On Fiction Quotes

They did not know it was impossible, so they did it. Mark Twain

Tori gazed out on the calm Ancific Ocean across which, incredibly, she would be taking a coach.

The idea of love horrified me, and I knew I couldn't have it, so I didn't want it.

Would you like me to put you out of your misery, before I put you out of your misery?

Every so often i'd wake up when his arms clenched around me, his embrace so tight i thought he'd cut off my circulation, holding me as if even in his sleep he was haunted by the fear of losing me.

When everything is said and done, the only thing that really matters is the quality of the soul you build during the life you're given.

There goes the world's wimpiest vampire.

Living with thieves, it would be a matter of moments before they picked the lock, but she certainly was not going to make it easy for them.

I adore you, Chiru. I want to show you in ways words can't express

♫ Climbed that roost, alighted right there. Made mush of his head for the onlooker bears.A two-pronger her prize, a meat most rare. Do-gooders will pay. Do-gooders will fear. ♫

The Cat: When the wine drinks itself, when the skull speaks, when the clock strikes the right time, only then will you find the tunnel that leads to the Red Bull. There be a trick to it, of course.

He considered my question for a moment and then ducked his head to kiss me. He tugged me flush up against his chest, pulling me closer than i even though possible, and then his lips touched mine.

In a game of chess, someone has to take the black pieces.

It would be nice to report she lived happily ever after till the end of her days. But such cheap, cop-out one-liners belong to other uncomplicated fairy tales.

I already feel like the Girl Who Lived around here.

If Emrys was acting normally, like the typical self-gratifying narcissist he was, then it would have been easier to keep him in that special category of potential enemy.

Even though you distance yourself, you always look out for me, it makes me want to get into more trouble

Todo o reino de Fantasia assenta-se sobre alicerces de sonhos esquecidos." A História Sem Fim(The whole kingdom of Fantasy sits upon foundations of forgotten dreams - Endless Story).

The boy with the haunted eyes was Dory's secret. Eli. And she knew that she had to see him again.

There's a bit of a local legend about a jet heart that has turned up over the years, " Flynn said. "Any time it turns up, strange things happen.

A black pendant in the shape of a heart lay in her hand. It was carved with roses and strung onto a velvet cord.

Borrow money only for an education that will yield enough of a return in the job market to allow you to pay your loans back.

The future of fiction? he said. Maybe, she said. Will it have room for, you know, love & stuff? he said. Always, she said. OK then, he said.

You daughter is prudish?” There was a gleam of triumph in Helena Winter’s face. Fee grimaced. Prudish? No, not that she could claim. Far too mild a word for what she felt.

History will be kind to me for I have written it. Winston Churchill

Know what being a man's pet means. And if you're ever lucky enough to find yourself with the choice, choose the pasture.

To the attention of the New Fiddleham Police Department: You've got my middle-C, and I would like it back....Please return Jackaby's tuning fork. He's getting even more obnoxious than usual.

A book can take you to another land, even if just for a few hours. --Cat Spydell

Truth, with a capital T, was swapped for Fact with a capital F, then both lower-cased —facts the new trues.

When her mind was discomposed... a book was the opiate that lulled it to repose.

Lying is second nature and I do it very well. Titus Ray, Chapter 5

A fool is a man who believes glory can be found at the tip of a sword instead of on the tip of his tongue. That is life’s cruel trick.

Remember, this type doesn’t really believe He’ll forgive them, by repenting they are trying to earn what they do not think, in any case, He will pay.

The dictator’s black hand hadmade China a birdcage wrapped in red flags.--From "Balloons

No sun cream or condoms, just in case you’re looking at the lady-boys. There’s plenty of AIDS lingering about and every STD you can imagine.

Sound bytes. Catch phrases. Sales pitches. Words. All lexical legitimizing. ‘A rose by any other name…’ he said. In the end it’s all propaganda.

Ethan didn't mind his blood being taken - he just disliked the fact that it had to be sucked through a needle in order to do it.

A mysterious ability, a broken promise, a life changed forever...

This whole show vs tell concept both bewilders and challenges my mind.

... because one kingdom goes to war with another, it does not mean all citizens of that kingdom agree with it. It is not always they have a choice.

Time vanquishes even the strongest of strongholds.

Brains will always conquer brawn, in the end. The soldiers can flex their muscles all they want, but the well-thought-out tactics of the generals are what win the war.

Between the sands of time is a multitude of truths untold.

If loving the written word is wrong...I don't want to be right!

Start to focus on things that unite the races of people instead of things that divide us, and you will have already won the battle, and are a building block to the solution.

If you put forth a small amount of effort, you just might find your next best friend for life is of a different race than your own.

I did not realize at the time, as I have discovered since, that anyone who attempts any thing original in this world must expect a bit of ridicule." Clarence Birdseye

Ruby's was where I'd long picked up delicious bits and pieces of small-town troubles, and of course, Ramona Jean was my very best source.

He’s going to kill everyone on this planet, reduce the human race to dust. There will be no one to stop him. You are the only one who can. - Aiden Deverill

People recover differently. Some change cities, some fall in love and some begin writing.