“When you’re drowning and all you’re handed is the end of a sword to pull you up above the waves, do you take it?”
― Bella Forrest, quote from A Break of Day
“where there is darkness, there is light. Where there is evil, there is good.”
― Bella Forrest, quote from A Break of Day
“Is there only so much pain a man can stand before he becomes irreparably broken?”
― Bella Forrest, quote from A Break of Day
“I can’t control the world. I can’t make the world a safe place for my children. They may face trouble and they may struggle. They may even encounter darkness and evil. I cannot change that. That is beyond my control. What I can do, however, is show them that where there is darkness, there is light. Where there is evil, there is good.”
― Bella Forrest, quote from A Break of Day
“You’re no stranger to storms. The waves may rage, but you can rise above them.”
― Bella Forrest, quote from A Break of Day
“I looked down into my baby’s beautiful green eyes and ached inside. She looked up at me with wide-eyed innocence. I kissed her warm cheeks and stroked her fine black hair, then pulled her close against my chest. If anything should happen to you while I’m gone, I will have nothing left to live for.”
― Bella Forrest, quote from A Break of Day
“The exact spot where Derek woke up. Where I first met him. Where it all started. The”
― Bella Forrest, quote from A Break of Day
“To have her respond in kind, unhindered by the Elder, was an ecstasy I wanted to lose myself in forever.”
― Bella Forrest, quote from A Break of Day
“Although she showed no visible signs of being possessed, I could no longer deny this as a possibility. I”
― Bella Forrest, quote from A Break of Day
“Something told me though that the small hunter would find a way to wrangle herself out of it. I chuckled softly before thrusting myself off the railing.”
― Bella Forrest, quote from A Break of Day
“Our kiss was interrupted rather unceremoniously by a third party. Something coarse and wet slapped against my cheek. Shadow was attacking me with his smelly snake-like tongue. “Urgh,”
― Bella Forrest, quote from A Break of Day
“But then the devil with the red eyes came to take my son away. And barely a moment later, the Ageless came to whisk my Sofia away too. To”
― Bella Forrest, quote from A Break of Day
“The love of my life. The person without whom all would be for nothing. My ever-burning light. My break of day.”
― Bella Forrest, quote from A Break of Day
“She threw her bouquet into the crowd. Abby dove for it with her vampire speed and a huge goofy smile spread across her face when she caught it. Tears”
― Bella Forrest, quote from A Break of Day
“What I can do, however, is show them that where there is darkness, there is light. Where there is”
― Bella Forrest, quote from A Break of Day
“stupid adventure course. That, and the fact that this really was going to be our last summer as humans. “It’s just this once,” Ben said quietly. “For two months. They’ll never”
― Bella Forrest, quote from A Break of Day
“Is this to be my life? To rise up only to be brought back down to my knees, shattered into shards? We’d”
― Bella Forrest, quote from A Break of Day
“I was burning up inside and no amount of water could extinguish me. I”
― Bella Forrest, quote from A Break of Day
“She breathed gently and her round face had an expression of serenity, as if all was right with the world. As if I was cradling her brother in my arms alongside her… as if her mother… I”
― Bella Forrest, quote from A Break of Day
“Since our separation, although my heart, mind and body were screaming with despair, I’d had to find the strength within myself to still smile each day for Rose. Her obliviousness was her blessing; it sheltered her from pain. I needed to keep it that way. My”
― Bella Forrest, quote from A Break of Day
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“Is life worth living in the jaws of society's trash can for misfit minds? What can I possibly achieve or contribute to mankind in this steel and concrete box with a damn loud laughing wall that moves? Just give up?”
― Daniel Keyes, quote from The Minds of Billy Milligan
“But there was a more recent author and public figure whose work spoke to the core of a new set of issues I was struggling with: the Bronx's own Colin Powell. His book, My American Journey, helped me harmonize my understanding of America's history and my aspiration to serve her in uniform. In his autobiography he talked about going to the Woolworth's in Columbus, Georgia, and being able to shop but not eat there. He talked about how black GIs during World War II had more freedoms when stationed in Germany than back in the country they fought for. But he embraced the progress this nation made and the military's role in helping that change to come about. Colin Powell could have been justifiably angry, but he wasn't. He was thankful. I read and reread one section in particular:
The Army was living the democratic ideal ahead of the rest of America. Beginning in the fifties, less discrimination, a truer merit system, and leveler playing fields existed inside the gates of our military posts more than in any Southern city hall or Northern corporation. The Army, therefore, made it easier for me to love my country, with all its flaws, and to serve her with all of my heart." -The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates (p. 131)”
― Wes Moore, quote from The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates
“He had always loved to draw and paint, begging to be bought pencils, paint boxes, and paper rather than toys, spending hours wrapped up in worlds of his own creation.”
― Philip Norman, quote from John Lennon: The Life
“She had been living like a hermit herself, in a cramped, seedy apartment in Somerville, spending long hours in the lab. All-nighters had become a regular thing. She didn't have any close friends, didn't go out on dates, didn't even go to the movies by herself. She had sacrificed a normal life in order to get a PhD, and become a scientist.”
― Michael Crichton, quote from Micro
“Yes, I was drinking. But I drink. You don’t. And I don’t appreciate you getting drunk for the first time without me.” “This is ridiculous, Donavon. I don’t understand why you’re so pissed. I didn’t do anything wrong. I’m going back to my cabin. I cannot deal with you right now.” I started walking away.”
― Sophie Davis, quote from Talented
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