Clara Quotes

“Before I moved here, I never got the whole love-triangle thing. You know, in movies or romance novels or whatnot, where there’s one chick that all the guys are drooling over, even though you can’t see anything particularly special about her. But oh, no, they both must have her. And she’s like, oh dear, however will I choose? William is so sensitive, he understands me, he swept me off my feet, oh misery, blubber, blubber, but how can I go on living without Rafe and his devil-may-care ways and his dark and only-a-little-abusive love? Upchuck.”
― Cynthia Hand, Hallowed

“How did you do that?”
I shrug. “I click my heels three times and say, ‘There’s no place like home.’”
“Uh-huh. So … you think this is your home? My barn? His tone is playful, but the look he’s giving me is dead serious. A question.
“Haven’t you guessed by now?” I say, my heart hammering. “My home is you.”
― Cynthia Hand, Boundless

“Fine.” He smirks at me. “Nice to meet you, Carrots,” he says, looking directly at my hair. “Oh, I mean Clara.”
My face flames.
“Same to you, Rusty,” I shoot back, but he’s already striding away.”
― Cynthia Hand, Unearthly

“Tucker strokes my hair. There's something so tender about the gesture. It might as well have been him whispering I love you.”
― Cynthia Hand, Hallowed

“You broke me out of the grasp of a living horror when I thought all hope was gone. You gave me the opportunity to crawl back to life when no one else could."
She glances over at me, her eyes shining in the dark. "You're a hero, Penryn, whether you like it or not.”
― Susan Ee, World After

“I'll never forget the way he tastes. It's not anything I can describe, a little sweet and a whole lot of spice, and it feels, in that moment, absolutely right.”
― Cynthia Hand, Hallowed

“Note to self: buy some nunchucks or something.”
― Cynthia Hand, Hallowed

“I'm having an argument with myself. And I'm losing. So not good.”
― Cynthia Hand, Hallowed

“Crap. No one's ever called me dorkina before. Derivative of dork. Not good.”
― Cynthia Hand, Unearthly

“I didn't figure things out, either, you know. So if you'e an idiot, I guess that makes two of us."

He seems relieved to hear me say that. I guess idiots love company.”
― Cynthia Hand, Hallowed

“We are all connected, everything that lives and breathes in this world, and glory is what binds."

Next thing he'll be talking about the Force, I know it.”
― Cynthia Hand, Boundless

“There I go, Clara the parrot. I belong on a pirate's shoulder.”
― Cynthia Hand, Hallowed

“Okay, that was, I have to say, about the cheesiest thing I ever heard in my life,” I say to Angela as we’re milling around afterward. We hug, so Billy can take our picture. “I mean, seriously. Just be? You should write ads for Nike.”
― Cynthia Hand, Hallowed

“You and I have a connection that nothing, not on heaven or earth, or even hell, could ever break. If you want to talk to me, talk to me. I’ll hear you…”
― Cynthia Hand

“Can we go somewhere?" I ask. "Let's go somewhere off in the woods and I'll show you."
He hesitates, of course. What if I'm an alien invader trying to lure him to a secluded place so I can suck his brains out? Or a vampire, ravenous for his blood?
"I won't hurt you." Be not afraid.
His eyes flash with anger like I've come right out and called him a chicken.
"Okay." His jaw tightens. "But I drive."
"Of course.”
― Cynthia Hand, Unearthly

“As your abilities begin to grow, your angelic side will start to manifest itself in more noticeable ways."
"My angelic side. Great. Like I don't have enough to deal with."
"It's not so bad," Mom says. "You'll learn to control it."
"I'll learn to control my hair?”
― Cynthia Hand, Unearthly

“Now we just need to find someone who is close to the king but is really a spy for Mydogg."

"That should be easy. I could probably shoot an arrow out the window and hit one.”
― Kristen Cashore, Fire

“And,” Kay adds as her final touch, “Christian Prescott is my boyfriend.”
I dislike her already.”
― Cynthia Hand, Unearthly

“As a serf, poor Christian has already been killed several times in our class. Aside from dying of the Black Plague on the first day, he’s starved to death, had his hands cut off for stealing a loaf of bread, and been run down by his master’s horse just for kicks. He’s like Christian the fifth now.”
― Cynthia Hand, Unearthly

“A light comes on in his eyes. “Sure, why not? A date with Queen Elizabeth.” He smiles.”
― Cynthia Hand, Unearthly

“I chose you, Clara, and you chose me. End of story.”
― Shelly Crane, Devour

“I did get so wigged out that I sneaked out to his house a couple times in the middle of the night to watch over him while he slept, just in case, I don't know, his comic book collection decided to spontaneously combust. This was dumb and admittedly creepy in an Edward Cullen kind of way, but it was the only thing I could think to do.”
― Cynthia Hand, Hallowed

“I don’t particularly want Kay to be a good person. I’m perfectly comfortable thinking about her as the wicked witch”
― Cynthia Hand, Unearthly

“Saving you is the only thing that will bring me peace for all the wrong I have done. That is my truth”
― Jillian Peery, TigerLily

“Once again, my hero. And here I’m supposed to be the one saving him.”
― Cynthia Hand, Unearthly

“He thought maybe the purest form of love is letting me go.”
― Cynthia Hand, Hallowed

“Will you sleep with me?" he asked softly, before grinning suddenly. "In the tub?”
― Shelly Crane, Consume

“I'm a virgin, Ariel," I whispered conspiratorially. "Sealed up like a Swiss bank account.”
― Shelly Crane, Consume

“If every person is born with two sides, one good, one bad, is it possible that each side could love a different heart?”
― Jillian Peery, TigerLily

“You looked at me like you saw something good. You made me remember everything I loved about you, before I'd fallen. And how could I ever damn such a beautiful creature? I couldn't. That look made me want to be a better man, for you”
― Jillian Peery, TigerLily