“I am weird, and you know what? That's OK. So are most interesting people.”
― quote from Shift
“I believe in grey...Some things aren't straightforward. Not everything is true or false, real or imaginary, black or white. It's not that simple.”
― quote from Shift
“Imitation is the highest from of flattery. Until it isn't.”
― quote from Shift
“One more piece of sky in the jigsaw puzzle of our school.”
― quote from Shift
“... it looked at me as it passed, smiling in that crazy-happy way that dogs do. And I started laughing. I mean, how can you not laugh at a dog running on the beach? But I was also kind of crying, too. Laughing and crying simultaneously hurts. It hurts and it's confusing.”
― quote from Shift
“As we stood there, chest high in water, I felt like I was in the middle of my own romance novel.”
― quote from Shift
“The ocean is not to be trusted. It's dark and cold with a treacherous current that pulls you whichever way it wants. It can drown you or it refuse to drown you.”
― quote from Shift
“She was the whisper of a shadow.”
― quote from Shift
“Imitation is the highest form of flattery. Until it isn't.”
― quote from Shift
“Scientists have calculated that the chances of something so patently absurd actually existing are millions to one.
But magicians have calculated that million-to-one chances crop up nine times out of ten.”
― Terry Pratchett, quote from Mort
“Have a care, Sir Tucker, lest you find yourself in the stockades."
He scoffs and looks at Mr. Erikson. "She can't do that, can she? She's not the ruler of this class. Brady is."
...
"You could strip him of his title," suggests Brady, apparently not minding at all that I have usurped his throne. "Make him a serf."
"Yeah," says Christian. "Make him a serf. Being a serf blows."
As a serf, poor Christian has already been killed several times in our class. Aside from dying of the Black Plague on the first day, he's starved to death, had his hands cut off for stealing a loaf of bread, and been run down by his master's horse just for kicks. He's like Christian the fifth now.”
― Cynthia Hand, quote from Unearthly
“Camp out in the living room. Spread your blankets and pillows on the floor. Get your Pepsi and popcorn. Pretend the TV is broken and talk like you used to when you were dating. Talk till the sun comes up or something else happens. If the floor gets too hard, go back upstairs and go to bed. You won’t forget this evening!”
― Gary Chapman, quote from The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate
“You have punished me long enough, you have punished yourself long enough. Return to me. I beg.”
― Melissa de la Cruz, quote from Blue Bloods
“One magician demanded I show him an image of the love of his life. I rustled up a mirror.”
― Jonathan Stroud, quote from The Amulet of Samarkand
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