Quotes by Cynthia Hand

The Eδian encampment was quiet save for the crackle of campfires and the muted voices of soldiers, who where huddled in groups around the fires, discussing tactics or telling stories theyd never told anyone else, but needed to be told. In case they died in the morning.

Tucker: But she gave me the perfect gift.Clara: What?Tucker: You.

The worst part about her new chambers was that all these wardrobes and vanities and drapes meant there was no space--none at all--for a bookcase. Who on earth could feel comfortable enough to sleep in a room with no books?

I have a good life, I remind myself. There are plenty of people who love me. Theyre just not around at the moment.

Great. Ive been at this school for less than five hours and Ive already made two enemies simply by existing. -Clara

First rule of Angel Club, you do not talk about Angel Club.

Hows happiness class going, by the way?Okay, so far.Are you feeling happy? he asks with the hint of a smirk.I shrug. The professor says that happiness is wanting what you have.Christian makes a thoughtful noise in the back of his throat. I see. Happiness is wanting what you have. Well, there you go. So whats the problem, then?What do you mean?Why is the class only okay?Oh. I bit my lip, then confess. Every time I meditate, I start glowing.

Because he was English and thats what the English do under stress: they drink tea.

My mother always says that love is like a snakebite, a venom slowly spreading through your veins.

Shawshank’s good,” he says. “But you can’t beat the way Woody Harrelson kills zombies. He takes such joy in it.”“Uh-huh,” I say, making a face. “I’ve always found zombies to be the least threatening of the scary monsters. I mean, come on. They’re slow. They’re brain-dead. They don’t plot evil or try to take over the world. They just—” I put my arms out in front of me and give him my best zombie groan. I shake my head. “So not scary.”“But they just. Keep. Coming,” Christian says. “You can run, you can kill them, but more of them always pop up, and they never stop.” He shudders. “And they try to eat you, and if you get bitten, that’s it—you’re infected. You’re doomed to become a zombie yourself. End of story.”“Okay,” I concede, “they’re kind of scary,” and now I’m vaguely disappointed that we’re not here to watch a zombie movie.

Its been nice knowing you, Clara.Huh? My brain still a bit shell-shocked.Say a prayer for me, will you? He gives me a shaky grin. Because Im pretty sure my parents are going to kill me

“I am amazed at how being with him changes everything for me, socially speaking.”

“Ill never forget the way he tastes. Its not anything I can describe, a little sweet and a whole lot of spice, and it feels, in that moment, absolutely right.”

“Tucker strokes my hair. Theres something so tender about the gesture. It might as well have been him whispering I love you.”

“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…”

“This is the part where I kiss you.”