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Claudia Gray is an American science fiction author born on June 12, 1970. Her works are known for their rich imagination and profound emotional depth, which have won her a dedicated fan base.

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“I'd rather be wrong to set you free than be right to do you harm (162).”

Author:Claudia Gray

“Vic nudged my elbow with his. "You and me are still friends, right? You guys get a joint custody in the divorce. Generous visitations rights." "Divorce?" Despite myself, I laughed. Only Vic could call the aftermath of a bad first date a divorce. We hadn't exactly been friends beforehand, so "still" was an exaggeration, but it would've been mean to point that out. Besides, I liked Vic. "We're still friends." "Excellent. The weirdos have to stick together around here." "Are you calling me a weirdo?" "Highest honor I can bestow.”

“Hear me out. Would you eat a hamburger if there was any chance it could punch you in the face? - How is a hamburger supposed to punch me in the face? Just say that it can. Would you bother? Or would you eat something else?”

Ifs Faces Chance Bother Hamburgers

Author:Claudia Gray

“People get stupid when they're in love; people want what they can't have; and the years between ages twelve and eighteen always, always suck.”

People Want Years Age Stupid Twelve Eighteen

Author:Claudia Gray

“If you loved someone, you couldn’t let lies come between you. No matter what happened—even if you’d already lost each other forever—you owed each other the truth.”

Ifs Love Matter Romance Lying Lost Forever Happened No Matter What Inspirational Love

Author:Claudia Gray

“It wasn't badass. I don't really do badass.”

Author:Claudia Gray

“I could almost feel him near me, the way you can feel a fire's presence in a cold room.”

Way Feels Rooms Fire Cold

Author:Claudia Gray

“The only one taking a risk here is me, if I get too attached to you. It’s not risky for you, as long as you’re not confused either.” “I’m not.” “Of course you aren’t.” A small smile played on Balthazar’s lips.”

Ifs Long Courses Risk Lips Confused

Author:Claudia Gray

“Are you calling me a weirdo? Highest honor I can bestow.”

I Can Honor Calling Highest Weirdo Custody Visitation

Author:Claudia Gray

“Poor Lucas, always trying to protect me from danger. He’d never guessed that I was the dangerous one.”

Trying Poor Dangerous Danger Protect Always Trying

Author:Claudia Gray

“Vic pointed at him, two finger-guns of approval. “I like a man who knows the value of words, doesn’t spend ’em too cheap.” Ranulf nodded. “That is the manner in which I roll.”

Knows Men Two Values Gun Fingers Ems Approval

Author:Claudia Gray

“That is the manner in which I roll.”

Author:Claudia Gray

“What kind of life am i supposed to have without you?You were the one good thing,the only good thing i ever found.”

Kind Found Good Things Without You

Author:Claudia Gray

“I went to him in the doorway and embraced him tightly. "Thank you," I whispered. "You've done so much for us, and we've done nothing for you." "Don't say that." Vic's hands patted my back. "You're my friends. Nothing else to it.”

Done Hands My Friends Doorways

Book:Afterlife

Source: Afterlife

“this is one of my absolute favourite quotes its from the evernight series (stargazer) charity to Balthazar You remind me of too much. you remind me of what it felt like to be alive, to think of sunlight as something you could enjoy instead of something you could bare, to breath and have it change you, refresh you, awaken you, instead of just churning on and on some old useless habit that taunts you with what you use to be, to sigh and feel relief, to cry and let your sadness pass, instead of having it all bottled up inside of you forever and ever until you don't know who you are any more.”

Thinking Knows Feels Use Felt Enjoy Forever Too Much Alive Sadness Cry Habit Absolutes Breaths Who You Are Series Charity Useless Relief Favourite Sunlight Sigh Taunting Churning Use To Be

Author:Claudia Gray

“We can always hate that which we loved, and with a fire as great as our love once was.”

Hate Fire Our Love

Author:Claudia Gray

“Vic bears you no ill will. He is outside drinking the Dew of the Mountain and will be glad to see you yourself again" Ranulf said to Lucas.”

Said Bears Mountain Drinking Ill Glad Dew Ill Will

Author:Claudia Gray

“Is this what it means to die? Lucas thought. Because I’m not scared of it anymore. Not if it means I finally get this close to you.”

Ifs Mean Dies Scared

Author:Claudia Gray

“Forget normal.” He grinned. “We’re going to be extraordinary.”

Forget Normal Extraordinary

Author:Claudia Gray

“I’ll never die", he said. Before I could protest, Lucas put two fingers on my lips, his smile seemed to fill the room with lights and I realized he was telling a deeper kind of truth then I’d ever known before “You’ll live forever and being remembered by you is the only immortality I’ll ever need if I only live on as a part of you – Bianca, that’s my idea of heaven”

Ifs Needs Kind Said Two Ideas Light Dies Heaven Rooms Known Forever Fingers Lips Deeper I Realized Remembered Immortality Protest Live Forever His Smile

Author:Claudia Gray

“forget normal, we're going to be extraordinary" -Lucas :)”

Forget Normal Extraordinary

Author:Claudia Gray

“I need you to protect me from being lonely. Don't fight for me. Be with me.That's what I need."-Bianca to Lucas”

Needs Fighting Protect Lonely Need You Being Lonely I Need You Fight For Me

Author:Claudia Gray

“About time you grew up and became a vampire like the rest of us.”

