Holly Black Quotes - Page 4

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• 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.

  Holly Black

  Mom, Night, Forbidden Love

  Holly Black (2012). “Tithe”, p.42, Simon and Schuster

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• I thought you needed to be tougher. But I've been thinking that protecting somebody by hurting them before someone else gets the chance isn't the kind of protecting that anybody wants.

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  Hurt, Thinking, Want

  Holly Black (2013). “Doll Bones”, p.207, Simon and Schuster

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• I heard you've been having some problems with your girlfriend." Headmistress Northcutt says. "No," I say. "Not at all." Audrey broke up with me after the winter holiday, exhausted by my moodiness. It's impossible to have problems with a girlfriend who's no longer mine.

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  Girlfriend, Holiday, Winter

  Holly Black (2010). “White Cat”, p.14, Simon and Schuster

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• If she was going to die, she might as well die sarcastic.

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  Sarcastic, Might, Wells

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• The row of dolls watched her impassively from the bookshelf, their tea party propriety almost certainly offended.

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  Party, Tea, Dolls

  Holly Black (2012). “Tithe”, p.38, Simon and Schuster

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• To remind me, pain is the best teacher

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  Teacher, Pain, Best Teacher

  Holly Black (2010). “White Cat”, p.188, Simon and Schuster

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• Someone could cut through the mess in our house and look at it like one might look at rings on a tree or layers of sediment. They'd find the black-and-white hairs of a dog we had when I was six, the acid-washed jeans my mother once wore, the seven blood-soaked pillowcases from the time I skinned my knee. All our family secrets rest in endless piles.

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  Mother, Dog, Cutting

  Holly Black (2010). “White Cat”, p.42, Simon and Schuster

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• Pet the cat dude," says Sam. "She brought you a present. She wants you to tell her how badass she is." "You are a tiny tiny killing machine." Daneca coos. "What's she doing?" I ask. "Purring!" says Daneca. She sounds delighted. "Good kitty. Who's an amazing killing machine? That's right. You are! You are a brutal brutal tiny lion! Yes, you are.

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  Badass, Cat, Pet

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• And if I wanted to kill myself, I wouldn't throw myself off a roof. And if I was going to throw myself off a roof, I would put on some pants before I did it.

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  Pants, Roof, Wanted

  Holly Black (2010). “White Cat”, p.14, Simon and Schuster

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• I have to spring a cat out of Rumelt Animal Shelter. Think of it as a prison break." It does the trick. He laughs. "Whose cat?" "My cat. What do you think? That I break out the cats of strangers?" "Let me guess, she was framed. She's innocent.

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  Spring, Cat, Animal

  Holly Black (2010). “White Cat”, p.99, Simon and Schuster

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• Okay. how about that time when you smoked all that weed that you thought was laced with something? You fell into the tub, but you refused to get out because you were convinced that the back of your head was going to fall off? "That third story happened to a guy named Jace in my dorm. Me and Sam and another guy in our hall took turns reading "Paradise Lost" through the locked door. I think it made him more paranoid, though." "That's not true," he says. "Well, he *seemed* more paranoid to me," I say. "And he still gets a little weired out when any one mentions angels.

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  Weed, Fall, Reading

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• You don't have to protect these people, Cassel." I am these people.

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  People, Protect

  Holly Black (2012). “Red Glove”, p.130, Simon and Schuster

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• You're a pretty cool customer, huh?" says Agent Hunt. "I hide my inner pain under my stoic visage." Agent Hunt looks like he would like to put his fist through my stoic visage.

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  Pain, Agents, Fists

  Holly Black (2012). “Red Glove”, p.300, Simon and Schuster

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• It's not that I don't know that it's a bad idea. It's that, lately, bad ideas have a particular hold over me.

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  Ideas, Particular, Knows

  Holly Black (2011). “Red Glove”, p.262, 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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• You better get over here with my car,” Grandad says. “Before I call the cops and tell them you stole it.” “Sorry,” I say contritely. Then the rest of what he said sinks in and I laugh. “Wait, did you just threaten me with calling the police? Because that I’d like to see.

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  Sorry, Laughing, Car

  Holly Black (2010). “White Cat”, p.113, Simon and Schuster

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• But the Courts aren't places humans are supposed to be, especially the Unseelie Court. Most faeries won't even go there." We have to go - we have to get Ravus's heart. He's going to die if we don't." what are we going to do? Go down there and ask for it?" Pretty much.

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  Heart, Court, Faerie

  Holly Black (2012). “Valiant”, p.150, Simon and Schuster

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• You in trouble?” Sam asks. The way he says it, I wonder if he’s thinking about how to get out of here if I am.

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  Thinking, Way, Wonder

  Holly Black (2010). “White Cat”, p.113, Simon and Schuster

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• It’s sweet. All this trouble for a kitty.

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  Sweet, Trouble, Kitties

  Holly Black (2010). “White Cat”, p.112, Simon and Schuster

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• I need to talk to you. I had a weird dream." "Let me guess. You got tied up by lady ninjas. With big hooters." "Uh, no." I take a sip of coffee and wince. It was ridiculously strong. My grandfather shoves a strip of bacon in his mouth with a grin. "Guess it would have been kind of weird if we'd had the same dream." I roll my eyes. "Well, you'd better not tell me anything else. Don't ruin the surprise in case I have it tonight.

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  Dream, Strong, Coffee

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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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• If we have to be cat burglars, I'm going to see what' to steal in the fridge." We're trying to find evidence she's the poisoner. Just a thought before you start putting random things in your mouth." Ruth shrugged and walked past Val.

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  Cat, Past, Trying

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• Great. Lookout. I'm a lookout. Another thing to put on my college applications. What do I do if I see someone?" Val looked back. "I'm not sure, actually.

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  College, Not Sure, Application

  Holly Black (2012). “Valiant”, p.134, Simon and Schuster

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• Don't be drinking the Haterade.

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  Drinking

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

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• Downstairs, Grandad's warning Barron about something. His voice swells, and I catch the words, "In my day we were feared. Now we're just afraid.

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  Voice, Warning

  Holly Black (2010). “White Cat”, p.39, Simon and Schuster

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