336 Quotes by Jennifer Donnelly

She never forgot the day she'd met him, or how his friends had told her to be more than pretty. She never forgot Elizabeth, Yennenga, Abhaya Rani. She wore his gold coin on a chain around her neck until the day she died. But the thing she treasured most was the memory of his smile, a smaile that was a wink and a dare. A wild road on a windy night. A kiss int he dark.A smile that had given her all she'd ever wanted-a chance. A chance to be herself.

You terrify me, Isabelle. I've never met a girl like you. You're a fighter, fierce as hell. You never quit. You don't know how. You don't need anyone. You certainly don't need me.

Isabelle thought her heart might burst.One by one, queens, pirates, empresses, and generals from all the corners of the world told their stories, bowed their heads, and left the stage. They were not pretty, these women. Pretty did not begin to describe them. They were shrewd. Powerful, Wily. Proud. Dangerous. They were strong. They were brave. They were beautiful.

I'm safer with the Tailor and Pretty Will and every thief and cutthroat in the bend than I am with Miss Josephine Montfort of Gramecy Park.

Venom can be drawn from flesh, but poisoned words lodge deep in our hearts, where no antidote can reach.

I know it is a bad thing to break a promise, but I think now that it is a worse thing to let a promise break you.

Because just for a few seconds, someone else hurts, too. For just a few seconds, I'm not alone.

Beautiful people don't need coats. They've got their auras to keep them warm.

She's got a big belt around her hips. It has a shiny buckle with PRADA on it, which is Italian for insecure.