Marni Mann > Quotes

“Accept the darkness, because it’s who you are. It’s who we all are. Some of us get lost in it…others wrap themselves in it and wear it like skin.”
― Marni Mann, Seductive Shadows

“No, I don’t want to run. Unless it’s toward you, and then my answer is yes.”
― Marni Mann, When Ashes Fall

“But that, my dear, is how life is. You can try to fight it, but it will fight right back. Better that you should embrace it, learn from it. Accept the darkness, because it’s who you are. It’s who we all are. Some of us get lost in it…others wrap themselves in it and wear it like skin.”
― Marni Mann, Seductive Shadows

“A pilot once told me, he always hoped for sunny days. They were the easiest and safest and the flights with the least amount of concern.” “In some way or another, that’s what we all hope for.” “That’s why I share the pictures; we all need a little more hope.”
― Marni Mann, When Ashes Fall

“I wasn’t a prostitute; I was an artist who used her fingers to paint a fantasy that her body fulfilled. And when I was desired by men, I felt the most creative.”
― Marni Mann, Seductive Shadows

“We were two broken souls that had found each other amidst a palette of bold, beautiful hues. But our filling wasn’t made of those colors, we didn’t live among those stains and we didn’t follow their patterns. Our reflection was made of scandalous secrets and dark, dusty shadows that recoiled when we hit the light. Not just any shadows or secrets, but seductive ones.”
― Marni Mann, Seductive Secrecy

“Our soulmate is revealed only once during our life. Maybe it's a glimpse of a stranger. Maybe it's our best friend. The timing may not always be right. But, when they're shown to us, we know it's them. Then, life happens. We grow. We age. We develop scars. And we remember that glimpse. Some are lucky enough to spend the rest of their lives with that person. Some, like me, have only memories.”
― Marni Mann, Prisoned

“We were held together by a connection of secrets, dark and fearful and reluctant to leave. They recoiled whenever light reached them. Their depth was seductive and overwhelming, an endless ocean of black that threatened to cover the brilliance we kept reaching for with each other.”
― Marni Mann, Seductive Secrecy

“A smart man never bets against something beautiful.” “That would be any sunny day.”
― Marni Mann, When Ashes Fall

“I’d never been handcuffed or spanked, but when he spoke, when his gaze traveled over my body, I felt like he was doing both, with his mouth…with his eyes.”
― Marni Mann, Unblocked - Episode One

“Maybe I should stare at the sky more often. Maybe I should enjoy the night air instead of shielding myself from it from. Rather than letting the never-ending blackness overwhelm me, maybe I should appreciate it for what it is: a background for the brilliance of stars. After all, without darkness, there can’t be light.”
― Marni Mann, Seductive Secrecy

“He got me to beg, even when begging was so out of character; he made me want more of him, even when I didn’t think my body could take it.
He freed me, from the inside out.”
― Marni Mann, Unblocked - Episode Two

“A little pain was always involved in our intimacy; it heightened my passion. But I knew this was more than him just giving me pleasure. He was reminding me that my body was his. I responded, arching my back, giving him full access to whatever he wanted to pleasure…or hurt.”
― Marni Mann, Seductive Secrecy

“I’d have to move out of Boston because I’d be too tempted to go to Richard’s or Roxbury. I’d have to retrain my brain to think bags were to hold sandwiches, spoons were to eat cereal, rigs were tractor-trailers, and John was just a guy’s name.”
― Marni Mann, Memoirs Aren't Fairytales: A Story of Addiction

“When I tie you up and lick every inch of your body, things like whether I’m wearing flannel or a ten thousand dollar suit aren’t going to matter. You won’t be aware of anything other than my tongue. I promise.”
― Marni Mann, Unblocked - Episode Two

“That’s addiction for you, constant letdowns and never-ending promises.”
― Marni Mann, Memoirs Aren't Fairytales: A Story of Addiction

“I’m Kendall.”
― Marni Mann, The Lawyer

“I was the mess who didn’t know how to get her head back on straight after her whole life had been turned upside-down.”
― Marni Mann, Pulled Beneath

“My breath just made you quiver. Can you imagine what my tongue will do?”
― Marni Mann, Unblocked - Episode One

“I liked the way smack made me feel. I liked watching the needle glide into my vein and feeling the chamber empty into my body. I liked how it took me away into a dream where I didn’t have to think about my past or future or make any decisions. Everything inside me and around me was beautiful when I was high.”
― Marni Mann, Memoirs Aren't Fairytales: A Story of Addiction

“It was the rawest I had ever looked. The most emotional I’d ever been without tears, without spit, without wrinkles edged in my face from all the crying. I couldn’t cry, not about this. Because it wasn’t just sadness that consumed me. It was so beyond that. It was pain. Like”
― Marni Mann, Animal

“When I graduated from college and joined Spade Hotels, my father pulled me aside. He said there are two things anyone can control when they’re starting a new job. The first is your reputation. How you treat others, how you demand respect. How dedicated you are to the job. Maybe a coworker doesn’t end up liking you, maybe your personalities clash, but don’t give them a chance to call you lazy or for them to question your work ethic. In a work environment, your reputation is all you have.” I paused as the waitress dropped off another round of drinks, and I downed the rest of mine before I handed her the empty. “The second is punctuality. Neither my father nor Walter tolerates anyone being late.”
― Marni Mann, The Playboy

“A tear falls as I smile. I’m a total contradiction. Happy and sad. Elated and devastated.”
― Marni Mann, Lover

“I had witnessed his pain in motion; the way he had stroked over the sea fueled by something so similar to what fueled me. The agony he couldn’t hide from his caramel-colored eyes. I was drawn to whatever was broken in him, probably in the same way that he was drawn to what was broken in me.”
― Marni Mann, Pulled Beneath

“There’s only so much distance two people can put between themselves before they’re each going in opposite directions, permanently.”
― Marni Mann, Lover

“Hey, hey,” I whispered into her face. The heat from her crying thick like steam. “I know you don’t know my voice or the feel of my arms, but I’m going to tell you something.” I pressed my lips against her forehead, breathing her in, her scent so clean and powdery. “I’m never going to let anything happen to you.” I held my lips there, my eyes closing, my heart pounding away. “I promise.”
― Marni Mann, The Single Dad

“Don’t judge me just because I needed a break. We can’t all be Saints…”
― Marni Mann, Pulled Beneath

“I hope one day you’ll show me your storm.”
― Marni Mann, When Ashes Fall

“Women thought they were doing themselves a favor by wearing yoga pants for comfort. Really, they were doing men the favor, allowing us to see every curve and dip of their gorgeous bodies.”
― Marni Mann, The Intern

“All of us here have worked too damn hard to stay sober; we don't deserve to be judged.”
― Marni Mann, Scars from a Memoir