Val Quotes

“Fuck your manners."

"You don't have to settle for just my manners.”
― Nenia Campbell, Terrorscape

“I would choose freedom over comfort every time.”
― George R.R. Martin

“Val and Ruth had been friends forever, for so long that Val was used to being the overshadowed one, the "normal" one, the one who set up the witty one-liners, not the one who delivered them. She liked that role; it made her feel safe. Robin to Ruth's Batman. Chewbaca to her Han Solo.”
― Holly Black, Valiant

“In entirety, valentine is a FUCKING DAY, rather than the sanctity of its literal meaning.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson

“Everything she knew about him rushed through her mind like a tidal wave.”
― Caroline Hanson, Love is Darkness

“If she was going to die she wanted to go out with chocolate in one hand and a shopping bag in the other.”
― Caroline Hanson, Love is Darkness

“Are you sure that's Val?"
"No," said Freddie. "It's Lassie in a wolf suit.”
― Debra Doyle, James D. MacDonald

“She tried to think of the right thing to say - something that would make him leave her alone. If she said she could defend herself he'd want her to prove it. But if she said she couldn't defend herself, then he'd take her out there to learn. This is so messed up.”
― Caroline Hanson, Love is Darkness

“Her gaze shifted away. "I don't remember my dreams anymore." It was like she was confessing a dirty secret. And maybe it was, because even though he hated the dreams, each time he had them, he was with his parents again. Hearing their laughter. Watching them live. But when he woke up they were really gone.”
― Caroline Hanson, Love is Darkness

“Nervousness made her feel nauseous, almost like she had two hearts frantically beating in her chest, instead of one.”
― Caroline Hanson, Love is Darkness

“Know your value, accept nothing but the best.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“Trees surrounded them from all sides, casting long inky shadows that would, at another time, have been scary. But there was no point in being scared of what might be lurking in the shadows when the biggest bad, of all big bads, was gazing at her intently.”
― Caroline Hanson, Love is Darkness

“The calmness was fracturing, tendrils of fear seeping through her mind like ivy. Once the fear consumed her, she'd run.”
― Caroline Hanson, Love is Darkness

“Life has rules, Val thought. And you cannot come in the middle of the night and take what we agreed isn’t yours.”
― Suanne Laqueur, An Exaltation of Larks

“Life is about juggling obligations, Valerie. You need to study smarter, not harder.”
― Caroline Hanson, Love is Darkness

“Fear blossomed within her - not like a flower, but like blood welling from a gunshot wound, spreading throughout her entire body.”
― Caroline Hanson, Love is Darkness

“Iubirea e ca un val,ce te face să nu mai fii stăpân pe tine, ci să fii pe deplin subjugat altui stăpân.”
― Lina Moacă, Valuri de viață

“She only drank rusty water. One of natures mistakes. One of natures mistakes. She had wire hair, yes. Oh, I'm sorry, have another cup. Have another cup. Or would you like something stronger? Oh yes. Nobody would pass her house. They all had to go into the fall out shelter. Everyone who passed her house.The had to go into the fall out shelter. Shower before they came out. But she was not radio active. Very nice girl. Knew her since she was a baby, a little baby with little wire hairs and all. Very nice girl. I'd hate to have her point at me. Her fingers lit up. Yes, her toes, too. She couldn't wear shoes. Scooped out cement blocks. Of course she had a name. Valeria Trumpet. Named after an old Roman goddess, I think. An electric monster. No, nobody ever knew her well enough to call her Val. Poor Valeria. Valeria, without a nickname.”
― Dion McGregor, The Dream World of Dion McGregor

“The people who should’ve kept you safe put you in danger. The ones who should’ve known and loved you best threw you away. I don’t understand how, because you’re so good.”
― Suanne Laqueur, An Exaltation of Larks

“Every table now claimed by fellow caffeine addicts, tiny screens and steaming drinks sealing them into private bubbles, no one would hear if he lowered his voice.”
― Jennifer Worrell, Edge of Sundown

“His legs spasmed at the sudden shortening of his stride.”
― Jennifer Worrell, Edge of Sundown

“The past was evident, pain infusing every line.”
― Jennifer Worrell, Edge of Sundown

“The powerlessness, the sensation of falling, the rotten, futile attempt to save himself, seeped into his memory. But they flickered like clips from a film: detatched random pictures devoid of emotion or context. He hoped someone could fill in the missing scenes.”
― Jennifer Worrell, Edge of Sundown

“He needed to get over the threshold, find enough serenity to sleep. But he couldn’t quite step off that hedge.”
― Jennifer Worrell, Edge of Sundown

“The edges of each breath fluttered out of reach, and he laid a hand against his chest as if to capture them.”
― Jennifer Worrell, Edge of Sundown

“All he had was abstract sensations and not one fact.”
― Jennifer Worrell, Edge of Sundown

“Overnight, the world had taken on an eerie flatness, a still life depicted in monochrome.”
― Jennifer Worrell, Edge of Sundown

“He’d forgotten what this brand of uncertainty was like. He’d always had some other project to immerse himself in, mind exploding with plots, keeping the anxiety at bay. Torture couched in madness.”
― Jennifer Worrell, Edge of Sundown

“Pride had a chalky, bitter taste.”
― Jennifer Worrell, Edge of Sundown

“You think a little too sharply in black and white, Hitomi. The world is full of greys.”
― Intisar Khanani, Debts of Fire