Quotes of: Victoria Keyword

Then she had been a fiancee, a young wife, and a mother, and she had discovered that these words were far too small ever to contain the experience.

The Memory Keeper's Daughter

He'd kept this silence because his own secrets were darker, more hidden, and because he believed that his secrets had created hers.

The Memory Keeper's Daughter

You can't stop time. You can't capture light. You can only turn your face up and let it rain down.

The Memory Keeper's Daughter

Each letter has a shape, she told them, one shape in the world and no other, and it is your responsibility to make it perfect.

The Memory Keeper's Daughter

The female form provides the solution in which the essence itself is held; she is , and acted upon, the male is , the mover.

Monuments and Maidens: The Allegory of the Female Form

If variety is the spice of life, then my life must be one of the spiciest you ever heard of. A curry of a life. -Paul Child

My Life in France

In Egypt, like everywhere, the land is made to fit the sky; but here it is more so. Here it is possible to say, “This is land," and point, and “This is sky," and point, but the eyes can’t discover the dividing line.

Mr. Fox

Do stop flirting with my husband," said Tessa. "I shall not," Magnus declared, "but I will pause briefly so that I may catch up on your news.

The Midnight Heir

She seemed like a creature made to attract everyone and express nothing real, though it would take a master observer, like Magnus, to know it.

The Midnight Heir

It was, of course, odd for a lady to be opening her own door, but from the look of the place, Magnus assumed the entire staff of servants had been given the decade off.

The Midnight Heir

The conviction that everyone in this house must be dead had gained such a hold on Magnus that it was a shock when the woman who had summoned him here opened the door.

The Midnight Heir

I've come to the conclusion that liking a person we are required to have dealings with is not of paramount importance. But respect is crucial, on both sides, as is tolerance, and a depth of understanding of those influences that sculpt a character.

Messenger of Truth

... the Iroquois take dreams very seriously. They see them as the secret wishes of the soul--the heart's desire, so to speak. Not all dreams, maybe, but the important ones. [p.254]

The Lake of Dreams

Remember, children, all the stories are true." Simon tried to wrap his head around the idea that there might, somewhere in Germany, be a large bean stalk with an angry giant at the top.

The Lost Herondale

Simon was still hoping that somewhere in the Sadowhunter manual was the secret of the Vulcan death grip. After all, as his instructors kept reminding them: All the stories are true.

The Lost Herondale

Divided we stand,' Simon thought, his stubborn biceps refusing to bulge. 'United we do push-ups.

The Lost Herondale

You’ve got a good side?” “I do. I just don’t use it too often. My bad side’s so much more fun.

The Mercedes Coffin

Now, you listen, Alyssa Victoria Gardner. Normal is subjective. Don't ever let anyone tell you you're not normal. Because you are to me. And my opinion is all that matters. Got it?

Splintered

Everything, if you could only see it clearly enough, like this, is beautiful and complete. Everything has its own perfection.

The Secret of Hanging Rock

And since when is stealing people's possessions the call of God? you are all hypocrites who have suddenly come into power, and you don't know how to handle it

The Septembers of Shiraz

One minute I was playing chess and doing maths all the time, the next I had been rerouted into more 'normal' girls' activities: reading, writing stories and worrying about my clothes.

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