Home > Author > Justine Larbalestier
21 " Didn’t anyone ask you where your parents are?""They asked. Especially about my parents.""What did you tell them?""I said I ate them.""Jesus, Rosa. "
― Justine Larbalestier , My Sister Rosa
22 " Her eyelids fluttered. "Francis," she murmured."Cathy," he murmured back."Heathcliff," muttered Kit, as he set about making sandwiches. "
― Justine Larbalestier , Team Human
23 " That was what magic was: greed. Magic wielders didn't wield magic; it wielded them "
― Justine Larbalestier , Magic's Child (Magic or Madness, #3)
24 " We are all made of broken glass. The school grinds along on grief and anger. "
― Justine Larbalestier , Liar
25 " All the male faces in the room turned to me as if they were flowers and I the sun. "
― Justine Larbalestier , How to Ditch Your Fairy
26 " My father is a liar and so am I.But I’m going to stop. I have to stop.I will tell you my story and I will tell it straight. No lies, no omissions.That’s my promise.This time I truly mean it. "
27 " Would you like to press charges?" the officer asked. She was not serious. Nobody pressed charges against stars of A-stream teams, especially ones like Danders Anders who were in their final year and on the brink of superlative careers."I'd love to press charges," Rochelle answered. "That would be joyous."The officer grinned. "Wouldn't it? "
28 " Danders Anders squealed with joy. The most malodorous sound in the world. "
29 " I'm not sure I understand what love is. It's like 'good'. No one's explained it clearly. I love ice-cream. I love chess and mathematics. I love getting what I want. I love getting away with things. But not people. They're either useful or they're not. "
30 " Manipular las mentiras es una cosa; dejar que ellas te manipulen a ti, otra muy distinta. "
31 " You want to pass for a normal person? Don’t tiptoe into people’s bedrooms at night! Ever!’‘I can be creepy in front of you.’‘No, you can’t! You need to go now.’‘I’ll go watch the parentals. "
32 " Ser una mentirosa no es fácil. Para empezar, has de tener muy presente el hilo de todas tus mentiras. Recordar exactamente qué has dicho y a quién se los ha dicho. Porque esa primera mentira siempre te conduce a la siguiente.Nunca hay una sola mentira. "
33 " I love that everyone's into sports, that no one even talks about loving it 'cause it's too obvious. It's the air we breathe. "
34 " I don't think he likes girls", I said. "Or boys. Look at the horror on his face. He doesn't look like a people person. "
35 " I'd rather live laughing for one year than live without laughing for one hundred. "
36 " There are none so deaf as those listening to ‘All by Myself’ over and over and over again. "
37 " Do you like him? Ty asked. "Not that I care." "I do," I said, because it was true. Even though it didn't matter anymore. "Not that I care you don't care. Though you clearly do care, and I don't care about that either." "Well, I don't care that you don't care that I don't care. In fact i'm glad. Because, um, if I were seeming someone that I liked, I'd want you to be happy for me.""Are you seeing someone?" I asked, pretty sure he wasn't. "Not that I care. "
38 " Better overcautious than missing a jugular vein, as the saying goes."That was a very morbid saying. Maybe only vampire said it. "
39 " You're dying every minute, but you won't die yet. "
40 " He moves with the predatory grace of a penguin. "