The Devil's Fool Quotes

“Never think of yourself as a victim. If you do, then you are still empowering those who have harmed you. Go forward and choose to live your life, because if you’re always looking in the past, then you’ll never have a future.”
― Rachel McClellan, The Devil's Fool

“True happiness and pure, unselfish love is only meant for those who are willing to sacrifice all that they have for it. You will taste bitterness before you taste joy.”
― Rachel McClellan, The Devil's Fool

“What I mean by one’s nothingness is when a person recognizes their many faults and their inability to rid themselves of those faults, then they become humble. They strip themselves of all pride.”
― Rachel McClellan, The Devil's Fool

“To truly change, a person must first start with their inner self. They must learn to forgive themselves of their own inadequacies and realize their own nothingness before they can ever truly become great.”
― Rachel McClellan, The Devil's Fool

“A rose has no choice but to be beautiful, but a human has been given the ability to choose whether to be ugly or beautiful. Their actions make them so. I’m not talking about physical appearance. I’m speaking about the kind of beauty that brings joy or the ugliness that wishes to harm.”
― Rachel McClellan, The Devil's Fool

“A lesson needs to be taught. I need to make sure you never say another word again.” “Then take me! Kill me!” Her sobs drowned her words. My heart ached for Madelyn. I wished desperately I wasn’t so terrified of my parents. Maybe if I was stronger, I would— “I can’t kill you,” my father said. “Not after accusing us of such ugly things. It would appear suspicious. But a suicidal daughter of a deranged mother—well, now, that only proves our case.”
― Rachel McClellan, The Devil's Fool

“Please, stop.” The girl coughed, her hands tugging on the rope. “You’re begging the wrong person,” my father said, his gaze focusing on Madelyn. “You have your mother to blame for this.” The rope tightened, and the girl’s legs kicked harder. Strangling her wasn’t enough for him; he had her feet only a blade of grass away from the ground, as though her false hope was some sort of sick tease.”
― Rachel McClellan, The Devil's Fool