Mary Mecham > Quotes

“The question you should be asking yourself is ‘what can I do?’ You know the problem; now figure out how you can fix it.”
― Mary Mecham, Becoming Hook

“Careful there, bird boy. You’ll steal my heart away with romantic talk like that.”
― Mary Mecham, Assassin of Fire and Sacrifice

“That tree can grow immensely high.” Then he stooped down and plucked a beautiful blue primrose that was growing to the side of the trail. “This flower will never grow as tall and majestic as that oak tree. No matter how hard it tries, it will never be an oak tree. But it is no less beautiful, and no less valuable. Some people would try and force a flower to become a tree. But I think we should appreciate the flower for simply being a flower.”
― Mary Mecham, Poisoned: Snow White's Story

“You can be nervous and courageous at the same time.”
― Mary Mecham, Poisoned: Snow White's Story

“It simply looked as though he were struggling to lay an egg. How were phoenixes born, anyway?”
― Mary Mecham, Assassin of Fire and Sacrifice

“I covered his hand with mine. ‘Rhys, you are amazing.’
‘Nah, just a big softie. Not very manly, I know.’
‘You are the best man I know.”
― Mary Mecham, A Curse of Gold and Beauty

“Please— the only thing tough enough to whip me is me.”
― Mary Mecham, A Curse of Gold and Beauty

“Don’t ever fear age”
― Mary Mecham, Becoming Hook

“Some things are worth risking your life for!”
― Mary Mecham, Becoming Hook

“I can’t lose you”
― Mary Mecham, Becoming Hook

“In response, I slid closer to him and eagerly kissed him back. I wanted to fix this moment into my memory forever. No, it was more than that. I never wanted to leave Rhys again. We belonged together. He understood me in a way that no one else did, and perhaps ever would. I couldn’t lose him. I didn’t want our kiss to ever end.”
― Mary Mecham, A Curse of Gold and Beauty

“But thinking happy thoughts gives your mind the freedom to plan the future rather than wallowing in self-pity. Without hope, despair and learned helplessness traps people better than chains ever could.”
― Mary Mecham, Betraying Korth: A Villainous Goose Girl Retelling

“He shook his head at me but was unable to repress the smile tugging at his lips. “You can’t be trusted with anything, can you?”
I offered him the lines as he slid in next to me. “Nope. I can’t be left alone or I get into trouble.”
― Mary Mecham, The Midnight Blizzard: A Cinderella Retelling

“Tink loved something about him.”
― Mary Mecham, Becoming Hook

“Gone was the innocence of boyhood”
― Mary Mecham, Becoming Hook

“he drew her closer toward his chest as though protecting his most valuable treasure.”
― Mary Mecham, Becoming Hook

“For the time being, do you need to keep your hands behind your back or something?”
“I don’t think I could do that,” Jack confessed, his hands creeping back up to circle around my waist.
“Good. I really don’t want you to, anyway.”
He kissed me again, and I wished the moment would never end.”
― Mary Mecham, The Midnight Blizzard: A Cinderella Retelling

“Call me Captain Hook.”
― Mary Mecham, Becoming Hook

“My favorite quote from my books so far:

"You are the best enemy I've ever had." -Laurel”
― Mary Mecham

“No one should ever have had to see or experience what Tinkerbell had,”
― Mary Mecham, Becoming Hook

“I wanted to see you and make sure you were okay. That’s what friends do”
― Mary Mecham, Becoming Hook

“You look—” I broke off. There were people around. I couldn’t tell Jack how handsome he looked in public. “You look very busy,” I amended.
Jack smiled softly. “So do you.” He hurried away and slipped through a side door.”
― Mary Mecham, The Midnight Blizzard: A Cinderella Retelling

“I’m not some character in a romance novel.”
― Mary Mecham, Becoming Hook

“Perhaps the ignorance of youth had finally faded from Jimmy’s eyes”
― Mary Mecham, Becoming Hook