Quotes from Monstrous

MarcyKate Connolly ·  432 pages

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“In my books, there is always a prince, and he always happens upon the damsel in the most unexpected places.”
― MarcyKate Connolly, quote from Monstrous


“Jealousy is a very stupid thing. It only leaves the bitterest taste behind-regret.”
― MarcyKate Connolly, quote from Monstrous


“You can only cry so much until your life is wept away.”
― MarcyKate Connolly, quote from Monstrous


“Perhaps music is a sort of magic.”
― MarcyKate Connolly, quote from Monstrous


“I do not know about magic, but words are powerful things indeed.”
― MarcyKate Connolly, quote from Monstrous



“I am creature of the night and dark corners.”
― MarcyKate Connolly, quote from Monstrous


“Father says I'm perfect, but would a prince agree if he knew what I was made of? Would he value me for the usefulness of my parts, or for the contents of my heart? Or would he only value me as a prize to slay the monsters in the story?”
― MarcyKate Connolly, quote from Monstrous


“I will never forget my first breath. Gasping. Heaving. Delicious.”
― MarcyKate Connolly, quote from Monstrous


About the author

MarcyKate Connolly
Born place: in Nashua, NH, The United States
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