“My mom always wanted a bunch of kids, but they stopped after me. I never understood why." His voice was wistful. Haven… — j.m. darhower Love Copy Share Image
“I was desperate, baby. I wasn’t lying when I said I couldn’t live if you died. I needed to know you were… — J.M. Darhower Desperate Copy Share Image
“He bowed jokingly, and everyone laughed as Mrs.Anderson shook her head. "Did you even read the material?" "of course I did." "Who… — J.M. Darhower Carmine Copy Share Image
“I love every inch of you," I tell her. "Every part of your body that makes you nervous gives me pleasure. I… — J.M. Darhower Love Copy Share Image
“Ten years ago, you ran away with me so I could follow my dream. It’s time you follow yours. Wherever it takes… — J.M. Darhower Dream Copy Share Image
“But if there’s one thing I’ve learned from it all, it’s that we have to be our own heroes. No guy in… — J.M. Darhower Hero Copy Share Image
“car's in the garage because I cleaned it out. Like I said, I couldn't sleep." "What was there to clean?" I ask.… — J.M. Darhower Copy Share Image
“You can't go back and change things once they're done. You can't rewrite history. Dwelling on it, wondering what could've been different,… — J.M. Darhower Change Copy Share Image
“Dr. DeMarco nodded, motioning toward Carmine. “I’m thankful for the Mazda— damn thankful you didn’t return it scratched,” he said, glaring at… — J.M. Darhower Carmine Copy Share Image
“Do you know what it’s like to be invisible? Do you know what it’s like to have the world turn its back… — J.M. Darhower Copy Share Image
“You’re not gonna kill that doctor I just saw, are you?" Carmine asked, the heavy dose of morphine in his system clouding… — J.M. Darhower Medicine Copy Share Image
“The check is over twelve hundred dollars. No fucking way. I gape at him as he pulls out a wad of cash,… — J.M. Darhower Money Copy Share Image
“I'm not a good man," he says, "but I'm trying. I'm trying. I can't make you any promises of perfection. I can't… — J.M. Darhower Every moment Copy Share Image
“Nobody trusts their gut anymore, but they ought to. Sometimes wires get crossed in the brain, things get all jumbled, everything gets… — J.M. Darhower Beautiful place Copy Share Image
“There isn't a button," she said. "You choose your setting and then you pull the dial." He glanced at her as she… — J.M. Darhower Copy Share Image
“Antonelli? you mean that little slave girl? I'll be damned. i guess we can't really call you that though can we? No,… — J.M. Darhower Copy Share Image
“Everything he does is for a reason. There's always method to his madness, meaning behind every word, a point to his actions.… — J.M. Darhower Madness Copy Share Image
“The two of us always seemed to be on the same page until the day we just weren’t anymore, and there was… — J.M. Darhower Comforting Copy Share Image
“If you give the monster a name, it takes away its power, because we’re really just afraid of what we don’t know.… — J.M. Darhower Copy Share Image
“Who was the leader of the North?” “Lincoln.” “No, he was the president.” “Yes, which means he was the fucking leader of… — J.M. Darhower Copy Share Image
“How about we just be Haven and Carmine?” she suggested. “We don’t know the ending, but we can always hope for the… — J.M. Darhower Copy Share Image
“Whatever, I know how to treat a girl," he said defensively as he glanced at Haven for confirmation, clearly not believing his… — J.M. Darhower Carmine Copy Share Image
“He might have taken my life but he did not break my spirit. No one did and no one ever will. Don't… — J.M. Darhower Fight Copy Share Image
“Haven stared at the door once he was gone. “He seems strange.” “Yeah, I’ve noticed. It’s a bit scary. He’s resolved these… — J.M. Darhower Haven Copy Share Image
“Grabbing her hand, he pressed it gently to his chest. His skin was warm to the touch, and she could slightly feel… — J.M. Darhower Copy Share Image
“I'd rather have a reason to fight than to just give up right from the start. I don't care if the hope… — J.M. Darhower Fight Copy Share Image
“He fucks me like he means it, like he needs it, like being inside of me is more important than anything inside… — J.M. Darhower Copy Share Image
“It's just a dress. But you? You're beautiful. Dressed up, dressed down, not dressed at all. You're beautiful every way you come...… — J.M. Darhower Beauty Copy Share Image
“Nella vita: chi non risica, non rosica," he said finally, his voice quiet. "In life: nothing ventured, nothing gained. My mom used… — J.M. Darhower Copy Share Image
“A girl would be lucky to have you, but not like this, Carmine. Not the way you treat people now. You're wasting… — J.M. Darhower Time Copy Share Image
“People make mistakes. They do things sometimes that you don't like, that you wouldn't do. But that doesn't mean you should give… — J.M. Darhower Failure Copy Share Image
“The family we're born into is important, sure, but they're not all we have. They're not all we are. A part of… — J.M. Darhower Art of life Copy Share Image
“You can play it safe, and I wouldn't blame you for it. You can continue as you've been doing, and you'll survive,… — J.M. Darhower Copy Share Image
“I’ve missed the fuck out of her these past few years. I don’t deserve her time, not in the least, but I’m… — J.M. Darhower Desperate Copy Share Image
“But then she happened. The girl who had never been able to call her life her own taught a boy who had… — J.M. Darhower Girl Copy Share Image
“I'm going to tell you a secret. A secret I've never told anybody. I, Ignazio Vitale, have always been afraid of the… — J.M. Darhower Dark Copy Share Image
“I'm only one man, and I only have one life, and I'm not going to waste it regretting my decisions and wishing… — J.M. Darhower Copy Share Image
“Happiness is having your very first hickey, put there by a set of soft lips that speak the smoothest words that sound… — J.M. Darhower Happiness Copy Share Image
“Dia wrinkled her nose. “Gross. You need a decent girl, one that can straighten you out.” “I don't need to be straightened… — J.M. Darhower Copy Share Image
“Worse is loving someone who disappears and never knowing if they’ll come back. Because how do you move on if you’re not… — J.M. Darhower Ghosts Copy Share Image
