757 Quotes by Alexandra Bracken

They’d taken in a monster, thinking it was a mouse.

You do have a choice, you know,” Etta told her after a moment. “There is always a choice.

Revolutions are won with blood, not words.

The first words that floated to her lips were a lie; she hated herself for it, for wanting to give in to the easy simplicity of a fake story, rather than peel off the bandage and bleed every messy feeling and thought about the violin all over again. But she liked this honesty between them – it felt like something real and solid, strong enough to tie herself to, when there were so many lies and secrets trying to pull her in every direction at once.

Yeah, and I have a pain in my ass – and surprise, it’s you.

He was so busy looking for the good in people, he didn’t see the knife they’re hiding.

We have to go get him,” I said. “We can’t just... He can’t stay down there; he doesn’t like the dark; he can’t stand the silence; he shouldn’t have to be alone-.

I’m sick of wasting time on things that don’t matter.

I didn’t know how to explain it, because I had never wanted to.