Kristy aka Brooksie > Kristy aka Brooksie's Quotes

“If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”
― Marilyn Monroe

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
― Oscar Wilde

“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein

“In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.”
― Robert Frost

“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
― Maya Angelou

“All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

“I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.”
― Dr. Seuss

“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons

“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go...”
― Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You’ll Go!

“I want proof before purchase. I’m not interested in consuming a regular human.”
― Vanessa Le, The Last Bloodcarver

“The way he explained it to me was that the human body was nature’s greatest feat of engineering. And it’s true—if you look at the joint of the shoulder, the elbow, or study the physics of muscle.”
― Vanessa Le, The Last Bloodcarver

“Once upon a time, her gift was meant for selfless purposes. It was intended to be shared, celebrated, known, but she didn't have that luxury anymore. Now, it was used solely for survival.”
― Vanessa Le, The Last Bloodcarver

“Why did I ever think I could have her? Ever think she would have me? Because Beasts don't get the Beauty.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerless

“I'm competing in games meant to flaunt the powers and strengths of the elites. The powers I don't possess, yet here I am, alive, and I intend to keep it that way.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerless

“I will her to meet my eyes, and when they do, sparks, electricity, everything beautiful, everything bold, everything breathtaking. That is what I feel in her gaze. That and terrified. Terrified of what she's doing to me. She is a vision, a nightmare, a dream. A grim reaper clad in black come to steal my soul and my heart. I've never seen something so beautiful, so bold, so blatantly wrong for me. She's a devil, she is a deity, she is a mans downfall in human form. She is my downfall.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerless

“The sight of her in jet black is enough to make me colorblind. Make me see nothing and no one but her.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerless

“I am the beginning and the end. I am death and darkness, but I am infinitely more. I am what came before and I am unending.”
― Laura Thalassa, Dark Harmony

“I will be hers until darkness dies”
― Laura Thalassa, The Emperor of Evening Stars

“A thousand screams shatter the silence. They come from deep in the bowels of the castle. The shrieks shaking the earth.”
― Laura Thalassa, The Emperor of Evening Stars

“He stares at me like I'm his starlight and he's the darkness preparing to devour me.”
― Laura Thalassa, A Strange Hymn

“Some nights when he's walking past her door, he has to whisper to himself, "keep going".”
― Ali Hazelwood, Bride

“A perplexing kind of darkness took hold in the deep sinews of my chest. It was cruel, wicked, and greedy. Never had I desired something so fiercely. I didn’t understand it, and I didn’t try. The draw to her was like a crawl for water after being lost in the blaze of the sun. What a beautiful little bird. What a pity it was that her serpent had come to ruin her.”
― L.J. Andrews, The Ever King

“In this place, I call the wind, and as it blows, your life I end.”
― Nora Roberts, The Mirror

“The woman stepped on to the path so he had to pull up his horse. The woman dressed in black, her dark hair a tumble rather than modestly restrained and her dark eyes full of uncanny light. He knew her, Hester Dobbs. He knew her for a witch. A chill ran through him as she smiled.”
― Nora Roberts, The Mirror

“A chuisle mo chroí (Pulse of my heart)”
― K.A. Linde, The Wren in the Holly Library

“His chest rose and fell rapidly as if he'd been out for an evening jog. Sweat gleamed on his muscled torso, the droplets collecting on every curve and crevice of his rippled abdominals and that tattoo was finally, finally visible. Holly vines started around his wrists and snaked up his tense veined forearms, up the ridge of his biceps, and over his shoulder to the edges of his chest. The vines constricted around his muscles and thorns bit into his skin as if they were physically piercing the flesh. It was intricate and mesmerizing and easily the most lifelike tattoo she had ever seen.”
― K.A. Linde, The Wren in the Holly Library

“His eyes are blue, but not the light blue like Max's. His are dark, and soft all at once. Someone spent a great deal of time on the details of his face regarding his genetic code. Unfortunate or not, he is beautiful in his own terrifying way.”
― Katerina St. Clair, Kingdom of Fallen Ash

“I want you, and they know that. You can't bring them all down Dove. Nothing is worth watching you die because I was not strong enough to stay away.”
― Katerina St. Clair, Kingdom of Fallen Ash

“Eden Faulkner, has the Devil himself sent you to test me?”
― Katerina St. Clair, Forgive Me Father