73 Quotes by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes

I read and enjoy just about anything I can get my hands on.

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.

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.

Some people use things; they destroy. You’re a creator, a builder.

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.

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.

You speak of giving up my dreams. Have you ever, since Maeve’s coven split, had a dream? Have you ever had anything worth dying for?

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.

I ask for trust. It is a lot, I know; it isn’t easy to give. But it is all I ask.