Brittney Arena > Quotes

“We all have our comforts, Minnow. I wonder if you might be mine.”
― Brittney Arena, A Dance of Lies

“I am broken,” I say. An admission, or explanation. The only words I can string together.
“You are art,” he says in response.”
― Brittney Arena, A Dance of Lies

“She used to say the greatest revenge is a smile. A smile for every harsh word, a smile for every moment of pain. Fake it if you must, my darling; if wielded properly, it can be more effective than a blade.”
― Brittney Arena, A Dance of Lies

“Because I want, so badly, to believe he is different, and yet every encounter with him leaves me confused, frustrated. Breathless. Because I don’t know whether he’s the safest of them all. Or if he is, by far, the most dangerous.”
― Brittney Arena, A Dance of Lies

“Your story is not a kind one,” Brigitte says, kneading my hands softly between her own. “But though you’ve suffered your own fire, child, you won’t always smell of smoke. And yes, it may have burned you,” she tells me, and I lift my gaze. “But scars are powerful things, because they show your resilience. So rise from your ashes, my dear. Do not crumble alongside them.”
― Brittney Arena, A Dance of Lies

“I'm broken."
"You are art.”
― Brittney Arena, A Dance of Lies

“Les cœurs sont fragiles, comme le verre. Ils se brisent trop facilement lorsqu'ils tombent entre de mauvaises mains. Il ne faut les offrir qu'à quelqu'un qui est capable d'en prendre soin, et de les lustrer jusqu'à les faire briller.”
― Brittney Arena, A Dance of Lies

“I must cling to that hope. Because without it, I will sink into the earth like rainwater, then cease to exist at all.”
― Brittney Arena, A Dance of Lies

“Your story is not a kind one,” Brigitte says”
― Brittney Arena, A Dance of Lies

“I can’t help the laugh that spills out next. But then he takes my chin with his fingers. “Your laugh,” he breathes. “I could drink an ocean’s worth.”
― Brittney Arena, A Dance of Lies

“My protector is gone”
― Brittney Arena, A Dance of Lies