172 quotes found
Novelist · American · 1964
American novelist (born 1964)
“It's what you choose to believe that makes you the person you are.”
“He calls me his Queen of the Night. He shows me the wonders in this incredible city. He encourages me to find my own way, and to choose what I think is right or wrong.And the sex, God, the sex! I n...”
“She waited, thinking you were different from those who used and betrayed her. She believed you would find her, come charging to her rescue. That belief was as misplaced as the monsters we faced wer...”
“Sheep are always looking for a new shepherd when the terrain gets rocky.”
“Things we had, like respect and trust, but also freely expressed desires and accountability to whatever degree it took to make both people happy. It took work, a willingness to fight passionately a...”
“Strength wasnt about being able to do everything alone. Strength was knowing when to ask for help and not being too proud to do it.”
“Life took the strongest root with a little bit of rain and a whole lot of shit for fertilizer.”
“When he kisses me again, the last part of me that could stand myself dies.”
“Barrons: "He got upset it wouldn't shut up and tore its head off."Mac: "The child?" I gasped”
“Tuatha De do not walk the human realm alone. Actually, they don't walk alone much anywhere. Only the occasional rogue Fae will do so.""Like yourself?""Yes Most of my kind have no fondness for solit...”
“What are you" -Mac "I don't follow" -Jericho "You dropped 30 feet in that warehouse. You should have broken something. What are you?" -Mac "A man with a rope." -Jericho”
“I smack myself in the forehead. Holy priceless collection of Etruscan snoods, theyre not moving! I exclaim. Theres a choking noise over my head somewhere. Etruscan snoods? I glow quietly inside. So...”
“His heavy-lidded gaze reflected a languor that had nothing to do with having just awakened, and there was no doubt what was on his mind. But this is no safe cherry picker, Gwen thought, growing mor...”
“With the Book hitching rides, hiding on people, guess were all going to be dressing like skanks for a while, huh? Skintight or skin. Dude, everybodys everythings gonna be hanging out, and some o th...”
“It's our actions that define us. What we choose. What we resist. What we're willing to die for.”
“Missing Alina was worse than a terminal illness. At least when you were terminal you knew the pain was going to end eventually. But there was no light at the end of my tunnel. Grief was going to de...”
“I love books, by the way, way more than movies. Movies tell you what to think. A good book lets you choose a few thoughts for yourself.”
“Grief shared was grief lessened.”
“I love books, they're in my blood.”
“I see how he feels about his world and I want to be one of the parts he prizes. I want to be worth fighting for. Worth the same kind of effort he puts into the things that matter to him. Like Dani....”