Grew Grew Up Vampire

Author:Claudia Gray

“You'll live forever, and being remembered by is the only immortality I'll ever need. If i only live on as a part of you--Bianca, that's my idea of Heaven”

Ifs Needs Ideas Heaven Forever Remembered Immortality Live Forever

Author:Claudia Gray

“° “Not a ghost, but an angel.”

Author:Claudia Gray

“All of my best friends are dead people. Someday I've got to figure out how that happened.”

People Happened Figures Someday My Best Friend Dead People

Book:Afterlife (Evernight, Book 4)

Source: Afterlife (Evernight, Book 4)

“I wonder how much of the rest of his clothes I could convince him to take off, then wonder where that thought came from. Well I guess I know.”

Knows Wells Wonder Clothes Convince

Author:Claudia Gray

“But you have nothing better to do with your time than harass us, do you? Go back to ruling the universe from Mount Olympus or whatever else it is you mongrels do.”

Universe Ruling Olympus

Author:Claudia Gray

“Nobody else will ever be able to save me if I’m not fighting as hard as I can to save myself.”

Ifs Life I Can Hard Able Fighting Save Me

Author:Claudia Gray

“You should go." "I can't." "Because you want to stare at the monster?" Alec's green eyes blaze, but with a wholly human fire now. "Or because you pity me?" I couldn't guess which possibility he loathes more. I fold my arms. "I can't leave because the door's locked. Believe me, I would've gone hours ago if I could have." "Oh. Of course." Then he looks so abashed--so boyish, and so handsome--that I almost want to laugh.”

“It’s less as if he sees me and more as if . . . something happens to him.”

Author:Claudia Gray

“As far as I can see, in this world, you’re a fool for not using whatever gifts you’re given. It’s not as though you lied or cheated or stole to get Howard Marlowe as your father. That’s who he is; that’s who you are. You got dealt a bad card when you were bitten—so use one of the better cards you have in your hand to make up for it.”

World I Can Use Hands Father Given This World Fool Who You Are Cards Lied Cheated You Lied Marlowe

Author:Claudia Gray

“You’re strong enough to stand up to anyone. Smart enough to do anything you want. Don’t sell yourself short; don’t be afraid of what your new life is going to offer. Because I know—if there’s any justice in this world, good things are going to come to you. Better things than you ever dreamed.”

Ifs Knows World Want Enough Life Is Strong Justice This World Offers Smart Sells Good Things New Life Strong Enough Yourself Short

Author:Claudia Gray

“He frames my face with his hands as he says, "Tess. Only you could be brave enough to die with me. But I want you to live for me." We kiss, as desperate as though we were drowning. When our lips part, Alec says, "Forgive me.”

Want Enough Hands Faces Dies Kissing Forgiving Brave Lips Desperate I Want You Be Brave Drowning Forgive Me Tess

Author:Claudia Gray

“The library would've cheered me up, most days. I loved the heavy oaken tables, the high walls stacked with books to the ceiling, the musty smell of old pages and the heavy brass fixtures that had gone dark with age and wear.”

Book Age Dark Gone Wall Pages Tables Library Heavy Smell Ceilings Brass Fixture

Author:Claudia Gray

“Even if that were true, it wouldn't be irony," Lucas pointed out. "Irony is the contrast between what's said and what happens.”

Ifs Said Happens Irony Contrast

Author:Claudia Gray

“Either this guy really liked me, or I was inventing things in my head because I wanted him to like me. I was much too inexperienced to guess which.”

Wanted Guy Like Me This Guy Inventing Inventing Things

Book:Evernight

Source: Evernight

“What had seemed like love was betrayal”

Betrayal Like Love

Author:Claudia Gray

“In my opinion, all boyfriends should turn out to be secretly wealthy.”

Should Turns Opinion Wealthy

Author:Claudia Gray

“Balthazar was the kind of guy who used totally correct spelling and punctuation even when he was texting, which was sort of bizarrely hot. She was in serious trouble if commas could get her going.”

Ifs Kind Used Guy Trouble Serious Hot Spelling Punctuation Texting

Book:Balthazar

Source: Balthazar

“But do you want this? It's not much of a life. Don't you see? It's the first life I've had in four hundred years. With you--in the only way that matters--I'm alive again.”

Way Want Years Firsts Matter Four Alive Hundred I'm Alive

Author:Claudia Gray

“Lucas," I repeated. "I know you can hear me. The guy I love is still in there. Come back to me." Once again longed for the release of tears. "Death couldn't keep me from you. And it can't keep you from me, not if you don't let it.”

Ifs Knows Stills Guy Love Is Tears Release Come Back To Me

Author:Claudia Gray

“He breathed out, not quite a laugh or a sob. "God, yes. Bianca, I love you so much. Even if I never see you again, even if we walk out of here into an ambush you set up with your parents, I am always going to love you.”

Ifs Parent Walks Laughing Love You You Again Love You So Much I Love You So Much Ambush

Author:Claudia Gray

“That means I’m not just here for the pretty parts. I’m here no matter what.”

Mean Matter No Matter What

Book:Hourglass

Source: Hourglass

About the Author

Born: June 12, 1970
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Quotes: 194

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