Andrea > Andrea's Quotes

“Elyōn will always shine light in our hearts, but people tend to lose their faith when darkness is all they see.”
― Andrea Renae, Where Darkness Dwells

“All I am left with are these memories, clinging to my thoughts like spiderwebs. One careless breath, and a strand snaps. Tiny threads, nothing to them, yet enough to hold the weight of my world.”
― Andrea Renae, Where Darkness Dwells

“Will killing the light truly free us from the darkness?”
― Andrea Renae, Where Darkness Dwells

“What true strength can there be in a power that blinds, that demands death?”
― Andrea Renae, Where Darkness Dwells

“Even in your darkest moment, you are not alone.”
― Andrea Renae, Where Darkness Dwells

“Something in me is always surprised Rhun is no longer here. It's like the root suckers that spring up long after the tree is taken out. They appear at such random intervals, ages after the giant has been cut down. You can make yourself forget it happened for a while by snipping them off, but they will keep coming - an untimely reminder that something big is missing in your life. And the pain will start afresh.”
― Andrea Renae, Where Darkness Dwells

“How could I have worked so hard to forget the things that pained me most - adding layer and layer overtop, piling on new memories and passions and joys and sorrows, burying it all down deep - yet something could come along and disturb the topsoil, revealing heartache waiting right under the surface?”
― Andrea Renae, Where Darkness Dwells

“Perhaps for those who have fought for darkness, light is a terrifying thing.”
― Andrea Renae, Where Darkness Dwells

“We don't have to be alone.”
― Andrea Renae, Where Darkness Dwells

“The most difficult and necessary place to stand up against evil is in the home.”
― Andrea Renae, Where Darkness Dwells

“There were things more powerful than despair.

There was love. It could stretch to all hearts, all worlds, and never be at its end.

And there were dreams. Dreams to banish nightmares.”
― Emily Barnett, Thread of Dreams

“There are different types of strength, and some are cloaked in weakness.”
― Emily Barnett, Thread of Dreams

“Connection is powerful when two people belong together. Even if you're worlds apart.”
― Emily Barnett, Thread of Dreams

“The weight of this world can be heavy, can't it? But I promise you, Nova. If it's the last thing I do, I'll take on this burden so that the load will be lessened for you.”
― Emily Barnett, Thread of Dreams

“Before I understand what I am doing, silent words pour out in a torrent of prayer. Oh, how long my spirit has been bound by bitterness.
But now, a ray of mercy has pierced the hidden dungeon of my soul. My griefs drain away, and hope fills the void. Words of confession become whispers of praise. As my feet move through the streets of Utsanek,
I exchange guilt for forgiveness, resentment for thanksgiving, turmoil for peace.”
― Andrea Renae, Where Darkness Dwells

“Hawkes began slowly. “It takes a great deal to trust the future after one is acquainted with loss.” “It feels impossible, for longer than is comforting. And then too tentative to trust.” “It does. But it seems that sword pierced Christ so that we always have a future. Even one different than planned.”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 5

“Oh, how words love Hawkes. They wrap around the unexpected inflections of his voice, eager, offering their best cadence and lilt and soul. They know him well, and he them. Almost as if words are the one thing in his life he has never had to push away. He speaks words the way they pound in my chest. And it feels like a miracle, finding such a dear part of oneself walking around in someone else’s body.”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 6