Maria V. Snyder Quotes

There is a reason for everything. You might not be able to figure it out, and time might have made us all forget it, but the reason is there all the same.

Positive thoughts lead to positive results.

Trusting is hard. Knowing who to trust, even harder.

But you've slipped under my skin, invaded my blood and seized my heart.

I’ll have you know that the most delicate flowers often produce the strongest scent when crushed.

Everyone makes choices in life. Some bad, some good. It's called living, and if you want to bow out, then go right ahead. But don't do it halfway. Don't linger in whiner's limbo.

I offer my heart, entrust my soul and give my life to you.

Trust, Kiki said, Trust is peppermints.

Love trumps logic?" "Every time.

You can't let the past ruin your future.

I never said it would be easy. Giving up is easy.

The past shouldn't be forgotten. It should be used as a guide for future situations and not used as a reason to avoid making difficult decisions. There was always a choice.

...my sanity threatened to take a holiday without me.

Sleep? What's that? A new type of casserole?

No need to act, i let my fear show "He killed himself," i whispered. Eve raised an eyebrow. "Fourteen times?" "He had bad aim.

But it seems there is more than one way to poison a person's heart, and it doesn't require a meal.

Unfortunately, diplomacy was a dance I needed to learn.

No hope, is worse than fear.

You're easily distracted by the pattern of the cloth and can't see the quality of the threads.

After almost two hours of creeping around the forest, one of the jacks discovered Belen. He had fallen asleep, and the young man had literally tripped over him. So much for his reputation.

The heart is a strange beast and not ruled by logic.

Valek coalesced from the shadows and wrapped me in his long lean arms. I soaked in his musky smell, listening to his heart beat. Strong and steady. No indication that he had been sneaking around.

Your fear remains strong. You are not ready to face your story, preferring instead to surround yourself with knots. Someday, they will strangle you.

I peered deeper and found my soul. A little tattered and with some holes, but there all the same. It had always been there, I realized with shock.

Nothing like having a warrant for your execution to get a girl motivated.

Oh, you made an impression. Like a stone caught in my boot.

Flea stared at us, "I can't decide what's worse. Losing family members or not having a family member to lose.

The uniform enhanced his athletic body, and my thoughts drifted to how magnificent he would look with his uniform puddled around his feet.

They actually think I would abandon the Commander. they have no concept of loyalty.

Valek: You know a death sentence hasn't kept us apart before. Yelena: Is that an order Valek? Valek: No, it's a promise!

I balled my hands into tight fists to keep them from wrapping around Mr. I-Know-Everything's superior neck.

I did what any good rat would do. I bit down on the guard's hand until I tasted blood.

Don't worry. I'm only your escort tonight. I would offer to protect you from the drunken attentions of the other men, but I know all too well that you're quite capagble of holding your own.

What have I earned from you, Valek? Loyalty? Respect? Trust?" "You have my attention. But give me what I want, and you can have everything.

Yalena: Could you always open your door? Kiki: Yes. Fence, too. Yalena Why don't you? Kiki: Hay sweet. Fresh water. Peppermints.

Every person has the latent ability to read minds and influence the physical world without touching it, but they don't have the ability to connect with the power source.

Should haves lead to death

I feel an extremely annoyed thunderstorm nearby," Kade warned. "Actually, I'm the one annoyed. The thunderstorm could go either way." - Storm Glass

His words sliced through my heart, cutting it into little pathetic pieces.

Don't knock the power of a pest," Leif said. "Persistance and stubborness can be useful in many situations.

I'm glad you're here. We've had some...interesting developments." Leif groaned. "That's Yelena-speak for life-threatening danger.

Living with your decision must be hard. Nothing I or anyone can say will give you any peace. You must reconcile your actions in your heart.

Rand rubbed his hands over his face. His anger had dissipated. “I’m sorry, Yelena. I was backed into a corner and I couldn’t get out without hurting someone.

Don't feel ashamed for having those feelings and those memories. What happened in the past can't be changed, but they can be a guide for what happens in the future.

I doubt I would ever be missed. Noted absent, charged delinquent, reprimanded but never missed.

My mind’s screaming went unvoiced. Logic grabbed the panic and wrestled it to the ground.

Words are easy. It's convincing the heart that's hard.

If you put enough sheep together you have a herd- a force to be reckoned with.

I took three steps and was wrapped in his arms, where I belonged. No confusion here. No worries here. No troubles here.

It's a dirty way to fight, but I'm late for lunch.