Tarnished are the stars Quotes

“We are made or unmade by our choices.”
― Rosiee Thor, Tarnished Are the Stars

“But perhaps all pretty things have thorns. The best things, at least, most certainly do.”
― Rosiee Thor, Tarnished Are the Stars

“Very little is ever gained through silence. If you have something to say and the means to say it, you should.”
― Rosiee Thor, Tarnished Are the Stars

“Language is limiting. Not all feelings can be described in a single word, and sometimes words aren't enough. When I finally found a definition, it freed me. It's all right if it's not the same for you.”
― Rosiee Thor, Tarnished Are the Stars

“It had been years since Eliza had gone without a costume, without a mask, and when the time finally came to shed her armor, Eliza didn't know who she'd find underneath.”
― Rosiee Thor, Tarnished Are the Stars

“...just because someone is not who you expect does not mean they are the opposite.”
― Rosiee Thor, Tarnished Are the Stars

“We do not have to use the same words or share the same definitions to be similar, to understand one another.”
― Rosiee Thor, Tarnished Are the Stars

“It isn't how you feel that makes you a leader; it's what you do.”
― Rosiee Thor, Tarnished Are the Stars

“Sometimes it isn't the sides that count; it's where they intersect.”
― Rosiee Thor, Tarnished Are the Stars

“It matters because this is who you are - but it is not ALL you are. It does not make you weak, nor does it make you strong. You make yourself one or the other through the choices you make.”
― Rosiee Thor, Tarnished Are the Stars

“Some wicked paths are worth walking if the destination sets you free. Your father's hurt you in ways I can't fathom. Don't ever question whether you deserve to live without that fear.”
― Rosiee Thor, Tarnished Are the Stars

“But that was the thing about loss: Death could rip love from life, but those memories stayed behind, burning a hole through the heart.”
― Rosiee Thor, Tarnished Are the Stars

“Convince a fool they've done you a favor, and they'll never see your blade coming.”
― Rosiee Thor, Tarnished Are the Stars

“Some secrets are like a blade, their vengeance swift and concentrated. Others are like a pestilence, spreading without prejudice, and I fear not everyone it touches will deserve the affliction.”
― Rosiee Thor, Tarnished Are the Stars

“We don't win, Nathaniel . . . We survive.”
― Rosiee Thor, Tarnished Are the Stars

“Just because the law isn't on my side, it doesn't mean I'm evil.”
― Rosiee Thor, Tarnished Are the Stars

“Power is not the same as strength... Some days strength is control, and some days strength is release. Perhaps today, strength is understanding that being like your father isn't inherently bad, and that two men may be alike and still make different choices.”
― Rosiee Thor, Tarnished Are the Stars

“Maybe it's silly, but having the vocabulary to describe what I felt made me feel less alone, made me feel like I wasn't the only one.”
― Rosiee Thor, Tarnished Are the Stars

“She was always so deliberate in her choices, it seemed an impossibility that someone else was responsible for making them.”
― Rosiee Thor, Tarnished Are the Stars

“They were a matched set, an outlaw and her hunter, both marked by metal and loss. They were two sides of a coin, a reflection in a spoon - almost touching, always chasing, never quite on the same page.”
― Rosiee Thor, Tarnished Are the Stars

“She was the smoke, not the fire; the footprint, not the leg; the wound, not the weapon.”
― Rosiee Thor, Tarnished Are the Stars

“But revenge is just a fancy word for murder.”
― Rosiee Thor, Tarnished Are the Stars

“There are no mistakes, only choices and what you do with them.”
― Rosiee Thor, Tarnished Are the Stars

“Eliza secured herself a place in the outer ring where she could lounge and read old scannings of Judith Butler and Sappho from her wrist tab, undetected by the other courtiers.”
― Rosiee Thor, Tarnished Are the Stars

“She'd been acting on orders so long, she'd forgotten how to act on her own. It was easier to listen than to think, easier to do as she was told.”
― Rosiee Thor, Tarnished Are the Stars

“He was the worst kind of unpredictable: loyal to everyone except himself.”
― Rosiee Thor, Tarnished Are the Stars