Emily J. Taylor > Quotes

“You're not nothing to me," he said, almost to himself. "That's precisely the problem.”
― Emily J. Taylor, Hotel Magnifique

“May your artéfact guide you toward your soul's desire.”
― Emily J. Taylor, Hotel Magnifique

“Produce an invitation and I'll eat that ruffled atrocity of a hat."
"Then get a fork and give me five minutes.”
― Emily J. Taylor, Hotel Magnifique

“A letter can become an extension of your soul if you will it, a trapped part of you that shakes loose whenever someone reads your words.”
― Emily J. Taylor, The Otherwhere Post

“For too long I’ve kept my head down and gone along with it because a part of me grew used to living with the fear, and I didn’t think I could do anything to change it.” He fixed his attention on me. “Then I realized a kitchen maid was braver than me, and frankly, it pissed me off.”
― Emily J. Taylor, Hotel Magnifique

“Impossible," I said. "The oranges are clearly misinformed.”
― Emily J. Taylor, Hotel Magnifique

“When you discover what it is you love, you must clutch on to it with your whole heart and never let it go.”
― Emily J. Taylor, The Otherwhere Post

“I know that whatever happened to you makes it nearly impossible to trust completely, but I don’t believe you can trust someone all at once anyhow. I think trust is built in small increments, like the words of a scribing, piece by piece, until you know someone fully. I’m probably a massive wagtail for thinking this, but I believe that you could begin to trust me.”
― Emily J. Taylor, The Otherwhere Post

“When I was younger, Maman assumed pink was my favorite color for no reason at all. I didn't hate the color. It just wasn't me. I preferred jewel tones, emeralds and sapphires as deep as oceans, colors captains wore when they helmed ships and heroines when they sneaked away to meet their secret lover in the dead of night.”
― Emily J. Taylor, Hotel Magnifique

“I lived with a near-constant fear that I’d left behind the one place where I truly belonged.”
― Emily J. Taylor, Hotel Magnifique

“Her life ofter felt like a violent ocean tossing her about, but writing gave her a foothold. A moment to catch her breath.”
― Emily J. Taylor, The Otherwhere Post

“The hotel shifts to accommodate rooms, adding hallways, changing the layout. You’ll get used to it.”
― Emily J. Taylor, Hotel Magnifique

“but in Aligney I could breathe with every corner of my lungs.”
― Emily J. Taylor, Hotel Magnifique

“We Are the Loved One Whispering in the Night. We Are Proof That a Person Is Never Alone.”
― Emily J. Taylor, The Otherwhere Post

“Weather closets are scattered throughout the hotel,”
― Emily J. Taylor, Hotel Magnifique

“Her grandfather's stories came to her: whispers of magic hiding in the corners of the world, and young children met with terrible fates.”
― Emily J. Taylor, Hotel Magnifique

“Those stories clung to me. They sparked my desire for more. With those tales in my heart, I would sit atop that stone wall and pretend I could see across the whole world.”
― Emily J. Taylor, Hotel Magnifique

“You’re not nothing to me,” he said, almost to himself. “That’s precisely the problem.”
― Emily J. Taylor, Hotel Magnifique

“When I was younger, Maman assumed pink was my favorite color for no reason at all. I didn’t hate the color. It just wasn’t me. I preferred jewel tones, emeralds and sapphires as deep as oceans, colors captains wore when they helmed ships and heroines when they sneaked away to meet their secret lover in the dead of night.”
― Emily J. Taylor, Hotel Magnifique

“When you discover what it is you love, you must clutch onto it with your whole heart and never let go.”
― Emily J. Taylor, The Otherwhere Post