74 quotes found
Author · American
American author
“Libraries are the future of reading. When the economy is down, we need to make it easier for people to buy and read books for free, not harder. It is stupid to sacrifice tomorrows book buyers for t...”
“Three quarters of respectable England hates you.""Half," Sebastian replied with a smile. "It's really only half. Judging by my correspondence, it may be as little as forty-eight percent. And of tho...”
“I keep everything hidden because there's nothing about my true self that anyone likes. I'm not difficult, Sebastian. I'm the easiest person around. I don't belong, and I spend all my time pretendin...”
“His past followed him around as faithfully as his shadow.”
“Id tell you to fetch a match, but you have always had your own spark.”
“Her lips found his and a stab of exquisite desire shot through him. This is what he's been waiting for all this time. Not a stolen embrace. A gift, freely given. One that he would keep forever in s...”
“I fear that one day I will no longer understand desperation, and with that, I will slowly stop listening to what others have to say.”
“If it must be done, it's best done bravely.”
“Miranda shook her head slowly. 'Good heavens. That's quite an act you put on.'He drew himself up haughtily. 'I beg your pardon.''An act,' Miranda repeated. 'Stand as tall as you like, and frown at ...”
“I'm not broken,' he repeated. 'Although at the moment . . . ' This was what came of violating the sentimentality quota. Everything he kept bottled inside him came out. He shut his eyes and pinched ...”
“...having you as a friend wasnt second prize. It wasnt something to chafe against. It was an honor.”
“Sir Mark Turner," he said. "I speak with the tongues of a thousand angels. Butterflies follow me wherever I go. Birds sing when I take a breath.”
“I dont know what youre talking about, but any organization that claims you for a member doesnt get to call itself sinister, whether youre left-handed or not. I would be insulted to be offered membe...”
“This was met with a long pause. Are you really left-handed? Mr. Marshall asked.No. Ive just been pretending to use my left hand my entire life because I enjoy never being able to work scissors prop...”
“I assumed I would be better off telling you about this, rather than waiting for the entire thing to blow up in my face.”
“Do not pollute my perfectly acceptable figurative speech with irrelevant facts!”
“Miss Edmonton: I don't even know where to start. It's too horrifying to even speak of.Jenny: Nonsense. Let's start with the basics. What did your aunt tell you?Miss Edmonton: My aunt said that my h...”
“The dog looked up in entreaty. Liquid brown eyes begged: Take me with you. Ill be good. Oh, the lies that dogs told.”
“If I had married, there is much I would not have learned of myself. This has been hard and painful and horrible. But I've learned that I'm stronger than hard, better than pain, and that with enough...”
“I'm not difficult," Violet said. "I'm simple. I like good books and clever conversation and being left alone much of the time. How does that make me difficult? I make sense? I don't talk about my f...”
