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Holly Black Quotes

I can’t trust the people I care about not to hurt me. And I’m not sure I can trust myself not to hurt them, either Picture Quote #1

Can you write 200 words a day? 100? 50? In six months, 50 words a day is 9,000 words. That’s 2-3 short stories. If you did 200 words every day, in three months that’s 36,000 words. That’s half a short novel Picture Quote #1

I haven’t had a very good day. I think I might still be hung over and everyone’s dead and my root beer’s gone Picture Quote #1

Faeries are associated with wild untamed nature, with art, and with death - so the folklore is rich with different stories to explore Picture Quote #1

Jones looks like he wants to slug me, which is only subtly different from his usual way of looking at me like I’m a slug Picture Quote #1

I’ve loved vampires for a very long time. In eighth grade, I guess, my research paper was on vampires Picture Quote #1

Life’s full of opportunities to make crappy decisions that feel good. And after the first one, the rest get a whole lot easier Picture Quote #1

I’m not a fast writer, and I find the process of writing a first draft to be painful and frustrating. Usually, I start with a character, a premise, and some image that gives me a particular feeling Picture Quote #1

There don’t have to be first dates and second dates. We’re not normal. We can do this anyway you want. A relationship can be whatever you want it to be. We get to make this part up. We get to tell our own story Picture Quote #1

Three hundred words in a day is not a lot. So much of it is thinking before writing. And then there’s the cutting. But you do what you do and keep moving forward Picture Quote #1

I loved Anne Rice’s ‘Interview with a Vampire’ and ‘The Vampire Lestat’. I found a copy of ‘Interview’ when I was in seventh grade at a garage sale for 25 cents. It had a crazy cover Picture Quote #1

Growing up, my mom was a painter, my best friend was a painter, my husband is a painter. For a long time I knew artists, and I didn’t know any writers Picture Quote #1

Ah coffee. The sweet balm by which we shall accomplish today’s tasks Picture Quote #1

That’s family for you. Can’t live with them, can’t murder them Picture Quote #1

Crippled things are always more beautiful. It’s the flaw that brings out beauty Picture Quote #1

He wondered whether growing up was learning that most stories turned out to be lies Picture Quote #1

Instead, it just reminded her that sometimes there were no good choices Picture Quote #1

You are the only thing I have that is neither duty nor obligation, the only thing I chose for myself. The only thing I want Picture Quote #1

The more powerful you become, the more others will find ways to master you. They’ll do it through those you love and those you hate. They will find the bit and the bridle that fits your mouth and will make you yield Picture Quote #1

She loves the serene brutality of the ocean, loves the electric power she felt with each breath of wet, briny air Picture Quote #1

He’s the kind of liar who totally forgets what he told you the last time, but he believes every single lie with such conviction that sometimes he can convince you of it Picture Quote #1

We are, largely, who we remember ourselves to be. That’s why habits are so hard to break. If we know ourselves to be liars, we expect not to tell the truth. If we think of ourselves as honest, we try harder Picture Quote #1

Carney is like a graveyard where everyone already owns their plots and has built houses on top of them Picture Quote #1

Once someone’s hurt you, it’s harder to relax around them, harder to think of them as safe to love. But it doesn’t stop you from wanting them Picture Quote #1

Those who really love you don’t mean to hurt you and if they do, you can’t see it in their eyes but it hurts them too Picture Quote #1

I have no memory of climbing the stairs up to the roof. I don’t even know how to get where I am, which is a problem since I’m going to have to get down, ideally in a way that doesn’t involve dying Picture Quote #1

I can’t trust the people I care about not to hurt me. And I’m not sure I can trust myself not to hurt them, either Picture Quote #1

And if I wanted to kill myself, I wouldn’t throw myself off a roof. And if I was going to throw myself off a roof, I would put on some pants before I did it Picture Quote #1

Marks forget that whenever something’s too good to be true, that’s because it’s a con Picture Quote #1

I know how to be the witness to her grief. I don’t know how to be this kind of villain Picture Quote #1

