Ellen Hopkins Quotes

That's what I'll be. A silhouette, rarely seen, and yet believed in.

That's what I'll be. A silhouette, rarely seen, and yet believed in. Kaeleigh wants to believe in me. I am her twin, forever alive inside her. And when she needs me, I am always here.

Love means holding on to someone just as hard as you can because if you don't, one blink and they might disappear...forever.

Words have power. The power to soothe. The power to skewer someone through the heart. The power to render someone speechless.

What's the point of being a hero when everyone thinks you're a villain?

Sometimes the little things in life mean the most.

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.

Her smile is like summer moonlight-beautiful and magical, with a fire that could melt the night.

Now that I have opened that bottle of memories they're pouring out like wine, crimson and bittersweet.

I know he wants to get serious. He's definitely not a player, not a poser, not a loser, not a user.

he sucked the nectar from her heart like a famished butterfly.

Anger is easier than forgiveness.

When you've only got one little shimmer of sunshine, you capture it best you can.

Afraid to Die Loveless Because I think if you die without knowing love in this life, that's how you'll spend eternity. Alone. Frozen.

There will never be color blindness in a culture of fear.

So you try to think of someone else you're mad at, and the unavoidable answer pops into your little warped brain: everyone.

The problem with resolutions is they're only as solid as the person making them.

The wind kicks in stronger, branches clatter. Or maybe skeletons. Bones of abandonment. Ghosts that will never be.

The first time I kissed you. One kiss, and I was totally hooked. Addicted to you. I could never love anyone the way I love you. I'd follow you across the universe.

Imperfections create character.

Anger is a valid emotion. It's only bad when it takes control and makes you do things you don't want to do.

She is angle. I am curve. Together, we are geometric sculpture, and we make perfect sense.

I don't need more pain in my life. Why did I invite it in? Do I have to feel pain to believe I feel anything at all?

...life is all about chances. You might be safer not taking any. But playing it totally safe means you're only existing. Not living. I want to live.

Forgiveness is easy. Trust is much more difficult, and should never be given lightly.

Or might the soul clone itself, create a perfect imitation of something yet to be defined? In this way, can a reflection be altered?

...what good would it do to shutter your windows, never dream of rainbows or find hope in promises? Why choose to walk away rather than hold your ground and fight for love?

I want the part of you that you refuse to give.

Even good girls have secrets, ones even their best friends must guess.

Sad, that lives can be shattered, into so many pieces that they can never be put back together, the the relentless force of love. Irreparable.

Funny thing about the monster. The worse he treats you, the more you love him.

Torch every book. Burn every page. Char every word to ash. Ideas are incombustible. And therein lies your real fear.

I want to know what it means to be in love. But in my dictionary 'in love' is indefinable.

Memory is a tenuous thing, like a rainbow's end or a camera with a failing lens.

She's incredible, not that she's perfect. But you once said imperfections create character.

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

Religion is for followers... Followers and puppets.

When did creating a flawless facade become a more vital goal than learning to love the person who lives inside your skin?

Loss is loss. Doesn't take death to create it.

Taking no chances means wasting your dreams.

‎Perfect? How can you define a word without concrete meaning?

Love without trust is nothing more than infatuation.

Only by confronting your demons can you ever hope to conquer them.

Easier, sometimes, to gulp down giant spoonfuls of uncertainty than it is to swallow throat-clogging capsules of what really is.

Have you ever once in your life reached out to touch infinity?

Act on your impulse, swallow the bottle, cut a little deeper, put the gun to your chest.

And almost instantly, Daddy made everything seem just fine. Even when it wasn't.

Think long and hard before offering your heart to someone who can only accept it part-time

Yesterday influences today, thus creates tomorrow.

Life was good before I met the monster. After, life was great At least for a little while