C.M. Rayne

“Darkness will come knocking. It will offer everything you never had. But its gift is just a cheap knockoff of something it cannot be. Never accept the hand of the Beast.”

“There was still light in the world, and the choice was hers to be a part of it.”

“Understanding doesn't leave room for anger, hurt or fear.”

“Healing the hurt is much harder than not hurting them at all.”

“Darkness swallows everything, even pain. That’s what makes it so tempting. Comforting. It disguises weakness as strength.”

“Turn your fear around. The other side of it is strength.”

“Trying to destroy darkness is like trying to crush water. It will always be a part of you, whether you admit it or not.”

“The heart can't beat next to a mind full of questions.”

“What a lot of humans fail to see is that they don't need to do anything to be valuable--they already are.”

“You don't know someone until you've seen their darkness.”

“For every item that carries the darkness of humanity there's one that holds the light. And that light is worth believing in. Not just in others, but in yourself as well.”

“We are all haunted. Some more than others. We are all hurt in our own unique ways. But whatever happened to us, it doesn’t matter. None of it matters. You’ll be fine. Just never forget that you are not what happened to you. You are who you choose to become.”

“War is a big word; it’s cruel, it’s hard, nobody wants that. Protecting yourself sounds much better. Putting up walls, shutting everyone out. And forgetting that those who you are so afraid of—they’re not all that different from you.”