His mom always said that trust was something you earned. And it wasn't something you gave easy. Too often, it was a tool your enemies used to hurt you with. 'Give them nothing, baby. Not until you have no choice. The world is harsh and it is cold. People can be good and decent, but most of them are only out for themselves and they'll hurt anyone they can'.
Sherrilyn KenyonI want you to know that I fought you fairly. Equal to equal. I could have used my powers against you, but I didnโt. (Stryker) Should I warm to oven and bake you a batch of hero-cookies? (Zephyra)
Sherrilyn KenyonIโm not as good as a man as you are, Sundown. I find it hard to give an enemy my back under any circumstance.โ โ Ren โOh, I didnโt say I was giving her my back. Iโm not lacking all my noodle sense. But Iโm not holding a grudge neither. Sometimes you just got to let the rattlesnake lay in the sun.โ โ Sundown โMen? You do know Iโm standing in this little box with you and can hear every word?โ โ Abigail โWe know. I merely donโt care.โ โ Ren
Sherrilyn KenyonCourts of equity make their decrees so as to arrive at the justice of the case without violating the rules of law.
Sherrilyn KenyonIt's easy to look at people and make quick judgments about them, their present and their past, but you'd be amazed at the pain and tears a single smile hides. What a person shows to the world is only one tiny facet of the iceberg hidden from sight. And more often then not, it's lined with cracks and scars that go all the way to the foundation of their soul.
Sherrilyn Kenyon