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Waterfall

by Lauren Kate · 2014

Eureka’s tears have flooded the earth, and now Atlantis is rising, bringing with it its evil king, Atlas. Eureka is the only one who can stop him, but first she must learn how to fight. She travels across the ocean with Cat… more

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Quotes from the Book

Maybe that's what magic was - looking into darkness and seeing a light most people missed.
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Mortals can face many things, but they cannot face their true identity.
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Not belonging is the greatest gift. Always remember that.
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Sometimes when you try not to repeat your mistakes, you forget that the original mistakes are still unfolding
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Love is an endless drive on a winding road. You can't see everything about another person all at once.
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You can’t love me without growing old,” she finally said. “And I can’t know that about you without wanting to cry. And my tears are the end of the world.” Ander touched the corners of her eyes with his lips to reassure her they were dry. “Please don’t be afraid of my love.
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I wouldn’t know what to do if I weren’t next to you. That’s who I am.” “You can’t rely on someone else to define you. Especially not me.
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Don’t turn your back on what you love because you’re scared
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Things are precious when they're hard to come by.
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Love makes people the best versions of themselves.
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Belief in the impossible was the first step toward greatness.
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Letting go of someone you loved wasn't hard. There was no word for what it was, because even if you didn't let them go they were still gone.
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Don’t make the same mistakes I did. Learn from mine and make your own and tell your children what you did wrong so they can do even better than you. Don’t turn your back on what you love because you’re scared
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You see, this is the problem with conversation,” Solon said with a sigh, and looked at Ander. “All we ever do is talk about ourselves. Let us stop before we bore each other, well, to tears.
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Each of us has magic within us. We take our quirks from the universal store
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Do we get only one?” William asked. “Ambitious lad,” Solon said. “Well, why should there be a limit? One quirk is a miracle, but don’t let me stand in your way. Quirk out as much as you like.
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A LEADER IS A DEALER IN HOPE.
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If the hero does not match the story, it is the hero, not the story, who must be rewritten.
Why didn't you tell me how dangerous my feelings were?" "There's a difference between power and danger. Your feelings are more powerful than anything in the world. But you shouldn't be afraid of them. Love is bigger than fear.
She didn’t know that loss was alive in the world, a thief always about to slam you and steal everything you had.
I thought love was supposed to make a person more alive,” Eureka said. “Your love is … like I used to be—suicidal.

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Eureka’s tears have flooded the earth, and now Atlantis is rising, bringing with it its evil king, Atlas. Eureka is the only one who can stop him, but first she must learn how to fight. She travels across the ocean with Cat, her family, and Ander, the gorgeous and mysterious Seedbearer who promises to help her find Solon, an enigmatic lost Seedbearer who knows how to defeat Atlas.

Once on land, Eureka is taunted by gossipwitches, a group of displaced Atlantean sorceresses, and ambushed by locals struggling to survive amid the destruction her tears have wrought. And she feels no closer to facing Atlas or saving the world when Solon lets slip that love is Ander’s weakness, and that any affection he feels toward her makes him age faster.

Trying to make sense of the dark world her sorrow has created, Eureka receives startling insight from an enchanted pond. Her bewildering reflection r

Book details

First published
2014
Genre
Fantasy
Goodreads rating
3.20 (9k ratings)

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