“No one can know sincere happiness, Sophie, without first having known sorrow. One can never appreciate the enormity and rareness of such a fiery bliss without seeing misery, however unfair that may be.”
― Fisher Amelie, quote from Vain
“The shortest distance between two points is the line from me to you.”
― Fisher Amelie, quote from Vain
“Fear, Sadness. They're not weaknesses. They are overpowering, defining emotions. They make you human, Sophie.”
― Fisher Amelie, quote from Vain
“Tell him he was my greatest adventure. Tell him I love him.”
― Fisher Amelie, quote from Vain
“The truth is, I'm so deep in love with you, I can't see straight. The truth is, I've been afraid to admit it to myself, let alone you. The truth is, I'm terrified.”
― Fisher Amelie, quote from Vain
“I was not staring at you,” he told his plate.
I leaned over. “Did you hear that, Dingane’s lunch? He was not staring at you.”
He looked up at me crossly. “I was not staring at you.”
“I never said you were.”
“I was merely explaining that Henry was exaggerating. I did not stare at you.”
“Okay,” I stated, implying in my tone that he had done just that.
“I didn’t. I-I wasn’t.”
“I believe you,” I told him
“I may have looked at you a few times to make sure you were doing your job.”
“Oh, I see then.”
“But I certainly wasn’t staring.”
“We’ve established that you were not staring.”
He breathed deeply a few times, his eyes burning into mine. “Good.”
He’d definitely been staring.”
― Fisher Amelie, quote from Vain
“And what is there to be joyful about?" I asked honestly, thinking on the images of dead children curled into themselves at the village. Another burst of silent tears streamed down.
"Life, Sophie. They still live. They breathe, they love each other, they find joy in the world around them for no other reason than because they are children. They are resilient. They will always rise above. Always. It is a curious facet of the innocent young.”
― Fisher Amelie, quote from Vain
“If we don’t make out of this alive, Sophie Price, I want you to know that I’ve never loved anyone as much as I love you. You’re it for me.”
― Fisher Amelie, quote from Vain
“Vanity's a debilitating affliction. You’re so absorbed in yourself it’s impossible to love anyone other than oneself, leaving you weak without realization of it. It’s quite sad. You’ve no idea what you’re missing either. You will never know real love and your life will pas you by.”
― Fisher Amelie, quote from Vain
“You are so gosh damn beautiful in here," he said, tapping my chest, "that what's here," he spoke, running the side of his hand down my face, "is magnified tenfold and that is a sight to be hold.”
― Fisher Amelie, quote from Vain
“Their innocence is addicting, their hope is catching and I'm happy to be surrounded by them.”
― Fisher Amelie, quote from Vain
“It’s the favorite part of my day.”
My eyes opened lazily. “What do you mean?” I whispered.
“When you undo them and run your hands throughout the waves. That’s my favorite part of the day.”
― Fisher Amelie, quote from Vain
“You may have misery," she continued, ignoring my plea, "you may lose hope in the sorrow of an unplanned life but as long as you have faith and trust in adoration, in affection, in love, that sorrow will turn to happiness. And that is a constant, dear.”
― Fisher Amelie, quote from Vain
“No need to flatter me, Miss Price. I believe your bait worked. I’m hooked. Line and sinker.”
― Fisher Amelie, quote from Vain
“I wasn't crying for myself. I was crying for the innocents.”
― Fisher Amelie, quote from Vain
“My god, he’s the one who gets the girls? What? Is he made of chocolate or something?”
― Fisher Amelie, quote from Vain
“You've arrested my senses and I can't seem to get enough of you. That's what scares me. I'm so deep there's no getting out for me. You own me, you know?”
― Fisher Amelie, quote from Vain
“Your heart is startingly beautiful, Sophie." - Ian”
― Fisher Amelie, quote from Vain
“It was like my body knew instantly that he was mine and that I was his.”
― Fisher Amelie, quote from Vain
“Note to self, Ian is happiest when in dangerous situations.”
― Fisher Amelie, quote from Vain
“Men wanted me. They all did, however briefly, but none of them wanted to keep me. That's what I needed. I needed to be owned, loved. BUT NOT BY A MAN. I knew then that I never needed to be kept by a man. What I needed was to love myself, to want to keep myself around. And in that revelation, I knew that if I wanted to keep myself, that a man wanting to keep me would just be a by-product.”
― Fisher Amelie, quote from Vain
“Fascinating,” I said, turning toward Ian. “You never told me Simon went to Oxford.”
“Simon went to Oxford, Sophie.”
― Fisher Amelie, quote from Vain
“That girl was the real me. Frightened. Worthless. A terrible friend. Terrible daughter. Well educated but so limited in ideas worth having. Beautiful yet repulsive…
And finally honest.”
― Fisher Amelie, quote from Vain
“Prepare yourself, Price, ‘cause I’m about to rock your world.”
― Fisher Amelie, quote from Vain
“P.S. I'm going to throw an absolutely mind-blowing fact your way. I'm not kidding, either. The country of Uganda is obsessed with Celine Dion. They dedicate entire days to broadcasting her music. They love her that much. Five words. My. Heart. Will. Go. On. Yeah.”
― Fisher Amelie, quote from Vain
“But they have life and faith and hope and love and they choose those things. Their innocence is addicting, their hope is catching and I'm happy to be surrounded by them”
― Fisher Amelie, quote from Vain
“Stay with me”
…
“I don’t have a choice,” I told him.
“You do. Choose me, Soph.”
― Fisher Amelie, quote from Vain
“I’d been kissed before, many times, but never like that.”
― Fisher Amelie, quote from Vain
“One day you will blink and the haze will dissipate. You'�ll discover that what once defined you has wilted
into graying hair and wrinkled skin. Frantic, you�ll glance around yourself, in hopes of finding those you
swore adored you, but all you will find is empty picture frames.”
― Fisher Amelie, quote from Vain
“I wasn’t different from most girls I knew. Well, except the fact I was exponentially better looking, but why beat a dead horse?”
― Fisher Amelie, quote from Vain
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“A man goes out on the beach and sees that it is covered with starfish that have washed up in the tide. A little boy is walking along, picking them up and throwing them back into the water. “What are you doing, son?” the man asks. “You see how many starfish there are? You’ll never make a difference.” The boy paused thoughtfully, and picked up another starfish and threw it into the ocean. “It sure made a difference to that one,” he said.”
― Nicholas D. Kristof, quote from Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
“Is that Disney magic of pixie magic?" I kid...
"It is life magic".”
― Carrie Jones, quote from Entice
“Y si todo esto es un sueño, qué importa. Me gusta y quiero seguir soñándolo.”
― Luis Sepúlveda, quote from The Story of a Seagull and the Cat Who Taught Her to Fly
“The army’s exact losses are still uncertain, but there was no doubt that the Stalingrad campaign represented the most catastrophic defeat hitherto experienced in German history.”
― Antony Beevor, quote from Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege, 1942–1943
“Anoshe was a word for strangers in the street, and lovers between meetings, for parents and children, friends and family. It softened the blow of leaving. Eased the strain of parting. A careful nod to the certainty of today, the mystery of tomorrow. When a friend left, with little chance of seeing home, they said anoshe. When a loved one was dying, they said anoshe. When corpses were burned, bodies given back to the earth and souls to the stream, those left grieving said anoshe.
Anoshe brought solace. And hope. And the strength to let go.”
― V.E. Schwab, quote from A Conjuring of Light
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