Character Voice Quotes (23 quotes)

“That wasn’t luck,” answered Alick with a shrug.”
― J L MARRAIN, THE GRIDD: PERILS OF THE LIGHTHOLDER

tags: book-quotes, character-voice, coming-of-age, confidence, fantasy, sassy-dialogue, teen-reads

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“My tongue learned me. Pity yours didn’t learn to be quiet. ”
― K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

tags: bitey-dialogue, character-voice, court-intrigue, dry-wit, fantasy, memorable-line, power-dynamics, sass

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“I envy him for it, sure he’s dreaming of Cassie.”
― K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

tags: character-voice, envy, fantasy, human-moment, loneliness, night-thoughts, quiet-sadness, yearning

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“Caring without caring,” is how my mother explained it. Thus a memsa can judge anyone – friend or stranger – and remain fair. They care without caring”
― K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

tags: anti-hero, character-voice, dark-fantasy, epic-fantasy, fantasy-readers, inner-conflict, judgment, moral-detachment, quote-collector

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“Stupid or no, Father, you’re dead – and I’m not.”
― K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

tags: character-voice, dark-humor, defiance, family-wounds, fantasy, grit, survival, trauma-echo

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“How can one man emit such noise by simply breathing? ”
― K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

tags: character-voice, comic-relief, dark-fantasy, dry-humor, epic-fantasy, fantasy-readers, mood-break, roommate-from-hell, wry-observation

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“I won’t lie, it scares the dickens out of me to be outside when the lightning starts flashing its light-up-the-sky daggers,”
― Wayne Edwards, A Stone's Throw: A heartwarming story of a city girl and her rancher grandfather turning adversity into love and community

tags: atmospheric, character-voice, coming-of-age, courage, fear-and-bravery, rural-life, vivid-writing, weather-mood

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“Good grief,” he muttered. “Good thing this bed ain’t any bigger, or next thing a guy knows, you’ll be bringing in Betsy-Lou to bunk with us too!”
― Wayne Edwards, A Stone's Throw: A heartwarming story of a city girl and her rancher grandfather turning adversity into love and community

tags: character-voice, coming-of-age, cozy-moments, found-family, grandparent-bond, lighthearted, ranch-life, small-town-humor

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“Do I have a choice”
― Max Nowaz, The Polymorph

tags: character-voice, future-world, power-dynamics, quick-read, science-fiction, space-thriller, witty-dialogue

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“I was scared to death of these chickens, but I tried not to let Ira know that.”
― Wayne Edwards, A Stone's Throw: A heartwarming story of a city girl and her rancher grandfather turning adversity into love and community

tags: bravery, character-voice, coming-of-age, fish-out-of-water, humor, new-skills, ranch-life, relatable-reads

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“Sometimes the smallest distance between two people is the hardest to cross.”
― Wayne Edwards, A Stone's Throw: A heartwarming story of a city girl and her rancher grandfather turning adversity into love and community

tags: bravery, character-voice, coming-of-age, fish-out-of-water, humor, new-skills, ranch-life, relatable-reads

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“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened”
― Sara Pascoe, Oswald the Almost Famous Opossum

tags: animal-adventure, character-voice, funny-books, humor, kids-books, middle-grade, read-aloud, snappy-dialogue, talking-animals

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“Enough, gentlemen, enough! Show a New World marsupial a little respect”
― Sara Pascoe, Oswald the Almost Famous Opossum

tags: animal-adventure, character-voice, funny-books, humor, kids-books, middle-grade, read-aloud, snappy-dialogue, talking-animals

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“I have MPS, a marsupial positioning system”
― Sara Pascoe, Oswald the Almost Famous Opossum

tags: animal-adventure, character-voice, humor, kids-books, lighthearted, middle-grade, overconfident-hero, read-aloud, talking-animals

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“Need to fuel the brain for optimal thinking”
― Sara Pascoe, Oswald the Almost Famous Opossum

tags: animal-adventure, character-voice, funny-books, humor, kids-lit, middle-grade, snack-time, talking-animals, weekend-read

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“The achoo! The other door is to my achoo! father’s office.”
― Laurie Loveman, Memories

tags: book-quotes, character-voice, cozy-vibes, firehouse-life, found-family, humor-in-hard-times, slice-of-life, small-town-fiction

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“You tell me how you can love someone and then lose ’em and not ever talk about ’em.”
― Laurie Loveman, Memories

tags: book-quotes, character-voice, emotional-truth, found-family, grief, heart-ache, love-and-loss, tearjerker

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“It was not his policy to talk to strangers.”
― Jennifer Mugrage, The Strange Land

tags: biblical-fantasy, boundaries, character-voice, mythic-fantasy, quote-of-the-day, street-smart-wisdom, survival-instincts, suspense

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“Well, you know I surf, and Godhus has some quite good waves some of the best waves you can find in Scandinavia, actually.”
― David Øybo, Julebord: The Holiday Party

tags: character-voice, coastal-vibes, crime-fiction, dark-humor, nordic-setting, small-town-life, weekendreads, wrydialogue

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“Well, as Italy didn’t even qualify for the UEFA European Football Championship in Paris this year, I guess I’m giving up on soccer. How about you?”
― David Øybo, Julebord: The Holiday Party

tags: character-voice, conversational-reads, crime-fiction, dark-humor, everyday-talk, nordic-setting, workplace-drama, wry-dialogue

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“Seared brown crab head, on koji induced buckwheat topped with local soft, slightly acidic, fresh Nýr cheese.”
― David Øybo, Julebord: The Holiday Party

tags: character-voice, dark-humor, dinner-scene-energy, foodie-fiction, mystery-vibes, nordic-setting, sensory-writing, unusual-details

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“I mean, it’s not like any one of you has small kids, which would make it important to be home for Christmas. All this schedule drama just because it’s Christmas!”
― David Øybo, Julebord: The Holiday Party

tags: character-voice, dark-humor, holiday-stress, hospital-fiction, mystery-vibes, sharp-dialogue, winter-read, workplace-drama

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“Also, one day I’ll likely just end up as the art teacher at the Godshus Upper School,” she judged, realistically.”
― David Øybo, Julebord: The Holiday Party

tags: character-voice, crime-fiction, human-stories, nordic-setting, quiet-realism, reflective-moments, small-town-life, understated-humor

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