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Deryn Quotes

“If you feel like you don't fit into the world you inherited it is because you were born to help create a new one.”

Source: Dreaming in the Shadows

“To completely understand me you must first accept that I am not you.”

Source: Dreaming in the Shadows

“My dream is to create something so beautiful that it encourages people to present the best version of themselves to me everywhere I go.”

“Every decision you make in life will stem from one of two options: love or fear. Choose love.”

“Eternity will not cause our memories to fade, it will force our hearts to accept the past.”

Source: Dreaming in the Shadows

“To struggle against the weight of sleep as reality eclipses the moon of your dreams is the purest sign of true love.”

Source: Dreaming in the Shadows

“Cherish your existence, for memories become legacies and life can change in an instant.”

“Try to think of it as though we are rewriting history––the first time this experience occurred you and I never kissed in this Dream Machine room. But now when we leave here, and open our eyes again near the wall around the center of Constance, that kiss will be included in our memories of the day we first met. We could spend a lifetime recreating this moment here, meanwhile, not a single second of our lives would slip by back in our reality. Time seems to move differently inside of our memories.”

Source: Dreaming in the Shadows

“As her feet beat the concrete ground beneath them, her chest began to ache. It had been a long time since she had run at a full sprint. She was, quite literally, running for her life, and leaving everything she had known before behind. Regardless of her past experiences, here she was, blindly following a girl, who was virtually a stranger, because she had promised to lead Eleanor to safety.”

Source: Dreaming in the Shadows

“Eleanor had heard talk of the rebellion that existed inside the city of Constance before. Most of the information she gathered was considered an old fairy tale by the general public. There were a few stories here and there about people angered by their present living conditions, who had demanded that the center of Constance be held responsible for it. However, information was never passed between the five different sectors. Over the years the tales of the rebellion had become children’s bedtime stories, and people did not take them seriously.”

Source: Dreaming in the Shadows

“Here we go,” Phoenix said, turning back to Nora. “Try not to let this room scare you.”

Source: Dreaming in the Shadows

“I'm a girl." When Deryn opened her eyes, the lady boffin was staring at her with no change of expression. "Indeed," she said. Deryn's mouth feel open. "You mean you...Did you barking know?" "I had no idea at all. But I make it a policy never to appear surprised." Dr. Barlow sighed, staring out the window. "Though on this occasion, it is proving rather more demanding than usual. A girl, you say? And you're quite certain?”

Girl Certainty Goliath Sharp Deryn Scott Westerfeld Barlow Leviathant

Book:Goliath

Source: Goliath

“There was a long pause. "Um, I'm afraid I don't know the word in English." "The word for what?" "I just said I don't know it!”

Book:Leviathan

Source: Leviathan

“But it won't be much of a battle, will it?" Alek asked. "What can an airship do to a pair of ironclads?" "My guess is, we'll stay absolutely still for an hour. Just so we don't fall into any bad habits.”

Humour Deryn Alek

Book:Behemoth

Source: Behemoth

“Deryn put her own arms around herself, but it didn't feel the same. "Barking spiders," she muttered softly,”

Book:Leviathan

Source: Leviathan

“Do you promise?" He demanded again. "I can't let you go, Alek." She said softly. "You...what?”

Book:Leviathan

Source: Leviathan

“Don't. Shoot. The air is full of hydrogen!”

Book:Leviathan

Source: Leviathan

“That was the trick - to keep punching, no matter what.”

Book:Leviathan

Source: Leviathan