Quotes by Alexandra Bracken

About Alexandra Bracken:

Alexandra Bracken is a New York Times bestselling American author. Her debut novel, Brightly Woven, was published by EgmontUSA in 2010.
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You're missing the point. It's not that I believe in what Lee's saying; it's that I hope he's right. I really, really hope he's right, because what's the alternative?

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When a girl cries, few things are more worthless than a boy.

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This time should have been no different. But it was.

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Those rabbits stopped fighting the system, because it was easier to take the loss of freedom, to forget what it was like before the fence kept them in, than to be out there in the world struggling to find shelter and food. They had decided that the l...

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A moment later, Liam's bright blue eyes opened, and he was seeing me. He just wasn't seeing Ruby.

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Nope," he whispered, when I tried to tug it away. "Mine now.

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Hours of being asked:"Do you understand?" But for all of her answers, she never got around the one question I had wanted to ask. "What does it feel like?

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That was the dangerous thing about dreams-how quicly you became tangled in it all. People naturally let their guard down when they slept.

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My mom said once that education was a privilege not afforded to everyone, but she was wrong--it wasn't a privilege. It was our right. We had the right to a future.

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But there's a beginning in an end, you know? It's true that you can't reclaim what you had, but you can lock it up behind you. Start fresh.

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If I wasn't the same person I had been six years ago, how could I expect her to be?

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I knew I wasn't making sence, but I couldn't seem to connect my thoughts to my tongue. That feeling... How did you tell someone that?

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I hugged him without any kind of fear or self-consciousness, fiercely, with a rush of emotion that almost brought tears to my eyes. "I could kiss you!" Chubs cried. "Please don't!" I gasp out, feeling his arms tighten around my ribs to the point of c...

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Let's carpe the hell out of this diem.

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...crackers..." a voice breathed out nehind us, "yesss..." Both of us turned, watching as Chubs twisted around in his seat and settled back down, still fast asleep. I pressed a hand over my mouth to keep from laughing. Liam rolled his eyes, smiling. ...

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Let me tell you what I think about your fucking ," he said, his voice dripping with venom as he pushed past Liam. "You sit up in your room and you pretend like you want what's best for everyone, but you don't do any of the work yourself. I can't tell...

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Why are you so weird?" "Because my weird has to be able to cancel out your weird, Lady Cross-stitch." "At least what I do is considered an art form." "Yes, in ye olde medieal Europse you would've been quite the catch-

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When it came to adults, it was better not to talk. They had a way of hearing one thing and processing it as something else. No reason to give them an excuse to hurt you.

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Never, never, never. I am never going to forget you.

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—I don't want to lose you —Then why are you the one that keeps letting go?

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But part of surviving is being able to move on.

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Author Bio

  • NameAlexandra Bracken
  • DescriptionAmerican author
  • BornFebruary 27, 1987
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWriter; Novelist