Clairmont Quotes

That's wonderful news" Clairmont said. "Can you get this lady some tea when you have a chance? She's threatened to kill for it."
"Won't be necessary, dearie," Mary told me with a smile. "We serve tea without bloodshed. ~ Deborah Harkness

Do you still miss Gran?" I ask him as we head toward New Clairmont. "Because I miss her. We never talk about her." "A part of me died," he says. "And it was the best part." "You think so?" I ask. "That is all there is to say about it," says Granddad. ~ E. Lockhart

In truth, he hadn't liked the idea of anything on Ruby's body but him. It was selfish, a little sexist. But that was the way he'd felt."
-Aaron Clairmont, Ruby Ink ~ L.J. Wilson

Fess up, Diana. You're not worried about saying the wrong thing if you see Matthew Clairmont at a cocktail party. This is how you behave when you're working on a research problem. What is it about him that's hooked your imagination?"
Sometimes Chris seemed to suspect I was different. But there was no way to tell him the truth.
"I have a weakness for smart men."
He sighed. "Okay, don't tell me. You're a terrible liar, you know. But be careful. If he breaks your heart, I'll have to kick his ass, and this is a busy semester for me. ~ Deborah Harkness

Doing the right thing causes us to stand taller, dance more often, and step into life with more confidence. ~ Patsy Clairmont

The passion, God knows for what cause…disappeared, leaving no trace whatever behind it, except my heart wasted and ruined as if it had been scorched by a thousand lightnings ~ Claire Clairmont

One day I looked at Gat, lying in the Clairmont hammock with a book, and he seemed, well, like he was mine. Like he was my particular person. ~ E. Lockhart

Mary Jane Clairmont, the second wife of William Godwin, and Mary Shelley's stepmother, had the idea of bringing out French fairy tales for children in an attempt to make some much needed money for the family (she has not been given her due by biographers, in my view). ~ Marina Warner

No one leads an army to war, unless they have first served in battle ~ Gaiven Clairmont

If hate motivates your life, you'll never know the meaning of true love ~ Gaiven Clairmont

Belief in love can be hard, but faith in the romantic strings played by fate is faith in the symmetrical symphony sweetly delivered to comfort the screams of your heart ~ Gaiven Clairmont

For storms will rage and oceans roar,
When Gabriel stands on sea and shore,
And as he blows his wondrous horn,
Old worlds die and new be born. ~ Deborah Harkness

One year ago you walked into the Bodleian Library and straight into my heart. As soon as that wicked mouth of yours smiled, the moment your eyes lightened with recognition even though we'd never met before, I knew that my life would never be the same. ~ Deborah Harkness

Somewhere in the center of my soul, a rusty chain began to unwind. It freed itself, link by link, from where it had rested, unobserved, waiting for him. My hands, which had been balled up and pressed against his chest, unfurled with it. The chain continued to drop, to an unfathomable depth where there was nothing but darkness and Matthew. At last it snapped to its full length, anchoring me to a vampire. Despite the manuscript, despite the fact that my hands contained enough voltage to run a microwave, and despite the photograph, as long as I was connected to him, I was safe. ~ Deborah Harkness

You persist in this romantic vision of what it is to be a vampire, but despite my best efforts to curb it I have a taste for blood. ~ Deborah Harkness

What is more important to you your religion or your love for your fellow man? ~ Gaiven Clairmont

He kissed her and Ruby wanted to say, "To hell with white dresses and marriage."
-Ruby Vasquez, Ruby Ink ~ L.J. Wilson

Saints and Sinners may be separated by their actions, but they are united by their reaction to passion. ~ Gaiven Clairmont

One of the things I love about God's Word is that it has no expiration date. ~ Patsy Clairmont

[S]ometimes the fog that hides the future protects us from fretting over difficulties to come--difficulties that we're not ready to face. ~ Patsy Clairmont

Hope doesn't announce that life is safe, therefore, we will be; instead, it whispers that Christ is our safety in the midst of harsh reality. ~ Patsy Clairmont