Elizabeth > Elizabeth's Quotes

“Think only of the past as its remembrance gives you pleasure.”
― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

“And I'm the kind of person who does not let inconsequential things like boys and near death experiences stop her.”
― Veronica Roth, Divergent

“There's no pleasure in getting to be an old coot unless you have some fun along the way.”
― Gary D. Schmidt, Okay for Now

“I'm a librarian. I always know what I'm talking about”
― Gary D. Schmidt, Okay for Now

“Perhaps God waits for us to be empty, so he may fill us with himself.”
― Rick Yancey, The Isle of Blood

“But hope is no less realistic than despair. It is still our choice whether to live in light or lie down in darkness.”
― Rick Yancey, The Isle of Blood

“... while I am Death's daughter and walk in His dark shadow, surely the darkness can give way to light sometimes.”
― R.L. LaFevers, Grave Mercy

“... true faith never comes without anguish.”
― R.L. LaFevers, Grave Mercy

“This is what I want to be. An instrument of mercy, not vengeance.”
― R L LaFevers

“I feel Him kiss my brow, a chill weight on my forehead. In the kiss is absolution, yes, but understanding as well. Understanding that it is He I serve, not the convent. His divine spark lives within me, a presence that will never leave. And I am but one of the many tools he has at his disposal. If I cannot act--if I refuse to act--that is a choice I am allowed to make. He has given me life, and all I must do to serve Him is live. Fully and with my whole heart.”
― R L LaFevers

“Don't ever go to war. Even if you win, the battle is never over inside you.”
― Jack Gantos, Dead End in Norvelt

“Men work hard to attain power, but work even harder to retain it”
― Megan Curd, Steel Lily

“I've always hoped I'd die in a blaze of glory. Death by crazy girl wasn't really on my top ten.”
― Megan Curd, Steel Lily

“I rummaged in my pockets for the key to my room and swiped it through the scanner with more force than needed.
"That card didn't do anything to you."
"But you did, and I don't think you'll fit through the scanner.”
― Megan Curd, Steel Lily

“If you don't know what you'd die for, you haven't lived enough.”
― Megan Curd, Steel Lily

“Home was finding the person whose heartbeat matched yours, then dancing to the rhythm together.”
― Megan Curd, Steel Lily

“I hate you."
"Only because of the way I make you feel."
My fingernails eat into my palms. "Only because you bring out the worst in me."
"Oh no, luv. I bring out the life in you.”
― A.G. Howard, Splintered

“For that is the essence of a soul. Hopes and dreams and love.”
― A.G. Howard, Splintered

“One has indeed personally to come under the shadow of war to feel fully its oppression... by 1918 all but one of my close friends were dead." J.R.R. Tolkien”
― Nathan Hale, Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood

“There is no god of war. War is built and controlled by human hands--humans start it, humans stop it.”
― Nathan Hale, Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood

“Sisters share a bond unlike any other – thornier, but also tender, full of possibility.”
― Joy McCullough, Blood Water Paint

“If you remember nothing else of Susanna, remember how she speaks her truth. She knows it will cost her something. She's not aware yet quite how steep the cost will be, but still she speaks her truth.”
― Joy McCullough, Blood Water Paint

“The Great War was born in anger. The war rising around us will come in hatred wrapped in a flag, with a madman at the helm. And that is the war I fear most”
― J. Michael Straczynski, Captain America: Stand

“I watched a lot of people come to the end, and everyone around them kept begging them to fight. It takes real strength to keep on fight, and yes, usually that’s the right answer. Keep fighting, keep holding on, no matter what. But sometimes I think we forget that it also takes strength to be able to let go.”
― Nikki Erlick, The Measure

“We don’t just march because we hope it will trigger change. We march to remind them of our numbers. To remind them that they can’t forget about us.”
― Nikki Erlick, The Measure

“Men never believe women. Women don’t believe women. Come on, Harris. You know this. What were you expecting to happen?”
― Rachel Reid, Role Model

“What did he say?"
"He said that it was complicated, which doesn't actually mean anything." She sighed. "I hate that word. It's not complicated; Kent is a rapist and Barrett called him a rapist.”
― Rachel Reid, Role Model

“I don't know why Barrett isn't a hero right now."
"Yes you do."
"But he did the right --"
"Men never believe women. Women don't believe women. Come on, Harris. You know this. What were you expecting to happen? The whole league rallies behind Barrett, and Kent gets kicked out of hockey?”
― Rachel Reid, Role Model