“Love promises happily ever after, it boldly professes forever—but delivers only one thing—a reckless brand of hope.”

“I’ve broken the worst promise I’ve ever made to myself, to never fall in love again.”

“Sometimes duplicity and treason are markers of the enemy, and sometimes, the failed intention of a masterful ally. But, nevertheless, as they burden you with a vexing brand of love, they become nothing more than the kiss of Judas, pressing a crown of thorns into your flesh.”

“I'm loving you. That's what I do in the past, present, and future, Skyla. That's all I'll ever do.”

“I know the resolution. I know the end of the story before it ever begins. I must choose love. And for this, I will surely die.”

“The only thing that frightens me, Chloe, is that you keep lessening the six degrees of separation in our lives.”

“The path of destiny pulls you forward. It exhumes you from a state of being and propels you towards the juncture you were created for. A new frontier that you are forced to tread with a cross on your back, heavy as a boulder. When you fall to your knees at the hands of your betrayer, you can only hope to find the one sent to carry your burden -- shoulder the journey towards your final punishment.Sometimes duplicity and treason are markers of the enemy, and sometimes the failed intention of a masterful ally.”