Beyond the Black Door Quotes

“I am merely one night of night unending.”
― A.M. Strickland, Beyond the Black Door

“If romance was only a prelude to everything that was supposed to come after, then to indulge it would be feasting on appetizers when all anyone wanted was dinner. I would be fooling myself and other people that I was something more.”
― AdriAnne Strickland, Beyond the Black Door

“Those who tied love to sex, or even love to romance, didn’t own the emotion itself.”
― A.M. Strickland, Beyond the Black Door

“Desire wasn’t something I could study and learn to feel.”
― A.M. Strickland, Beyond the Black Door

“He wants everyone to forget you exist, as least until he presents you at court.” “I’m in danger of forgetting I exist,” I muttered.”
― A.M. Strickland, Beyond the Black Door

“I liked the look of both. Both had the potential to make me want to draw nearer. But when I did … there was nothing. I had a complete lack of that desire to get even closer—and less clothed—which everyone around me seemed to have.”
― A.M. Strickland, Beyond the Black Door

“She thought I feared something new. She didn’t know I feared something I didn’t want, had never wanted, and might never want.”
― AdriAnne Strickland, Beyond the Black Door

“Perhaps romance isn’t for me.” I tried to make my tone light, but instead it came out bright and brittle. Shame washed over me in a sudden flood. I tried to pull away from him, but his hands shifted around my waist and held me still. “Kamai, stop. I don’t mind at all how you feel. It’s … interesting, honestly.” He sounded almost surprised, and that utterly surprised me—until doubt came raging in with my shame. “Yes, interesting. Like I’m some freak of nature. I’m all wrong. I don’t feel things like … like…” Normal people. “You’re more like me.”
― A.M. Strickland, Beyond the Black Door

“I hate you,” I spat. “I know. But I also know that’s not all you feel for me. Besides, where is the fun in absolutes?”
― A.M. Strickland, Beyond the Black Door

“I told myself again that I wanted this, but I couldn’t silence the rising scream inside of me. The no. I’d long thought Ciari was beautiful, and I even had the urge to be near her, but as soon as she’d started kissing me, as soon as I started even imagining going beyond kissing with her, I lost interest. More than that: I wanted to run the other way.”
― AdriAnne Strickland, Beyond the Black Door

“It was amazing how quickly hatred shied away in the face of death.”
― AdriAnne Strickland, Beyond the Black Door