158 Quotes by Julie Berry

Joy can do that. It can hurt as much as pain.

I just hope the war doesn’t . . . change him, you know?”Colette watched her thoughtfully. “It’s unavoidable that the war will change him.”Hazel’s heart sank.“But that doesn’t have to change how you care for him. Nor how he cares for you.

If you love something, you must set it free.

But all hugs must end, so they pulled apart, just a little. That hurt too much, so he rested his forehead and nose upon hers. Sometimes happiness is just about more than a body can bear.

Love and Art go together like baritone and alto, paint and canvas, like sunrise and a burning atmosphere.

Keeping the world safe for people to practice their audition pieces seems like one good reason to fight this war. If music stops, and art ceases, and beauty fades, what have we then?"- Lovely War

You may ask me, as others have done before, whether it was kindness or cruelty to allow them to meet, so soon before his departure with so little time to discover each other. Whether the pangs of loss do not invalidate the bliss of love. Especially where war is concerned, and Death runs rampant with his bloody scythe. You may say that it was wicked of me to allow James to find Hazel, and Hazel, James, if three days were all they would have.I don't call it crueltyI do not apologize

Come, come," I said. "You may be a lord someday, but you aren't one yet. No need for the courtly manners, and certainly not the moody temper. If you're to be my escort tonight, I insist you be a cheery one. You can even insult me if you like. It always makes you feel better.

Smart means knowing when to talk and when to shut up