Nenia Campbell Quotes

“Maybe that was the root of my dislike for her: she had what I wanted, which earned her my jealousy, and since I was ashamed of myself for wanting it, my scorn, as well.”
― Nenia Campbell, Bleeds My Desire

“Crazy people always think they're perfectly sane. It's what makes them so crazy; their entire delusion lies within the fact that they believe they aren't deluded.”
― Nenia Campbell, Endgame

“We spend much of our lives going about completely blind to reality, and yet we still have the gall to act victimized when it invariably catches up to us.”
― Nenia Campbell, Bleeds My Desire

“My sub doesn't pay for me,” he says, pulling me to my feet. “That just doesn't happen.”

“But we ordered so much,” I say helplessly.

“It made you happy,” he says simply. “Now I get to play with you. And that makes me happy.”

“I don't think it's that simple an equation.”

“Maybe not,” he concedes. “But then, if if sex were the same thing as math, a lot more people would be lining up to take calculus.”
― Nenia Campbell, Bound to Accept

“What a joke, coming from a woman who worked for the fashion industry. Really. Starving yourself to fit into a size zero — why did that size even exist? Zero referred to the absence of something, but what did it mean in terms of a model's measurements? Her fat? Or her presence? How much could you cut away before the person herself vanished? It was hypocritical, that's what it was. I said as much, adding, “If you're so keen on me being healthy then you should have no problem accepting me for the way I am. That's what's healthy, Mom. Not being focused on all this freaky weight-loss stuff.”
― Nenia Campbell, Cloak and Dagger

“Locking eyes with a shape-shifter was aggressive. Very aggressive. One generally didn't do that unless one wanted to fight. Or fuck.”
― Nenia Campbell, Black Beast

“I am not going to think about the things I am not going to think about.”
― Nenia Campbell, Endgame

“Thank you, Co-Pilot Obvious.”
― Nenia Campbell, Endgame

“I remember something."
"Yes?"
"You told me once that you were going to break my heart."
He rolls over to face her. "Yes," he says. "I may once have said something like that."
"What happened?"
His beautiful eyes are even more hypnotic up close.
"You broke mine.”
― Nenia Campbell, Endgame

“What's happening to me?" she whispers to the quilt. "I'm losing my mind."
Though that implies that I had one to begin with.”
― Nenia Campbell, Endgame

“Why do you fight me?" His voice is soft again, as textured as velvet. "Can't you see I'm doing everything I can to help you?"
"Help yourself off the edge of a cliff," she growls.”
― Nenia Campbell, Endgame

“All right," she snaps at the computer. "I get it. I'm slowing down! Gods!"
"Activating Generic Ocular Display Sequence. G.O.D.S."
The front of her shuttle goes transparent and Vol experiences a nauseating wave of vertigo.
"No, that's not what I meant! It's an expression! What the hell?"
"Error. Request must be made in the form of a command."
"Oh, f*** you."
"Error. Command not recognised."
"I'm not surprised," Vol mutters.”
― Nenia Campbell, Endgame

“I think it scares you, how much you want this.” He gave her hand a squeeze for emphasis. “It doesn’t exactly fit into your precious rulebook, does it? The strait-laced good girl isn’t supposed want to fuck her brother. Even if they’re not actually related, and there’s no blood shared between them. Even if he makes her come harder than anyone’s ever made her come in her life.”

“Stop it,” said Jay.”
― Nenia Campbell, Sine Qua Non

“It symbolises strength."
Bastien snorts. "It certainly doesn't provide any.”
― Nenia Campbell, Endgame

“They stare at her, not seeing the woman she is or the girl she was none too long ago, but a mere puzzle. An intractable puzzle - bemusing and a little frustrating, but capable of being solved nonetheless.”
― Nenia Campbell, Endgame

“Vol picks up the cup of tea in both hands and takes a long sip. Mm, grass-clippings. Her favourite.”
― Nenia Campbell, Endgame

“Briar Rose awakens to grace us with her gentle presence once more."
"Shut up," says Vol.
"Your thorns are showing.”
― Nenia Campbell, Endgame

“I'm not asking you to come-"
"Thanks." Vol studies herself in the cracked mirror and secures the braid with the tie.
"I'm telling you to come." Kira's mouth hardens. "This is not optional.”
― Nenia Campbell, Endgame

“Do you ever get tired of being such a witch?" Vol asks, holding open the door.
"Oh, no. Never." She smiles. "You have to admit, it's so much more interesting than being nice.”
― Nenia Campbell, Endgame

“If she sees him again, she isn't sure what she might do. Only that it will include grievous bodily harm and possible grounds for her own firing.”
― Nenia Campbell, Endgame

“You're screwed, scum, and not in the way you'd like, either. Irony's a bitch, isn't it?"
"You wouldn't say that if you knew who I am."
Vol's bounty hunter laughs. "Trust me, I've seen an asshole before. Drop the sword now.”
― Nenia Campbell, Endgame

“You're going to the ball?"
"Aren't you? I was led to believe we had no choice in the matter."
Vol cracks a wry smile. "Ah. You've met Kira, then."
"If that self-congratulatory guinea pig in my doorway this morning was Kira, then yes. We're acquainted.”
― Nenia Campbell, Endgame

“Come here. Then we'll talk."
That sounds like a bad idea to her. "I can hear you fine right here."
"Is it the arrows?" He kicks bow and quiver into the stream and grins a grin that puts the devil to shame. "There. Now I'm harmless."
"No?" He tilts his head, shifting to his side so he can lean his stubbled chin on his hand. "Well, harmless enough. Don't you think?"
"No.”
― Nenia Campbell, Endgame

“Does your family play games, too?" She tries to sound off-hand.
"No. Just me - and my brother."
Which means her parents are in the casinos, then, leaving this kid in a collapsing mine. Okay, a virtual one, but still.”
― Nenia Campbell, Endgame

“I think you enjoy messing with people."
"That's a purely hypothetical supposition on your part," the bastard says.”
― Nenia Campbell, Endgame

“I though I made it clear that harming you isn't high on my list of priorities." He shifts her in his hold so that while he is speaking, he is looking directly into her eyes. "And even if it was - which it isn't - I certainly wouldn't go about hurting you in such a half-coccked way, nor would I do it when your back was turned. As with most other things, I'd do it face-to-face and with finesse.”
― Nenia Campbell, Endgame