Quotessence
Home / Authors / Margaret Haddix
Margaret Haddix

Margaret Haddix Quotes

Writer

Filter quotes by topic

AllThinkingBookEyeFatherI CanKnowsIfsMarkPeopleTryingWritingDoneFunHeartMonthsMotherSaidSeemsStillsStories

Famous Margaret Haddix Quotes

“"Don't let go!" he orders. Harper's hand is dry and soothing, while mine is sweaty with fear. We've never held hands before. I think about what it means in the village when boys and girls only a few years older then Harper and me wander around with their hands clasped together. They're always peering dreamily into each other's eyes, sneaking sky kisses...and soon after, there's a wedding.”

ThinkingYearsMeanHandsEyeTogetherOrderGirlBoysSkyMinesLetting GoKissingWanderDryVillageGoatsSoothingBoy And GirlHarperDon't Let Go
Author:Margaret Haddix
Create image

“I rise up on my tiptoes. He's already bending his head down, moving his lips toward mine. And then, well, I haven't exactly studied this, but I'm pretty sure that ours is not the most expert kiss in Sualan history. It's a little hard to figure out how we should tilt our heads so our noses don't bump. But this kiss is a promise, a vow. Come to think of it, it doesn't really matter that ours is not the most expert kiss in Sualan history. It's still the best.”

ThinkingShouldWellsLittlesStillsMatterHardMovingHavensFiguresMinesPromiseKissingLipsNosesExpertsVowBumpsBendingTiltTiptoes
Book:Palace of Mirrors
Create image

“And yet, I felt a surge of exhilaration just thinking about that night. Not just because I'd met the prince and fallen in love and started on my course toward happiness ever after, but because I'd made something happen. I'd done something everybody had told me I couldn't. I'd changed my life all by myself. Having a fairy godmother would have ruined everything.”

ThinkingMadeDoneHappensNightCoursesFeltChangedMetsFallenFairyRuinedEver AfterChanged My LifeExhilarationGodmotherFairy Godmother
Book:Just Ella
Create image