Holly Black Quotes - Page 8

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• It's starting to sink in," Corny said. "I can almost look at you without wanting to bang my head against the wall.

  Holly Black

  Wall, Bangs, Looks

  Holly Black (2012). “Tithe”, p.66, Simon and Schuster

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• Nevermore," Lolli said. "That's what Luis calls it, because there are three rules: Never more than once a day, never more than a pinch at a time, and never more than two days in a row.

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  Two, Three, Said

  Holly Black (2012). “Ironside”, p.179, Simon and Schuster

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• It's not that I want you to be a certain way--don't you want a boyfriend?" "Why bother with that? Let's find incubi." "Incubi?" "Demons. Plural. Like octopi. And we're much more likely to find them"--her voice dropped conspiratorially--"while swimming naked in the Atlantic a week before Halloween than practically anywhere else I can think of.

  Holly Black

  Halloween, Swimming, Thinking

  Holly Black (2012). “Tithe”, p.12, Simon and Schuster

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• Startled, he loosed his grasp and she pulled free. He clutched her arm, but she spun around and pressed her mouth to his. His lips were rough, chapped. She felt the sting of fangs against her bottom lip. He made a sharp sound in the back of his throat and closed his eyes. Mouth opening under hers. The smell of him- of cold, damp stone- made her head swim. One kiss slid into another and it was perfect, was exactly right, was real.

  Holly Black

  Real, Eye, Kissing

  Holly Black (2006). “Valiant: A Modern Tale of Faerie”, p.230, Simon and Schuster

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• I like all the things that make you monstrous.

  Holly Black

  Monstrous

  Holly Black (2012). “Valiant”, p.128, Simon and Schuster

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• It demeans you to cover rotten meat with honey. I know what I am. What would you want with a monster?" "Everything.

  Holly Black

  Monsters, Meat, Rotten

  Holly Black (2012). “Valiant”, p.128, Simon and Schuster

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• She can’t help it. She loves the con. I tell myself I’m not like her, but I have to admit I love it too.

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  Like Her, Helping

  Holly Black (2010). “White Cat”, p.57, Simon and Schuster

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• Ruthless. That’s my girl.

  Holly Black

  Girl, My Girl, Ruthless

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• Yesterday when we went over the plan again and again, I never thought about Grandad showing up. Because I'm an idiot, basically--an idiot with poor planning skills. Of course he's here. Where else would he be? Seriously, what else could go wrong?

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  Skills, Yesterday, Showing Up

  Holly Black (2010). “White Cat”, p.192, Simon and Schuster

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• I drive him to school, then I break back into Barron's house. I'm the best kind of thief, the kind that leaves behind items equal in value to those he's stolen. Then I go home and shave until my skin is as slick as any slickster's.

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  School, Home, House

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• We are, largely, who we remember ourselves to be. That's why habits are so hard to break. If we know ourselves to be liars, we expect not to tell the truth. If we think of ourselves as honest, we try harder.

  Holly Black

  Liars, Thinking, Trying

  Holly Black (2010). “White Cat”, p.166, Simon and Schuster

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• Nobody ever really sees me the way I am, underneath everything. But she did. She does.

  Holly Black

  Doe, Way

  Holly Black (2012). “Black Heart”, p.121, Simon and Schuster

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• Girls like her, my grandfather once warned me, girls like her turn into women with eyes like bullet holes and mouths made of knives. They are always restless. They are always hungry. They are bad news. They will drink you down like a shot of whisky. Falling in love with them is like falling down a flight of stairs. What no one told me, with all those warnings, is that even after you’ve fallen, even after you know how painful it is, you’d still get in line to do it again.

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  Love, Girl, Fall

  Holly Black (2012). “Black Heart”, p.18, Simon and Schuster

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• No," said Luis, "You can't date the Lord of the Night Court." "Well, I'm not, he dumped me." "You can't get dumped by the lord of the night court." "Oh, yes, you can. You so completely can.

  Holly Black

  Night, Yes You Can, Lord

  Holly Black (2012). “Ironside”, p.84, Simon and Schuster

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• I can’t help feeling a little bit competitive and a little bit disappointed in myself that I’m already so far behind. After all, Yulikova thinks Barron has a real future with the Bureau. She told me so. I told her that sociopaths are relentlessly charming. I think she figured I was joking.

  Holly Black

  Real, Thinking, Feelings

  Holly Black (2012). “Black Heart”, p.11, Simon and Schuster

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• Mirroring behavior. When a mark takes a drink from his water glass, so should you. When he smiles, so should you. Keep it subtle, rather than creepy, and it’s a good technique.

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  Glasses, Water, Creepy

  Holly Black (2012). “Black Heart”, p.11, Simon and Schuster

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• She knew what it felt like to tremble like that before touching someone -- desire so acute that it became despair.

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  Touching, Despair, Desire

  Holly Black (2012). “Ironside”, p.113, Simon and Schuster

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• I consider kissing her right there on the dirty couch, but self-preservation stops me. Once someone hurts you, it’s harder to relax around them, harder to think of them as safe to love. But it doesn’t stop you wanting them. Sometimes I actually think it makes the wanting worse

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  Hurt, Dirty, Kissing

  Holly Black (2010). “White Cat”, p.45, Simon and Schuster

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• Everything was strange and beautiful and swollen with possibilities.

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  Beautiful, Strange, Possibility

  Holly Black (2012). “Valiant”, p.60, Simon and Schuster

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• I’ve stripped my life down,” he told me. “I don’t need much. I have all the company I want to keep right in here.” He shot himself in the head with his fingers. “People don’t understand about the need to live simply. They make appointments all day. They even schedule their own deaths. The first time they’ll have freedom to really be themselves is when they no longer exist. But up here, there’s nothing but me and the sky. A million billion stars.

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  Stars, Sky, People

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• I'm sorry I kissed you- it was selfish and it upset you- but you can't ask me to pretend I didnt want to.

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  Sorry, Selfish, Upset

  Holly Black (2012). “Valiant”, p.128, Simon and Schuster

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• I'm afraid that whatever I touch is spoilt by the contact." "I'm not scared of being spoiled," Val said.

  Holly Black

  Scared, Spoiled, Said

  Holly Black (2012). “Valiant”, p.126, Simon and Schuster

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• Greg stands up, wiping his mouth. "I saw your mother's trial in the paper, Sharpe. I know you're just like her." "If I was, I would make you beg to blow me," I sneer.

  Holly Black

  Mother, Blow, Trials

  Holly Black (2010). “White Cat”, p.103, Simon and Schuster

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• On the way out to the car, Philip turns to me. “How could you be so stupid? I shrug, stung in spite of myself. “I thought I grew out of it.” Philip pulls out his key fob and presses the remote to unlock his Mercedes. I slide into the passenger side, brushing coffee cups off the seat and onto the floor mat, where crumpled printouts from MapQuest soak up any spilled liquid. “I hope you mean sleepwalking,” Philip says, “since you obviously didn’t grow out of stupid.

  Holly Black

  Stupid, Coffee, Mean

  Holly Black (2010). “White Cat”, p.30, Simon and Schuster

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• Don't be drinking the Haterade.

  Holly Black

  Drinking

  Holly Black (2010). “White Cat”, p.106, Simon and Schuster

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