Shannon A. Thompson Quotes - Page 2

I knew nothing of death, and, for some unexplainable reason, I was beginning to feel guilty for that. -Jessica

Damn the way he had control over me.

It's not the best life in the world, but it's all I know.

I’m not mad. I already told you that. We all have mistakes in our past...and our future. It’s a fact of life.

She affected me, even when she was absent.

I wanted to protect her, and, if I couldn’t do that, I’d at least be there for her. (Eric)

I'm just helping someone who is unfortunate. Is that a crime?

The dark, twisting clouds that had settled over Vendona’s streets seemed to open up and glide past the winking moon. The wind moaned slowly as it died while the trees began dancing with a melody only known to nature. The city became alive, and time raced forward as the sky warmed slightly. It was no longer snowing.

No one wanted to die with secrets in their grave.

I liked this rich lifestyle, but I loved the poor lifestyle better. The less money people had, the less greedy they seemed to be. The people who lived around our flocks seemed to always love everyone around them. Even though they aren’t always happy and can’t always afford the bills, they are still glad to be alive.

He's been through so much and to watch that boy suffer makes me wish this world wasn't so cruel.

His entire presence was like gravity, impossible to forget, possible to believe in, a theory merged into a law.

I wouldn’t be who I am today if it wasn’t for the people I had met and the people I had lost.

I didn’t even have a name for her, shade or human, but I didn’t need one to know her. (Eric)

She was strong and stubborn but loving. She was an untouchable angel with a devil’s mark. She was beautiful.

I thought of all the hardships and people that I had lost in the past few days alone, but, most of all, I thought of how I didn't regret any of it.

War makes animals of men, and we can't let that happen to us. If we do, we won't have any chance of survival.

Remember how far you’ve come, and you won’t have to rely on a destiny for your future. It will come on your own.

Bad bloods aren't born evil or dangerous. We are taught to be, but only because we have to if we want to survive.

When everything was right, something was bound to go wrong. (Jessica)

...the truth was more powerful than a lie could ever be (Eric)

Watching them was like watching the sunset and the sunrise, equally beautiful in different ways.

Sometimes, in the middle of the night, I’ll wake up with sweat drenching my chest and think it’s the blood and muck I was covered in that night.

Shadows could be anywhere in blackness. (Eric)

I found him between a reality and a nightmare.

One moment of true happiness was worth all the moments of pain. (Jessica)

Instead of a criminal or a drug addict, I was looking at a boy—just a boy.

She used to tell me that a full moon was when mysterious things happen and wishes come true.

Tell me, how do get away from your own self?” she questioned. I knew what she meant with a sickening realization. They knew what I was. Somehow, they had found out my only secret.

Everything seemed so unreal—so supernatural—and I had to remind myself that is was. We weren’t human. We never were. (Jessica)

I live within my daydreams and nightmares; through that, I have learned to create, and I never cease from doing so.

With the smell so close, the ocean came into view only a few moments later, sometimes peeking between old brick buildings with bright blue eyes, other times peering for a lingering moment like long lost relatives seeing one another for the first time.

I knew why love was always described with eternity. A single minute stretched out for lifetimes.

Sometimes, lies were the same things as wishes. Sometimes, wishes were things to hate.

Love crosses the sky \ on a peculiar disturbing night.

Someone who doesn’t know if tomorrow will come would rather live every day twice than live it once.

I wasn’t in the mood for a fight, but fights weren’t always conveniently scheduled. (Jessica)

Those are the bad guys, right?”“Depends on who wins, I guess.

Her kiss was a good-bye and a promise and a dream.

Chaos within destiny. It was the definition of our love.