Alice Ivinya > Quotes

“Maybe sometimes, the darnkess has to happen for us to understand the nature of light.”
― Alice Ivinya, Crown of Glass

“Many evil things are also beautiful. That is why they ensnare.”
― Alice Ivinya

“She had broken me that day, and though I had collected all the pieces of me, they didn't stick together anymore.”
― Alice Ivinya, Feathers of Snow

“How can a jar ever get filled if it has a crack?”
― Alice Ivinya, Enchanted Forests

“I started after him feeling full yet achingly empty at the same time.”
― Alice Ivinya, Feathers of Blood

“closed my eyes and my mother’s words came back to me, buried deep. Every time I had ever felt like giving up or despairing, I remembered how she had always fought. Challenges made us into heroes, she had always said. We would be heroes together. But how was I meant to be strong when I had lost everything?”
― Alice Ivinya, The Flawed Princess

“When our lives are full of sadness and fear, we have to focus on the good memories and give them more power. Remind ourselves of the joy in the world. Otherwise we let everything become lost in darkness.”
― Alice Ivinya, Feathers of Blood

“Gradually, more light filtered through the branches and the way became easier. As warm gilded my hair, I looked up between the trees and saw dawn splashing rose and peach across the wooded slopes and rocky cliffs of Poppenberg Mountain.”
― Alice Ivinya, Silent Melody: A Pied Piper Retelling

“I felt like a moth being pulled to a flame. I hoped my wings weren't about to get burned.”
― Alice Ivinya, Crown of Glass

“For the most powerful magic in the world is the magic of Love. When Love is given in sacrifice in a moment of selflessness, it can break any spell of Evil.”
― Alice Ivinya, Enchanted Forests

“You can't understand history or politics or indeed anything, until you understand the stories of a place. Stories are of the heart and of the blood.”
― Alice Ivinya, Feathers of Snow

“Even when the heart is broken, the pieces can be mended into a joyous whole, and happiness can be had by all.”
― Alice Ivinya, Enchanted Forests

“You see her as the north star that stays your course. She is the one reason that you can look at yourself in the mirror.”
― Alice Ivinya, Stars May Fall

“You standing here, staring at her all the time—it isn’t normal, you realize. In fact, it’s a bit creepy.”
― Alice Ivinya, Stars May Burn

“I hated that he had got away with everything and that he might not even realize what he had done was wrong. I hated that he still ran my mother’s inn. I hated him. Most of all, I hated the fact that, even though my mother had fled all the way here, she had never been free of him. She had always startled at loud noises, worried, snapped at others, and constantly warned me about getting close to men until her fear had become mine.”
― Alice Ivinya, Whispers of Ebony

“Do you mean, will your heart leap every time you see him? I doubt it. But I never stopped feeling warm and safe and strong with my husband. Like being with him empowered me and made me capable of achieving anything I set my mind to. Love is something that grows with time if you nurture it well. You find your attraction moves deeper and deeper beyond the physical, until you love each other's very souls. But a healthy marriage takes work. A lot more work than falling in love”
― Alice Ivinya, Feathers of Snow

“But he is clever. He twists your words and reinvents events to make you sound stupid or overreacting.”
― Alice Ivinya, Whispers of Ebony

“I closed my eyes and my mother’s words came back to me, buried deep. Every time I had ever felt like giving up or despairing, I remembered how she had always fought. Challenges made us into heroes, she had always said. We would be heroes together. But how was I meant to be strong when I had lost everything?”
― Alice Ivinya, The Flawed Princess

“The world had gone mad, so we would go mad along with it.”
― Alice Ivinya

“Mother had told me to fight and be a hero, but I had just assumed that meant needing to be strong to survive. Now I saw a deeper truth. Being a hero is not passive. It is a fight. A fight where you are willing to put everything at stake to stand against wrong.”
― Alice Ivinya, The Flawed Princess

“I chewed on the dried, salted meat until my jaw ached, waiting for it to soften enough to swallow.”
― Alice Ivinya, Enchanted Forests

“This was going to be a bloodbath.”
― Alice Ivinya, Stars May Burn

“By doing what you know you can do. As you learn to trust yourself, you will gain strength and confidence. Know yourself, and don't let anyone define you. This is the only path to the light within.”
― Alice Ivinya, Enchanted Forests