Elysium Quotes

“Everyone dies a few times.”
― K.B. Ezzell, Elysium

“One of my greatest obsessions is the lights of a city. Through my eyes there is nothing so delicious and rich and lovely.”
― K.B. Ezzell, Elysium

“The ocean will always betray me. No matter how beautiful it is.”
― K.B. Ezzell, Elysium

“Sometimes, trust is something born only out of necessity. A curtain we draw to hide the ugly truth in order to convince ourselves that everything is fine, when deep down, we know nothing is fine. Crazy logic, I know. But take it from someone who knows. I trust people just enough to keep my head above water, but never completely. No matter how much you invest in a person, no matter how much think you can trust them, you can always be fooled.”
― K.B. Ezzell, Elysium

“I do so love to listen to the deep words of bold men, though I have precious few to add.”
― K.B. Ezzell, Elysium

“Bravery is never measured by the magnitude of the actions, but rather by the choices made.”
― K.B. Ezzell, Elysium

“I rocketed a commanding finger to the heavens and it rained stardust upon our young heads.”
― K.B. Ezzell, Elysium

“I wrapped my fingers around the first light I saw and felt all at once so happy and so sad and so free. My hand was cold somehow as I lifted the tiny star out of the water and brought its trembling, burning form to my face. I kissed it gently and laughed like a child as my face seemed to become angelic for a few moments. The star laughed back at me in little sweet notes, and I released it back to the sea. I can still feel the star in my hands to this day. You can have your noctiluca scintillans, your petty protists in the sea. I prefer to sail among the stars.”
― K.B. Ezzell, Elysium

“His name sounded like starlight and rich sunny days on the sea as it leaped proudly from his lips. It suited him.
And it meant everything.”
― K.B. Ezzell, Elysium

“I believe there are still wandering dreamers and exceptional imaginations among us. I believe fiction can be beautiful again.”
― K.B. Ezzell, Elysium

“I dream of the stars,” I let the words slip gaily from my mouth as my imagination finally got carried away. “I dream of taking every one of them in my hands and kissing them.”
― K.B. Ezzell, Elysium

“He never questioned me or my reasons, and it was rather wonderful to find someone who simply chose to ignore the unexplainable in me exactly when I wanted him to without a word.”
― K.B. Ezzell, Elysium

“Is the ocean simply a great pool of tears? I should like to think that even the stars must cry.”
― K.B. Ezzell, Elysium