02UndatedSome rumors said she was a demon from another world. Other rumors said she was death incarnate, someone to remind us of our misdeeds. But no one had said how beautiful she was. No one had mentioned her eyes. The ones that showed color only for a second. A hint of beauty in absolute blackness.Shannon A. Thompson / quote ↗
03UndatedRemember how far you’ve come, and you won’t have to rely on a destiny for your future. It will come on your own.Shannon A. Thompson / quote ↗
04UndatedLove was a lot more complicated when you had a lot of time on your hands.Shannon A. Thompson / quote ↗
06UndatedA heroic act is not always followed by glory and parades and forever freedom,” she said. “It’s often small, disregarded, or forgotten. But it matters.Shannon A. Thompson / quote ↗
07UndatedSometimes we hurt the ones we love, but hurting ourselves to avoid it doesn’t make it better.Shannon A. Thompson / quote ↗
09UndatedOne moment of true happiness was worth all the moments of pain. (Jessica)Shannon A. Thompson / quote ↗
10UndatedFate was a reality, but it wasn’t a beautiful or angelic thing. It was a heart-wrenching nightmare. And we’d fallen blindly into it. We had no escape. It was happening, and it was up to me to guarantee our survival of it. (Eric)Shannon A. Thompson / quote ↗
11UndatedI wasn’t sure what was worse: being oblivious or living within reality. (Eric)Shannon A. Thompson / quote ↗
12UndatedDon’t trust anybody else—no matter how close you are to them.” (Eric)Shannon A. Thompson / quote ↗
13UndatedI wanted to protect her, and, if I couldn’t do that, I’d at least be there for her. (Eric)Shannon A. Thompson / quote ↗
15UndatedI wasn’t in the mood for a fight, but fights weren’t always conveniently scheduled. (Jessica)Shannon A. Thompson / quote ↗
16UndatedEverything seemed so unreal—so supernatural—and I had to remind myself that is was. We weren’t human. We never were. (Jessica)Shannon A. Thompson / quote ↗
17UndatedI’d prefer you accuse my son, so he can defend his innocence rather than prolong unnecessary guilt." (Spoken by Bracke, told by Eric)Shannon A. Thompson / quote ↗
18UndatedIdentity was everything, but it seemed I never had one. (Jessica)Shannon A. Thompson / quote ↗
19UndatedJust because I wasn’t human, didn’t mean I could discount human life. (Eric)Shannon A. Thompson / quote ↗
21UndatedHer kiss could kill us, and my consent signed our death certificates, selfishly and without control. (Eric)Shannon A. Thompson / quote ↗
22UndatedI wanted to survive—not for my kind, but for trust, for friendship, for another being. (Eric)Shannon A. Thompson / quote ↗
23UndatedI didn’t even have a name for her, shade or human, but I didn’t need one to know her. (Eric)Shannon A. Thompson / quote ↗
24Undated...it’s my job to lead you to success, and, if you fail, it’s because I failed, not you.’” (Spoken by Bracke, told by Eric)Shannon A. Thompson / quote ↗
