Mary E. Pearson: Trending quotes

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

Source: The Adoration of Jenna Fox

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

Source: The Heart of Betrayal

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

Source: The Adoration of Jenna Fox

“Because I Stupidly Loved Her”

Source: The Kiss of Deception

“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.”

Source: The Heart of Betrayal

“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.”

Source: The Kiss of Deception

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

Source: The Kiss of Deception

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

Source: The Adoration of Jenna Fox

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

Source: The Heart of Betrayal

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

Source: The Beauty of Darkness

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

Source: The Kiss of Deception

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

Source: The Kiss of Deception

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

Source: The Adoration of Jenna Fox

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

Source: The Kiss of Deception

“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.”

Source: The Adoration of Jenna Fox

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

Source: The Heart of Betrayal

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

Source: The Beauty of Darkness

“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.”

Source: The Kiss of Deception

“… and time becomes a forgotten detail.”

Source: The Beauty of Darkness