93 Quotes by Claire Legrand

A sword forged true in hammer and flameFlies sure and swiftA heart forged in battle and strifeCuts deeper than any blade

I suppose most things in a person's life are good for a while, even if that doesn't last very long. Maybe that is why, even after something has gone wrong, we spend so much time trying to fix it. Because we remember when it wasn't broken.

Jack thinks it is so easy to do just things: to steal your neighbors' property so they will chase you. To hug your friend because you missed her.

I want to tell them about the stones piling up in my stomach. That my thoughts are tangled and wordless.

First you must give it a name,” said the snake. “Naming a thing takes away some of its power and gives it to you instead.

She saw the extraordinary in the ordinary, the magic in the mundane.

I start to worry that I should be saying something. Most of the time I think I could be perfectly content without saying a single word, but no one else seems to function that way. There is so much talking in the world, and so much expectation to talk, even if you do not feel like talking. I find it overwhelming.

Right now is all that matters, because right now is what we know. The future is wide open, and the world is full of people who get scared and lie and are sad and happy. That is how it is supposed to be.

I know you grieve. I know your mind has turned against you, and I understand why. But many of us are grieving, and there's more sorrow on the horizon, so I need you-we need you-to pick up the pieces of yourself and fight.