Midnight Writing
Inspiration boards and quotes for my novels
Burning Roses
“I’ve never been in love.”
I stop breathing.
“I’ve never met anyone who made me feel . . . alive. Love isn’t a flickering flame, burning bright one moment and then extinguishing the next. I want a steady flame that won’t go out the moment the wind picks up. I want a flame that will weather all the storms. That will keep fighting no matter what. I want love that feels like a hurricane, a wildfire and a shooting star all at once. I want it to take my breath away so that it feels like I’m dying while simultaneously making me feel more alive than I’ve ever felt. I don’t want to settle for anything less than a love that is all-consuming and passionate. I want honesty and respect and equality. I want someone by my side who is my equal in every way, who understands and supports me. Someone who makes every day worth living. Someone who makes me smile by just being herself, someone who makes my heart flutter when she smiles at me and makes me feel like I’m dying when her laughter bounces off the walls. That’s what I want. And I believe that person is out there for me. And until then I don’t feel like settling for anything less.”
"I am a once broken bird, now healed and ready to take flight and leave the ruination behind once and for all. I am a sunrise, ready to be reborn and start over and forge a new world bathed in color. I am a rose aflame, dancing with the wind. I’m burning to ash, ending my life and starting anew."
Burning Roses
"Because this is the Ballary.
And nothing is too much when it means getting that crown."
Burning Roses
"I knew I would be too late. I could never reach him on time, not with this wildfire, blazing all around us.
So I sank to my knees, ready for the flames to take me.
At the first lick of the searing flames, I screamed out. I screamed out everything that was left inside me.
“Margo!” Far away, I heard his voice call for me. But it was too late, we couldn’t be saved.
“Margo!”
“I love you,” I whispered and closed my eyes."
Burning Roses
“No one cares about the truth when a lie is more entertaining.”
Burning Roses
"Because I understand now. Understand that there are boys who will pry me open, discover my every secret and then leave me with a gaping hole in my heart. I understand that there are boys who won’t try to get to know all my secrets at all but just take whatever they want, not caring what bruises they leave in the process. And I understand that there are boys who will do anything in their power to heal those bruises, will do anything to make me the happiest in the world because nothing matters more than watching me smile. I understand now what love really is about. The giving instead of the taking. That caring instead of the using. The loving instead of the faking."
Burning Roses
"I can’t promise you won’t get hurt again. People will come and go in your life, some will break your heart, some will simply walk out and take a piece of you with them. Some will cherish that piece and others will lose it over time. But I will always be right here with you, Mar. Even an ocean between us can’t prevent me from being close to you. Wherever we are, we always have each other right here,” She brings our interlocked hands to my chest, over my heart. “If you cry, I’ll dry your tears and then make you laugh until you cry all over again. If you’re hurt I’ll take care of you until you feel better. If you’re lost I’ll hold you until you feel home again. And if you fall I’ll be there to catch you."
Burning Roses
