Michelle Horst Quotes

An 'eye for an eye' shall leave you all blind.
It's sometimes better to walk away and know you will still be able to see the beauty that tomorrow will bring. ~ Michelle Horst

Love is too much like hate. They are emotions that come and go. Life, that's a different ball game. You get one life. I live you, Cara. You're my life. Her ~ Michelle Horst

The casualties of war are true heroes that everybody forgets to remember, even those who fight wars within themselves ... ~ Michelle Horst

You can never run from your past; it defines who you are today. But, use your Awo given intelligence and enjoy the future ... because THAT only comes once.' VAALBARA The Land of Shadows ~ Michelle Horst

Fear brings your mind to the edge of insanity, where everything is so frighteningly crystal clear you can take in every little thing that's happening around you. Your body runs purely on adrenaline, with not a drop of blood pumping through your veins. ~ Michelle Horst

Shit happens to the best of us, Cara," Damian says suddenly. "It's how you deal with it that counts. You've gotta fight for what you want, otherwise this life will chew you the fuck up and spit you right out. You're either a fighter or a nobody, ~ Michelle Horst

The angels knew what they were doing when they gave you green eyes, it's like you're carrying a tiny bit of nature around in you. ~ Michelle Horst

fear only has the power your mind gives it. ~ Michelle Horst

He saved me in so many ways. I didn't see it at first. He saved me from certain death. He's the scariest person I've ever met, but for some reason I felt safe with him. Now I'm just a fading star amongst all the bright ones ... All I want is love and all I get is people trying to kill me and take away what peace I manage to find in between. ~ Michelle Horst

I might not be physically strong.
But I do believe that to survive, I need to be strong-willed.
Which is more important in life? ~ Michelle Horst

There are different shades to black. There's your normal black, then there's the kind where it's so dark you see spots. It's so dark you see things children shouldn't see. It's so dark you see the Bogeyman. It's the one Daddy whispers about through the door. ~ Michelle Horst

Time ...
Once it's gone, it belongs to the past.
We do not hold on to the now, and
We do not treasure the future ...
We keep receiving this present, but we never open and cherish it until it is too late.
Until it comes no more. ~ Michelle Horst

The Sanctuary is a place where lost souls can find themselves. It is the one place on Earth you can be safe. ~ Michelle Horst

Yeah, I'd rather be a flower that only blossoms once before it dies, and then nourishes the ground with its remains - than this empty soul that's stuck in a dead shell. ~ Michelle Horst

We have our own souls and we choose who we want to be. ~ Michelle Horst

One foot in Hell, one in Heaven, but there will always be a devil.
Be he your enemy.
Be he your friend.
Be the devil your own soul for fear of the world. ~ Michelle Horst

But, that doesn't mean you can give up on yourself. Never give up on yourself! Losin' hope and faith in yourself is the worst thing that can happen. I'll be there, every step of the way. I'll help you find those pieces and some of them might be so sharp that they'll cut me, but I'll bleed for you. I'll bleed every last drop for you. Let me help you." When she still says nothing, I add, "Once you have all the scabs off and your wounds are bleedin', you can really start to heal. We'll be able to make new memories and have great times together." Her breath hitches and then her voice comes out trembling, "I wasn't allowed out of the closet. I never got to bathe or use the toilet." I'm so shocked that she's talking that my mouth drops open and I don't quite register what she's saying. ~ Michelle Horst

The first lie of life is to say that there is such a thing as trust.
Can you truly say you even trust yourself? ~ Michelle Horst

There are two bonds formed – belonging together and suffering together.
Which bond will withstand the true test of Darkness? ~ Michelle Horst

If I had wings I would fly,
I'd soar on high where only eagles dare
I'd let them rip, I'd let them tear,
until all that remained was me bare. ~ Michelle Horst

It is a perfect deception when you can lie to yourself and believe it. You cannot love two people the same. One will always fall by the shadows ... even if that one is you. ~ Michelle Horst

My happiness is tied to how I feel about myself. ~ Michelle Obama

When we start to realize how amazing God's story is, a question naturally arises: "Who am I that I should get to be a part of the greatest story ever told? ~ Michelle Anthony

Style helps distinguish you ... It's a great potential opportunity that people tend to leave by the wayside ~ Michelle Obama

I pointed to it.
"Yuca," Noah said.
I pointed to the dough balls.
"Fried plantains."
I pointed to a low bowl filled with what purported to be stew, but then Noah said, "Are you going to point, or are you going to eat? ~ Michelle Hodkin

It is far easier to make a good first impression than to change a bad one. ~ Michelle Tillis Lederman

I also learned that being rich didn't protect you from failure. ~ Michelle Obama

You never know whether the subject matter will click with the audience at that particular time. I wish there was a formula, you know, 'That plus that equals success.' ~ Michelle Yeoh

Oh that voice, so sweet. Rich, like the taste of vanilla ice cream, vowels like flute music, warm caramel consonants. She could float in that voice forever and not miss a thing. ~ Suki Michelle

I have always thought it unwise to let fear be your personal guide." "Which one would you prefer? Love has its problems as well, if you listen to old stories." "Ah, but I would argue that that is not love - it is fear. It is fear of the loss of love. But we might spend idle hours arguing the definition of the word love, and I have dinner prepared. ~ Michelle Sagara

