Katie Cross > Katie's Quotes

“We are all alone, born alone, die alone, and—in spite of True Romance magazines—we shall all someday look back on our lives and see that, in spite of our company, we were alone the whole way. I do not say lonely—at least, not all the time—but essentially, and finally, alone. This is what makes your self-respect so important, and I don't see how you can respect yourself if you must look in the hearts and minds of others for your happiness.”
― Hunter S. Thompson, The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967

“It is a great thing to start life with a small number of really good books which are your very own.”
― Arthur Conan Doyle

“The vicious demand for happiness, regardless of circumstance, is not what one expects from one's own. Life is hard enough. Requiring a loved one to always be happy-happy-joy in the face of that strain, that cruelty, is not love. It is unforgivable narcissism." She smiled sourly. "The greastest gift you could give someone is space to be sad. Or tired. The failure to understand that simple fact may be why your generation doesn't seem able to form lasting bonds. You all seem to be in it for what the other person can give you, here and now—resources, time, transient euphoria. Not for what you can be together. Over the decades."
–Christopher Zenos
Autumn in Carthage”
― Christopher Zenos, Autumn in Carthage

“I arrived early because I lifted my skirts and ran here. Hope that qualifies me to fit in. If not, let me impress you with my secret talent at brewing the perfect tea.”
― Katie Cross, Miss Mabel's School for Girls

“A polite smattering of hands”
― Katie Cross, Miss Mabel's School for Girls

“Terror made me cruel . . .”
― Emily Bronte, Wuthering Heights

“Do you really think you can just walk back in here and expect us all to cooperate after what you did?"

"Would it help at all if I said I was sorry?”
― E.J. Fisch, Nexus

“What do you think you're going to do with an antique rifle?"

"Probably shoot something with it.”
― E.J. Fisch, Nexus

“I'm going to stick by you, for better or for worse."

"It will most likely be worse, you know."

"Yeah, I figured.”
― E.J. Fisch, Nexus

“He wondered briefly if she always got people to do her bidding just by looking at them.”
― E.J. Fisch, Nexus

“He glanced to the walkways on either side of him, wondering what the chances were that he would actually catch sight of Ziva. Keeping an eye out for someone who didn't want to be found - especially when that someone was Lieutenant Ziva Payvan - was as close to futile as something could get. It wasn't a matter of finding her, but rather of her making herself known when she saw fit.”
― E.J. Fisch, Nexus

“Your first job in every confrontation is to establish your opponent’s weakness. Strategy starts with weak spots.”
― Katie Cross, Miss Mabel's School for Girls

“Go while you can, before she ensnares you into one of her many traps and you never escape with your soul.”
― Katie Cross, Miss Mabel's School for Girls

“This was an accident,” Leda admitted, gesturing to the hut. “Perhaps. But your determination and intellect are not.” “Never?” Leda asked after a small stretch of silence. “You’ve never made a mistake?” Isadora gave her a toothy smile. “Never.”
― Antebellum Publishing, The Isadora Interviews