Shannon A. Thompson Quotes

I saw something I could never forget. I saw lifetimes of acknowledgement, fear, wisdom, questioning, and understanding in a child's eye. It was the worst thing I would ever witness.

Being a child sucked. Being a teenager was worse. And being an adult seemed so far away that I had a better chance at swimming the length of the ocean than growing up.

The rebel inside of me always ignored the rules.

The rules of life are nothing that cannot be fixed.

Love crosses the sky on a peculiar disturbing night.

I knew why love was always described with eternity. A single minute stretched out for lifetimes.

Damn the way he had control over me.

She affected me, even when she was absent.

I wanted to punch him and understand him at the same time.

Watching them was like watching the sunset and the sunrise, equally beautiful in different ways.

Until they feel what we feel, they will never fully understand the own hell they caused.

Sometimes, lies were the same things as wishes. Sometimes, wishes were things to hate.

I was a person full of wishes but without a star.

Sometimes an outside perspective is the clearer perspective.

Those are the bad guys, right?”“Depends on who wins, I guess.

Instead of a criminal or a drug addict, I was looking at a boy—just a boy.

His hands fell to my hips, and his fingers dug through my rain-drenched clothes.

His entire presence was like gravity, impossible to forget, possible to believe in, a theory merged into a law.

When I first met him, he was everything I wanted to be, but over time, he showed me how I wanted to be myself, and that was how I fell in love with him.

I don’t believe that, " I said, and he raised his brow beneath his shaggy hair. "I never asked you to.” (Jessica)

The closer he was the less confident I was.

He's been through so much and to watch that boy suffer makes me wish this world wasn't so cruel.

It was almost painful to be different.

Harmony would only come with destruction.

Every monster could be saved.

I remembered every moment between us, and every moment felt more precious as time passed.

Sometimes, in the middle of the night, I’ll wake up with sweat drenching my chest and think it’s the blood and muck I was covered in that night.

Tell me, how do get away from your own self?” she questioned. I knew what she meant with a sickening realization. They knew what I was. Somehow, they had found out my only secret.

I was born into chaos. I didn’t know what peace felt like.

When everything was right, something was bound to go wrong. (Jessica)

She used to tell me that a full moon was when mysterious things happen and wishes come true.

It’s going to be okay, Eric, " Urte said, helping me sit up. I shook my head. "Lying is my forte, Urte, not yours.” (Eric.)

The comfort was peculiarly chilling.

She was strong and stubborn but loving. She was an untouchable angel with a devil’s mark. She was beautiful.

Luthicer hummed. "You're either brave or very foolish." "What's the difference?" (Eric)

I'm just helping someone who is unfortunate. Is that a crime?

I would only blame myself if something happened to you.

Why do they hate us?" He paused. "We didn't do anything wrong.

You can't make the world perfect, Daniel, " Michelle said calmly while dusting dirt off her jeans with her delicate hand. "No. I can't, " I agreed. "But I can sure help make it better.

The feeling of death is not as peaceful as they make it sound in movies and books. It was frightening and empty...I never want to feel it again.

Differences disappear when faced with death.

No one wanted to die with secrets in their grave.

I’m assuming you have a reason behind this irrational need to conform to this institution." (Eric)

The fantasized kiss was stolen time from the dreams…

Bad bloods aren't born evil or dangerous. We are taught to be, but only because we have to if we want to survive.

My insanity begged for a distraction. (Eric)

Anyone could be anybody. (Eric)

...it’s my job to lead you to success, and, if you fail, it’s because I failed, not you.’” (Spoken by Bracke, told by Eric)

I didn’t even have a name for her, shade or human, but I didn’t need one to know her. (Eric)

I wanted to survive—not for my kind, but for trust, for friendship, for another being. (Eric)