Alexandria Clarke > Quotes

“Oh, to be held as though nothing else in the world mattered. It was a promise. Every touch, every kiss, was a silent pact to love and adore the person to whom it was given.”
― Alexandria Clarke, The Haunting of Winchester Mansion

“Now, for the first time in over a decade, all five of the Summers women graced one room simultaneously.”
― Alexandria Clarke, Secrets in the Cauldron: A Cozy Witch Mystery Full of Magic, Secrets, and Small-Town Suspense

“I tucked the knife into one of the pockets of the tactical jacket. If it weren’t for my father’s presence, I probably would have tried to return it to Aaron. Dad had plenty of knives to choose from, and I’d accidentally taken an important survival weapon from the repentant soldier. But if I mentioned the internal guilt to Dad, he would accuse me of being soft once more.”
― Alexandria Clarke, The Pulse Super Boxset: EMP Post Apocalyptic Fiction

“Kate found a sled, a pair of skis, and poles in the back of a van. She grabbed the gear and dragged it back over to Luke. She strapped her son to the sled, found some rope and cord in the van where she’d stashed him, and then slipped into her skis.”
― Alexandria Clarke, The Pulse Super Boxset: EMP Post Apocalyptic Fiction

“Not at all,” she says. “Opinions aren’t heritable, Lou. Just because some random guy way up your family tree owned slaves doesn’t mean you support slavery, right?”
― Alexandria Clarke, The Haunting of Bluefield Plantation

“I know that,” I told her. “But why didn’t you go to the police first?” “The bar was closer,” she replied, “and I needed to show someone. Please come look. I’m not crazy. I can’t be crazy.”
― Alexandria Clarke, Witch Myth

“Donuts, anyone?” The officers stampeded towards me, but I held the boxes above my head out of reach.”
― Alexandria Clarke, Witch Myth

“You’re pursuing the highest college degree,” I remind her. “How can you relate?” “It feels empty,” she admits. “What’s the point of spending year after year on historical research? I can’t guarantee any of my work will contribute to the future.”
― Alexandria Clarke, The Haunting of Bluefield Plantation

“Ludo caught me,”
― Alexandria Clarke, Blackout: A Tale Of Survival In A Powerless World- Book 1

“Turmeric to repair brain cells, cinnamon to increase cognitive functioning, ground sage for boosting memory recall, and cedar wood oil for purification of the spirit.”
― Alexandria Clarke, Witch Myth Super Boxset

“No,” I say. “That’s impressive. What kind of doctor?” “Ignore her,” Nike says. “I’m working on a PhD in history. I’m not a medical doctor. She gets them confused.” “I’m not confused,” Mrs. Kalogeras insists. “My daughter will be Doctor Kalogeras. What kind of doctor doesn’t matter!”
― Alexandria Clarke, The Haunting of Bluefield Plantation

“People waste so much energy wishing for things because they think they’ve run out of time to go after them.”
― Alexandria Clarke, The Haunting of Abram Mansion

“To me, true love means doing your absolute best for the most important people in your life while they do the same for you. It’s not always fifty-fifty. Some days, you can only give twenty-five percent of your love, and the other person has to pick up the slack. But then it’s only fair for you to return the favor when someone can only give you twenty-five percent for the day. It should all equal out in the end. And I don’t think true love only happens with romance. It should be a part of all of your relationships.”
― Alexandria Clarke, The Girl in The Wall: A Riveting Haunted House Mystery Boxset

“excited,”
― Alexandria Clarke, The Girl in the Cabin

“True love made me compromise on a lot of things I didn’t want to compromise on.”
― Alexandria Clarke, The Haunting of Abram Mansion

“There’s no point in asking why anything happens. It just… happens. You either deal with it and move on, or you get stuck in the past.”
― Alexandria Clarke, Snatched: A Small Town Riveting Kidnapping Mystery Boxset

