Authors — Quotes

Holly Black Quotes: 12

Ah coffee. The sweet balm by which we shall accomplish today's tasks.
Ironside
Those who really love you don't mean to hurt you and if they do, you can't see it in their eyes but it hurts them too.
The truth is messy. It's raw and uncomfortable. You can't blame people for preferring lies.
Red Glove
Changing is what people do when they have no options left.
Red Glove
If curiosity killed the cat, it was satisfaction that brought it back.
Tithe
Yeah, the whole family knows. It's no big deal. One night at dinner I said, 'Mom, you know the forbidden love that Spock has for Kirk? Well, me too.' It was easier for her to understand that way.
Tithe
I need you to be happy. I need one of us to be happy.
Red Glove
What an author doesn't know could fill a book.
Lucinda's Secret
Death has his favorites, like anyone. Those who are beloved of Death will not die.
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown
One fine day, in the middle of the night, two dead boys got up to fight. Back to back they faced each other. They pulled out their swords and shot one another. One deaf cop, on the beat heard the noise, and came and shot the two dead boys.
Valiant
This, the language of deception, we both understand. We were born to it, along with the curses.
Red Glove
I will guard you from Death, for I have no fear of him.
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown