Brenna > Brenna's Quotes

“Maybe everyone can live beyond what they're capable of.”
― Markus Zusak, I Am the Messenger

“May we never forget. May we live with honor at all times, regardless of our circumstances. And may we choose love, a weapon that will defeat hate every single time. Love is the resistance.”
― Jennifer A. Nielsen, Resistance

“We’ll all die one day—no one escapes that fate. Our only decision is how we live before that day comes.”
― Jennifer A. Nielsen, Resistance

“No, Chaya. As much as the Nazis want to take our lives, they want to take our faith too. We fight for one, Avraham's friends fight for the other."
"What good is faith if you're dead?"
"What good is life without faith?" A soft sigh escaped her lips, but she remained more patient with me than I ever was with her. "We'll all die one day–no one escapes that fate. Our only decision is how we live before that day comes. Our path requires courage, but so does theirs. Both paths are ways to resist.”
― Jennifer A. Nielsen, Resistance

“hatred runs deeper and wider than a single race or nationality, and if love was not stronger, hatred would run through the generations. I intended to be stronger.”
― Jennifer A. Nielsen, Resistance

“But there is something a human can do that an animal never can. Create art.”
― Jennifer A. Nielsen, Resistance

“Let us be foolish, then, because if we save even one life, we are the best of fools.”
― Jennifer A. Nielsen, Resistance

“Only need a spark,” she said with a shrug. “Small sparks make big fires.”
― Jessica Townsend, Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow

“He reached out and put his hand on top of mine. My heart skipped a beat - he liked me, too!

"You're worried about what's killing the paranormals aren't you?"

Crap. He didn't like me.”
― Kiersten White, Paranormalcy

“Faeries are unaffected by alcohol, but much to her surprise—and the faeries’ undoing—they get very, very drunk on carbonation. Using copious amounts of Coke, she was able to discover a single faerie’s true name.”
― Kiersten White, Paranormalcy

“Hello,' he said, his voice and smile pleasant.
'You can't touch me!' I sat up and pulled the covers over myself.
'Yes about that. You need to negate the command.'
'Excuse me?'
He looked at me patiently, like he was explaining something to a stubborn child. 'You need to break that command.'
'And why on earth would I ever want to do that?' I glared at him. Lunatic.
'Because I wasn't finished.'
'Oh, no, I really think that you were.' I held up my wrist. It still bore the scarlet mark of his hand and, to my eyes at least, was bright against the light of the lamp. Then, since I was holding up my hand anyway, I flipped him off.
'You're going to need more.'
'Well, that's easy.' I held up my other hand and flipped him off with that one, too.”
― Kiersten White, Paranormalcy