Quote by Karpov Kinrade

“Security is mostly a superstition," Kaden quotes. "It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it.…

— Karpov Kinrade

“Yes. That's passion, not love. Passion fades. And once it does, you're left taking care of someone you can barely stand, suffering through hard…

— Karpov Kinrade

“Love takes a piece of our soul, of our heart, and holds it hostage. I don't have any pieces left to give right now.”

— Karpov Kinrade

“We live in a world that hardens people," I remind him. "We are like callused feet. If we walked through life with smooth skin,…

— Karpov Kinrade

“Saudade—originating in Portuguese and Galician—takes hiraeth another step, though. It is often defined as "the love that remains" after someone or someplace is gone—or…

— Karpov Kinrade

“There's a sick pleasure in watching something beautiful burn. That's the illness in human nature, that we revel in destruction. Jax”

— Karpov Kinrade

“This man has the depth of a teaspoon," I say. Kaden winks at me. "That's probably an insult to teaspoons.”

— Karpov Kinrade

“Occasionally Bix makes a joke, then laughs at it so loudly and with such abandon that we can't help but join in. Even if…

— Karpov Kinrade

“Power filled my hands, and I wished I could do”

— Karpov Kinrade

“Too often we judge people by our own standards and preconceptions and miss the truth of the thing entirely.”

— Karpov Kinrade

“I know it's hard. I'm so sorry." I can't. I can't reveal this part of myself, even to her. The risks are too great,…

— Karpov Kinrade

“Sometimes, the anticipation of pain is worse than the pain itself.”

— Karpov Kinrade