C.J. Daugherty > Quotes

“What should I say? ‘Well, the murder was a little upsetting, and the fire did worry me a bit. I was nearly date-raped and my ex best friend is crazy. But, hey, at least I’m making an A in History’?”
― C.J. Daugherty, Night School

“Fine. You stay here. I shall return when I’ve found food. But when you all faint from hunger later don’t think you can just feed on me.”
― C.J. Daugherty, Night School

“I hate it when therapy jumps out and surprises you like that.”
― C.J. Daugherty, Night School

“The voice in her head told her not to trust him. But then, the voice in her head didn't trust anyone.”
― C.J. Daugherty, Night School

“Trouble was her default setting.”
― C.J. Daugherty, Night School

“I wush for his own sake that he'd have a big steaming cup of calm the hell down.”
― C. J. Daugherty, Night School

“—Bonitas botas, Sheridan.
Allie no miró atrás.
—Sé bueno, Carter West.
Había recorrido la mitad del pasillo cuando oyó su respuesta.
—Eso siempre.”
― C.J. Daugherty, Night School

“That was the worst date I ever had. And we. Are so. Over.”
― C.J. Daugherty, Night School

“Would you like me to take the first shift?’ Sylvain’s voice was pure silk.

A tendon worked in Carter’s jaw.

‘I want you to go f …’ he started, but Allie grabbed his arm.

‘Carter no. Calm down.’ She looked at the two of them. ‘You can both stay with me until one of you has to go somewhere, OK? Then the other will take over. No fighting. With each other, anyway.”
― C.J. Daugherty, Night School

“Allie hated this. Why couldn’t they have even a day to be normal kids in a normal school, with their A levels the biggest obstacle ahead of them?”
― C.J. Daugherty, Endgame

“Her eyes fluttered open. She was lying in Sylvain's lap, his arms tight around her. She reached up and touched his face wonderingly.
"Why are you crying?" she whispered.
He didn't answer. Instead he rocked her like a baby, his face in her hair. Listening to her breathe.”
― C.J. Daugherty, Night School

“„Ti si najneverovatnija osoba koju sam ikad upoznao”, prošaputa on.
„Pristao bih da budem zatočen stotinu godina ako bih znao da ću na kraju biti s tobom.”

Carter West & Allie Sheridan”
― C.J. Daugherty, Endgame

“Hell, life’s a trap, when you stop and think about it. No one here gets out alive.”
― C.J. Daugherty, Resistance

“But everybody still walked in eggshells around the two of them, trying not pick sides, though loyalties were inevitably divided.”
― C.J. Daugherty, Legacy

“Love is: I care about you. I trust you. I understand you. I want you near me. In love is: I would give up everything. Even myself. You, I can't live without.”
― C. J. Daugherty

“,I think the world is in trouble if we're the sane ones.'
,Doomed,'he agreed.”
― C.J. Daugherty

“But everybody still walked on eggshells around the two of them, trying not pick sides, though loyalties were inevitably divided.”
― C.J. Daugherty, Legacy

“Always”
― CJ Daugherty

“Sometimes you have to be away from someone to know you don't want to be with them.”
― C. J. Daugherty

“A runaway train, packed with passengers is about to crash. You can save all the passengers by switching the train to another track, but if you do that, one innocent person will die. Is it right to sacrifice one to save the lives of many?”
― C.J. Daugherty, Legacy

“I thought Isabelle was going to let you sleep,’ Sylvain said. The way he said it made it seem oddly intimate – like he was somehow involved with her sleep.

Allie blushed.

‘Zoe …’ she said, trying to recover her cool. ‘She was my alarm clock.’

The way he arched one amused eyebrow made her think he knew why she’d blushed.

‘If someone was going to wake you up,’ he said, ‘I’d rather it was me.”
― C.J. Daugherty, Resistance

“Help,’ Jo moaned. ‘I think I’m in a coma.’

It was seven o’clock. The library walls were scrubbed clean and Allie’s neck and shoulders ached whenever she even thought about raising her arms as she sat on the dust sheet next to Jo.

‘Do your arms hurt?’ Allie asked, rubbing her shoulders.

‘God yes.’

‘Then you’re not in a coma.’ Gingerly Allie stretched out her legs. ‘Jesus. What have I got myself into? Rachel has a swimming pool and horses. Horses, Jo. I could be floating in a pool and petting soft pony noses if I were still at her house.’

‘Here.’ Jo turned to face her. ‘My nose is soft. You can pet it.’

Allie stroked her nose tiredly. ‘Wow. This is just like being at Rachel’s. Where’s the pool?’

‘No pool,’ Jo said. ‘Showers.’

‘Sucks.’

‘Totally.’

‘Are you two just going to lie there complaining? Or are you coming to dinner?’ Allie looked up to see Carter standing above them, studying them doubtfully.

‘Jo’s in a coma,’ Allie informed him. ‘She no longer needs food.’

‘Wait. Did you say food? I think I’m actually awake.’ Jo scrambled to her feet.

‘My God,’ Allie said mildly. ‘It’s a miracle.’

‘You’ve only been doing this one day, Sheridan.’ Carter reached down to pull her up. ‘You can’t be tired already.’

‘Everything hurts,’ she said. ‘Shoulders, arms, back …’

‘Legs, feet, head …’ Jo offered helpfully.

‘Ankles. Shins. Name a body part,’ Allie said. ‘It hurts.’

Carter didn’t look impressed.

‘Food will ease your pain.’ He steered them towards the dining hall.

‘He’s very wise,’ Allie told Jo.

‘Clearly,’ Jo replied.”
― C.J. Daugherty, Legacy

“She’d tried running away from her troubles many times. But that’s the thing about trouble: it’s fast. It’s relentless. It always finds you”
― C.J. Daugherty, Endgame

“It’s the same with all apex predators – wolves, tigers, lions, eagles – they’re all beautiful. That’s how they get away with eating you.” “Yeah,” Kyle agreed, “While they’re eating your heart you just lie there going, ‘Take it, you gorgeous thing. I don’t need it.”
― C.J. Daugherty, Codename Firefly

“Carter looked down into her eyes. His lips curved into a wicked smile. The look in his eyes sent butterflies swirling inside her.
"Want to break the Rules?”
― C.J. Daugherty, Endgame

“Safe is an illusion. A lie we tell ourselves to make it easier to go about our very dangerous lives.”
― C. J. Daugherty

“When you are faced with a clever enemy, one well matched to your strengths and weaknesses, you must be smarter than him. You must adapt and innovate if you want to stay alive. Because, however technically perfect your plan might be, there’s one thing I can promise you.’ He thumped his desk hard with his finger. ‘It will go wrong. Nothing will be as you expect. Night is always darker when you step into it than it seems when you’re in a lighted room.’ - Zelazny”
― C.J. Daugherty, Resistance

“Life's a trap. No one here gets out alive.”
― C. J. Daugherty

“Schools aren’t here for learning,’ Lucas explained patiently. ‘They’re here to torture you until you’re eighteen and then send you out into the world to suffer in a suit for the rest of your life.”
― C.J. Daugherty, Endgame

“Sometimes you have to be away from someone to know you don’t want to be with them. - Rachel”
― C.J. Daugherty, Resistance