“You’re not the villain in my story.” “I am,” he says without remorse, his sharp jaw tight with tension. “But I’ll be the villain for you. Not to you.”
―
Raven Kennedy,
Gleam
“A cage is a cage, no matter how gilded.” ― Raven Kennedy, Gild
“I’ve wanted you since the moment I laid eyes on you, Goldfinch. I was just waiting for you to catch up.” ― Raven Kennedy, Gleam
“It’s the arrogance of men, to think so little of women. And it’ll be their downfall too.” ― Raven Kennedy, Gild
“Sometimes,” he murmurs, “things need first to be ruined in order to then be remade.” ― Raven Kennedy, Glint
“Love happens in all kinds of ways. Fast. Slow. In bits and pieces, or immediate. Filled with lust, one-sided longing, a snap realization never noticed before. Deeply. Thoroughly. Love is a whisper we didn’t hear or a sound that drums in our ears and drowns out everything else.” ― Raven Kennedy, Gleam
“Shove down weakness, and strength will rise.” ― Raven Kennedy, Gleam
“If you tried, you could shine brighter than the fucking sun. Instead, you’ve chosen to sit back and wither.” ― Raven Kennedy, Glint
“Men making deals on the behalf of women never seems to go very well for the women.” ― Raven Kennedy, Gild
“But memory and time aren’t friends. They reject each other, they hurry in opposite directions, pulling the binding taut between them, threatening to snap.” ― Raven Kennedy, Gild
“I wish I could string up the sun and keep it tied in the sky, but wishes are for stars, and I hardly get to see any of those anyway.” ― Raven Kennedy, Gild
“One person’s pain doesn’t negate another’s. Our heartaches are not competition, but the bridge to empathy. So that we can look at one another and know that on some level, we understand.” ― Raven Kennedy, Glow
“You can’t cut off the strings of your puppet and still expect it to move for you.” ― Raven Kennedy, Gleam
“You can have all the gold in the world and yet lack everything of real worth.” ― Raven Kennedy, Gild
“Find me in another life. Find me in them all.” ― Raven Kennedy, Glow
“Kindness shouldn’t have to be earned. It should be freely given.” ― Raven Kennedy, Glint
“We’re all captives of something, even things we don’t want to admit to.” ― Raven Kennedy, Glint
“But I'll be the villain for you. Not to you.” ― Raven Kennedy, Gleam
“Life takes you on paths you don’t have a map for.” ― Raven Kennedy, Glint
“A cage is a cage, no matter how gilded.” ― Raven Kennedy, Gild
“I’ve wanted you since the moment I laid eyes on you, Goldfinch. I was just waiting for you to catch up.” ― Raven Kennedy, Gleam
“It’s the arrogance of men, to think so little of women. And it’ll be their downfall too.” ― Raven Kennedy, Gild
“Sometimes,” he murmurs, “things need first to be ruined in order to then be remade.” ― Raven Kennedy, Glint
“Love happens in all kinds of ways. Fast. Slow. In bits and pieces, or immediate. Filled with lust, one-sided longing, a snap realization never noticed before. Deeply. Thoroughly. Love is a whisper we didn’t hear or a sound that drums in our ears and drowns out everything else.” ― Raven Kennedy, Gleam
“Shove down weakness, and strength will rise.” ― Raven Kennedy, Gleam
“If you tried, you could shine brighter than the fucking sun. Instead, you’ve chosen to sit back and wither.” ― Raven Kennedy, Glint
“Men making deals on the behalf of women never seems to go very well for the women.” ― Raven Kennedy, Gild
“But memory and time aren’t friends. They reject each other, they hurry in opposite directions, pulling the binding taut between them, threatening to snap.” ― Raven Kennedy, Gild
“I wish I could string up the sun and keep it tied in the sky, but wishes are for stars, and I hardly get to see any of those anyway.” ― Raven Kennedy, Gild
“One person’s pain doesn’t negate another’s. Our heartaches are not competition, but the bridge to empathy. So that we can look at one another and know that on some level, we understand.” ― Raven Kennedy, Glow
“You can’t cut off the strings of your puppet and still expect it to move for you.” ― Raven Kennedy, Gleam
“You can have all the gold in the world and yet lack everything of real worth.” ― Raven Kennedy, Gild
“Find me in another life. Find me in them all.” ― Raven Kennedy, Glow
“Kindness shouldn’t have to be earned. It should be freely given.” ― Raven Kennedy, Glint
“We’re all captives of something, even things we don’t want to admit to.” ― Raven Kennedy, Glint
“But I'll be the villain for you. Not to you.” ― Raven Kennedy, Gleam
“Life takes you on paths you don’t have a map for.” ― Raven Kennedy, Glint
