Brightly Burning Quotes

“Sometimes the loneliest you could be was surrounded by people who didn't understand you.”
― Alexa Donne, Brightly Burning

“Don't you want to know why I don't love Bianca?"
"Because you met her?" I said into the rough fabric of his coat, sure he couldn't hear me. He could, and he laughed.
"That's why I love you Stella. You have a good hear, but also a sharp tongue. The perfect combination.”
― Alexa Donne, Brightly Burning

“I couldn't help it. I laughed, "I'm sorry," I said, "but I thought that you said the Rochester was orbiting the moon. But that's crazy.”
― Alexa Donne, Brightly Burning

“He bounded over to a bookshelf in the far corner of the room, extracting a hardbound volume and gleefully handing it over. "And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie," I read off of the cover.”
― Alexa Donne, Brightly Burning

“I've never been kissed like that.
And I've never kissed like that”
― Alexa Donne, Brightly Burning

“Stella, you're going to have to let me in so I can kiss you again.”
― Alexa Donne, Brightly Burning

“That's why I couldn't do it, you'd sacrifice your own happinessfor the sake of another's. You're incredible.”
― Alexa Donne, Brightly Burning

“The room was beyond decadent. Tapesties that I suspected were of ancient Earth origin covered two of the walls, which were composed of a wood-like finish - a warm brownish red. It was purely cosmetic, considering that the ship was made of metal, and there was no need for wood anything on board. And I was gobsmacked to find shelves filled with actual paper-and-ink books. I'd beheld them only once in my lifetime, contained under glass at the Empire's library.”
― Alexa Donne, Brightly Burning

“I said it out loud to make it true. "I will leave when Hugo and Bianca are married." The words turned to ashes in my mouth.”
― Alexa Donne, Brightly Burning