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61 " I'd been a coward once already that day.No longer "
― Nadine Brandes , Fawkes
62 " I think it was warmer in Antarctica. "
― Nadine Brandes , A Time to Rise (Out of Time, #3)
63 " I’d told him I was trying to forgive him. As I lay in the grass next to the spell that could rid me of heart pain, I realized that a part of forgiveness was accepting the things someone had done—and the pain that came with that—and moving on with love. Forgiveness was a personal battle that must always be fought in my heart. Daily. And though I was tired of running and surviving and fighting . . . I wasn’t ready to surrender that battle yet. "
― Nadine Brandes , Romanov
64 " I know," my lips said.I know, my head said.I want him, my heart said. "
65 " Don't think about me.""I always think about you. "
― Nadine Brandes , A Time to Die (Out of Time, #1)
66 " I'm not telling you my reasoning behind everything, Skelley. Even you know that'd be foolish of me. "
67 " Numbers, letters, lines ... math. That's worse than fish. No notes. No explanation, just math scribbles. "
68 " Revenge would have shattered us both. But you've given us the opportunity to be strong. To mend our hearts instead of break them further. "
69 " I liked forbidden things. "
70 " That was how we sisters worked. When one was weak, another picked up the strength. "
71 " Remember, Remember, the fifth of November,the Gunpowder treason and plot;I know of no reason why the Gunpowder treasonShould ever be forgot!Guy Fawkes, Guys Fawkes, 'twas his intentTo blow up the King and Parliament;Threescore barrels of powder below,Poor old England to overthrow.By God's providence he was catch'd,With a dark lantern and burning match. "
72 " All my life I was driven by the loyalty of caring for the people I loved...I was taught that nothing was more important than such care. But your family showed me differently. You cared equally as much about those you loved-you would do anything for them. But you also allowed yourselves to love...more. You loved your enemies. You loved your friends. "
73 " We understood that being left in the dark was far more despairing than dealing with the weight of the darkness. "
74 " But light could not be so swiftly overcome by darkness. Not when that light rested in a person's soul. "
75 " Nothing was more exhausting than putting forth kindness and receiving indifference in return. "
76 " A coward I might be, but at least I was a free one. "
77 " 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. "
78 " So why did I come for her? Why did I allow emotions to control me? Emotions were deceptive. They made men do foolish things "
79 " Sorry about the rain.This is your doing?I'm doing everything I can to change Catesby's mind.The mare plodded along. I looked to the skies.maybe add some hail. "
80 " I took his hand."It'll be okay. This will help you." For now."I will save you." Maybe."I love you." Always. "