Michaela > Michaela's Quotes

“In truth, how much time do any of us really have?”
― Lurlene McDaniel, Telling Christina Goodbye

“If it's possible to send a message from heaven, I'll get one to you.”
― Lurlene McDaniel, Don't Die, My Love

“We all didn't come into to the world at the same time so it makes sense that we don't leave it at the same time.”
― Lurlene McDaniel, Too Young to Die

“As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

“You don't get to choose if you get hurt in this world...but you do have some say in who hurts you. I like my choices.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

“The marks humans leave are too often scars.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

“May I see you again?" he asked. There was an endearing nervousness in his voice.

I smiled. "Sure."

"Tomorrow?" he asked.

"Patience, grasshopper," I counseled. "You don't want to seem overeager.

"Right, that's why I said tomorrow," he said. "I want to see you again tonight. But I'm willing to wait all night and much of tomorrow." I rolled my eyes. "I'm serious," he said.

"You don't even know me," I said. I grabbed the book from the center console. "How about I call you when I finish this?"

"But you don't even have my phone number," he said.

"I strongly suspect you wrote it in this book."

He broke out into that goofy smile. "And you say we don't know each other.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

“It's a metaphor, see: You put the killing thing right between your teeth, but you don't give it the power to do its killing.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

“You can talk to your old dad about anything, you know. Except boys. And bras. And that Bieber fellow.”
― Jenny B. Jones, There You'll Find Me

“- We don't even like each other.
- I pretty much can't stand you.
And then his lips crushed to mine.”
― Jenny B. Jones, There You'll Find Me

“You’re a teenager. It’s all complicated.”
― Jenny B. Jones, There You'll Find Me

“What is it you want, Finley Sinclair?"
Some peace. Some healing. To hear God's voice again.
I wanted to find my brother's Ireland. To put it into song.
And I wanted my heart back.
"I'll know it when I find it." I looked past Beckett and into the night sky. "Or when it finds me.”
― Jenny B. Jones, There You'll Find Me

“Does your love reach this far, God? And if it extends to heaven and beyond… why can’t it seem to find me?”
― Jenny B. Jones, There You'll Find Me

“If I'm going to be your bloomin' tour guide, I'm gong to do it right." He held out his hand."Do you think I'd take you somewhere dangerous?"
"You bite people for a living."
"Don't be a chicken."
"If you push me over the edge, my parents will be seriously ticked."
He grabbed my hand and pulled me along. "They'll probably send me a thank-you note.”
― Jenny B. Jones, There You'll Find Me

“I'm sorry for Cathleen. She can be... difficult."
Two-year-olds were difficult. That woman was a terrorist.”
― Jenny B. Jones, There You'll Find Me

“I'm about to as you a favor."
And I'm about to tell you no.”
― Jenny B. Jones, There You'll Find Me

“And as for girls who try to stay away from me—my charm always wears them down.”
“I’m up-to-date on my shots, so I’m pretty much immune to everything.”
― Jenny B. Jones, There You'll Find Me

“Can you tell me what happened?"

Her lips thinned as she shook her head. "'Tis not a happy tale."

"You have me reading a book about a girl who tries to kill an entire town. Anything else at this point would be a pick me up.”
― Jenny B. Jones, There You'll Find Me

“My sock cut off my circulation, my uniform sweater itched, and my underwear seemed to be staging some sort of revolt to make me as uncomfortable as possible.
And this were the good points of the day.”
― Jenny B. Jones, There You'll Find Me

“the only way Bex would miss this would be if she were unconscious. And tied up. And in a concrete bunker. In Siberia.”
― Ally Carter, Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover

“But the heaviest things, I think, are the secrets. They can drown you if you let them.”
― Ally Carter, Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover

“Most little girls in England grow up wanting to marry
a prince. Bex grew up wanting to kick James Bond's butt and assume his double-0 ranking.”
― Ally Carter, Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy

“I think it's kinda nice.' And I did. my mom isn't famous for her pies. No, she's famous for defusing a nuclear device in Brussels with only a pair of cuticle scissors and a ponytail holder. Somehow, at the moment, pies seemed cooler.”
― Ally Carter, I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You

“Sometimes it takes an outsider, someone with fresh eyes to see the truth.”
― Ally Carter, Heist Society

“Women of the Gallagher Academy, who comes here?" she asked.

Just then, every girl at every table (even the newbies) stood and said in unison, "We are the sisters of Gillian."

"Why do you come?" my mother asked.

"To learn her skills. Honor her sword. And keep her secrets."

"To what end do you work?"

"To the cause of justice and light."

"How long will you strive?"

"For all the days of our lives," we finished and I felt a little like a character in one of my grandma's soap operas.”
― Ally Carter, I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You

“Every decent con man knows that the simplest truth is more powerful than even the most elaborate lie.”
― Ally Carter, Uncommon Criminals

“The whole summer lay ahead of us-time to rest, time to wait. And when the future comes-no matter what comes with it-I'll be smarter. I'll be stronger. I'll be ready.”
― Ally Carter, Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy

“I could have lied. I could have fought. But desperate times call for desperate measures, so I took a chance and called upon a Gallagher Girl's weapon of last resort. I flirted”
― Ally Carter, Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover

“Learn her skills, honor her sword, and keep her secrets.”
― Ally Carter, Only the Good Spy Young

“You know, sometimes you've got to trust the people you love. You've got to trust that if they're good people, they'll make good decisions.”
― Janette Rallison, How to Take the Ex Out of Ex-Boyfriend