162 Quotes by Samantha Shannon

There was no normal. There never had been. "Normal" and "natural" were the biggest lies we'd ever created.

I do not know what I can do for this world but I will not let any harm come to you.

I don’t know. I just want you with me. I had never said those words aloud. Now that I could taste my freedom I wanted him to share it with me. But he couldn’t change his life for me. And I couldn’t sacrifice my life to be with him.

Knowledge is dangerous. Once you know something, you can’t get rid of it. You have to carry it. Always.

There was no normal. There never had been. “Normal” and “natural” were the biggest lies we’d ever created.

I’m often daydreaming, and it’s because I’ve always liked the idea of there being something more than the normal world.

They’d branded me like some kind of animal. Lower than an animal. A number.

Not all of us know what we are. Some of us die without ever knowing. Some of us know, and never get caught. But we’re out there. Trust me.

Writing a novel is like knocking on a door that will never open. You are so desperate to get in, you will say or do anything. You feel: please take my novel.