Patrick Carman > Quotes

“It occurred to me then that it was in times of struggle that I found the best parts of myself - courage, loyalty, an unexpected peace - and I always discovered what I needed to break through and go on.”
― Patrick Carman, Stargazer

“If bringing down the wall would require you to fly, you must believe you can fly. Otherwise, when the decisive moment comes, you will surely discover you ahve no wings.”
― Patrick Carman, The Dark Hills Divide

“The size of your body is just right. The only question is whether you're big enough inside.”
― Patrick Carman, The Dark Hills Divide

“In the morning light, I remembered how much I loved the sound of wind through the trees. I laid back and closed my eyes, and I was comforted by the sound of a million tiny leaves dancing on a summer morning.”
― Patrick Carman, The Tenth City

“Faith never stays put. It's always challenging always questioning. That's what makes it real.”
― Patrick Carman, Thirteen Days to Midnight

“Physically, mentally, emotionally -- it seems like every part of me is broken in one way or another.”
― Patrick Carman, Skeleton Creek

“If you make something your life's work, make sure it's something you can feel proud of when you're an old relic like me.”
― Patrick Carman, The Dark Hills Divide

“The Grim Reaper doesn't disappear... he catches up.”
― Patrick Carman, Thirteen Days to Midnight

“I've stabbed two people with a fork today. What's wrong with me?”
― Patrick Carman, Thirteen Days to Midnight

“You can't be gone. I need you here, with me. What am I going to do without you?”
― Patrick Carman, Pulse

“In my view, there are many different kinds of hugs. There are the ones you give to huggers, people who hug all the time. These, to me, are by far the least special of all hugs. I see the outstretched arms for the third time in as many days-the expectation of an embrace- and I am drawn in by a feeling of good manners rather than sincere closeness. It's like shaking hands. There are also those I hug only once in a great while because I hardly ever see then, but who I don't necessarily feel that close to. Those kinds of hugs are probably the most awkward. I'm expected to hug so I do it, even if I'm not sure I want to. Hugs like these are brief, and I am always left wondering what sort of look the other person had on their face where I couldn't see. And then there are HUGS. Like the hugs my parents give me when I'm having a bad day, any sort of hug from Armon the giant, or a hug like the one with Yipes right now. Yipes and I are not apt to embrace each other unless there's a good reason to do it, but when there is a good reason, it's a hug that feels like it ought to.”
― Patrick Carman, Stargazer

“Did I mention you're going to have to drive on our date?" I asked.
"Cheap bastard.”
― Patrick Carman, Thirteen Days to Midnight

“Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean there isn't somebody watching.”
― Patrick Carman

“Find love, for love in a broken world will comfort you. Hold on to hope; it will sustain you. Have faith, for in the end it will save you.”
― Patrick Carman, Pulse

“He has guided my hands in ways I don't always understand, ways that people of this world would scoff at. But there is a purpose for all that I have ever made, even if I don't understand for certain what that purpose is.”
― Patrick Carman

“I really hope that all librarians aren't like Gladys Morgan. Because I'd really like , at some point, to walk into a library and not be afraid for my life.”
― Patrick Carman, Ghost in the Machine

“I go to a Catholic school and I'm telling you: invisibility = eternal damnation. You can take it to the bank.”
― Patrick Carman, Thirteen Days to Midnight

“There's something darn funny about an old librarian with a potty mouth.”
― Patrick Carman, The Crossbones

“Yeah, a lot more than he likes you," said Oh. It didn't look like Milo appreciated the joke very much.
"That's debatable," said Milo.
"Is not," said Oh.
She leaned in and put her pink cast against my cheek, kissing me quickly on the lips.
"That's incredibly unfair. If we were gay you'd be up a creek without a paddle. You wouldn't even be in the game."
"He's right, you know," I said.
"Aw. You guys are having a bromance. That's really cute.”
― Patrick Carman, Thirteen Days to Midnight

“She was gorgeous and fearless and I was in awe.”
― Patrick Carman, Thirteen Days to Midnight

“Bang! Bang! Bang! Sorry Mr. Yipes, sir, she won't budge!'
Put your back into it, man, give it all you've got!'
Bang! Bang! Bang!”
― Patrick Carman, The Dark Hills Divide

“You are indestructible .J
For some reason I felt light-headed when I finished writing and looked up at her, like I'd stood up too fast or the oxygen had left my brain. Oh pulled her arm back, looked thoughtfully at the words, and replied, "It's upside down, but I like it. You done good, Jacob.”
― Patrick Carman, Thirteen Days to Midnight

“As exciting, difficult, and memorable as our past can be, there comes a time when we have to get on with living.”
― Patrick Carman, The Tenth City

“Life is better without the walls, everyone agrees. Still, sometimes I'm afraid of the outside world, and every so often in my private thoughts I wish the walls were still there to protect me. It feels like growing up, as if the safety of the childhood has been stripped away, and I've woken up on the edge of something dangerous. The walls are gone and I can do as I please. It's a freedom I'm not so sure I'm ready for.”
― Patrick Carman, The Dark Hills Divide

“I killed a guy, maybe two. Possibly three.
I have one power. Not two or three or four. Just one.
I met a girl, and she changed everything.”
― Patrick Carman, Thirteen Days to Midnight

“But sometimes you have to wait for an answer to come to you. Especially when the questions are difficult ones.”
― Patrick Carman, Stargazer

“There was a time when I thought I turned terrible things over in my mind because I read and wrote too many scary stories. (Note self: start writing about unicorns and bunnies)”
― Patrick Carman, The Crossbones

“after allthe events of the previous summer he was more prtective then ever,and i whanted to be sure i knew the rules i'd be likely to break once we arrived in bridewell.”
― Patrick Carman, Beyond the Valley of Thorns

“Lo que más odio de escribir en la era digital es que todo acaba por desaparecer.
Es como escribir cartas que se evaporan en el aire después de que uno las lea.
Por eso hago copias.
El papel dura siempre.”
― Patrick Carman, Skeleton Creek

“I watched the night sky with it's countless stars and its moon, and I wondered about the universe and all that had been created, why the stars and the moon rose at night and the sun in the day, how vast it must be, how I could never understand the infinite measure of its size.”
― Patrick Carman, Beyond the Valley of Thorns