Danielle Trussoni > Quotes

“Angel and devil,” he said. “One is but a shade of the other.”
― Danielle Trussoni, Angelology

“Beautiful music plays, but not everyone with ears can hear it.”
― Danielle Trussoni, Angelology

“--These moments were wondrous and divine, instances when the gossamer curtain between heaven and earth ripped and all of humanity witnessed the marvel of the ethereal beings.
Angelology pg. 32”
― Danielle Trussoni, Angelology

“I was fifteen then, too young to fall in-love. Or maybe it is only then, with dew of childhood still in my eyes, that I was capable of such love. I will never know, of course.”
― Danielle Trussoni, Angelology

“Finally (Evangeline) whispered, "I wish that I had been more prepared."

"We prepare all of our lives for such moments," Dr. Raphael said, crossing his arms and looking at me with a critical gaze. "When the time comes, we can only expect that we have learned enough to succeed.”
― Danielle Trussoni, Angelology

“Percival guessed that his prey preferred to listen, letting her friends carry on with whatever amusing nonsense filled their lives, while she privately assessed their habits, cataloging their strengths and faults with clinical ruthlessness.”
― Danielle Trussoni, Angelology

“Una cosa es desear la paz y otra muy distinta fingir que la guerra misma no existe" D”
― Danielle Trussoni, Angelology

“Reckless action is worse than wise restraint.”
― Danielle Trussoni, Angelology

“Dr Seraphina gazed at Gabriella with a cool, assessing eye. "What do you believe Gabriella?"
"I believe that if we do not protect our traditions from those who would destroy them, soon there will be nothing left to interpret."
"Ah, so you are a warrior, then," Dr Seraphina said, challenging Gabriella. "There are always those who would put on armour and go into battle. but the real genius is in finding a way to get what you desire without dying for it.”
― Danielle Trussoni, Angelology

“Stories of a mythical angel paradise called an Angelopolis are like Peter Pan's Never Never Land.”
― Danielle Trussoni, Angelopolis

“But, most important, we must not become as base and treacherous as our enemies.”
― Danielle Trussoni, Angelology

“Angela believed that the Nephilistic immune system reacted negatively to human-made chemicals and pollutants. She believed that these unnatural elements worked to break down the cellular structures inherited from the Watchers, creating a form of deadly cancer.”
― Danielle Trussoni, Angelology

“Every family has its secrets but nothing reveals the truth like DNA”
― Danielle Trussoni, The Ancestor

“The mind is like warm wax, the world like a brass seal pressed into it. Such imprints are forever stamped into us. I am eternally marred.”
― Danielle Trussoni, The Ancestor

“At once I understood how very different the lives of the victorious were from the lives of the conquered.”
― Danielle Trussoni, Angelology

“When all the horrors of life have revealed themselves, it is beauty that God sends to comfort us.”
― Danielle Trussoni, The Puzzle Master

“There is a story from the midrash that I've always loved," she said. "It's about Lailah, the angel of conception. Lailah, the story goes, bequeaths babies the totality of knowledge in the womb. Then, when the baby is born, Lailah presses the child's lips, and all is forgotten. The story presupposes that all knowledge exists, that we don't actually acquire it, but collect what we've lost as we grow older. Perhaps your injury has allowed you to tap into what we all once knew before we were born.”
― Danielle Trussoni, The Puzzle Master

“Those who came before us, with their family names and genetic legacies, with their physical peculiarities, whether it be albino skin or brown eyes—none of this mattered. Family was who we loved and who we protected. Family was the tribe we created here and now.”
― Danielle Trussoni, The Ancestor

“C'è sempre qualcos'altro da leggere. - Celestine Clochette -”
― Danielle Trussoni, Angelology

“The thought crossed my mind that I should have been a bit more wary before climbing into a helicopter and flying to God knows where without an escape route.”
― Danielle Trussoni, The Ancestor

“Văzând însă Domnul Dumnezeu că răutatea oamenilor s-a mărit pe pământ și că toate cugetele și dorințele inimii lor sunt îndreptate la rău în toate zilele, l-a părut rău și s-a căit Dumnezeu că a făcut pe om pe pământ. Și a zis Domnul: " Pierde-voi de pe fața pământului pe omul pe care l-am făcut! De la om până dobitoc și de la târâtoare până la păsările cerului, tot voi pierde, căci Îmi pare rău că le-am făcut.”
― Danielle Trussoni, Angelology

“Sometimes a secret remains out of reach for a reason.”
― Danielle Trussoni, The Puzzle Master

“restrictions were meant for those who didn’t have the skills to break them.”
― Danielle Trussoni

“Security is existential. It encompasses all elements of a man’s being: physical, intellectual, spiritual, financial.”
― Danielle Trussoni, The Puzzle Master

“Regular people don’t have coats of arms,” I said. “Or such elaborate family trees.” “It isn’t only about class,” Basil said. “It is about inheritance and tribal identity. The family tree as a recording device is thought to derive from biblical sources. It acted as a form of cultural identification, of course, but also was a badge of inclusion. If you recall, Jesus could trace his ancestry to the House of David, and this gave him a legitimacy that he would not have had otherwise. The practice of keeping track of genealogy was more vital to noble families. They were careful to delineate bloodlines, and to avoid mixing with undesirable families. The importance of genealogical records at that time cannot be overestimated.”
― Danielle Trussoni, The Ancestor

“Atunci a zis Domnul Dumnezeu către Noe: <>”
― Danielle Trussoni, Angelology

“In girum imus nocte et consumimur igni.”
― Danielle Trussoni, The Puzzle Master

“We must love those who make us better, even if they hurt us in the process. That boy made you better. You must love him for it.”
― Danielle Trussoni, The Puzzle Box: A Novel

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― Danielle Trussoni, The Ancestor

“își irosise tinerețea în o sută de ani de dezmăț și relații nepotrivite, care o afectaseră atât pe ea, cât și averea lor.”
― Danielle Trussoni, Angelology