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I can’t trust the people I care about not to hurt me. And I’m not sure I can trust myself not to hurt them, either. (Holly Black Quotes) Can you write 200 words a day? 100? 50? In six months, 50 words a day is 9,000 words. That’s 2-3 short stories. If you did 200 words every day, in three months that’s 36,000 words. That’s half a short novel. (Holly Black Quotes) I haven’t had a very good day. I think I might still be hung over and everyone’s dead and my root beer’s gone. (Holly Black Quotes) Faeries are associated with wild untamed nature, with art, and with death - so the folklore is rich with different stories to explore. (Holly Black Quotes) Jones looks like he wants to slug me, which is only subtly different from his usual way of looking at me like I’m a slug. (Holly Black Quotes) I’ve loved vampires for a very long time. In eighth grade, I guess, my research paper was on vampires. (Holly Black Quotes) Life’s full of opportunities to make crappy decisions that feel good. And after the first one, the rest get a whole lot easier. (Holly Black Quotes) I’m not a fast writer, and I find the process of writing a first draft to be painful and frustrating. Usually, I start with a character, a premise, and some image that gives me a particular feeling. (Holly Black Quotes) There don’t have to be first dates and second dates. We’re not normal. We can do this anyway you want. A relationship can be whatever you want it to be. We get to make this part up. We get to tell our own story. (Holly Black Quotes) Three hundred words in a day is not a lot. So much of it is thinking before writing. And then there’s the cutting. But you do what you do and keep moving forward. (Holly Black Quotes) I loved Anne Rice’s ‘Interview with a Vampire’ and ‘The Vampire Lestat’. I found a copy of ‘Interview’ when I was in seventh grade at a garage sale for 25 cents. It had a crazy cover. (Holly Black Quotes) Growing up, my mom was a painter, my best friend was a painter, my husband is a painter. For a long time I knew artists, and I didn’t know any writers. (Holly Black Quotes) Ah coffee. The sweet balm by which we shall accomplish today’s tasks (Holly Black Quotes) That’s family for you. Can’t live with them, can’t murder them (Holly Black Quotes) Crippled things are always more beautiful. It’s the flaw that brings out beauty (Holly Black Quotes) He wondered whether growing up was learning that most stories turned out to be lies (Holly Black Quotes) Instead, it just reminded her that sometimes there were no good choices (Holly Black Quotes) You are the only thing I have that is neither duty nor obligation, the only thing I chose for myself. The only thing I want (Holly Black Quotes) The more powerful you become, the more others will find ways to master you. They’ll do it through those you love and those you hate. They will find the bit and the bridle that fits your mouth and will make you yield (Holly Black Quotes) She loves the serene brutality of the ocean, loves the electric power she felt with each breath of wet, briny air (Holly Black Quotes) He’s the kind of liar who totally forgets what he told you the last time, but he believes every single lie with such conviction that sometimes he can convince you of it (Holly Black Quotes) We are, largely, who we remember ourselves to be. That’s why habits are so hard to break. If we know ourselves to be liars, we expect not to tell the truth. If we think of ourselves as honest, we try harder (Holly Black Quotes) Carney is like a graveyard where everyone already owns their plots and has built houses on top of them (Holly Black Quotes) Once someone’s hurt you, it’s harder to relax around them, harder to think of them as safe to love. But it doesn’t stop you from wanting them (Holly Black Quotes) Those who really love you don’t mean to hurt you and if they do, you can’t see it in their eyes but it hurts them too (Holly Black Quotes) I have no memory of climbing the stairs up to the roof. I don’t even know how to get where I am, which is a problem since I’m going to have to get down, ideally in a way that doesn’t involve dying (Holly Black Quotes) I can’t trust the people I care about not to hurt me. And I’m not sure I can trust myself not to hurt them, either (Holly Black Quotes) And if I wanted to kill myself, I wouldn’t throw myself off a roof. And if I was going to throw myself off a roof, I would put on some pants before I did it (Holly Black Quotes) Marks forget that whenever something’s too good to be true, that’s because it’s a con (Holly Black Quotes) I know how to be the witness to her grief. I don’t know how to be this kind of villain (Holly Black Quotes)

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