Quotes from Nightfall

“I don’t know how it’s all going to work out, but . . . I’ll be fighting for the happy ending too.”
― Shannon Messenger, quote from Nightfall

“Sometimes I get sick of being strong.”
― Shannon Messenger, quote from Nightfall

“Typical Foster, always knocking guys off their feet.”
― Shannon Messenger, quote from Nightfall

“Mallowmelt always makes a difficult conversation better.”
― Shannon Messenger, quote from Nightfall

“Sophie smiled. “We all have our things.”
“Well, yours is weird,” Amy told her.”
― Shannon Messenger, quote from Nightfall

“Fitz grinned—and a girl who’d been watching him tripped over her own feet.”
― Shannon Messenger, quote from Nightfall

“And to be glad to wake up and find people in her room, instead of dancing anthropomorphic animals.”
― Shannon Messenger, quote from Nightfall

“It’s too bad Keefe isn’t here—you two could have a contest to see who whines the most.”
― Shannon Messenger, quote from Nightfall

“Take care of yourself, okay?” Sophie whispered.
Her sister nodded. “And you keep . . . saving the world.”
― Shannon Messenger, quote from Nightfall

“And it all started with a field trip, a giant dinosaur model, and an especially noticeable pair of teal eyes.”
― Shannon Messenger, quote from Nightfall

“She’d been kidnapped right after—and then her abilities had broken, and Alden’s sanity collapsed, and Silveny was attacked, and Kenric was murdered, and the Council turned against her, and she was banished along with all of her friends, and the gnomish plague was unleashed, and Keefe ran off, and Lumenaria fell, and so many other devastating and distracting things had happened that Sophie had never stopped to wonder . . .”
― Shannon Messenger, quote from Nightfall

“We wanted her to see that the shadows that scared her could be beautiful and powerful when we learn how to take control of them,” Edaline added.
Taking control.
It sounded so simple.
And so impossible.”
― Shannon Messenger, quote from Nightfall

“You can’t change who you are, or who your family is,” Tam told her. “Believe me—if I could, I would. All you can do is make sure you’re living by what you believe in.”
― Shannon Messenger, quote from Nightfall

“Well, if you like honesty," Ro said, following him over to Keefe, "it stinks here, too. Everything smells like . . . "

"Fresh air?" Sophie guessed.

"Awww, my girl keeps getting snarkier and snarkier," Keefe said proudly.

"I'm not your girl," Sophie snapped back. "And don't think I'm done being mad at you!"

"Ohhh, a lovers' quarrel!" Ro clapped her hands. "Those are my favorite. Anyone have snacks? I feel like we should have snacks for this."

"That's not what this is," Sophie told her. "We're not . . .
never mind."

Ro grinned, flashing pointed teeth. "If you say so."

"Foster's not ready to face her feelings," Keefe stage-whispered.

"I'm ready to strangle you," Sophie countered.”
― Shannon Messenger, quote from Nightfall

“Wait for the morning, when you can regroup with your friends, and the seven of you can start scheming together.”
― Shannon Messenger, quote from Nightfall

“But before he leaped away he asked, “Still best friends, right?”
A soft smile curled her lips, and her heart pulled back into place. “Forever.”
― Shannon Messenger, quote from Nightfall

“Sophie smiled. “Yeah, I think you whined the entire way.”
“We all have our gifts. And speaking of whining—”
“No whining in the happy place! Seriously, Keefe, try to concentrate.”
― Shannon Messenger, quote from Nightfall

“Three hands. No fourth for her. It was how it should be. How it would have to be. And Sophie could live with that. She could let them go again, to spare them that pain.
But it would still hurt.
It would always hurt.”
― Shannon Messenger, quote from Nightfall

“I guess that makes sense. And by the way—your friends?” Amy glanced over her shoulder to take another peek at them. “Are they in a contest to see who can be the most gorgeous or something?”
Sophie had to laugh. “They might be.”
“It’s ridiculous,” Amy told her. “Especially Fitz’s family. I mean, seriously, who looks like that?”
“Only the Vackers,” Sophie assured her.”
― Shannon Messenger, quote from Nightfall

“I know this isn’t going to make any of it better,” Sophie said, holding her sister tighter. “But I’ve done this before. The part where it all feels hopeless, and like it’s never going to come together. And you know what? Somehow, it does. It’s never perfect. But it’s usually better than I’d been fearing.”
― Shannon Messenger, quote from Nightfall

“But at least this place has dinosaurs.”
― Shannon Messenger, quote from Nightfall

“So she closed her eyes and pressed her lips against his.”
― Shannon Messenger, quote from Nightfall

“All he said was, “I believe in you, Sophie Foster,” as he raised his pathfinder up to the silvery glow of the moonlight.
And Sandor added, “We all do.”
― Shannon Messenger, quote from Nightfall

“Keefe was going to slay her over this”
― Shannon Messenger, quote from Nightfall

“And the countdown to Nightfall had officially begun.”
― Shannon Messenger, quote from Nightfall

“I’d heard your powers were legendary”
― Shannon Messenger, quote from Nightfall

“The Neverseen may think themselves brilliant schemers, full of plans no one would ever suspect.
But when it came to game-changing secrets, the Black Swan would always be the best.”
― Shannon Messenger, quote from Nightfall

“Keefe's smile was enormous. "Woo! Team Foster-Keefe is back!”
― Shannon Messenger, quote from Nightfall

“Don’t worry,” he grunted. “Breathing is overrated.” “It is,”
― Shannon Messenger, quote from Nightfall

“The star only rises at Nightfall.”
― Shannon Messenger, quote from Nightfall

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