32 Quotes by Caragh M. O'Brien

When you decide something’s right, there’s nothing that can stop you from doing it.

What happened to your face?′ he asked. ‘When I was little, my grandmother was making candles and she had a big vat of hot beeswax in the backyard,’ she said. ‘I walked into the vat.’ Usually that ended the conversation. ‘I don’t remember it,’ she added. ‘How old were you?’ he asked. She tilted her face slightly, watching him. ‘Ten months.’ ‘You were walking at ten months?’ he asked. ‘Not very well, apparently,’ she said dryly.

There are some things, once they are done, that we can never question, because if we did, we wouldn’t be able to go on. And we have to go on, every single day.

Even the worst feeling, with time and familiarity, became tolerable.

It isn’t always easy between us. I admit that. But it’s right between us, always.

There are many ways to be a criminal or hero. Don’t forget that.

Being brave along does not make us smart.

I guess that blows your theory, Paige. Niceness trumps art.

You always have a choice, Gaia. You can always say no.” His voice was strangely hollow. “They might kill you for it, but you can always say no.