706 Quotes by Ellen Hopkins

Ghosts don’t scare me. Flesh and blood people do.

With you, I am Eve. And you are my beautiful Adam. Let’s run away, find our garden, live there together, happy. Naked.

I was about six years old, still Daddy’s little girl, even though Daddy couldn’t care less about me. How could I expect any man every would?

One foot in front of the other, counting tiles on the floor so I don’t have to focus the blur of painted smiles, fake faces.

Hell isn’t some fiery pit “down there.” It’s right here on Earth, in every dirty city, every yawning town.

The truth is, I’ve always been afraid of letting anyone get too close. I built a wall around me, a barricade to hide behind those few times someone wanted entry to my heart.

I can’t change what has happened in the past, Kaeleigh. I can only promise to make the future better.

In control. Out of control. Sometimes they’re the same thing. The trick is knowing that, realizing it’s okay to feel out of control once in a while, as long as you’re sure you can regain the upper hand when you absolutely need to.

Puzzle pieces don’t always connect do they?