Darkness watches me from every angle. My only friend. From its own place within the silence, it speaks to me in a strange way.
T.L. MARTINWhen half the town, law enforcement included, has paid the woman in question for an ‘adult evening,’ it’s almost impressive how quickly she loses credibility.
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I need someone who sees the fire in my eyes and wants to play with it.
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Maybe I’ve dragged myself through the mud since then, but even mud hardens beneath your shoes. I must be standing on a mountain of it by now. And no one can touch me from way the hell up here.
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Revenge is all my soul knows. It’s the only thing I’ve lived and breathed for almost as long as I can remember.
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It’s just a question. A question whose answer no longer has the power to hurt me.
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It’s time to see what happens when I fly.
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My eyes shut as the fire in my lungs reaches my throat.
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Do not feel lonely, the entire universe is inside you.
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Pushing out a breath, I lean against the wall and slide to the floor. I sit beside her for as long as it takes. Listening until her sobs fade and the shower turns on.
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He doesn’t look at me like he’s owed anything. He looks at me like I’ve already given him everything.
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Instead of ignorance, I tasted what it might be like to finally be me. I didn’t give a show this time. I had no plan, no calculations. No scolding voice inside my head. For a little while, I was free.
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I don’t deal with them. And if I don’t deal with them, I have no reason to learn their names.
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Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.
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I may be unhinged, but I’m constantly working to channel my urges. It never stops, the self-restraint, the need for more.
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I part my lips, but no words come out. I want to cry. Want to beg. Want to scream. But mostly, I want to hold him until I know he’s going to be okay. Then I want him to hold me until I’m okay, too.
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There’s a difference between loving someone as they are whole, and wanting to see all of their pieces. I’ve understood this for a while now, and I don’t fault anyone for it.
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