Kate Avery Ellison > Quotes

“I’d allowed myself to feel love –yes, love– for another person in a way I’d once sworn to myself I never would. I’d become completely vulnerable, and now I’d been torn apart with hurt and catapulted onto a path I might never have taken otherwise. I’d risked my life for an outsider. For a stranger. Worse, I had a feeling I was going to do it again.”
― Kate Avery Ellison, Frost

“In answer to a question you asked me not a long ago, a question I didn’t answer at the time…it is worth it. Love is a perilous dance too, you see. And if we stop dancing, we’ll die.
Don’t ever stop dancing.”
― Kate Avery Ellison, Frost

“What about you? What do you do?” I needed to ask questions, draw him out. I needed to find out all the information I could. My voice sounded strong and smooth, but my hands were shaking. I put them in my lap so he couldn’t see.
“I prey on innocent villagers and terrify their children,” he said with a nasty smile. “And sometimes when I’m feeling really evil, I read books or paint.”
― Kate Avery Ellison, The Curse Girl

“He glanced up once, eyes bored. “Please stop talking. I’m trying to eat.”
― Kate Avery Ellison, The Curse Girl

“I know. I know all of that. But knowing doesn't make it easier.”
― Kate Avery Ellison, Frost

“Love is a perilous dance too, you see. And if we stop dancing, we'll die.
Don't ever stop dancing.”
― Kate Avery Ellison, Frost

“I prey on innocent villagers and terrify their children," he said with a nasty smile. "And sometimes when I'm feeling really evil, I read books or paint.”
― Kate Avery Ellison, The Curse Girl

“You look dazzling," Rose said with a dreamy smile. "Like an angry princess.”
― Kate Avery Ellison, The Curse Girl

“(about Ivy) "She was good at rescuing things and wretched at doing anything about it afterward.”
― Kate Avery Ellison, Frost

“Instead I sounded like a little girl on her first day of kindergarten. My name is Bee, and I like coloring and horsies.”
― Kate Avery Ellison, The Curse Girl

“Sometimes people were strongest at their most vulnerable, dangerous moments.”
― Kate Avery Ellison, Frost

“I laughed under my breath, and it sounded bitter. “Listen to me. What am I talking about, worth it? Is any experience or bit of beauty worth the cost of my life? I know nothing but safety and self-preservation at all costs.”

“And yet,” he said softly, “you’re risking everything to help me.”
― Kate Avery Ellison

“Being brave doesn’t mean you aren’t scared,”
― Kate Avery Ellison, Silver Wolf

“You're ruining that book!" He pointed to the page I'd torn out. "That's a perfectly good book!" Holding his gaze, I reached down and ripped another page out. "I'm making roses." "Well, it's my book." "Sorry." I tore out another.”
― Kate Avery Ellison, The Curse Girl

“I was blind to the truth. Emotions do that. They make you a fool.”
― Kate Avery Ellison, All Her Secrets

“What was happening to me? I used to be so unemotional, so strong and hard
and ruthless in my decisions. Now I felt like a pot about to boil over, my emotions and feelings in constant
turmoil, barely contained.”
― Kate Avery Ellison, Thorns

“You want to break the curse, I want to break the curse. We don't need to be nice. We need to be effective. Just help me figure it out, and I'll make you a rich woman.”
― Kate Avery Ellison, The Curse Girl

“I was too unsettled. Too full. Full of dark thoughts, dark musing, as if I’d eaten them for dinner instead of the roasted duck, and they were sitting undigested in my stomach, waiting to be vomited back up at the wrong time. The threat of it hung over my mind like nausea.”
― Kate Avery Ellison, The Season of Lightning

“CHAPTER THIRTY-SEX”
― Kate Avery Ellison, Black Veil

“Love is always a top priority.”
― Kate Avery Ellison, Bluewing

“ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS My husband, for all the backrubs he gives me, the double-chocolate muffins he bakes, for the kisses, the gentle teasing, the pep talks, and the patience he displays whenever I am stressed, irritated, angry, or grumpy about uncooperative characters and plots. Thank you for listening to my theories about true crime shows and for being a magnificent DM for our D&D group. My brave, funny, fierce daughter, whose persistence and strength in the face of multiple challenges, including spina bifida and clubfoot, inspires me every day, and my sweet, sensitive, story-loving son, who has worked so hard to learn coping strategies for his sensory processing disorder. “Allo” you both with all my heart, babies. Thank you for inspiring me, for keeping me laughing, for asking for so many kisses and hugs every single day, and for having absolutely zero interest in my stories because they don’t feature any trains. D, for helping with my children during a pandemic when no one else is available, and for reading a thousand books to them and “playing Star Wars” with them so enthusiastically. My family, for helping so much with my children and supporting my career’s success however you can. Love you guys. Dani Crabtree, for being the most understanding and flexible editor in existence. If this book has errors, they’re mine. (I like to add extra things after she’s seen the book.) My dear, lovely, generous readers—thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading and loving my books. I couldn’t do it without you. The stories only come alive with your imaginations, so with you all to imagine them, our beloved characters would only live in my head. I’m thrilled to share them with you. Thank you for all the notes you write me and the emails you send. Your words make a difference, especially when I’m struggling to remember what I love about this job (usually during a particularly stubborn first draft.) I love you all!”
― Kate Avery Ellison, Hollowfell Huntress

“She was like a worm on a hook, helpless, pinned in place, and already given to her fate. Waiting to be devoured.”
― Kate Avery Ellison, Silver Wolf

“Any brute can break something. It takes finesse to mold and shape it to your own desires.”
― Kate Avery Ellison, Bluewing

“half-bloods,”
― Kate Avery Ellison, Briar Blood

“Sometimes, though, we needed lies to find the strength to keep going.”
― Kate Avery Ellison, Silver Wolf

“Tears were a waste of energy and bodily moisture. I didn’t have the luxury of tears.”
― Kate Avery Ellison, White Mask

“Keep brave. As if bravery were a thing we could grasp in our hands and hold tight to our chests.”
― Kate Avery Ellison, Red Rider

“testing”
― Kate Avery Ellison, Steam and Glass

“chewing the bit with a small snort with his gums as she fastened the straps and tossed the reins over his back. She”
― Kate Avery Ellison, A Gift of Poison

“floating pair of golden spectacles inside with purple-hued lenses.”
― Kate Avery Ellison, Briar Blood