Home / Authors / Alexandra Bracken

Alexandra Bracken

Alexandra Bracken Quotes

Author

Alexandra Bracken is an American author recognized for her contributions to young adult fiction. Born on February 27, 1987, she has become well-known for her novels that blend fantasy and romance elements, offering captivating stories to young readers.

Filter quotes by topic

All Nicholas Carter Ruby Daly Etta Liam Stewart The Darkest Minds Never Fade Knows Said Love Thurmond

Famous Alexandra Bracken Quotes

“They want you to think that darkness or evil is only something that gets inflicted on you by the outside world, but I know better, and I think the freak does, too. Sometimes the darkness lives inside you, and sometimes it wins.”

Thinking Knows World Want Doe Sometimes Evil Winning Darkness Freak Outside World

Author:Alexandra Bracken

“Because she knows what it's like to live in a world of black, and black, and the tiny bit of white, but when she escaped it, she didn't find the rainbow of colors, the dresses, the singing, the dancing. She only found ugliness.”

Knows World Found Bits Black White Color Singing Dresses Dancing Tiny Rainbow Ugliness

Book:Through the Dark: A Darkest Minds Collection

Source: Through the Dark: A Darkest Minds Collection

“I think I'm losing it—I don't know what's happening, what happened, but I look at you, I look at you, and I love you so much. Not because of anything you've said, or done, or anything at all. I look at you, and I just love you, and it terrifies me. It terrifies me what I would do for you.”

Thinking Knows Looks Said Done Happened Love You Losing Happenings Love You So Much I Love You So Much

Author:Alexandra Bracken

“The thing that scares me is that some part of me understands where they're coming from. They took everything from us, you know? Why shouldn’t we be able to take it back if we have the power to?”

Ifs Knows Able Scare Never Fade

Author:Alexandra Bracken

“Life isn’t fair." I said. "It’s taken me a while to get that. It’s always going to disappoint you in some way or another. You’ll make plans, and it’ll push you in another direction. You will love people, and they’ll be taken away no matter how hard you fight to keep them. You’ll try for something and won’t get it. You don’t have to find meaning in it; you don’t have to try to change things. You just have to accept the things that are out of your hands and try to take care of yourself. That’s your job.”

People Way Trying Said Matter Hard Hands Care Jobs Fighting Accepting Taken Plans Fairs Take Care Disappoint Take Care Of Yourself Never Fade

Author:Alexandra Bracken

“I closed my eyes. I forced myself to relax, to remember that here, now, and always, I was the predator.”

Eye Remember Relax Predator

Author:Alexandra Bracken

“And people like you are the reason we have middle fingers.”

People Reason Middle Like You Fingers Middle Finger Never Fade

Author:Alexandra Bracken

“Nope," he whispered, when I tried to tug it away. "Mine now.”

Mines Ruby Daly

Author:Alexandra Bracken

“Let's carpe the hell out of this diem.”

Book:The Darkest Minds

Source: The Darkest Minds

“That was the Liam Stewart way of saying, Hi, darlin', missed you something fierce.”

Way Fierce Missed You Liam Liam Stewart Saying Hi

Book:The Darkest Minds

Source: The Darkest Minds

“Sometimes the darkness lives inside you, and sometimes it wins.”

Sometimes Winning Darkness

Author:Alexandra Bracken

“But there's a beginning in an end, you know? It's true that you can't reclaim what you had, but you can lock it up behind you. Start fresh.”

Knows Ends Behinds Locks New Beginnings Behind You New Year New Beginning

Book:The Darkest Minds

Source: The Darkest Minds

“I bet it gets pretty lonely with only your ego for company.”

Company Ego Lonely

Author:Alexandra Bracken

“Everyone needs reality to punch them in the face every once in a while. Keeps you on guard.”

Needs Reality Faces

Book:In the Afterlight

Source: In the Afterlight

“What I’m trying to get at is, as bad as everything seems, I think, at its heart, life is good. It doesn’t throw anything at us that it knows we can’t handle—and, even if it takes its time, it turns everything right side up again.”

Ifs Thinking Knows Trying Heart Seems Life Is Turns Sides Handle Life Is Good

Author:Alexandra Bracken

“It was almost painful, I thought, to have a heart so swollen with gratitude and what must have been pure, untainted happiness. I wanted to live inside the feeling forever.”

Heart Has Beens Feelings Wanted Forever Gratitude Pure Painful Swollen

Author:Alexandra Bracken

About the Author

Born: February 27, 1987
Known for: Author
Quotes: 216

Related Topics

Nicholas Carter Ruby Daly Etta Liam Stewart The Darkest Minds Never Fade Knows Said Love Thurmond

Popular Topics

People Ifs Thinking Knows Men World Way Want Love Life Inspirational Needs Giving Feels Should Writing Trying Years Mind Firsts

Books & Sources

PassengerRelated source material

The Darkest MindsRelated source material

Never FadeRelated source material

In the AfterlightRelated source material

LoreRelated source material

The Darkest LegacyRelated source material

Through the DarkRelated source material

Silver in the BoneRelated source material

WayfarerRelated source material

The Dreadful Tale of Prosper ReddingRelated source material

Similar Authors

Sarah DessenBrowse related quotes
David LevithanBrowse related quotes
Lisa KleypasBrowse related quotes
Julia QuinnBrowse related quotes
Meg CabotBrowse related quotes
Holly BlackBrowse related quotes
Sarah Rees BrennanBrowse related quotes
Rainbow RowellBrowse related quotes
Kim HarrisonBrowse related quotes
Kelley ArmstrongBrowse related quotes