Dark Hope Quotes

“I eyed the sheriff. “So I better be breathing when He finds me.” “Who the hell are you talking about?” the sheriff blurted.
I chuckled.
The postman sneered at the sheriff. “She means the Demon King. The Devil. This is a phone from Hell—the real one.”
― H.D. Smith, Dark Hope

“With his nose in my hair, he inhaled deeply before putting a light kiss on my cheek. “Have you come to play?” he asked then kissed me again.
“No.” I cringed when he drew my earlobe into his mouth. “I came to help you. That’s all. I swear.”
“I’d rather play.”
― H.D. Smith, Dark Hope

“You have your orders,” Mab shouted at the guards. “To the Deeps with her.”
The men led me from the great hall, taking me along a series of corridors to the back of the castle, then winding through another long corridor and into a spiraling stairwell that appeared to have no end. We went further and further down until finally it ended so deep in the ground it felt like a grave. My pulse quickened as we reached the bottom.
A single dark door lay ahead.”
― H.D. Smith, Dark Hope

“I flinched when his hands lifted, although it was more of a reaction to everything that had been happening to me, not necessarily because he was Death. He stilled. “You’re sad,” he said. “Let me help you.”
“There isn’t anything you can do.”
“I can comfort you.”
― H.D. Smith, Dark Hope

“What exactly did you expect me to do? I told The Boss what you said, but he’s not going to budge. Nobody gets dental.”
― H.D. Smith, Dark Hope

“I’d like to say it could have been worse. I’m sure lots of people hate their job, or their boss, or the people they work with. I just couldn’t relate to those people. They have options. They can quit their job, move out of town, or drop off the grid. The only option I had was a guaranteed one-way ticket to Hell when I died, and that didn’t include dental.”
― H.D. Smith, Dark Hope

“You came here of your own free will, Claire. I won’t be denied. You’re mine now, and I intend to keep you.”
― H.D. Smith, Dark Hope

“I grouped my fellow employees into three categories: the plebes, the damned, and the demons.”
― H.D. Smith, Dark Hope

“You will cause chaos. You will unleash the great destroyer. One will betray, and one will die.” Chaos? I’m supposed to create chaos? This is ridiculous.”
― H.D. Smith, Dark Hope

“He has no idea what you are,” she whispered, a wicked grin crossing her face. “But I do.” “Tell me,” I pleaded. “Sorry.” She smiled. “It’s forbidden.” Forbidden?”
― H.D. Smith, Dark Hope

“The slightest hint of green glint flashed in her eyes. A color I’d never seen before, until today when my own green shine was reflected in Mace’s eyes.”
― H.D. Smith, Dark Hope

“One incredibly fucked-up problem at a time, please.”
― H.D. Smith, Dark Hope