Sofia > Sofia's Quotes

“If you did not indulge in fantasies, how else would you know if you were living an interesting life?”
― Alethea Kontis, Enchanted

“Sometimes 'Hmm' is the wisest thing to say.”
― Alethea Kontis, Enchanted

“It can't be 'true' love without the truth”
― Alethea Kontis, Enchanted

“When sad she brings the thunder
And her tears, they bring the rain
When ill she feeds a poison
To us all to fell her pain
Her smiles they bring the sunshine
And the laughter and the wind
And the birds they go on singing
And the world is whole again.
"Smile, sweet Sunday," Wednesday whispered in her ear. "The birds need your love so they can lift their wings.”
― Alethea Kontis, Enchanted

“May we all be doomed to a happy life.”
― Alethea Kontis, Enchanted

“Quit dwelling on other people's stories and make up some of your own.”
― Alethea Kontis, Enchanted

“Your fey cousin here has the miraculous ability to hold his liquor--and mine, and yours, and the king's, and half the country's, I expect.”
― Alethea Kontis, Enchanted

“All of us heal in time. The strongest are born again. We only keep the scars we choose to keep.”
― Alethea Kontis, Enchanted

“There are four things that make a man fight as you just did," the duke explained to Rumbold. "Love, despair, anger, or insanity."

Erik counted them off on his fingers. "Everything to lose, nothing to lose, someone's taken it, or you've lost it.”
― Alethea Kontis, Enchanted

“Somethings were meant to be and somethings were just meant to be good stories”
― Alethea Kontis, Enchanted

“The curse of an interesting life: there are either very good times or very bad times.”
― Alethea Kontis, Enchanted

“So who is she? No wait, let me guess. Skin of the finest porcelain. Hair of the softest silk. A voice like birdsong, a smile like sunshine, and a mouth that would sate your brightest and darkest wishes.
"You've met her?"
"Oh yes, my friend. We all know her. We've all pursued her. Some of us have even been lucky enough to have her. We've been drunk on her sin, become fools of her favor. she might have borne a different face each time, but her name was always the same. Trouble.”
― Alethea Kontis, Enchanted

“Normal is all relative.”
― Alethea Kontis, Enchanted

“We are all fools blessed with the knowledge that certain events will come to pass no matter what path we take to get there. The wise ones follow their angels while they may.”
― Alethea Kontis, Enchanted

“Everything in the world was about creativity: belief and creation. Storytelling was the essence of both.”
― Alethea Kontis, Enchanted

“No," Wednesday agreed. "You have tortured with silence. You let her grieve for a soul she did not lose, mourn a heart that should not have broken, and berate herself for betraying the man she loves...with the man she loves. It can't be 'true' love without the truth, Rumbold.”
― Alethea Kontis, Enchanted

“Any other brushes with insanity you haven't thought to mention?”
― Alethea Kontis, Enchanted

“Do you still look at each other like you once did, back at the beginning of the story when everything was a question you were too afraid to find the answer to?”
― Alethea Kontis, Enchanted

“She saw no harm in letting a handsome, powerful man adore her for a while.”
― Alethea Kontis, Enchanted

“The only way to keep a secret is not to repeat it”
― Alethea Kontis, Enchanted

“You have ruined me. I didn’t realize how much I longed for the company of others until I had your words. When they are gone, the nights are darker. The silence is loud and bottomless, and I am empty. I miss them, my beloved Sunday, and I miss you.”
― Alethea Kontis, Enchanted

“He could not change the man he had been, but these hands would make him the man he could be”
― Alethea Kontis, Enchanted

“Most little girls in England grow up wanting to marry
a prince. Bex grew up wanting to kick James Bond's butt and assume his double-0 ranking.”
― Ally Carter, Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy

“You really saw some?" Liz said an hour later. Sure, we had the stereo blaring and the shower running, but Liz still whispered, "They really...exist?"
"Liz," I whispered back, "they're not unicorns."
"No," Bex said flatly, "they're boys. And they're...good.”
― Ally Carter, Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy

“A Gallagher Girl's real grades don’t come in pass or fail—they're measured in life or death.”
― Ally Carter, Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy

“You don't need a search warrant to go through someone's trash. Seriously. Once it hits the curb it is totally fair game-you an look it up.”
― Ally Carter, Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy

“Zach walked away, but I stood there for a long time, wondering if I should go to my mother; if I should go to my friends; but instead I slipped into the corridors I hadn't used in months, pushed my way through cobwebs and darkness, trying to walk away from the tears that burned hot down my cheeks, because maybe I didn't want to admit weakness; maybe I wanted to wallow in my solitude and grief.
Or maybe crying is like everything else we do—it's best if you don't get caught.”
― Ally Carter, Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy

“Because even though the truth can set you free, that doesn't mean it won't be painful.”
― Ally Carter, Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy

“Boys! Are they always this impossible? Do they always say cryptic, indecipherable things? (Note
to self: work with Liz to adapt her boy-to-English translator into a more mobile form—like maybe a
watch or necklace.)”
― Ally Carter, Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy

“Oooh," Bex said throwing an arm around my shoulders. "I want one."
Cammie: "They're not puppies.”
― Ally Carter, Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy