Lilli > Lilli's Quotes

“Families are messy. Immortal families are eternally messy. Sometimes the best we can do is to remind each other that we're related for better or for worse...and try to keep the maiming and killing to a minimum.”
― Rick Riordan, The Sea of Monsters

“The mind commands the body and it obeys. The mind orders itself and meets resistance.”
― Frank Herbert, Dune

“You don't think I can fight." Tessa said, drawing back and matching his silvery gaze with her own. "Because I'm a girl."
"I don't think you can fight because you're wearing a wedding dress", said Jem. "For what it's worth, I don't think Will could fight in that dress either."
"Perhaps not," said Will, who had ears like a bat'a. "But I would make a radiant bride.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Princess

“Let the winds blow, lad
Let fall the deep snow.
Let the stars fall, lad
We'll answer the call.

Let the dark come, lad
Ask not where it's from.
After the fight, lad
We'll see morning's light”
― Jennifer A. Nielsen, The Shadow Throne

“In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.”
― Anne Frank

“This is it! Stay low, don’t bunch up, and run like hell!”
― Alan Gratz, Grenade

“Then, after you have killed as many Americans as you can,” Sano added, “you are to use the other grenade to kill yourself.”
― Alan Gratz, Grenade

“There were some horrors you couldn’t fight and couldn’t change. The real courage was just in enduring them.”
― Alan Gratz, Grenade

“A real coward would have run away and never looked back. Fear isn’t a weakness. Anybody who’s never been afraid is a fool.”
― Alan Gratz, Grenade

“Sergeant Meredith was the one who’d taught him how to survive. Sergeant Meredith was the one who’d given him his nickname. Sergeant Meredith was the one who had listened when Ray had argued for the Okinawans. Sergeant Meredith was the one who had taught Ray how to grieve for the death of a soldier.”
― Alan Gratz, Grenade

“Germany surrendered. Hitler committed suicide. The Nazis are through.”
― Alan Gratz, Grenade

“How you frame a photo says everything about the story you’re trying to tell.”
― Alan Gratz, Grenade

“Ichariba choodee,” she said in Okinawan. It meant, “Now that we’ve met, we’re family.”
― Alan Gratz, Grenade

“Fear isn't a weakness. Anyone who's never been afraid is a fool.”
― Alan Gratz, Grenade

“There were some horrors you couldn't fight and couldn't change. The real courage was just in enduring them.”
― Alan Gratz, Grenade

“Being brave doesn't mean not being scared. It means overcoming your fear to do what you have to do.”
― Alan Gratz, Grenade

“And damn, Aurelian loved him. Unfortunately, Vehan loved him too.”
― Ashley Shuttleworth, A Dark and Hollow Star