Burning Bright Quotes

“For that was love, wasnt it--to burn bright in someone else's eyes?”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel

“The light that burned twice as bright burned half as long.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel

“Oh, what is brighter than the light?
What is darker than the night?
What is keener than an axe?
What is softer than melting wax?

Truth is brighter than the light,
Falsehood darker than the night.
Revenge is keener than an axe,
And love is softer than melting wax.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Princess

“I played it for my bride, and one day you will play for yours.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel

“But I will never have a bride.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel

“Their opinions are not your oxygen. They should only fan your fucking flames.”
― Curtis Tyrone Jones

“In the dim, wavering light, a page hung open and it was like a snowy feather, the words delicately painted thereon. In all the rush and fervor, Montag had only an instant to read a line, but it blazed in his mind for the next minute as if stamped there with fiery steel.”
― Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451

“Every time he said those words it was like a supernova of joy exploding inside me. I just didn’t yet know that supernovas burn so brightly because a catastrophe is taking place. That lesson would come later.”
― David Clawson, My Fairy Godmother is a Drag Queen

“We all crash and burn. Some of us just burn a little brighter.”
― Curtis Tyrone Jones

“Blake was right. They're a force of nature, like a hurricane or an earthquake.'
Rose's smile faded as she registered the intensity of Jake's stare as he watched the tiger. It was as if he was trying to take in more about the animal than normal sight could give, trying to fit the essence of the thing through senses that weren't up to the task.
'Burning bright!' Jake whispered, nodding.”
― K. Valisumbra, Mortlake and Other Stories

“When the fire is lighted within your soul, can't help it, but to burn.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita