Arc Quotes

“Who am I to deny gravity, Aurora? When you shine brighter than any constellation in the sky?”
― Jay Kristoff, Aurora Rising

“The difference between real life and a story is that life has significance, while a story must have meaning.

The former is not always apparent, while the latter always has to be, before the end.”
― Vera Nazarian

“Yes, fine. Savvy,” she muttered.

“Aw lovey, yer a fine-lookin’ woman, it’s not that,” Tom said apologetically. “All jokin’ aside, if it ain’t the captain, or it ain’t Jon…” He shrugged again. “There just ain’t anyone else.”
― Bey Deckard, Sacrificed: Heart Beyond the Spires

“Tom reached out and let his knuckles graze Jon’s arm, a hidden touch just to ground him for the span of a heartbeat. Maybe Jon would turn a blind eye. Maybe they’d continue to live in denial that they both loved a fucking monster.

Jon smiled at the brief caress, and Tom felt his chest get tight.”
― Bey Deckard, Sacrificed: Heart Beyond the Spires

“Baltsaros’s face was flushed, his lip curled into a slight sneer as he stared back at Jon. He felt a rush of adrenaline as he realized what the captain wanted from him.

“Hit him again,” Jon said. “And don’t hold back this time.”
― Bey Deckard, Sacrificed: Heart Beyond the Spires

“Jon had seen the lie immediately for what it was: diplomacy. He had a feeling that, given the chance, Tom would hold him close every night. Instead, the first mate chose to distance himself so as not to interfere with the captain’s affection for Jon. A sacrifice.”
― Bey Deckard, Sacrificed: Heart Beyond the Spires

“You think the worst is behind you, but it's never behind you. In fact, saying something is the worst does not leave room for all the bad stuff that can follow it. You say the pain is nine, but you mean ten. You leave room.”
― Jennifer Gilmore, We Were Never Here

“Il n’y pas de combinaison de mots pour décrire à quel point je tiens à toi, Savannah Shaw.”

“There is no combination of words to describe how much I care for you, Savannah Shaw.”

- Jesse Hayes”
― Arabella Rosier, Silver Valley

“As his step crossed the threshold, he left behind his weaknesses and doubts, finally setting aside the boy to become the man he had to be.”
― Bey Deckard, Sacrificed: Heart Beyond the Spires

“Sometimes you stop seeing what the person is to the world. You only see what the person is to you.”
― Jennifer Gilmore, We Were Never Here

“I wonder how many people look at their own lives as having an arc, and live their lives accordingly, given the built-in certainty of cancellation. We’re all going to get canceled someday. We just don’t know how many seasons we’ll be around for.”
― Louie Anderson, Hey Mom: Stories for My Mother, But You Can Read Them Too

“The party does not have to end, but the music might have to change.”
― J.R. Rim

“Harmonics, electromagnetic fields, arcing, fire, and elevated ultraviolet radiation levels are the dirty secrets of the solar photovoltaic industry.”
― Steven Magee

“Solar photovoltaic fires can be really nasty!”
― Steven Magee

“Once a DC arc fault has started in a solar photovoltaic system, it can be catastrophic!”
― Steven Magee

“DC arc faults are the nightmares of solar power workers.”
― Steven Magee

“Most solar power workers do not realize how dangerous a DC arc fault is on a solar photovoltaic system!”
― Steven Magee

“While DC arc fault detectors are on new solar photovoltaic systems, the old ones generally do not have them.”
― Steven Magee

“Solar power system arc fault detectors do not stop the fire risks, they just reduce it.”
― Steven Magee

“Many owners of solar power systems have learned the hard way about how dangerous a DC arc fault can be!”
― Steven Magee

“I have never installed a solar power system on my home roof due to the DC arc fault fire risks.”
― Steven Magee

“The larger your solar photovoltaic system is, the more severe the DC arc fault can be.”
― Steven Magee

“The more solar module strings there are in a solar photovoltaic system, the more dangerous the DC arc fault will be!”
― Steven Magee

“You hold on to her.
But who could hold on to the wind?
And better yet—who would be so foolish as to trust—to love—such a wild being?”
― Rebecca Ross

“A wave hit Tess. A wave that had formed early this morning and waited patiently as she competed before it crashed back down on her now.”
― Kelly Waters, Lithium & Let's Plays

“She was beyond elated by her performance, but the weight of that happening without Cade started to sink in. The fact that she hadn't spoken to him yet, that she didn't even have the answers for what the press might be asking her. Crash. For what her friends would be asking her. Crash. The answers that she wanted to know. Crash. Did she want to know? Crash.”
― Kelly Waters, Lithium & Let's Plays

“It was impossible to describe Allegra. He knew the human. The girl with the mole on her neck. The girl who would only say "bless you" twice—if you sneezed a third time, she was silent. The girl who picked at her lips when she was nervous. The girl who carried her own hot sauce around. The girl who stared off into space, sometimes for minutes on end. The girl who only made eye contact when she was listening to you, rarely when she was speaking to you. The girl who loathed smelly cheese. The girl who
unconsciously mimicked people's accents. The girl whose entire face transformed when she laughed.
His Allegra. The one millions
would never know.
The one he had
earned through one summer of working with her, and one night in a glass house.”
― Elle McNicoll, Wish You Were Her