“I wasn’t accusing you of cheating. I just wanted to know how long it took you to move on.” “Oh, well, that’s… — J.M. Darhower Cheating Copy Share Image
“There's a downside to everything, a dark side to everyone, and those who willingly walk in the shadows are a hell of… — J.M. Darhower Acknowledgement Copy Share Image
“He ran the back of his fingers along her flushed cheek. His touch was soft, and she leaned her head in his… — J.M. Darhower Beautiful girl Copy Share Image
“You can stay, you know,” I tell her. “You don’t have to rush off.”“I know,” she says, playfully roughing up my hair… — J.M. Darhower Civic duty Copy Share Image
“Love means seeing beauty in the ugly, the light in the dark, and accepting that even if the lights are off, and… — J.M. Darhower Beauty Copy Share Image
“Same difference,” he said. “The South lost and the North won. Abraham Lincoln came and gave the Emancipation Proclamation.” “The Gettysburg Address,”… — J.M. Darhower Carmine Copy Share Image
“Of course you don’t,” I say. “You don’t know what it’s like to have to pretend to be helpless just to stay… — J.M. Darhower Another man Copy Share Image
“It’s not black and white," he said. "If it were, I wouldn’t be here right now, and neither would you. We’re the… — J.M. Darhower Angel Copy Share Image
“This boy--this stubborn, selfless, stupid boy--had given himself to the Mafia. He had handed control of his future over to the men… — J.M. Darhower Heart Copy Share Image
“Tell me," I whisper, running my tongue along the shell of her ear. "Tell me how you want it to be. Tell… — J.M. Darhower Love Copy Share Image
“He asked if I was happy with you. Nothing of importance.” He groaned after the words rolled from his lips. “Not saying… — J.M. Darhower Big deal Copy Share Image
“been through enough. Don't do this to her." "I've done nothing to her," Naz says, his hand shifting higher, tightening around my… — J.M. Darhower Mother Copy Share Image
