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The Book of Life (All Souls, #3) QUOTES

The Book of Life (All Souls, #3) QUOTES

1 " It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change. —PHILIPPE DE CLERMONT, OFTEN ATTRIBUTED TO CHARLES DARWIN "

― Deborah Harkness , The Book of Life (All Souls, #3)

2 " Diana's eyes were the blue and gold of a summer sky, and Matthew wanted nothing more than to fall headlong into their bright depths, not to lose himself but to be found "

― Deborah Harkness , The Book of Life (All Souls, #3)

3 " Impossible n'est pas Français. "

― Deborah Harkness , The Book of Life (All Souls, #3)

4 " Farewell and adieu to you, ladies of Spain.
For we've received orders for to sail for old England.
And we may never see you fair ladies again. "

― Deborah Harkness , The Book of Life (All Souls, #3)

5 " I took a bottle of water out of the fridge and popped the cap off to show my commitment to hydration. "

― Deborah Harkness , The Book of Life (All Souls, #3)

6 " To every question I have ever had, or ever will have, you are the answer. "

― Deborah Harkness , The Book of Life (All Souls, #3)

7 " I see you, even when you hide from the rest of the world. I hear you, even when you're silent. "

― Deborah Harkness , The Book of Life (All Souls, #3)

8 " If you truly love someone, you will cherish what they despise most about themselves. "

― Deborah Harkness , The Book of Life (All Souls, #3)

9 " With knot of one, the spell's begun.
With knot of two, the spell be true.
With knot of three, the spell is free.
With knot of four, the power is stored.
With knot of five, this spell will thrive.
With knot of six, this spell I fix.
With knot of seven, the spell will waken.
With knot of eight, the spell will wait.
With knot of nine, the spell is mine.
With knot of ten, it begins again. "

― Deborah Harkness , The Book of Life (All Souls, #3)

10 " the wolf who wins is the wolf you feed. The evil wolf feeds on anger, guilt, sorrow, lies, and regret. The good wolf needs a diet of love and honesty, spiced up with big spoonfuls of compassion and faith. So if you want the good wolf to win, you’re going to have to starve the other one. "

― Deborah Harkness , The Book of Life (All Souls, #3)

11 " It’s one thing to wander in the darkness because you know no different, but it’s quite another to enjoy the light only to have it taken from you, "

― Deborah Harkness , The Book of Life (All Souls, #3)

12 " I see you, even when you hide from the rest of the world. I hear you, even when you’re silent.” It was a pure definition of love. "

― Deborah Harkness , The Book of Life (All Souls, #3)

13 " The secret is that I may be the head of the Bishop-Clairmont family, but you are its heart,” he whispered. “And the three of us are in perfect agreement: The heart is more important. "

― Deborah Harkness , The Book of Life (All Souls, #3)

14 " No wonder Philippe always looked so exhausted,” he said ruefully when he was through. “It’s very fatiguing pretending you’re in charge when your wife actually rules the roost. "

― Deborah Harkness , The Book of Life (All Souls, #3)

15 " I watched in silence as the parts of Matthew I knew and loved—the poet and the scientist, the warrior and the spy, the Renaissance prince and the father—fell away until only the darkest, most forbidding part of him remained. He was only the assassin now. But he was still the man I loved. "

― Deborah Harkness , The Book of Life (All Souls, #3)

16 " Before you I was nothing but dust and shadows. You brought me to life. And I cannot survive without you. "

― Deborah Harkness , The Book of Life (All Souls, #3)

17 " No, I’m a vampire.” Matthew stepped forward, joining Chris under the projector’s light. “And before you ask, I can go outside during the day and my hair won’t catch fire in the sunlight. I’m Catholic and have a crucifix. When I sleep, which is not often, I prefer a bed to a coffin. If you try to stake me, the wood will likely splinter before it enters my skin.” He bared his teeth. “No fangs either. And one last thing: I do not, nor have I ever, sparkled.” Matthew’s face darkened to emphasize the point. I "

― Deborah Harkness , The Book of Life (All Souls, #3)

18 " He was so worthy of being loved; I didn’t want him to be alone. Something in my expression must have revealed what was on my mind. “No pity, Auntie. The winds do not always blow as the ship desires,” he murmured, tucking me into my chair. “The winds do what I tell them to do.” “And I plot my own course. "

― Deborah Harkness , The Book of Life (All Souls, #3)

19 " The door swooshed open. A tiny woman in a purple miniskirt, red boots, and a black T-shirt that read STAND BACK—I’M GOING TO TRY SCIENCE walked through. Miriam Shephard had arrived. "

― Deborah Harkness , The Book of Life (All Souls, #3)

20 " It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change. "

― Deborah Harkness , The Book of Life (All Souls, #3)