Jodi Meadows > Quotes

“There's always the option of deciding for yourself who you are and what you'll become.”
― Jodi Meadows, Incarnate

“Did you have friend?"
"I've read about them, but I don't believe they exist."
"Your cynicism is amazing.”
― Jodi Meadows, Incarnate

“I'm not going to waste time being angry about things I can't control. If I only have one life, I should make the most of it.”
― Jodi Meadows, Incarnate

“Music overwhelmed me, soaked into my skin like water. I didn’t have words for the squiggles and dashes across the pages, or the way his fingers stretched across the keys to make my heart race. If I could hear only one thing for the rest of my life, this was what I wanted.”
― Jodi Meadows, Incarnate

“Simple things are often the most challenging.”
― Jodi Meadows, Incarnate

“I think I died to be reborn with you”
― Jodi Meadows, Incarnate

“I regret I didn't wear a jacket, or I'd give it to you."
"I still have my wings. It wouldn't fit."
"I'd carry them for you."
"They're attached to the dress. It was the only way I could get them to stay."
He squeezed my hand, tone mischievous. "In that case, I'd be especially happy to carry the wings."
"Sam!"
"It wouldn't be the first time I've seen you without clothes."
"Sam!”
― Jodi Meadows, Incarnate

“It's difficult to focus on my studies when my best friend is struggling to get through the hour."
He hesitated. "So I'm your best friend now?"
My cheeks heated, and I shrugged. "It was between you and Sarit, and you have the piano. She just has honey.”
― Jodi Meadows, Incarnate

“Reasons we should get married:
Because I love you.
We both look good in black boots.
I spent some time without you, and I didn’t like it.
You make me happy.
I make you laugh.
I like the way you fight.
You see through my masks.
I really love you.
You love me, too. (Though you’ve mostly said this while yelling, so perhaps I should have double-checked.)
Army of tiny vigilantes. (I have name ideas.)
Various political reasons that make sense but don’t fit with the theme of this list.
I’m holding your handwriting hostage. You can have it back when you say yes.”
― Jodi Meadows, The Mirror King

“He held on to me like I was a rock, the only thing keeping him from drifting out with the tide of dark memories.
It was the first time I realized he need me too.”
― Jodi Meadows, Incarnate

“Ana, you make me ache in places that aren't even physical.”
― Jodi Meadows, Incarnate

“Ana is convinced she can bake anything."
"I can. I'm going to make tarts and you're going to like them."
Stef grinned. "If you need help putting out fires, I'm next door.”
― Jodi Meadows, Incarnate

“I only meant the impulsive part."
"I'm a passionate person, that's all."
His mouth turned up in a sly smile.
"If I only get one life, I don't want to waste it by hesitating.”
― Jodi Meadows, Incarnate

“I'd give anything to make things right for you." He caressed my cheek, my hair, my back. Everywhere he touched, the angry fires cooled. I wished he'd touch my heart. "But I can't. I can help, but the hard work is all up to you. If you don't feel real, no one else can do it for you. I promise, though you've always felt real to me. From the moment I saw you jump off the cliff."

"Sometimes I feel like I'm still jumping off the cliff.”
― Jodi Meadows, Incarnate

“Try to be polite."
"I'm always polite."
"You're always eyeing people's valuables. That's hardly polite.”
― Jodi Meadows, The Orphan Queen

“He nodded, brushed hair off my face, and headed from the kitchen.
"I hate being a teenager."
"Why?"
"Hormones." With a sad half smile, he left.”
― Jodi Meadows, Incarnate

“you're thinking too hard about how to respond to my stupidity. Have to be polite don't you?”
― Jodi Meadows, Incarnate

“The pain of what happened – it won’t last eternity.”
A lie. I knew very well how pain could last, and fester, and shape a person in unnameable ways.”
― Jodi Meadows, The Orphan Queen

“Oh, nameless girl. When will you learn to trust me?”
― Jodi Meadows, The Orphan Queen

“I don't want to lose you," he whispered again. "And I didn't want to be lost.”
― Jodi Meadows, Incarnate

“my butterfly dress was visible on the washroom floor, bent and shredded wings and all. Cheeks hot, I remember what he'd suggested before someone shot him.
His eyes found the dress too. "I was teasing about that. Unless you were looking forward to it. Then I meant every word.”
― Jodi Meadows, Incarnate

“My heart wasn't big enough to hold everything I felt, but I couldn't bear the thought of asking him to wait while I caught up.”
― Jodi Meadows, Incarnate

“It wasn’t an easy, sweet kiss like I’d imagined my first would be, but frustrated and hungry. That was good, better than easy and sweet, because after everything, I was frustrated and hungry for him, too.”
― Jodi Meadows, Incarnate

“Breathing in the scent of his hair, I realized I'd needed him my whole life, before we even met. First, his music and the way he taught me through books and recordings. Then, he saved my life and refused to abandon me no matter how much I deserved it.”
― Jodi Meadows, Incarnate

“Thanks to Sam, I was immortal.”
― Jodi Meadows, Incarnate

“No matter the masks we wear, we always end up together.”
― Jodi Meadows, The Mirror King

“Not insane, just stupid.”
― Jodi Meadows, Incarnate

“What do you enjoy doing?”
Forgery? “Writing letters. Drawing.” Picking locks? “Puzzles.” Fighting? “Sewing.”
― Jodi Meadows, The Orphan Queen

“You don't listen do you? Go away." ..."You don't listen," he said.
Why wouldn't he just leave? I was going to burn up, anyway, with fire creeping up my arms to consume me. My eyes ached with fresh tears. I hated crying.
"But if you listened," he murmured, "I'd be dead.”
― Jodi Meadows, Incarnate

“Who am I?" My first spoken words.
"No one," she said. "Nosoul.”
― Jodi Meadows, Incarnate