Really see me. Then I remember who I am, and that no one wants to see the parts of me I try so hard to hide. It’s a plain fact, not something I pity.
T.L. MARTINPushing 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.
More T.L. Martin Quotes
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Gifts are meant to be wrapped. Honestly, it’s basic etiquette.
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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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I can resist everything except temptation.
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I quickly learned I needed someone who specifically enjoyed, or at the very least could take it, when I hit that point of blinding release. Every time, I lost all sense of the control I work so hard at maintaining.
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Don’t play with the Devil, he always cheats.
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Damaged people are dangerous. They know they can survive.
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When 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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Submissive, sure, but someone who wants it all the same.
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We both know you won’t touch her. You’re going to force her to be deprived just because you are.
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Darkness watches me from every angle. My only friend. From its own place within the silence, it speaks to me in a strange way.
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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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I never knew hell would be so spick-and-span.
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You understand what I’m telling you, Tommy? You have a light inside you, and the only person who gets to decide whether that light shines or not is you.
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Madness, as you know, is like gravity. All it takes is a little push.
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His eyes close, and he draws a long breath. When they open again, they’re colder than ever. “And that’s where you’d be disappointed, Lou. There is no good to be found in Death.
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