Maddie Quotes

“But a part of me lies buried in lace and roses on a riverbank in France-a part of me is broken off forever. A part of me will be unflyable, stuck in the climb.”
― Elizabeth Wein, Code Name Verity

“I don't believe for a minute-that we wouldn't have become friends somehow-that an unexploded bomb wouldn't have gone off and blown us both into the same crater, or that God himself wouldn't have come along and knocked our heads together in a flash of green sunlight. But it wouldn't have been likely.”
― Elizabeth Wein, Code Name Verity

“Kiss me, Hardy!’ Weren’t those Nelson’s last words at the Battle of Trafalgar? Don’t cry. We’re still alive and we make a sensational team.”
― Elizabeth Wein, Code Name Verity

“We all have to get our hope from somewhere, and if getting lost between the pages of a deep book gives me hope, then I'll keep on getting lost, all the while hoping that one day I'll have a real love I can get lost in. Because it will happen, to each of us. One day we'll get so lost in love that we won't be able to find our way back out.”
― Emma Hart, The Love Game

“How can you sleep at a time like this?” she asked, but the only answer was a low snore. She looked at him suspiciously. In the short time she had been with him, she had never before heard him snore.
“You’re faking,” she said.
“No. I’m really fast asleep,” came his voice from under the cowl.”
― John Flanagan, The Royal Ranger

“Depression is a sign of strength – because it means no matter how weak your mind might be to you, your heart is still strong enough to feel.”
― Emma Hart

“I gave you sympathy. *I* want sympathy!"

"Are you kidding me? You have the sexiest man on the planet wanting you. You're getting laid regularly. No sympathy for you!”
― Jill Shalvis, Simply Irresistible

“She shook her head in admiration. "You've thought of everything," she said. But Will looked up at her and shook his head solemnly.
"I doubt it," he said. "No matter how thoroughly you plan, no matter how much you think you know, you've never thought of everything.”
― John Flanagan, The Royal Ranger

“Oh my God," Maddie whispered, horrified. "I rented him that boat. Does that make me a murderer?"

Tara's heart clutched. "He's not dead yet."

"Hurry," Maddie called to Ford. "I can't be the one who killed Tara's ex!" I look terrible in orange!”
― Jill Shalvis, The Sweetest Thing

“You've always said I should have an inquiring mind," she said.
"I have. But not an interrupting one.”
― John Flanagan, The Royal Ranger

“We are Flame and Maddie. And we have survived.”
― Tillie Cole, Souls Unfractured

“Anything happening,” she whispered.
“Aside from you blundering about like a lost elephant?” he asked, in the same low tone.
She nodded, accepting the rebuke. “Aside from that.”
― John Flanagan, The Royal Ranger

“Then her mother – as skilled in the art of ambush as most mothers are – startled her with her furious, echoing roar.”
― John Flanagan, The Royal Ranger

“Here I am, struggling to banish any foolish imagined affections for you so that I can consummate this marriage of convenience in a proper businesslike fashion, as we agreed. And then you go and read a book?"
While he was at it, why didn't he just bring her a basket of kittens, a bottle of champagne, and pose naked with a rose caught between his teeth?”
― Tessa Dare, When a Scot Ties the Knot

“My Flame, my tortured boy, had broken through the last of his defenses. He had found his voice. Flame, my always and forever, had found his song, like I had found mine. And through our love, he had finally found the courage to sing.”
― Tillie Cole, Souls Unfractured

“I’ve given up men.”

At that, he arched a brow.

Be strong. Be confident. Be… Neytiri from Avatar. Okay, so Neytiri was a mythical creature, not to mention animated, but still. She was strong and
confident, and that’s all that matters at the moment. “It’s true. At first, I was just going to give up attorneys, but that seemed immature—and far too
exclusive, so I’m playing it safe and giving up all the penis-carrying humans.” Because that was so much more mature.”
― Jill Shalvis, Simply Irresistible

“He was like a book, where each chapter picks up pace until you can't put it down. That's when you know you've made a friend - when you want to read more of his story.”
― Katie Kacvinsky, Still Point

“The happiest people aren't necessarily the most successful, or the most popular, or the most talented. They're the ones who are interested in the people around them.”
― Katie Kacvinsky, Still Point

“I wasn't rebellious. Maybe I was just more human than the average person.”
― Katie Kacvinsky, Still Point

“Life is about mindfulness. It's about being in the moment, being aware.”
― Katie Kacvinsky, Still Point

“Cross my heart and hope to die." He put a hand on his chest mockingly.

"At least our hopes are aligned.”
― L.J. Shen, The Devil Wears Black

“I'm at a Hollywood premiere and I haven't fainted. I'd say I'm doing pretty good.”
― Veronica Blade, From Fame to Shame

“You weren't supposed to think. Just feel. You need to drop some of your senses in order to heighten others.”
― Katie Kacvinsky, Still Point

“Manchmal – und das würde ich natürlich nie zugeben – geht es mir ziemlich auf den Sack, dass mir die Hühner so nachlaufen.”
― Emma Hart, The Love Game