City of Night Quotes

“You don’t get miracles. You can pray for them. You can wait for them. If you wait, life passes you by. You don’t get miracles. If you’re lucky, you get your life.”
― Michelle West, City of Night

“Stay," he said abruptly. "Stay, feed me. Read to me, if you like. Do not talk to me of death. Do not offer me your fear. I have fear of my own to drive me, and if my own fear is not strong enough to keep me from my duty, yours will only grieve me, girl. It will give me guilt and no rest, but it won't preserve my life.”
― Michelle Sagara West, City of Night

“Grieve for us, then, Jewel. Grieve as you must. Only we two are left who will, and only one of us can ever do so openly. Be what I can no longer be, for a little while.”
― Michelle West, City of Night

“The den watched her leave in silence.”
― Michelle West, City of Night

“For hers, in years to come, but for yours, now.”
― Michelle West, City of Night