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1 " You shouldn’t be placing hope in our lives, Parvin. That’s my point. I don’t know the answers of the future, but your confidence and hope need to be in God. "
― Nadine Brandes , A Time to Die (Out of Time, #1)
2 " But she does it anyway, and I sit beside her...because strength is a choice. "
― Nadine Brandes , A Time to Speak (Out of Time, #2)
3 " My train of thought felt rebellious, but also... organic. Cleansing. Like that was what men were supposed to do. Be seekers of the answers and the truth. To be above the influence and opinions of the outspoken. "
― Nadine Brandes , Fawkes
4 " wait, you should know, I...I love you.""I loved you first, Miss Blackwater. "
5 " The smithy handed me my new sword-a rapier. As rapiers went, it was the runt of the litter-a simple handle with barely and guard, matte grey blade, and seeming to dull the longer I looked at it. But it was mine. And even the most unimpressive sword can leave an impressive wound when in the hands of a practiced master. "
― Nadine Brandes
6 " With his mask and my sword, we could subdue even the shadows. "
7 " She was fire and life.She was awe and starlight. "
8 " Ribbons! Long ones, short ones, ones for every mood." He does a little dance to the singsong rhythm. "Thin ones, thick ones, and ones to tie your shoes! "
9 " I’d not mourn the lost good memories— I would apply them to my heart as a poultice every time it ached. That was what positive moments were for— to help heal the wounds of the future. As long as we chose to remember them. "
― Nadine Brandes , Romanov
10 " But I wasn't the only one with a gaping wound inside. We would all have to carry this pain. "
11 " Why won't you die?""because I have a story I was meant to live. And not even you can unwrite it. "
12 " The bond of our hearts spans miles, memory, and time. "
13 " But rest assured I'll win. Because I'm going to kill you...... with kindness.And it's going to feel really weird for both of us. "
― Nadine Brandes , A Time to Rise (Out of Time, #3)
14 " Take a breath, Thomas. There has always been fear. There will always be fear. It's up to us to stand tall, even when the fear demands we bow to it. "
15 " Have you no honor to stand for your beliefs?” “Standing for my beliefs isn’t always the same as standing for truth. "
16 " They had something worth dying for. Ah, but you have something they don't.And what's that?Something worth living for. "
17 " Don't strive to belong, Parvin. Your effort is much better placed elsewhere. "
18 " Maybe that's what God means every time He tells us to rise up. To rise above the small things, the small struggles that chip away our identity and leave us lost. "
19 " it's always time to live. "
20 " It is if you separate the two- old life and new life. But once you learn that it's all one life and each day is a new page, it gets a bit easier to let your story take an unexpected path. "
