Ell Leigh Clarke > Quotes

“Yes, you’re here to do a job, but more than that, you’re here to grow as a person, so you can do bigger jobs and take on bigger challenges for us in the future. It’s my responsibility to give you the opportunity to grow into those future roles. Not just to get projects completed here and now.”
― Ell Leigh Clarke, Cloaked

“when it comes to losing people’s trust. It’s probably the most precious thing you can give a person, and when it’s violated, it takes a lot of time and effort to win it back.”
― Ell Leigh Clarke, Called

“Molly leaned back. “I’m feeling some Heisenberg uncertainty logic kicking in here.”
― Ell Leigh Clarke, The Ascension Myth Boxed Set 2

“Nickie could look at herself now without looking away. If she was honest, that was the thing that mattered to her most. That she had found a path to honor despite the dark beginning she had created for herself. She was no longer that person, to chase a high because escaping from reality was simpler than facing the consequences of her choices.”
― Ell Leigh Clarke, Deuces Wild Complete Series Boxed Set: Books 1-5

“She didn’t really understand any more now than she had a few hours ago. She just felt even more conflicted. Hey, Meredith? Yes? I have no idea what my brain’s doing or what I think or feel about any of this. From what I know of human history and having access to the Archives, that seems to be the default state of humanity. I don’t think it’s cause for concern. I guess not, but it means I need to figure it out. One would assume so, yes. Not really looking forward to that.”
― Ell Leigh Clarke, Deuces Wild Complete Series Boxed Set: Books 1-5

“At that moment, Nickie felt the peace of acceptance settle over her. She realized the failure she had been was an essential part of who she had become.”
― Ell Leigh Clarke, Deuces Wild Complete Series Boxed Set: Books 1-5

“I was once told that life is pain, and you have to grab the joy from it before it escapes or be lost to despair.”
― Ell Leigh Clarke, Deuces Wild Complete Series Boxed Set: Books 1-5

“I’ve learned that you have to be part therapist, part leader, and part den mother to your people. It takes a ton of work. It’s exhausting. And constant. But when you do it: when you build that team of people who would take a bullet for you, or anyone else on their team, that’s when you make magic.”
― Ell Leigh Clarke, The Ascension Myth Boxed Set 1

“To become worthwhile, you sometimes have to take the long way ‘round. The hard route. The one where you survive and keep working on being a worthwhile human being. Not in a single act, but day after day after day.”
― Ell Leigh Clarke, Giles Kurns: Rogue Operator

“Our aim is to find out what all this is about. Why did those boys act? Who got them to act? How did they recruit and persuade them? What was their intended outcome? What is their end game?”
― Ell Leigh Clarke, The Ascension Myth Boxed Set 2

“You were always a good person, Merry.” Jean reached out and tilted Nickie’s face toward her with her finger. “You just needed to start making the right choices again. You’re doing that, and I’m proud of you.” Nickie pulled away and turned back to the window, her eyes stinging. “I’m doing my best.” “That’s all I ever expect,” Jean told her gently.”
― Ell Leigh Clarke, Deuces Wild Complete Series Boxed Set: Books 1-5

“It can be difficult to face your fears, but sometimes we have to face the thing we fear the most to escape the prison we allowed it to create for us.”
― Ell Leigh Clarke, Deuces Wild Complete Series Boxed Set: Books 1-5