Immortal Longings Quotes

“They trained her for war. And she rose up to wage it on them.”
― Chloe Gong, Immortal Longings

“Calla can handle pain. She can handle blood. But this—this is somehow all and none of that at once, a wrenching in her very soul. This is tenderness. And she is more afraid of it than anything else in their forsaken kingdom.”
― Chloe Gong, Immortal Longings

“Go on,” he says evenly. “Kill me. Fall not a tear. Be the murderous princess they say you are.”
― Chloe Gong, Immortal Longings

“Calla removes the cigarette from her lips and, with the puff of smoke still in her lungs, leans forward and kisses him. Despite his words, he lets her release right into him, taking the toxins down his throat. He’ll let her poison him, swallow everything down like this is the sweetest liquor he has ever tasted.”
― Chloe Gong, Immortal Longings

“Calla Tuoleimi, princess of Er. She could do nothing on a throne, but she can do everything with a sword in her hand.”
― Chloe Gong, Immortal Longings

“There are no good kings, but there are fair ones”
― Chloe Gong, Immortal Longings

“A living thing, when faced with a break or injury, is compelled to heal itself”
― Chloe Gong, Immortal Longings

“Calla is a woman in the same way that the sky is blue. She understands that it’s the easiest identifier to slap on and she doesn’t mind it, but in actuality, the sky is an incomprehensible void, and Calla, too, feels closer to a nebulous, inexact entity. Before she is anything else, Calla is just Calla.”
― Chloe Gong, Immortal Longings

“Calla,” she echoes, putting on a tone of reverence. She makes a thoughtful noise. “Would you know me in another body?”
“In any body,” Anton promises, “you would still be the same terrifying princess.
”That draws a laugh from her, and the sound sends an unexplainable thrill shooting along his body. He would give anything to keep her like this next to him, her every gesture of approval like a line of narcotics wired directly into his veins. When she lifts her chin to grin at the look on his face, he can’t help but feel that he is giving away more than he should, yet he can’t stop himself.”
― Chloe Gong, Immortal Longings

“He loves her the way no one can let go of the first person they ever wholly adored.”
― Chloe Gong, Immortal Longings

“She could kill him right here if she wanted. The apartment hosts only the two of them. The rest of San-Er sleeps within its own walls. He would have nowhere to jump. But she won’t. She trusts her life in his hands, and for that, she wants to deserve his trust too, offer him safety in her embrace.”
― Chloe Gong, Immortal Longings

“Suddenly, Anton turns, nudging his shoulder closer toward her. Calla snatches her hand back with a start, but he’s not stirring against her touch. He has not awakened at all: he only adjusts until he is facing her, eyes still closed. Before Calla can react, Anton draws her near, seeking her body amid the sheets. He reaches for her, an arm curling around her waist, solid and steady. Even asleep, he reaches for her”
― Chloe Gong, Immortal Longings

“To suffer in San-Er is not a punishment, only a way of life”
― Chloe Gong, Immortal Longings

“Twelve years old and honed to be a weapon. Fourteen years old and molded into an unquestioning arm of the throne.”
― Chloe Gong, Immortal Longings

“Given Anton's childhood, a natural assumption would be that he couldn't handle bloodshed. But blood is faultless. Blood is only a consequence. Better to draw blood before it can be drawn from you; better to exert power and hold control- to seize power and maintain control.”
― Chloe Gong, Immortal Longings

“This is tenderness. And she is more afraid of it than anything else”
― Chloe Gong, Immortal Longings

“Truth be told, she’s never felt like she aligns one specific way, but she enjoys femininity and how it looks on her. Calla is a woman in the same way that the sky is blue. She understands that it’s the easiest identifier to slap on and she doesn’t mind it, but in actuality, the sky is an incomprehensible void, and Calla, too, feels closer to a nebulous, inexact entity. Before she is anything else, Calla is just… Calla.”
― Chloe Gong, Immortal Longings

“Calla is a woman in the same way that the sky is blue. She understands that it’s the easiest identifier to slap on and she doesn’t mind it, but in actuality, the sky is an incomprehensible void, and Calla, too, feels closer to a nebulous,”
― Chloe Gong, Immortal Longings

“Galipei touches August’s wrist. It is a small brush, nothing more than the pad of his finger making contact with his prince’s exposed skin just below the cuff of his sleeve. “Relax,” he urges. “The crown will soon be yours.”
― Chloe Gong, Immortal Longings

“Take the cuts. Take the burns. You will heal, and you will be braver. Braver? I want to be stronger. Strength is a conscious effort. First, you will be braver, and then you will be stronger.”
― Chloe Gong, Immortal Longings

“There are no good kings, but there are fair ones.”
― Chloe Gong, Immortal Longings

“It doesn't take a blade to carve open a heart. It only takes a soft glance.”
― Chloe Gong, Immortal Longings

“This is tenderness. And she is more afraid of it than anything else in their forsaken kingdom.”
― Chloe Gong, Immortal Longings