Angelfall Quotes

“Why were the other angels attacking you?"

"It's impolite to ask the victim of violence what they did to be attacked.”
― Susan Ee, Angelfall

“Sometimes, as we're stumbling along in the dark, we hit something good.”
― Susan Ee, Angelfall

“Either he's shaken by something or he's falling off the wagon hard and fast. Great. Just my luck to be partnered with an alcoholic angel.”
― Susan Ee, Angelfall

“NO!" Raffe grips me as if he can bind my soul to my body. An upside-down view of the doorway shows up in my field of vision. Smoke waft through it.
Although the pain obscures Raffe's warmth, I feel the presure of his hug, the rocking of our bodies back and forth as he repeats the word, "No.”
― Susan Ee, Angelfall

“You don't even like me, remember?" That's what I try to say. What actually comes out of my mouth is closer to a baby's first attempt at babbling.
"Shh." He runs his fingertips along my cheek, caressing my face. "Hush. I'm right here." He looks at me with deep anguish in his eyes. Like there's so much he wants to tell me but feel it's too late now.
I want to stroke his face and tell him that it will be okay. That everything will be all right.
And I wish so badly that it would be.”
― Susan Ee, Angelfall

“Don't let my appearance fool you, Penryn. I am not human. The Daughters of Men are forbidden to Angels.”
― Susan Ee, Angelfall

“Who will guard us against the guardians?”
― Susan Ee, Angelfall

“I'm not an actress and I suck at lying. I am also far from being a seductress. It's hard to practice the art of seduction when you're always pushing your kid sister around in her wheelchair. Not to mention that daily jeans and baggy sweatshirt do not a seductress make.”
― Susan Ee, Angelfall

“That's crazy," I say
"In case you hadn't noticed, the whole world has gone crazy.
It's time to adapt or die."
"By throwing crazy at crazy?”
― Susan Ee, Angelfall

“I don't have the luxury of leaning on anyone's strength, least of all an angel's.”
― Susan Ee, Angelfall

“The thought of superhuman beings with human temptations and flaws sends a chill through me.”
― Susan Ee, Angelfall

“Nothing takes the romance and grandeur out of life than scrubbing stains out of sheets.”
― Susan Ee, Angelfall

“It seems to be our fate to continually pass our debt back and forth.”
― Susan Ee, Angelfall

“It's strange to see such an evil-looking pair of eyes fill with pity. You couldn't get a more sympathetic response if Raffe had just told him they'd castrated him.”
― Susan ee, Angelfall

“...there’s no such thing as a dirty fight.”
― Susan Ee, Angelfall

“...."Penryn, who are you talking to?" My mother sounds almost frantic now.

"Just my own personal demon, Mom.Don't worry.He's just a little weakling."....

...."Oh." She sounds calm suddenly, as if that explains everything....”
― Susan Ee

“Solo que no es mi lucha. Mi lucha es recuperar a mi hermana sana y salva. Mi lucha es mantener a mi madre fuera de problemas y de protegerla en un lugar seguro. Mi lucha es alimentar y cuidar de lo que queda de mi familia. Hasta que esas luchas no estén permanentemente ganadas, no tengo el lujo de mirar más allá de la gran pintura de guerras, dioses y héroes románticos.”
― Susan Ee, Angelfall

“No es que no me preocupe por ella. Es solo que nuestra relación es más complicada que las relaciones habituales entre madre-hija. El amor rosa, que se supone que siento por ella, ha sido acuchillado con negro y salpicado con distintos tonos de gris.”
― Susan Ee, Angelfall

“Cuando sonríe, realmente se parece a alguien que te gustaría conocer. Un tipo de un atractivo con el que una chica podría soñar.
Sólo que él no es un chico. Y es muy de otro mundo. Por no hablar de que esta chica está más allá de soñar con nada que no sea comida, refugio, y la seguridad de su familia.”
― Susan Ee, Angelfall

“Here and there, plumes of dark smoke reach into the sky like the fingers of a drowning man reaching up for the last time.”
― Susan Ee, Angelfall

“- Así que - digo. - ¿la historia corta es que a los ángeles no se les permite tener relaciones con los seres humanos? De lo contrario, ¿están condenados?
- Mucho.
- Eso es duro.
- Si crees que eso es malo, hubieses visto el castigo a sus esposas.
Es casi como si estuviera invitándome a preguntarle. Esta es mi oportunidad de saber más. Pero me doy cuenta de que no quiero saber el castigo por enamorarse de un ángel.”
― Susan Ee, Angelfall

“Había besado a chicos antes. Algunas veces se sentía incómodo después, pero nunca de esta manera. Siempre me ha parecido bonito y agradable besar, como las rosas huelen o la risa de un día de verano. Lo que acababa de vivir con Raffe era algo animal. Este tenía una sensación de hormigueo, fue una catástrofe nuclear en comparación con otros besos que he tenido.”
― Susan Ee, Angelfall

“Nunca me di cuenta del triunfo que era simplemente estar viva. Mi hermana está con nosotros. Raffe está volando. Todo lo demás es secundario.
Y por ahora, eso es suficiente.”
― Susan Ee, Angelfall

“I never kid about my warrior demigod status.”
― Susan Ee, Angelfall

“You are nothing but a bird with attitude.”
― Susan Ee, Angelfall

“The ocean wind blows against me, making me shiver like a frail petal in a storm.”
― Susan Ee, World After