Alicia Kunicki > Alicia's Quotes

“Welcome to my house! Enter freely. Go safely, and leave something of the happiness you bring.”
― Bram Stoker

“We learn from failure, not from success!”
― Bram Stoker, Dracula

“Life is an adventure,” Karen’s mother used to tell her, “so be sure you experience it when it happens.” It was one of Grace Tyler’s favorites, one of several rules in her “Mom” arsenal, along with the ones about always having umbrellas and clean underwear and quarters for the pay phone.”
― Tom Savage

“She had an exciting job, several good friends, her cat, her peanut M&Ms, the mystery novels she was forever reading, and—well, me.”
― Tom Savage

“That's what tears are for, you know, to wash away the fear and cool the hate.”
― Laurie R. King

“Yes, of course duct tape works in a near-vacuum. Duct tape works anywhere. Duct tape is magic and should be worshiped.”
― Andy Weir, The Martian

“He’s stuck out there. He thinks he’s totally alone and that we all gave up on him. What kind of effect does that have on a man’s psychology?” He turned back to Venkat. “I wonder what he’s thinking right now.”

LOG ENTRY: SOL 61 How come Aquaman can control whales? They’re mammals! Makes no sense.”
― Andy Weir, The Martian

“I told NASA what I did. Our (paraphrased) conversation was: Me: “I took it apart, found the problem, and fixed it.” NASA: “Dick.”
― Andy Weir, The Martian

“You can be Han Solo," he said, kissing her throat. "And I'll be Boba Fett. I'll cross the sky for you.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Eleanor & Park

“You know?" he repeated. She smiled, so he kissed her. "You're not the Han Solo in this relationship, you know."

"I'm totally the Han Solo," she whispered. It was good to hear her. It was good to remember it was Eleanor under all this new flesh.

"Well, I'm not the Princess Leia," he said.

"Don't get so hung up on gender roles," Eleanor said.”

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“You can be Han Solo," he said, kissing her throat. "And I'll be Boba Fett. I'll cross the sky for you.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Eleanor & Park

“Eleanor was right. She never looked nice. She looked like art, and art wasn't supposed to look nice; it was supposed to make you feel something.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Eleanor & Park

“I just want to break that song into pieces and love them all to death.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Eleanor & Park

“He made her feel like more than the sum of her parts.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Eleanor & Park

“..I love your name. I don't want to cheat myself out of a single syllable.”
― rainbow rowell, Eleanor & Park

“Also, I have duct tape. Ordinary duct tape, like you buy at a hardware store. Turns out even NASA can’t improve on duct tape.”
― Andy Weir, The Martian

“I don’t know how many women can claim to have walked a man’s heart, but I’ve walked yours, Emery Thane. And I like the dog.”
― Charlie N. Holmberg, The Paper Magician

“You’re a candle that won’t be snuffed, and now the darkest parts of this world can see you. And they don’t tolerate the light.”
― Charlie N. Holmberg, The Glass Magician

“If you’re going to get yourself killed, you could at least kiss me first!”
― Charlie N. Holmberg, The Glass Magician

“nothing like jam and cold bread to make a man appreciate a woman.”
― Charlie N. Holmberg, The Master Magician

“Curse Emery Thane for being such a difficult man to rescue!”
― Charlie N. Holmberg, The Paper Magician

“Sometimes Ceony wished he would forget she was a lady.”
― Charlie N. Holmberg, The Master Magician

“You cut your hair!” she exclaimed. He paused, eyebrows skewed. “And . . . your hand is on fire.”
― Charlie N. Holmberg, The Master Magician

“What about my mistakes? I think about them, too, but where would I be if I thought of nothing else? What sort of person would I be if I drowned in them?”
― Charlie N. Holmberg, The Paper Magician

“I’ve been shot to hell, haven’t I?” “Language, love.”
― Charlie N. Holmberg, The Master Magician

“He opened his mouth to respond, closed it. Pushed fingers back through his short hair, then actually laughed. “I suppose we’re both horrible people.”
― Charlie N. Holmberg, The Master Magician

“Then she shouted, “If you’re going to get yourself killed, you could at least kiss me first!”
― Charlie N. Holmberg, The Glass Magician

“Relationships are ropes. Love is a noose. - Durzo Blint”
― Brent Weeks, The Way of Shadows

“You'd be surprised at what you'd do to stay alive.”
― Brent Weeks, The Way of Shadows

“A wet boy has a deader, an assassin has a target, because assassins sometimes miss.”
― Brent Weeks, The Way of Shadows

“Tongues should be used to commit indiscretions, not to discuss them.”
― Brent Weeks, Beyond the Shadows