Corrupt Quotes

“When you want to make an impression and you think you’ve gone far enough, go a little further. Always leave them wondering if you’re just a little bit crazy, and people will never fuck with you again.”
― Penelope Douglas, Corrupt

“The closer you got to anything beautiful, the less beautiful it became. Allure was in the mystery, not the appearance.”
― Penelope Douglas, Corrupt

“It’s just you, Little Monster. Own it or it will own you.”
― Penelope Douglas, Corrupt

“The only way we find out what we’re capable of is by getting into a little trouble.”
― Penelope Douglas, Corrupt

“Own it. Don’t apologize for who you are. Own it. You can’t win if you don’t show up, right?”
― Penelope Douglas, Corrupt

“The shy ones tend to be the baddest after all.”
― Penelope Douglas, Corrupt

“Those who are patient, plan. And beware the man with a plan.”
― Penelope Douglas, Corrupt

“Our scrapes and bruises, tattoos, scars, smiles, and wrinkles told our stories,”
― Penelope Douglas, Corrupt

“Well, it's like you're saving your energy for something. Holding back. But it doesn't make any sense. Life is one-way, and there is no return trip. What are you waiting for?”
― Penelope Douglas, Corrupt

“The most valuable lesson anyone learns in life should be learned as early as possible. That you don’t have to live in the reality someone else had invented. You don’t have to do anything you don’t want to do. Ever.”
― Penelope Douglas, Corrupt

“Run all you want, Little Monster,” he said, sounding like a threat. “We’re faster.”
― Penelope Douglas, Corrupt

“Redefine normal. None of us know the full measure of our power until we start pushing our boundaries and pressing our luck, and the more we do, the less we care what others think. The freedom feels too good.”
― Penelope Douglas, Corrupt

“Own who you are,” he commanded. “And don’t apologize. Do you understand? Own it or it
will own you.”
― Penelope Douglas, Corrupt

“And from Michael—as well as Damon, Will, and Kai—I learned to breathe fire. I learned to walk as if the path were carved for me and me alone, and to treat the world as if it should know I was coming.”
― Penelope Douglas, Corrupt

“They were untouchable, fascinating, and nothing they ever did was wrong. I wanted that. I wanted to look down at the sky.”
― Penelope Douglas, Corrupt

“I’m not playing your games. You were wrong.” I crossed my arms over my chest. “You want to know what I’ve learned? I don’t win by playing your games. I win by making you play mine.”
― Penelope Douglas, Corrupt

“Things done in the dark hours of night, behind closed doors, or in the heat of the moment looked a lot different in the morning, out in the open, and with a clear head.”
― Penelope Douglas, Corrupt

“There are too many people that try to change us, and not enough people who want us to be who we really are. Someone once made me see that, and i wanted to give that to you.”
― Penelope Douglas, Corrupt

“She needed a hot shower, a warm bed, and me.”
― Penelope Douglas, Corrupt

“I didn’t feel so lost when he was around. It was the only time I didn’t feel lost.”
― Penelope Douglas, Corrupt

“I’ll never say no,” she answered but then added with a smile in her voice, “as long as you keep me screaming yes.”
― Penelope Douglas, Corrupt

“I’ll look out for my little brother’s girlfriend and keep her nice and safe in the light of day and not violate the fuck out of her in the dark.”
― Penelope Douglas, Corrupt

“It's odd to see how no one is really human to us until we talk to them and realize there's barley any separation between who we are and who they are.”
― Penelope Douglas, Corrupt

“Chess would teach me strategy, fencing would teach me human nature and self-preservation, and dancing would teach me my body. All necessary for a well-rounded person.”
― Penelope Douglas, Corrupt

“She and I were the same, after all. We fought shame every day, struggling with who we could let see the real us, and we’d finally found each other.”
― Penelope Douglas, Corrupt

“Her fucking eyes, going from defiant to mischievous to hurt to on fire, and then finally, to broken.”
― Penelope Douglas, Corrupt

“What if her heart had hardened so much that she closed herself off in order to survive?”
― Penelope Douglas, Corrupt

“There were dark deeds and bad seeds, but who cared if the house was falling apart as long as it was pretty, right?”
― Penelope Douglas, Corrupt

“Yeah, they’re just matches,” I continued, my voice growing thick with tears. “And memories and smells and sounds and butterflies in my stomach every time I heard the car door slam outside, telling me that he was home. A thousand dreams of all the places I’d have adventures someday.”
― Penelope Douglas, Corrupt

“Don’t think you’re special. Lots of women get him. No one keeps him.”
― Penelope Douglas, Corrupt