Amanda Hocking Quotes - Page 4

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• I know you’ll be a good Queen, a strong, noble leader, and that’s more than these people deserve,” she said. “But don’t give too much. You need to keep some of yourself for you. And listen to your heart.

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  Strong, Queens, Heart

  Amanda Hocking (2012). “Ascend”, p.129, Pan Macmillan

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• I decided to go along with it. If he tried to give me the runaround, I would bolt. I didn't have time to waste on vague answers and evasive language. Matt and Rhys were captive, and Rhys couldn't even sit down.

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  Giving, Answers, Waste

  Amanda Hocking (2014). “Trylle: The Complete Trilogy”, p.227, Pan Macmillan

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• I get that we can't be together. And it's not like I'm so weak-willed that the simple act of saying hello to me will cause me to jump your bones in the hall.

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  Simple, Together, Saying Hello

  Amanda Hocking (2012). “Torn”, p.127, Pan Macmillan

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• You have so much going on. It comes off like a..." "Static?" I suggested. "Exactly!" He snapped his fingers and pointed at me. "You need to tune it, get your frequencies in check, like a radio." "I would love to.Just tell me how." "It's not a matter of turning a dial. You have no on or off switch." He walked around in a large lazy circle. "It's something you have to practice. It's more like being potty-trained. You have to learn when to hold it and when to release." "That's a pretty sexy analogy," I said.

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  Sexy, Practice, Circles

  Amanda Hocking (2014). “Trylle: The Complete Trilogy”, p.264, Pan Macmillan

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• I only saw fire and chandeliers and smoke. No people. Not the room. Not even a time frame. Do you know how many chandeliers there are in the south wing alone? What was I supposed to do? Tell everyone to avoid chandeliers forever?

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  Fire, Wings, People

  Amanda Hocking (2014). “Trylle: The Complete Trilogy”, p.250, Pan Macmillan

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• Ready?" Tove asked without looking at me. He started walking before I answered. "Duncan, you don't need to come with us," I told him as I hurried after Tove. Duncan followed me the way he always did, but he slowed. "It's probably best if he does," Tove said, tucking his hair behind his ears. "Why?" I asked, but Duncan smiled, excited to be included. "We need someone to test on," Tove replied matter-of-factly, and Duncan's smile instantly faded.

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  Hair, Way, Duncan

  Amanda Hocking (2014). “Trylle: The Complete Trilogy”, p.261, Pan Macmillan

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• Have you tried?" Tove countered, his eyes sparkling. "Well...no," I admitted. "Do it." "How?" He shrugged. "Figure it out." "You're really good at this training thing," I said with a sigh.

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  Eye, Training, Figures

  Amanda Hocking (2014). “Trylle: The Complete Trilogy”, p.263, Pan Macmillan

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• I heard you're campaigning on my behalf." He walked over to me. "That wouldn't be because you'd miss me too much if I were gone,would it?" "Don't be absurd," I scoffed. "I don't condone murder, even for people like you." "People like me,huh?" He cocked an eyebrow. "You mean devilishly handsome, debonair young men who come to sweep rebellious princesses of their feet?" "You came to kidnap me, not sweep me off my feet," I said,but he waved his hand at the idea. "Semantics.

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  Princess, Mean, Men

  Amanda Hocking (2014). “Trylle: The Complete Trilogy”, p.298, Pan Macmillan

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• But you're the hardest thing I've ever done, and you're also the best. So... I think that's the moral of the story here. Anything worth having is worth fighting for.

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  Fighting, Thinking, Anything Worth Having

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• Some books and authors are best sellers, but most aren't. It may be easier to self-publish than it is to traditionally publish, but in all honesty, it's harder to be a best seller self-publishing than it is with a house.

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  Honesty, Book, Self

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• Wendy: Why are you staring at me? Finn: Because you're standing in front of me.

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  Staring, Wendy, Standing

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• I usually plan to read a book for a half-hour before bed, but then I end up staying awake until 3 A.M. to finish it. Fortunately, my dog doesn't mind when I keep the bedside lamp on.

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  Dog, Book, Mind

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• I think I draw most inspiration from writers like Richelle Mead and filmmakers like John Hughes. They both really understand the experience of being a teenager and how insistent and intense everything feels, but they're also smart, savvy, and fun.

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  Fun, Smart, Teenager

  "Meet Mega Bestselling Indie Heroine Amanda Hocking". Interview with Tonya Plank, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 5, 2011.

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• I have a screened in porch, and it's nice to curl up with a book outside when it's raining, especially an old battered classic like 'Pride & Prejudice & Zombies.

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  Nice, Rain, Book

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• When I was a little kid, before I learned how to write, I would tell stories.

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  Writing, Kids, Stories

  "Meet Mega Bestselling Indie Heroine Amanda Hocking". Interview with Tonya Plank, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 5, 2011.

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• All the stereotypical ‘dude’ geeky things I like are socially acceptable, and all the stereotypical ‘lady’ geeky things I like are frowned upon….

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  Acceptable

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• I don't really like fairies.

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  Fairy

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• Right then, it didn't matter what his reasons were. All I knew that I was sick of him breaking my heart.

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  Heart, Sick, Matter

  Amanda Hocking (2012). “Torn”, p.96, Macmillan

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• I don’t know. After the downstairs, I assumed something creepier and dirtier.” I shrugged. “You didn’t have electricity down there.” “It’s for dramatic effect.” Loki gestured widely. “It’s a dungeon.

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  Dungeons, Dramatic, Electricity

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• I've taken every writing class I've had available. I took classes in high school, and I took English and writing classes in community college, but I dropped out of college. I also attended a local writing workshop two years ago.

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  Taken, Writing, School

  "Meet Mega Bestselling Indie Heroine Amanda Hocking". Interview with Tonya Plank, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 5, 2011.

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• My only experience with dances was what I had seen on TV, but it really wasn’t that far off. The theme appeared to be “Crepe Paper in the Gymnasium,” and they had mastered it perfectly.

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  Paper, Tvs, Gymnasiums

  Amanda Hocking (2014). “Trylle: The Complete Trilogy”, p.21, Pan Macmillan

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• I predict a long reign ahead of you. Years of being referred to as Your Majesty, Your Grace, Your Excellence, My Liege, My Queen, My Lovely.” “I don’t think that last one is a formal title,” I said. “It should be.

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  Queens, Thinking, Years

  Amanda Hocking (2014). “Trylle: The Complete Trilogy”, p.548, Pan Macmillan

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• A foolish man thinks he knows everything. A wise man knows he doesn't," Finn replied absently, still looking down at the book. "That's such a fortune-cookie answer," I said with a laugh, and even he smirked at me.

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  Wise, Book, Men

  Amanda Hocking (2014). “Trylle: The Complete Trilogy”, p.115, Pan Macmillan

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• You could kill me, Alice, he looked at me seriously. That's how much you mean to me. As foolish and masochistic as that makes me, you are so much to me that even if it destroys me to be with you, I'll be with you!

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  Mean, Foolish, Kill Me

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• My mama didn't raise any fools and she didn't raise any heroes.

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  Hero, Fool, Mama

  Amanda Hocking (2013). “Tidal”, Pan Macmillan

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