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Unearthly (Unearthly, #1) QUOTES

Unearthly (Unearthly, #1) QUOTES

1 " Tucker: Why would you tell me now if it's against the rules?
Clara: Because I love you. "

― Cynthia Hand , Unearthly (Unearthly, #1)

2 " The backcountry signs say stuff like BEYOND THIS POINT IS A HIGH RISK AREA, WHICH HAS MANY HAZARDS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, AVALANCHES, CLIFFS, AND HIDDEN OBSTACLES, YOU MAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF YOUR RESCUE and I think, um, no thanks. I choose life. "

― Cynthia Hand , Unearthly (Unearthly, #1)

3 " You are going to love the sports here. Snow skiing and water-skiing and rock climbing and all kinds of extreme sports. I give you full permission to hurl yourself off stuff. "

― Cynthia Hand , Unearthly (Unearthly, #1)

4 " I am amazed at how being with him changes everything for me, socially speaking. "

― Cynthia Hand , Unearthly (Unearthly, #1)

5 " I think you must be some kind of a freak. Either that or you’re trying to
convert me to your secret horse religion.”
“Darn, you got me,” she says theatrically. “You thwarted my evil plan. "

― Cynthia Hand , Unearthly (Unearthly, #1)

6 " Bug spray.” Mosquitoes never bother me, but apparently they eat Tucker alive if he forgets bug spray. So I wear it for solidarity. “All the kids wear
it,” I explain to Mom. “They say the mosquito is the Wyoming state bird. "

― Cynthia Hand , Unearthly (Unearthly, #1)

7 " Chicks dig historians. "

― Cynthia Hand , Unearthly (Unearthly, #1)

8 " And,” Kay adds as her final touch, “Christian Prescott is my boyfriend.”
I dislike her already. "

― Cynthia Hand , Unearthly (Unearthly, #1)

9 " As a serf, poor Christian has already been killed several times in our class. Aside from dying of the Black Plague on the first day, he’s starved to death, had his hands cut off for stealing a loaf of bread, and been run down by his master’s horse just for kicks. He’s like Christian the fifth now. "

― Cynthia Hand , Unearthly (Unearthly, #1)

10 " Once again, my hero. And here I’m supposed to be the one saving him. "

― Cynthia Hand , Unearthly (Unearthly, #1)

11 " It's your mind you have to train, like your mom said that one time, you have to separate yourself from all the crap, get down to the core, focus. "

― Cynthia Hand , Unearthly (Unearthly, #1)

12 " Great. I've been at this school for less than five hours and I've already made two enemies simply by existing.
-Clara "

― Cynthia Hand , Unearthly (Unearthly, #1)

13 " Tucker: "But she gave me the perfect gift."
Clara: "What?"
Tucker: "You. "

― Cynthia Hand , Unearthly (Unearthly, #1)

14 " Tucker: "Today we ran into a mama grizzly with two cubs at the ridge off Colter Bay and Clara sang to it to make it go away."

Mrs. Avery: You sang to it?

Tucker: Her singing is that bad. "

― Cynthia Hand , Unearthly (Unearthly, #1)

15 " Hey, you feel like driving today?" he asks. "I don't want to walk to the bus stop. It's too cold."
"You feel like dying today?"
"Sure. I like risking my life. Keeps things in perspective. "

― Cynthia Hand , Unearthly (Unearthly, #1)

16 " Silver Avalanche coming up the driveway," calls Jeffrey from upstairs.
"What are you, security?" I call back. "

― Cynthia Hand , Unearthly (Unearthly, #1)

17 " I think he seriously believes that deflowering an angel could mean an eternity in fiery hell. "

― Cynthia Hand , Unearthly (Unearthly, #1)

18 " Sam: "I always thought you were the most beautiful of all the Nephilim."
Meg: "That's ironic because I always thought you were the ugliest of all the angels. "

― Cynthia Hand , Unearthly (Unearthly, #1)

19 " Hey, Carrots," he says. "

― Cynthia Hand , Unearthly (Unearthly, #1)

20 " As your abilities begin to grow, your angelic side will start to manifest itself in more noticeable ways."
"My angelic side. Great. Like I don't have enough to deal with."
"It's not so bad," Mom says. "You'll learn to control it."
"I'll learn to control my hair? "

― Cynthia Hand , Unearthly (Unearthly, #1)