Elizabeth > Elizabeth's Quotes

“Finishing a book is just like you took a child out in the back yard and shot it.”
― Truman Capote

“You're really a blond," she said, her tone just short of accusatory.
"And if you tell anyone, I will come to you in the night and smote your everlasting soul.”
― Kelly Creagh, Nevermore

“And if you ruin it I own your soul.”
― Kelly Creagh, Nevermore

“I walked to the table and picked it up, doing as he asked. And then it struck me that I was setting a so-called zombie’s alarm clock for him, and I swear I heard something snap in my ears. I started laughing uproariously.
I heard the monster’s bemused voice outside, asking me if I was alright, but that just made it funnier.”
― Lia Habel, Dearly, Departed

“I am a Lolita. I do not believe in growing up. No matter how old I get, I shall remain devoted to ruffles and frills.”
― Novala Takemoto, Kamikaze Girls

“Love's like a cigarette..
You know you had my heart aglow, Between you fingertips.
And, just like a cigarette, I never knew the thrill of life
Until you touched my lips.
Then just like a cigarette, Love seemed to fade away and Leave behind ashes of regret..
And, with a flick of your fingertips, It was easy for you to forget...”
― Lia Habel

“And in what fairy tale would John ever be any sane person's idea of Prince Charming anyway? He was the opposite of charming. More like Prince Terrifying.”
― Meg Cabot, Abandon

“What did that mean? Where could it go? He was a death diety. I was a high school senior.”
― Meg Cabot, Abandon

“You know what you like. You know what you want. So all you have to do is find some work related to that stuff.”
― Novala Takemoto, Kamikaze Girls

“Forbearance is a maiden's worst enemy. If you're happy, that's all that counts.”
― Novala Takemoto, Kamikaze Girls

“Very possibly this was the night my white-knight complex, as Solange put it, would get me killed. Someone had better write a poem about it. It was only fair.”
― Alyxandra Harvey, Blood Feud

“Hey, get off my sister,” Kieran barked from the other side.

“Get lost, Black,” I called out. “And she’s not your sister.”

“May as well be.”

“Well, you stop kissing Solange and I’ll stop kissing Hunter.”

Silence."

"Chapter 24”
― Alyxandra Harvey, Out for Blood

“Only you would reduce centuries of the mythical undead to ‘fangy. ’ ” (Quinn to Lucy)”
― Alyxandra Harvey, Out for Blood

“What got you through?" I whispered. "Do you remember?"
He nodded but wouldn't look at me. When he didn't elaborate, I turned to face him. "What? Is it a secret? Don't I know all the Drake secrets by now?"
He shifted uncomfortably. "I guess"
"What then?"
"You"
I swallowed, stunned. "Me?"
"Yeah" He stood up and went to the door, where he paused for the barest second. "You got me through".”
― Alyxandra Harvey, My Love Lies Bleeding

“Any more packages for Solange?”

“Twelve letters, three packages, and a box of puppies.”

I winced. “Puppies?”

“They’re fine. Isabeau took them all.”

“Good. Who eats puppies?” I shook my head.

“Yeah, Isabeau swore in French. A lot.”

“Hot.”

“Yeah, Logan nearly went cross-eyed.”

"Chapter 12”
― Alyxandra Harvey, Out for Blood

“Solange leaned back against the wall, bored. “Are you done yet?”
“Hell no,” Lucy said. She’d left nose prints on the glass. Nicholas smirked up at her. She blushed. “Ooops. Busted.”
“I told you they could hear your heartbeat,” Solange said.
“Even from up here.”
“I can’t help it. Even if they all know they’re pretty and are insufferably arrogant,” she added louder. “Can they hear that?”
“Yes.”
“Good.” She glanced at me. “Yummy, right?”
“I’m sure Isabeau would rather recover, not ogle my brothers,”
Solange said. “You remember how stressed you were after the Hypnos?”
“Please,” Lucy scoffed. “This is totally soothing.”
― Alyxandra Harvey, Blood Feud

“A plate of roast duck, steamed dumplings, spicy noodles with beef gravy, pickled cucumbers, stewed tongue and eggs if you have them, cold please, and sticky rice pearls, too,' Ai Ling said, before the server girl could open her mouth. "I don't know what he wants." Ai Ling nodded toward Chen Yong.

'I'm not sure I have enough coins to order anything more,' he said, laughing.”
― Cindy Pon, Silver Phoenix

“Don't be so humble - you are not that great.”
― Golda Meir

“Nothing in this world compares to writing and being read.”
― Daniel Waters

“Transformation always requires radical action.”
― Daniel Waters, Generation Dead

“Is there no way out of the mind?”
― Sylvia Plath

“My one regret in life is that I am not someone else.”
― Woody Allen

“I hope your bacon burns.”
― Diana Wynne Jones , Howl’s Moving Castle

“The soul is the weariest part of the body.”
― Paul Bowles, The Sheltering Sky

“They can't even decide what flavor of crazy I am.”
― Dia Reeves, Bleeding Violet

“I wear my cool on the inside; that's why my hands are always so cold.”
― Dia Reeves

“But what if the monsters come?"
"Fancy." Kit looked away from the drama to stare at her sister, surprised. "We are the monsters.”
― Dia Reeves, Slice of Cherry

“The worst thing you can do is rest all your hopes on a wish. A granted wish doesn't equal a perfect life.”
― Dia Reeves, Slice of Cherry

“The rain hung from his earlobes like delicate jewelry.”
― Dia Reeves, Bleeding Violet

“She shrugged and flipped her glossy hair behind her shoulders. "What else do you have to do with your time besides think about stuff like this? It's not like you're real heavy into extracurriculars. Besides, you're all, like, goth and into the dead, right?"
Alona Dare, queen of the insult-compliment. "Wow. Thanks. Anyone ever tell you you're good with people?"
She frowned. "No."
"Good. I'm not goth."
"Your hair is black, you have piercings, you wear black all the time and act all freaky-"
"My hair is naturally this color. I have three earings in one ear, that's it. This shirt" -I tugged at the fabric across my chest- "is navy blue, and if I act weird all the time, it's because of ghosts like you.”
― Stacey Kade, The Ghost and the Goth