It's hard to make speeches with your hair in your face! ~ Michelle Obama

Truth is, people will never recognize what has changed within you, what makes you tick, what sets your heart and soul on fire, or what causes a rage within your bloodstream, unless they yearn to understand your soul. ~ Kristin Michelle Elizabeth

But continuing to initiate conversations and be curious about people is fundamental to building valuable relationships, because curiosity creates connections - that is the law of curiosity. ~ Michelle Tillis Lederman

Ms. Bone has weaved a captivating tale of cat and mouse that will keep the reader turning pages long into the night." Michelle Beattie, author of WHAT A PIRATE DESIRES ~ Katherine Bone

The arts and humanities define who we are as a people. That is their power
to remind us of what we each have to offer, and what we all have in common. To help us understand our history and imagine our future. To give us hope in the moments of struggle and to bring us together when nothing else will. ~ Michelle Obama

Fashion is about so much more than just a pretty pair of pumps or the perfect hemline. For so many people across the country, it is a calling, it is a career, and it's a way they feed their families. ~ Michelle Obama

Your strong jaw, your perfectly mussed-up hair, the lean but somehow still muscular body, the height - you're practically Captain America."
"Except English."
"Even worse! ~ Michelle Hodkin

Kaylin glanced at the small dragon, who exhaled the sigh of the long-suffering everywhere. ~ Michelle Sagara

Musical theater can save you, even if only for two or three hours at a time. ~ Michelle Knudsen

We believe the explanation we hear last. It's one of the ways in which narrative influences our perception of truth. We crave finality, and end to interpretation, not seeing that this too, the tying up of all loose ends in the last chapter, is only a storytelling ruse. The device runs contrary to experience, wouldn't you say? Time never simplifies - it unravels and complicates. Guilty parties show up everywhere. The plot does nothing but thicken. ~ Michelle De Kretser

Soul mates, I've always believed in, so I accepted the truth there. But curses? That was extreme. There had to be a place where the line was drawn between fiction and reality, and a curse sounded way more on the fiction side of the spectrum. ~ Michelle Madow

When I looked at a map in town, Rhode Island seemed lost up there in the corner. A state so small and crowded, there didn't seem to be room for a person at all. ~ Michelle Hoover

The larger the space you have to consume, the better the chance of not meeting up with yourself. ~ Michelle I. Brooks

Maybe he thinks wild translates into easy, Ryder said.
Or maybe he likes wild, I responded.
Maybe, but I bet he thinks you're easy.
You're killing my moment, Ryder.
OK, be happy he thinks you're easy. ~ Michelle Flick

There will come a moment when there's nothing you want more than us. Together. When you're free of every fear and there is nothing in our way. ~ Michelle Hodkin

... don't apologize for standing up for yourself. Never allow yourself to be used, or be forced into something you don't really want. Don't apologize for asking for respect. You deserve it. ~ Michelle A. Valentine

Martial arts is just practice. Being a geisha requires complete control. ~ Michelle Yeoh

[N]o one has more power in the criminal justice system that prosecutors. Few rules constrain the exercise of prosecutorial discretion. The prosecutor is free to dismiss a case for any reason or no reason at all, regardless of the strength of the evidence. The prosecutor is also free to file more charges against the defendepant the can realistically be proven in court, so long as probable cause arguable exists. Whether a good plea deal is offered to a defendant is entirely up to the prosecutor. And if the mood strikes, the prosecutor can transfer drug defendants to the federal system, where penalties are far more severe. Juveniles, for their part, cam be transferred to adult court, where they can be sent to adult prison. ~ Michelle Alexander

Now you are no longer a giggling child, smiling at whoever comes along. You are a woman with power. Learn to control your smile, and you can control what men will think about you. ~ Michelle Moran

Both of us are justifiably disturbed by this development, though it has provided a new avenue of exploration as to why the fuck both of us are so deeply weird. ~ Michelle Hodkin

To believe in miracles in one thing ... to know what miracle you want to manifest right now, and accept it, is another. ~ Michelle Cruz-Rosado

If all women were as frail as men seem to believe, the human race would have died out millennia ago. ~ Michelle Cooper

I'm a big Sarah Michelle Gellar [Buffy the Vampire Slayer] fan. Huge. I love her. She's gorgeous. I see her Maybelline ads, and I'm like, 'How can she be that pretty?' ~ Kirsten Storms

How much did a Dragon hide, when he walked the streets of the city? ~ Michelle Sagara

You were planned, Noah. Engineered." Noah practically radiated frustration. "For what?"
"To be the hero," David said, looking at Noah like he was his greatest disappointment. "To slay the dragon. But you fell in love with it instead. ~ Michelle Hodkin

The core for everything is to be grateful. It's literally as simple as that. I've always known that I'm lucky to be an actress, and I'm lucky to be a working actress. I'm lucky to have garnered attention for certain roles, and I'm grateful for it. ~ Michelle Trachtenberg

For me, inspiration isn't a sort of spark which lights the fire of the story. It's more like a thread, one of many, which you can tease out of a story once it's written, if you feel so inclined. ~ Michelle Paver