“Having powers and mastering your powers are two very different things.
One is given. The other must be earned.”
Source: Aline and the Blue Bottle
“Look, my friend, never forget this, if life puts a wonderful calmness in front of you, know that it wants you to save energy and rest for the coming storm, take advantage of this opportunity!”
“People didn’t commission Alias Black to commit murder—no, it was more like paying the devil himself to crawl out from underneath the cobblestones and drag unfortunate souls back with him to hell.”
Source: My Brother's Spare
“The bed tensed.
It knew.
The mattress folded sharply inward, and Ambrose gasped for air. This was it. He was going to die. Trapped in a bed that was quite possibly trying to eat him and without having done anything remotely exciting within it.”
Source: Once More Upon a Time
“..I want quiet nights, too, where we talk about nonsense while watching bad movies." I want us to have history, something longer than the small window of time we're actually sharing, with an even longer future, but the dying elephant in the room crushes me.”
Source: They Both Die at the End
“Entire lives aren't lessons, but there are lessons in lives.
You may be born into a family, but you walk into friendships. Some you'll discover you should put behind you. Others are with every risk.”
Source: They Both Die at the End
“No one will be around to judge me tomorrow. No one will send messages to friends about the lame kid who had no rhythm. And in this moment, how stupid it was to care hits me like a punch to the face.
I wasted time and missed fun because I cared about the wrong things.”
Source: They Both Die at the End
“You're just like me", she said softly in a maternal voice. "Scared. Young". My stomach sank. Those didn't sound like good things. "You'll survive, though", she continued. "We're the strong ones".”
Source: They Wish They Were Us
“Memories are precious gifts, draga. You own them, all of them, good and bad. They become part of you. Nobody can ever take them away. Someday you’ll know what I mean.”
Source: One Degree of Freedom
“When I read, I get so lost in the story, I forget where I am. Bucharest just melts away and I’m transported someplace else. I forget the time of day, sometimes even the year or the century. This may sound crazy, but I get myself all mixed up with the characters, like the story is actually happening to me.”
Source: One Degree of Freedom