“She'd grown up inside books. No matter how dark life became, shutting out the hurt was as easy as opening a cover. A child of murdered parents and a failed rebellion, she'd still walked in the boots of scholars and warriors, queens and conquerors.
The heavens grant us only one life, but through books, we live a thousand.”
― Jay Kristoff, quote from Godsgrave
“If Vengeance has a mother, her name is Patience.”
― Jay Kristoff, quote from Godsgrave
“The choice between looking plain and pretty isn't really a choice at all. But any fool knows looking dangerous is preferable to both.”
― Jay Kristoff, quote from Godsgrave
“Memory is a traitor, and a liar, and a good-for-nothing thief.”
― Jay Kristoff, quote from Godsgrave
“Conquer your fear, and you can conquer the world.”
― Jay Kristoff, quote from Godsgrave
“If you can't see your chains, what use is a key?”
― Jay Kristoff, quote from Godsgrave
“The heavens grant us only one life, but through books, we live a thousand." - Godsgrave by Jay Kristoff”
― Jay Kristoff, quote from Godsgrave
“The storm begs no forgiveness of the drowned.”
― Jay Kristoff, quote from Godsgrave
“Problem with being a librarian is there's some lessons you just can't learn from books.”
― Jay Kristoff, quote from Godsgrave
“There's no softer pillow than a clear conscience.”
― Jay Kristoff, quote from Godsgrave
“No matter how dark life became, shutting out the hurt was as easy as opening a cover.”
― Jay Kristoff, quote from Godsgrave
“I'll just dance until the music stops, and see where the steps take me.”
― Jay Kristoff, quote from Godsgrave
“You can keep the glory. I'm just here for the blood.”
― Jay Kristoff, quote from Godsgrave
“That's the power of words; twenty six little letter can paint a whole universe”
― Jay Kristoff, quote from Godsgrave
“Silver at her throat. Stone at her feet. Iron in her heart.”
― Jay Kristoff, quote from Godsgrave
“...Because the voices in your head that say otherwise are just fear talking. Never listen to fear.”
― Jay Kristoff, quote from Godsgrave
“We have a saying in Vaan," Byern replied.
"In every breath, hope abides."
(...)
"Just keep breathing, little Crow.”
― Jay Kristoff, quote from Godsgrave
“We have a saying in Vaan,” Byern replied. “In every breath, hope abides.”
― Jay Kristoff, quote from Godsgrave
“But those who stand for nothing die for the same. And if you stand only for yourself, you fall alone.”
― Jay Kristoff, quote from Godsgrave
“If you can’t see your chains, what use is a key?”
― Jay Kristoff, quote from Godsgrave
“The heavens grant us only one life, but through books, we live a thousand.”
― Jay Kristoff, quote from Godsgrave
“Looking out over the mezzanine to the endless shelves below, the girl couldn’t help but smile. She’d grown up inside books. No matter how dark life became, shutting out the hurt was as easy as opening a cover. A child of murdered parents and a failed rebellion, she’d still walked in the boots of scholars and warriors, queens and conquerors.”
― Jay Kristoff, quote from Godsgrave
“fear is the only enemy in your path. Conquer your fear, and you can conquer the world.”
― Jay Kristoff, quote from Godsgrave
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“Though she'd never been ashamed of what she'd done, she'd kept it secret because she'd understood that others wouldn't view it the same way she did.”
― Kresley Cole, quote from Dark Needs at Night's Edge
“Keeping low to avoid the branches that blocked their paths, they scurried through the dark. Dante with his usual elegant silence and Abby crashing behind him like a bull elephant with a tranquilizer stuck in its butt.”
― Alexandra Ivy, quote from When Darkness Comes
“She had been wrong in thinking Christ had been called up against his will to fight in a war. He didn't look - in spite of the crown of thorns - like someone making a sacrifice. Or even like someone determined to "do his bit". He looked instead like Marjorie had looked telling Polly she'd joined the Nursing Service, like Mr Humphreys had looked filling buckets with water and sand to save Saint Paul's, like Miss Laburnum had looked that day she came to Townsend Brothers with the coats. He looked like Captain Faulknor must have looked, lashing the ships together. Like Ernest Shackleton, setting out in that tiny boat across icy seas. Like Colin helping Mr Dunworthy across the wreckage.
He looked ... contented. As if he was where he wanted to be, doing what he wanted to do.
Like Eileen had looked, telling Polly she'd decided to stay. Like Mike must have looked in Kent, composing engagement announcements and letters to the editor. Like I must have looked there in the rubble with Sir Godfrey, my hand pressed against his heart. Exalted. Happy.
To do something for someone or something you loved - England or Shakespeare or a dog or the Hodbins or history - wasn't a sacrifice at all. Even if it cost you your freedom, your life, your youth.”
― Connie Willis, quote from All Clear
“A big silvery janitor. Penny, this can’t be how the universe works.”
“In the Order we call it ‘inverse profundity.’ We’ve observed it in any number of cases. The deeper you go into the cosmic mysteries, the less interesting everything gets.”
― Lev Grossman, quote from The Magician King
“If you love someone, you fight for them, again and again.”
― Jennifer Probst, quote from The Marriage Trap
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