Amanda Cook > Amanda's Quotes

“I hate when couples fight and change their status to 'single' when they're still together and are just mad at one another. Do you see me changing my status to 'orphan' after I fight with my parents?”
― Anonymous

“Tell me a riddle, Kazi”
― Mary E. Pearson, Dance of Thieves

“It began with the stars”
― Mary E. Pearson, Dance of Thieves

“Hold on to me. Let me show you the stars.”
― Mary E. Pearson, Dance of Thieves

“Who made you afraid of an open world? An open sky?”
― Mary E. Pearson, Dance of Thieves

“I have no fingers, but can pick you apart, I'm not a healer, but can mend a heart, I amuse and hush, decieve and astound, And there's no sword forged that can cut me down.
With rosy enticement and pouty appeal, I can twist and shape and pour forth zeal, I am made of snare, touch and gold. And you, kind sir, add a touch of bold. - (A riddle by Kazi)”
― Mary E. Pearson, Dance of Thieves

“Each of us, right here, right now—we are the resistance.”
― Jaye L. Knight, Resistance

“What joy to fully know and feel the bond of true friendship.”
― Jaye L. Knight, Samara's Peril

“The most vile and wicked souls are painted red," he informed me. I wasn't sure if he was joking. "Though, some would say green is just as bad," he added a moment later, and I grunted.

"What's your favourite colour then?" I tried?

He thought about it, but not for long.

"Black."

Of course.”
― Jennifer Kropf, A Soul as Cold as Frost

“Blink twice and chase the train!”
― Jennifer Kropf, A Soul as Cold as Frost

“Worthy is He, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.”
― Jennifer Kropf, A Heart as Red as Paint

“Choose your words carefully, even the words you think, because they become seeds, and seeds become history.”
― Mary E. Pearson, Dance of Thieves

“I do want tomorrows with you, Jase. I want a lifetime of tomorrows.”
― Mary E. Pearson, Dance of Thieves

“It began with the stars.”
― Mary E. Pearson, Dance of Thieves

“Truth that came too late was as useful as a meal to a dead man.”
― Mary E. Pearson, Dance of Thieves

“Hear the language that isn’t spoken, for everyone can hear spoken words, but only a few can hear the heart that beats behind it.”
― Mary E. Pearson, Dance of Thieves

“Friendship ... is born at the moment when one man says to another "What! You too? I thought that no one but myself . . .”
― C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves

“There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate.”
― Linda Grayson

“Tell me a riddle, Kazi.”
― Mary E. Pearson, Dance of Thieves

“I know I'm a handful, but that's why you have two hands.”
― Anonymous

“Maybe if we start telling people their brain is an app, they'll start using it.”
― Anonymous

“Keep climbing,' he told himself.
'Cheeseburgers,' his stomach replied.
'Shut up,' he thought.
'With fries,' his stomach complained.”
― Rick Riordan, The House of Hades

“I've noticed that everyone who is for abortion has already been born.”
― Ronald Reagan

“But loyalty isn't rooted in friendship. It's much stronger than that. It comes from being born and raised under the same sky, from walking the same path as our ancestors, and from sharing the warrior code. With this life I commit you to upholding the warrior code, whatever challenges you might face. This is the wisdom of our ancestors, all our traditions distilled. Trust the code to lead you along the right path.”
― Erin Hunter, Tallstar's Revenge

“The people you love weren’t algebra: to be calculated, subtracted, or held at arm’s length across a decimal point.”
― Holly Jackson, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

“But sometimes remembering isn’t for yourself, sometimes you do it just to make someone else smile. Those lies were allowed.”
― Holly Jackson, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

“I'd never thought about what my favorite color was before. It never seemed important.
Not until I looked into a pair of ocean blue eyes and realized that perhaps drowning was a beautiful thing.
Not until I looked into a pair of fiery blue eyes and realized that perhaps burning was a painless thing.
Not until I looked into a pair of sky blue eyes and realized that perhaps falling was a peaceful thing.
I'd never thought about what my favorite color was before because I hadn't seen one that was worthy of the title. Until now, that is.
"Blue," I say, my voice low.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerless

“Remind me to to make you smile like that again, when you aren't dying, and I have all the time in the world to memorise it.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerless

“If I am to be her enemy, I want it to be because she loathes herself for wanting me.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerless

“And I’ll save your life again and again, aimlessly hoping you will allow me to stay in it.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerless