162 Quotes by Samantha Shannon

This was what my spirit longed to do, to wander in strange lands. It couldn't stand being trapped in one body all the time. It had wanderlust.

It was all she has ever wanted. To be a Red Damsel, a slayer-in-waiting, was the dream of every girl born into the Priory.

You have been away from the tree for too long. You are a root, beloved. You must drink, or you will wither.

I would never see him again. But as I watched the tunnel race before my eyes, I was certain of one thing: I did trust him. Now I had only to trust in myself.

Words are everything. Words give wings even to those who have been stamped upon, broken beyond all hope of repair.

I am of the considered opinion that for every person, there exists a book that will sing to them. I trust that you will find yours.

You told me once that freedom was my right.” I held his gaze. “Maybe you should do something with it.

We must never underestimate the value of libraries, or the urgency of the need to protect them, in a world that often appears to forget the importance of stories.

That is the problem with stories, child. The truth in them cannot be weighed.