Amanda Stevens > Quotes

“There are a lot of things in this world to be afraid of, but a dead body isn't one of them.”
― Amanda Stevens, The Restorer

“There was something so primal and hungry about the way he stared down at her..the way their bodies unconsciously strained toward one another as if nothing - not even time, not distance, not even death- could ever keep them apart.”
― Amanda Stevens, The Restorer

“I’ve heard people say that the hardest thing in the world is to live with someone you don’t love. But I’ve always thought it would be far more difficult to live with someone who doesn’t love you.”
― Amanda Stevens, The Kingdom

“It's hotter than a two-peckered alley cat up in here. Humidity must be close to a hundred.”
― Amanda Stevens, The Restorer

“Rosehill was shady and beautiful, the most serene place I could imagine. It had been closed to the public for years, and sometimes as I wandered alone - and often lonely - through the lush fern beds and long curtains of silvery moss, I pretended the crumbling angels were wood nymphs and fairies and I their ruler, queen of my own graveyard kingdom.”
― Amanda Stevens

“We southerners worship our ancestors.”
― Amanda Stevens, The Restorer

“Let me enjoy my fan-wanking.
Your what?
Let me arrange the story to meet my own personal needs.”
― Amanda Stevens, The Restorer

“For those of us who can, there are certain precautions we must take in order to protect ourselves and those around us. The first and most important is this-never acknowledge the dead. Don't look at them, don't speak to them don't let them sense your fear. Even when they touch you"..."The second thing you must remember is this," Papa said. "Never stray too far from hallowed ground."..."Rule Number Three," he said. "Keep your distance from those who are haunted. If they seek you out, turn away from them, for they constitute a terrible threat and cannot be trusted." ..."Rule Number Four," he said sternly. "Never, ever tempt fate.”
― Amanda Stevens, The Restorer

“I think some weirdo with a little red wagon is the last thing you need to be worried about in these hills”
― Amanda Stevens, The Kingdom

“Grudges are like superstitions. You know they don’t make sense, but you cling to them, anyway.” We”
― Amanda Stevens, The Kingdom

“But that was New Orleans for you. The old didn’t die here. They were just forgotten.”
― Amanda Stevens, The Dollmaker

“In the old days, coffins were equipped with a warning system—a chain attached to a bell on the grave in case of a premature burial. They say at night, when the mist rolls in, you can hear those bells.” He glanced over the railing. “The dead down there don’t want to be forgotten…ever again.”
― Amanda Stevens, The Kingdom

“You can’t fight evil in the dark, Sarah. The only way you can truly defeat it is to bring it into the light.”
― Amanda Stevens, The Devil's Footprints

“The mind has the ability to influence the body on a subconscious level.”
― Amanda Stevens, The Prophet

“You should make the time. Without the touchstone of family, one leads an imbalanced life.”
― Amanda Stevens, The Kingdom

“but Claire was Southern enough to believe that there were things in this world that couldn’t be easily explained, things that couldn’t be seen or felt, but were no less real and true.”
― Amanda Stevens, The Dollmaker

“I’ve often thought madness, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder.”
― Amanda Stevens, The Abandoned

“Too many roads leading him back to a woman whose past frightened him almost as much as it intrigued him.”
― Amanda Stevens, Dead of Night

“The ghosts of those who take their own lives are considered notorious wanderers. That probably explains the high walls that surround the cemetery. In the old days, they would have buried the bodies facedown to disorient them.” “The”
― Amanda Stevens, The Visitor

“Life’s too short to live in the past, Amelia. Let him have his ghosts.” *”
― Amanda Stevens, The Kingdom

“Killers were his raison d’être.”
― Amanda Stevens, The Devil's Footprints

“she had no intention of exploring an abandoned graveyard alone at night. There was curious and there was stupid.”
― Amanda Stevens, The Abandoned

“Leaving the door to the studio open, he hurried up the steps to the kitchen to fix a tray.”
― Amanda Stevens, The Dollmaker

“Shush... Lest She Awaken.”
― Amanda Stevens, The Awakening

“Being brave and being fearless are two different things.”
― Amanda Stevens, The Visitor

“A place for everything, and everything in its place.”
― Amanda Stevens, The Devil's Footprints

“Birds have been considered harbingers since the beginning of time. It’s true that a dead bird is often thought to be an omen, but like the death card in a tarot deck, it may not signify a literal passing.” Dr. Shaw observed me with kindly eyes. “It could be the death of something you’ve held on to for too long. An old relationship, for instance. Or the passing of an era. As with all things that end, the way then becomes clear for new opportunities. Perhaps a new destination.”
― Amanda Stevens, The Awakening

“If she’d learned anything about herself over the years it was that self-doubt inevitably led to self-destruction.”
― Amanda Stevens, The Devil's Footprints

“Let’s just say, I embraced my weirdness.” He smiled. “Meaning?” “I liked being different.”
― Amanda Stevens, The Devil's Footprints

“There was no magical key, no way to run or hide from my legacy. This was the life that had been given to me. What I made of it was up to me.”
― Amanda Stevens, The Awakening