“As I drive back to Bluefield, the dusty yellow sunlight fractures as it passes through the trees. Nike’s voice plays melodically in my head like a stuck song. Opinions aren’t heritable, Lou. It’s blood money. White people like you… She’s right. Before returning to Bluefield, I never considered my privilege. I never thought about what it means to come from a white, middle-class family. But I’ve rejected that privilege, haven’t I? I don’t use my skin color to get ahead in life. Nike’s voice, now a product of my imagination, says, Not consciously, at least.”
― Alexandria Clarke, The Haunting of Bluefield Plantation

“In the streets, the children scream, the lovers cried, and the poets dreamed,” he crooned, putting down the metal grill tongs to take my hands in his. “But not a word was spoken. The church bells all were broken.” Somewhere down below, a cry rang out, but Jacob sang on.”
― Alexandria Clarke, Blackout: A Tale Of Survival In A Powerless World- Book 0

“there was another reason my mother’s presence elicited suspicious murmurs from the townspeople, why conversations died and eyes followed her movement with the wariness typically reserved for dangerous wildlife. The reason chairs shifted and people unconsciously leaned away from her path. She was a witch.”
― Alexandria Clarke, Secrets in the Cauldron: A Cozy Witch Mystery Full of Magic, Secrets, and Small-Town Suspense

“In New York, my quirks were just quirks, not evidence of otherworldly abilities that marked me as fundamentally different from everyone around me.”
― Alexandria Clarke, Secrets in the Cauldron: A Cozy Witch Mystery Full of Magic, Secrets, and Small-Town Suspense

“Two elementary school teachers fall in love whilst uncovering the strange mystery surrounding a missing student. It’s like a bad romantic comedy.”
― Alexandria Clarke, Witch Myth

“In the far off distance, the red cross above the med bay stood out like a beacon.”
― Alexandria Clarke, Blackout: A Tale Of Survival In A Powerless World- Book 1

“polite inhabitants who still said “please” and “thank you” with the fervor of people who believed manners could solve the world’s problems.”
― Alexandria Clarke, Secrets in the Cauldron: A Cozy Witch Mystery Full of Magic, Secrets, and Small-Town Suspense

“Jax turned to Jove. “She’s mine. Don’t assign her anywhere else.”“I already assumed as much, darling,” Jove replied.”
― Alexandria Clarke, Blackout: A Tale Of Survival In A Powerless World- Book 1

“Don’t kill if you can wound, don’t wound if you can subdue, don’t subdue if you can pacify, and don’t raise your hand at all until you’ve first extended it.” I gestured toward the crystal radio in his hand. “If you’d asked, I would’ve given”
― Alexandria Clarke, Blackout

“pass. “The spare bathroom is at the top of the stairs. Did the two of you bring bags?” Simultaneously, Wes and I shook our heads. Natasha threw Henry a questioning glance. “All right, then. Henry can lend you something to wear.” Henry made to follow Wes inside, but Natasha stopped him with a hand on his arm. “Don’t think you’re getting off the hook for this, darling,” she said under her breath to him. I glanced away, feeling intrusive, as she went on. “You have a lot of explaining to do. You told me you were running an errand for work.” Henry shrugged and grinned. “I was,” he said. He kissed her cheek and headed inside. Natasha shook her head. “Men,” she said to me in a tone that suggested we were the best of”
― Alexandria Clarke, Her Last Tomorrow Boxset

“The shrewd and the brutish had the best chances of survival. Everyone else would be collateral damage.”
― Alexandria Clarke, The Pulse Super Boxset: EMP Post Apocalyptic Fiction

“I’d learned that human beings grew through things, not out of them.”
― Alexandria Clarke, Witch Myth Super Boxset

“Why would I want to be related to a bunch of slaveowners?” I ask. “Would you?” “Of course not. But if you are related to Joshua Ward, you can’t erase that history,” she says. “You can’t ignore your family’s role in slavery or systematic oppression. No European descendant can.”
― Alexandria Clarke, The Haunting of Bluefield Plantation

“Maybe he only accepted the land and rejected the rest.” “That doesn’t make any sense.” “It’s blood money,” she says. “Would you want it?”
― Alexandria Clarke, The Haunting of Bluefield Plantation