--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Dorian?\" \"Yeah?: \"I want my mummy in our…" description: "\"“Dorian?\" \"Yeah?: \"I want my mummy in our web.\" Dorian's heart kicked in his chest. \"She will be.\" It was the one thing he wouldn't compromise on. And ..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37b/nalini-singh-293_dorian_dorian-yeah-i-want-my-mummy-in-our-web-d_596428.jpg" --- # Dorian?" "Yeah?: "I want my mummy in our web." Dorian's… ![“Dorian?" "Yeah?: "I want my mummy in our web." Dorian's heart kicked in his chest. "She will be." It was the one thing he wouldn't compromise on. And if that made him animal in his possessiveness, so be it.” quote by Nalini Singh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37b/nalini-singh-293_dorian_dorian-yeah-i-want-my-mummy-in-our-web-d_596428.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37b/nalini-singh-293_dorian_dorian-yeah-i-want-my-mummy-in-our-web-d_596428.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37b/nalini-singh-293_dorian_dorian-yeah-i-want-my-mummy-in-our-web-d_596428.jpg) > ““Dorian?" "Yeah?: "I want my mummy in our web." Dorian's heart kicked in his chest. "She will be." It was the one thing he wouldn't compromise on. And if that made him animal in his possessiveness, so be it.”” [Nalini Singh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nalini-singh/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Dorian is willing to protect his mother at any cost, even if it makes him seem animalistic. **In simple terms:** He will not compromise on protecting his mother. Key Takeaway Protect loved ones fiercely. Themes protectiveness family sacrifice possessiveness Mood determined conflicted Type narrative dramatic When to use this quote - family crisis - ethical dilemmas - personal boundaries - relationship conflict Key Concepts maternal instinct protective aggression Questions to Reflect On - How far should you go to protect family? - When does protectiveness become harmful? 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Having seen some of the things humans were capable of, Elena couldn't disagree.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nalini-singh/animals-obviously-ranked-higher-in-michaela-s-world-view-than-humans/) [Nalini Singh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nalini-singh/) > [he was the monster that stalked nightmare and they both knew it](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nalini-singh/he-was-the-monster-that-stalked-nightmare-and-they-both-knew-it/) [Nalini Singh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nalini-singh/) > [“Morgan said that his mother said that Miss Kildaire is sitting on a shelf." Zach had to think about that one for a few…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nalini-singh/morgan-said-that-his-mother-said-that-miss-kildaire-is-sitting-on-a/) [Nalini Singh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nalini-singh/) > [“Oh, this is a special blend for you." Taking one of the fingers she hadn't licked, he rubbed it along her lips. "What we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nalini-singh/oh-this-is-a-special-blend-for-you-taking-one-of-the-fingers-she-hadn/) [Nalini Singh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nalini-singh/) > [“This time, his bear stayed quiet, finally getting with the “sneaky like a cat” program. Today”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nalini-singh/this-time-his-bear-stayed-quiet-finally-getting-with-the-sneaky-like/) [Nalini Singh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nalini-singh/) > [“Yes, she’s coming home for a visit. No, I will not give you a free pass. You put one finger on her, I’ll beat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nalini-singh/yes-she-s-coming-home-for-a-visit-no-i-will-not-give-you-a-free-pass/) [nalini singh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nalini-singh/) > [I look into my heart and see the abyss looking back at me.' 'I won't let you fall.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nalini-singh/i-look-into-my-heart-and-see-the-abyss-looking-back-at-me-i-won-t-let/) [Nalini Singh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nalini-singh/) > [“Am I invited to this movie night,” Sam interrupted to say, “or were you planning to ignore me sitting right here?” “The ignore one,”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nalini-singh/am-i-invited-to-this-movie-night-sam-interrupted-to-say-or-were-you/) [Nalini Singh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nalini-singh/) [Explore all 682 Nalini Singh quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nalini-singh/) ## More Dorian quotes > [“Fine, she wouldn't mind if Kaltain and Perrington met horrible deaths, but Dorian would be there. And Chaol.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-j-mass/fine-she-wouldn-t-mind-if-kaltain-and-perrington-met-horrible-deaths/) [Sarah J. Mass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-j-mass/) > [“By the way, Dorian, he (Lord Henry) said, after a pause, what does it profit a man if he gain the whole world and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-wilde/by-the-way-dorian-he-lord-henry-said-after-a-pause-what-does-it/) [Oscar Wilde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-wilde/) > [“A strange sense of loss came over him. He felt that Dorian Gray would never again be to him all that he had been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-wilde/a-strange-sense-of-loss-came-over-him-he-felt-that-dorian-gray-would/) [Oscar Wilde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-wilde/) > [“Sin is the only real colour-element left in modern life.' 'You really must not say things like that before Dorian, Harry.' 'Before which Dorian?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-wilde/sin-is-the-only-real-colour-element-left-in-modern-life-you-really/) [Oscar Wilde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-wilde/) > [“Dorian Gray listened, open-eyed and wondering. The spray of lilac fell from his hand upon the gravel. A furry bee came and buzzed round…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-wilde/dorian-gray-listened-open-eyed-and-wondering-the-spray-of-lilac-fell/) [Oscar Wilde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-wilde/) > [“Dorian grunted, staring out at the forest. "Where's Sascha?" "In the aerie." "You left her alone?" "As my mate would say- she's a cardinal,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nalini-singh/dorian-grunted-staring-out-at-the-forest-where-s-sascha-in-the-aerie/) [Nalini Singh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nalini-singh/) > [“people who only love once in their lives are really shallow people. What they call their loyalty, and their fidelity, I call either the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-wilde/people-who-only-love-once-in-their-lives-are-really-shallow-people/) [Oscar Wilde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-wilde/) > [“Dorian didn’t bother saying anything to anyone and just stared at the glass pitcher of water before him. Celaena hadn’t seemed like herself just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-j-maas/dorian-didn-t-bother-saying-anything-to-anyone-and-just-stared-at-the/) [Sarah J. Maas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-j-maas/) > [“Nicioadata nu aprob sau dezaprob un lucru, e o atitudine absurda fata de viata. 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You've always been a liar. And today was no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-j-maas/he-gripped-the-back-of-the-sofa-as-though-physically-restraining/) [Sarah J. Maas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-j-maas/) > [“She touched his arm. “If you need anything, send word. It’ll be a few weeks before we reach Orynth, but—I suppose with magic returned,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-j-maas/she-touched-his-arm-if-you-need-anything-send-word-it-ll-be-a-few/) [Sarah J. Maas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-j-maas/) > [“Oath-breaker. Liar. Traitor. Chaol was all of those things now, but not to Dorian. Never to his true king. “Take out the clock tower…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-j-maas/oath-breaker-liar-traitor-chaol-was-all-of-those-things-now-but-not/) [Sarah J. 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