Top 57 Amelia Atwater-Rhodes Quotes
#1. When I was fourteen, I was one of those kids who wore all black because it matched everything. Seriously.
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#2. In a society that worships love, freedom and beauty, dance is sacred,It is a paryer for the future, a remembrance of the past and a joyful exclamation of thanks for the present.
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#3. The question then is, how much are you willing to give?" And I answered, "Anything." A breath later, Zane echoed my response with, "Everything.
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#5. White pill, blue pill, yellow pill, purple pill; its like swallowing a rainbow every bedtime.
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#6. We return to the void we never left, for Mehay is the center of all, and all is the center of nothing.
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#7. I have swung on a flying trapeze, explored a glacier, and been hit in the face by a shark's tail while scuba diving. I like to throw myself fully into projects and adventures, which is probably how I managed to publish a book in the first place.
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#11. I work during the days and have night classes on Wednesday and Thursday and live with my partner, who is in school during the days and works Wednesday through Saturday nights. Monday and Tuesday are therefore our nights, and we both get our work out of the way so we can actually spend time together.
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#12. I ask for trust. It is a lot, I know; it isn't easy to give. But it is all I ask.
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#13. Sifting through our thoughts like children going through colored stones
optimistic, because although some were too dark and some were too sharp, many glittered like precious gems.
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#14. As it was, they had never even managed a successful first date before their romance had gone the way of Romeo and Juliet's
except that Romeo and Juliet didn't wake up the next day, leave the crypt and say, Now what?
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#15. My mom was really of the belief that, as long as you were reading anything, it was okay. Just read.
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#16. I'm not asking for anything beyond your company in sleep. Just let me rest with the sound of your heartbeat beside mine.
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#18. The only way I can protect him now is to make sure he never understands how easy killing can become.
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#20. A story isn't a charcoal sketch, where every stroke lies on the surface to be seen. It's an oil painting, filled with layers that the author must uncover so carefully to show its beauty.
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#21. You don't have to speak. Words fade," she whispered. "I know that better than anyone. Words are forgotten; they are regretted.Unnecessary. I know.
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#22. If we ever have free time, my partner and I are fond of going on walks through the local state forests and parks.
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#23. Skin like ivory, perfect; A goddess, she
must be.
Slender fingers, unadorned; beautiful
simplicity.
A single teardrop; when did it fall?
Could this goddess be mortal, after all?
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#24. They say the first of my kind was Alasdair, a human raised by hawks. She learned the languages of birds and was gifted with their form.
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#27. Honestly, I get character ideas from the most inane places. Sometimes a song will give me an idea. Sometimes I will just hear a snippet of conversation that ends up having nothing to do with the book that emerges.
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#28. By the time I found sleep that night, back in the Hawk's Keep, my throat was tight with too many tears unshed, screams unuttered and prayers whose words I could never seem to find.
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#31. Sacrifice of live, sacrifice for love. Fate is gentle and harsh; she gives and she takes.
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#32. In 2006, when I had come very close to calling my agent and telling him I needed to take a break, NaNoWriMo was where I found my inspiration again.
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#33. I'm standing in a slaughterhouse where the cattle are begging to become hamburgers. I have a right to be jumpy.
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#34. The inherent dangers of youth will never change. Volatile hearts and ill-advised flirtations can hardly be compared to the hatred and slaughter of war.
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#35. Betia laughed a little, shaking her head. She leaned forward and kissed my cheek as she grabbed my hands and pulled me to my feet. Her brown eyes glittered with a devil-may-care recklessness that warmed me to my toes. If it would make her smile that way, I would dance all night.
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#37. Only love can break a heart into so many pieces.
-Risika(In The Forest Of The Night)
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#38. Even if I earn millions, I will probably do the average things, like live in a dorm and work at McDonald's.
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#39. I could not cry for my own brother; he would not want me to. But I found myself crying for this hated stranger and the endless slaughter that I had almost contributed to. (page 8)
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#41. Your mother all but accused me of something that is, among my kind, the highest crime a man can commit. There is no trial, only punishment, because it is considered better to let an innocent man die than let a guilty one live. (Page 79.)
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#43. Ever hear the expression "write what you know?" My version says "write what you want to know." If you want to know about the history of Spain, write about the history of Spain - fiction or nonfiction. If your fascinated by the old west, maybe your character lives there.
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#44. Love is the strongest emotion any creature can feel except for hate, but hate can't hurt you. Love, and trust, and friendship, and all the other emotions humans value so much, are the only emotions that can bring pain. Only love can break a heart into so many pieces.
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#45. The night is full of mystery. Even when the moon is brightest, secrets hide everywhere. Then the sun rises and its rays cast so many shadows that the day creates more illusion than all the veiled truth of the night.
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#46. Wandering around the mall and giggling at magazines doesn't interest me. I've never enjoyed shopping. I detest shoes.
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#47. Betia kissed my forehead. "I won't leave unless you ask me to. I-" Her lips touched mine chastely. "The future will come. I will be there, if you want me.
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#49. I do not read newspaper comics unless they happen to be out when I visit my parents, but I follow several online comics, which I check every morning while I drink my coffee and wake up for the day.
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#50. Those who cannot be aggressive are hunted down while they shiver and hide because the night is dark.
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#51. Only in our darkest hour do we find the light. Humans are destructive by nature. The world is lacking balance. Terrors are beginning to triumph over the simple joys. Stand back and watch, because you're going to be here when we fall.
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#52. One of the strangest results of having your name on a book jacket is the proliferation of people who know one narrow aspect of your life and are suddenly surprised to learn there's more.
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#53. Every moment of every day, she had fought to keep his face out of her mind, and his voice out of her head, had fought not to hear him say, Just relax, luv. It's all right.
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#54. Vultures devour the fallen. Hyenas destroy the weak. Humans kill that which they fear. Survive and be strong, or die, cornered by your prey, trembling because the night is dark.
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#56. The truth is, I like to engage with life fully. Given an opportunity to do something I don't often get a chance to do, I feel the need to try it, even if I suspect I'll make a fool out of myself.
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#57. I prefer to write about what we refer to as 'the supernatural' versus everyday life. Humans, by themselves, bore me.
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