Mary E. Pearson: Trending quotes (page 2)

“The rules of reason build towers that reach past the treetops. The rules of trust build towers that reach past the stars.”

“I thought grandmothers had to like you. It’s a law or something.”

“Don't be afraid, child,
The stories are always there.”

“Because I Stupidly Loved Her”

“I trust you all slept well,” I said, deliberately keeping my tone light. I returned Malich’s glare with a tight-lipped grin.

“Yes, we did,” Kaden answered quickly.

“I’m sorry to hear that.”

“A six-inch blade. I smiled. Did he buy it? It was actually just shy of four—but very nicely weighted—and as Aunt Bernice noted, a little exaggeration was always expected when describing weapons, victories, and body parts.”

“Where we are going, I don't know. It doesn't seem to be the place that is important but the steps in between.”

“I suppose if we’re going to fall in love all over again, kissing will be part of it.”

“It doesn’t matter how many universes come and go, I will always remember who we were together.”

“Taking another life, she had whispered, even a guilty one, should never be easy. If it were, we'd be little more than animals.”

“Who was this girl who thumbed her nose at two kingdoms and did as she pleased?”

“I don't want five hundred billion neural chips. I want guts.”

“Maybe there were a hundred different ways to fall in love.”

“There are many words and definitions I have never lost. But some I am only just beginning to truly understand.”

“Three more days. That’s what Sven always told me. When you think you’re at the end of your rope, give it three more days. And then another three. Sometimes you’ll find the rope is longer than you thought.”

“Darkness was a beautiful thing. The kiss of a shadow. A caress as soft as moonlight.”

“Ascente cha ores ri ve breazza."
"Turn your ear to the wind," she interpreted. "Stand strong.”

“Love … It’s a nice little trick if you can find it.

We had found it.

But now I knew finding love and holding on to it were not the same thing.”

“… and time becomes a forgotten detail.”