Melody J. Bremen > Quotes

“You don’t reason with a monster running at you with two sharp blades. This isn’t a fairy tale where the beasts turn out to be kind and friendly.”
― Melody J. Bremen, The Prince of Korin

“Sometimes,
lots of times,
when people talk
I don’t hear the words.
Just the sounds,
strung together.
Up, down,
side, side,
hum, buzz.”
― Melody J. Bremen, Flying in a Cage

“I’m fifteen years old,” I whispered into the fireplace. “How can I run a country?”
Baclen didn’t look sympathetic. “You can start by getting dressed.”
― Melody J. Bremen, The Prince of Korin

“But if someone would connect me to the assisted living, they might find me uncool, and I might die of uncoolness. It happens. I’m sure.”
― Melody J. Bremen, From the Desk of Lizzie Lazowski

“I don’t mean to pry, but do you have a driver’s license?”
Miss Dotty chuckled. “A lady never tells.”
― Melody J. Bremen, From the Desk of Lizzie Lazowski

“Every painting – every good painting – evokes an emotion in the viewer.”
― Melody J. Bremen, The Boy Who Painted the World

“Erg?”
― Melody J. Bremen, The Boy Who Painted the World

“Music in my fingers. Music in me. Music is in me.”
― Melody J. Bremen, Flying in a Cage

“I dream of music.”
― Melody J. Bremen, Flying in a Cage

“Not everyone has friendship down pat at age thirteen. Like most things, it’s a learning process.”
― Melody J. Bremen, From the Desk of Lizzie Lazowski

“He hadn’t said a word to me until we had been roommates for eight months. And even then it had only been, “You’re wearing my socks.”
― Melody J. Bremen, Room 42

“I’d figured out that it wasn’t just about food and shelter. Obviously, that was important, but
it was the people that I met, the people who made a difference, that kept me going.
That made my world.”
― Melody J. Bremen, The Boy Who Painted the World

“The smell of vanilla batter filled the air. “Ah, the scent of revenge,” I whispered in the silence.”
― Melody J. Bremen, From the Desk of Lizzie Lazowski

“I noticed that the snow was gone and the ground looked greener. It’s funny how the good stuff can wipe away the bad stuff so quickly.”
― Melody J. Bremen, Room 42

“Don’t worry about a thing,” Tom said.
But I worried about all the things.”
― Melody J. Bremen, Room 42

“I didn't much like surprises. Unless it was cake.”
― Melody J. Bremen, The Quest for the Luminae