I've already had to wait so long." "How long?" Luce asked. "Not so long that I've forgotten that you're worth everything. Every sacrifice. Every pain.
Lauren KateHe had the innate sense that something bad was just around the bend, but a hope that something incredible was waiting in the distance. It had to be. His burning love for her cursed through him until he felt so full he didnโt know whether he would fit through the portal.
Lauren KateLoneliness in a crowd of people was the worst kind of loneliness, but she couldn't help it.
Lauren KateI can resist you or flee from you or try my hardest not to respond to you, but it makes no difference. You fall in love with me, and I with you". Daniel to Luce Page 352
Lauren KateLys," he whispered. "Do you know what's coming?" "Yes," she whispered. "And you know that I'll be with you until the end?
Lauren KateGorgeous, glowing rays of light...This was what true beauty and goodness looked like-- a spectral, luminescent gathering of beings so pure it hurt to look directly at them, like the most glorious eclipse, or maybe Heaven itself.
Lauren KateDo I need to ease up on the psychedelics, or did LP just recall one of her past lives unprompted at the most crucial juncture ever?
Lauren KateAs far as possible, Arianne realized, each soul had to be content alone before plunging into love, because one never knew when the other would move out of that love. It was the greatest paradox: Souls need each other, but they also need to not need each other.
Lauren KateOf all the pairs the Throne endorsed None rose to burn as bright As Lucifer, the Morning Star, And Lucinda, his Evening Light
Lauren KateBecause love and hate were supposed to stand cleanly on opposite sides of the spectrum. The division seemed as clear as...well, angels and demons would once have seemed to her. Not anymore.
Lauren KateHe dipped her low and kissed her fiercely, as if he were angry, and each time his lips left hers, even just for half a second, the most parching thirst ran through her, making her cry out.
Lauren KateWould love be so different with someone else? Was love even possible with someone else? Love was supposed to be easy, wasn't it? Then why did she feel so tormented?
Lauren KateCam was so much clearer, easier to figure out. Like he was algebra and Daniel was calculus.
Lauren KateThough she hated to stop kissing, Luce held Daniel's warm face in her hands. She gazed into his violet eyes, trying to draw strength. "I'm sorry," she said. "For running off like I did." "Don't be," he said,slowly and with absolute sincerity. "You had to go. It was preordained; it had to happen." He smiled again. "We did what we needed to do,Lucinda." A jet of warmth shot through her,making her dizzy. "I was starting to think I'd never see you again." "How many times have I told you that I will always find you?
Lauren KateSometimes love was not about winning, but about wise sacrifice and the realiability of friends like Arianne. Friendship, Roland realized, was its very own kind of love.
Lauren KateI hope that I live for a thousand years, and have a thousand daughters so that there will always be a woman who can curse your name.
Lauren KateThe voice sank through luce's skin and straight into her heart. Daniel's voice. He was calling to her. He wanted her. Needed her. Luce moved towards the sound
Lauren KatePeople are here because they've got baggage. I'm talking curbside-check-in, pay-the-fine-'cause-it's-over-fifty-pounds kind of baggage. Get it?
Lauren KateYou don't really know either of us," Cam said, standing and stepping away, "but you're prepared to choose right now, huh?
Lauren KateYeah,there was a whole chapter on you in my eight grade History of Angels textbook," Miles said. Arriane clapped. "And they told me that book was banned!
Lauren KateNoโ Daniel cried โ No, no, noโ Luceโs heart ached as he tore at his hair, spun in circle and let his wings bloom out to their full size.
Lauren KateThe good news is" he paused, carefully choosing his words, "I kissed you, and you're still here.
Lauren KateYou said a curse is only a curse if I allowed myself to me cursed by it. You said... I had it in my power to free myself of any curse - that curses were preludes to blessings.
Lauren KateMolly slapped the lid back down then pushed past Luce into the foyer stumbling over Shelby in her path. ๏ฟฝExcuse you ๏ฟฝ they said gruffly at the same time eyeing each other suspiciously. ๏ฟฝOh good. ๏ฟฝ Gabbe leaned in to give Luce a hug. ๏ฟฝMolly'๏ฟฝs made a friend.๏ฟฝ
Lauren KateLast night we told you that none of the angels remember where we landed when we fell," Daniel said. "Yeah, about that... How's it possible?" Shelby said. "You'd think that kind of thing would leave an impression on the old memorizer." Cam's face reddened. "You try falling for nine days through multiple dimensions and trillions of miles, landing on your face, breaking your wings, rolling around concussed for who knows how long, wandering the desert for decades looking for any clue as to who or what or where you are - then talk to me about the old memorizer.
Lauren KateThere was Layla in the fullness of her lips, Lulu in the thick waves of her hair, Lu Xin in the intensity of her hazel eyes, Lucia in their twinkle. She was not alone. Maybe she never would be alone again. There, in the mirror, was every incarnation of Lucinda staring back at her and wondering, "What is to become of us? What about our history, and our love?
Lauren KateThis is why angels choose sides, why people join teams. It costs too much not to; it weighs too heavily to soldier on alone.
Lauren KateThey could steam up windows with their kisses, but as soon as they started using their mouths for other thingsโlike talkingโeverything got so complicated.
Lauren KateI do all of these things," Daniel said, leaning into her so that their foreheads touched, "because you're my love, Lucinda. For me, you're all there is.
Lauren KateThere was nothing mean about his voice. In fact it was almost too nice. Like she was too dim to grasp whatever was so obvious to him. Which made her absolutely furious.
Lauren Kate