Tiff Winterburn > Tiff's Quotes

“I’m not exactly a “there are nuances to this situation” type of girl. I’m more of an “if it’s still moving, you didn’t use enough ammunition” type of girl.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Cytonic

“I like you at my side, Naime.”
“I am the firstborn, so I believe you’re at my side, by rank,” she teased. Makram opened his eyes and ducked his chin, a slow smile spreading over his mouth.
“All right, Sultana. I am at your side. Command me.”
― J.D. Evans, Reign & Ruin

“What an unequaled gift for disaster you have.”
― Naomi Novik, Uprooted

“I wonder if you have ever given someone a compliment that wasn't a backhanded insult.

I prefer not to, it gives people an unsettling impression of self-importance.”
― Rachel E. Carter, First Year

“You will thank me one day for not filling your head with false compliments. Adversity teaches one more than flattery ever will.”
― Rachel E. Carter, First Year

“I’d be offended if I could be offended,” he said. “Maybe I should start calling you a cow, since you have four limbs, are made of meat, and have rudimentary biological mental capacities.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Skyward

“He's never going to sit at my feet and write me poems, which is good because I hate poetry, except dirty ones that rhyme.”
― Ann Aguirre, Grimspace

“I'll teach you how to defend yourself, how to maim a man. We can use Po as a model.'

'Wonderful,' Po said. 'It's quite boring really, the way you beat me to death with your hands and feet, Katsa. It'll be refreshing to have you come at me with a knife.”
― Kristin Cashore, Graceling

“I'm both disgusted and impressed by the delight with which you flaunt your superiority over a bunch of children," Max said, when I rejoined him between stages. "At least try to look like you aren't enjoying it quite so much."
"Why?"
"Some might call it distasteful."
I gave him a sly smirk. "But not you.""
The corner of his mouth twitched.
"No," he admitted. "Not me”
― Carissa Broadbent, Daughter of No Worlds

“You’re never going to find a guy who’s exactly like you—first of all, because that guy never leaves his dorm room.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Fangirl

“I’m attracting small children,” Orma muttered, twisting his hat in his hands. “Shoo it away, will you?”
― Rachel Hartman, Seraphina

“I don't know how I can be so ambitious and so lazy at the same time.”
― Ned Vizzini, It's Kind of a Funny Story

“Take off your glasses."
"Why? I thought you liked my glassess."
"I love your glasses. I especially love the moment when you take them off.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Fangirl

“I’ve been thinking.”

“A dangerous pursuit.”

“Indeed.”
― Victoria Schwab, The Archived

“He leaned against the window, and the gilded frame came into sharp focus. “Do you think it would be any different with your tracker beside you? With that Lantsov pup?”
“Yes,” I said simply.
“Because you would be the strong one?”
“Because they’re better men than you.”
“You might make me a better man.”
“And you might make me a monster.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Ruin and Rising

“I was drawn to his aloofness, the way cats gravitate toward people who’d rather avoid them.”
― Rachel Hartman, Seraphina

“Somewhere between a friend and acquaintance—a frequaintance, as it were.”
― Rachel Cohn, Dash & Lily's Book of Dares

“Listen to me: I never married because I was too easily bored. It's an awful, self-defeating trait to have. It's much better to be too easily interested.”
― Rachel Cohn, Dash & Lily's Book of Dares

“You like to assign roles to the people in your life. And when they don't play their parts right, you have a hard time accepting that.”
― Kasie West, Pivot Point

“A lot of people don’t get my humor. My mom calls it dry humor. I think that means “not funny,” but it also means I’m the only one who ever knows it’s a joke.”
― Kasie West, The Distance Between Us

“Is that your subtle way of saying you missed me last week?"

"I've missed my hot chocolate. I just think of you as the guy who brings it to me. Sometimes I forget your name and call you hot chocolate guy.”
― Kasie West, The Distance Between Us

“But you're so helpless sometimes. It's like watching a kitten with its head trapped in a Kleenex box.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Fangirl

“Eavesdropping’s sort of thrilling ’cause you learn what people really think, but eavesdropping makes you miserable for exactly the same reason.”
― David Mitchell, Black Swan Green

“You’re a sad little hermit, and it creeps me out.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Fangirl

“Matthew, confess now. Are you a closeted font nerd? Do you go to these conferences? I promise I won't respect you any less if you are. OK, fine, secretly I will, but it's better to get this off your chest and be who you are, than to live in deception. Hiding the truth will only cripple your emotional development"
"Well, I'm sorry to dissapoint you. I'm not a font nerd. You can email me in Papyrus and I won't care.”
― Jessica Park, Flat-Out Love

“At least I'm not a font nerd."
"A what?"
Matt smiled. "You know. People who love fonts. There are people who go to a movie and get agitated because, while the movie is supposed to be set in 1962, the restaurant awning shown in the background of some scene is printed in Arras Bold, which wasn't invented until 1991, so clearly the producers of the movie are insane and should be beheaded.”
― Jessica Park, Flat-Out Love

“Mom, I have to go. I think this Matt character is here."
"Are you sure it's him?"
Julie peered into the car as the window lowered. "I see a maniacal-looking guy with brightly-colored candy in one hand, and he's waving a sickle in the other. Oh! He's beckoning me to the car. This must be my ride.”
― Jessica Park, Flat-Out Love

“Internet access came before pride. ”
― Jessica Park, Flat-Out Love

“And you're everything I don't want." Julie pushed away, breaking his embrace, and shook her head. "If you loved me, you couldn't have done this. You couldn't have been so careless with me. You know pain, and loss, and hurt better than anyone." She hated each word as it came out of her mouth. "And that's what you gave me. I know that it's not the same. I know yours is worse. I'm so sorry for you, Matt. For your whole family. You've all been through hell. And you've been braver than anyone could. But I hurt now, too. And I can't love you.”
― Jessica Park, Flat-Out Love

“You get use to someone—start to like them, even—and they leave. In the end, everyone leaves.”
― Rachel Ward, Numbers