Alyson Noel Quotes & Sayings

One more sign of how perfect Damen is - he keeps a pair of trunks in his car. — Alyson Noel

Exactly, he confirmed, adding a to go along with it - a telepathic emoticon that made me smile too. — Alyson Noel

Sometimes you just have to act on your own. Sometimes you have to do what you know inside to be right. — Alyson Noel

And I know you've spent a lifetime trying to protect me from the staggering pain of grief that comes from losing the things and the people and the places you allowed yourself to care about
but guess what, Jennika
that's no way to live. As much as it hurts to lose something you love, there's much greater joy in getting to experience it for as long as it lasts. — Alyson Noel

Like when you scrape your knee and you get a scar, but then the
scar fades so much that no one can see it but you. But you know where it is. Cuz you remember what caused it. And
no matter how hard you try, you can never forget how bad it hurt when it first happened. — Alyson Noel

And now I'm right back where I started. Sober and miserable. — Alyson Noel

Chepi taught me that all of nature - the sun, the moon, those mountains - all of it knows you from the time you were just an idea. That we're all cells with different purposes, yet we are all connected - existing to serve each other as well as the whole. — Alyson Noel

The lions are now lunching with the lambs. — Alyson Noel

It all comes down to your intention. When you put all of your focus on a problem you just get more of the problem. But if you put your focus on being of help, then your energy is directed toward the help instead of the problem — Alyson Noel

And I start to say, no.
Start to ask him to please just take it off and put it away.
Start to explain how it holds far too many memories for me.
But then I remember what Damen said once about memories - that they're haunting things.
And because I refuse to be haunted by mine - I just take a deep breath and smile when I say, You know, I think it looks really good on you. You should defiantly keep it. — Alyson Noel

So it's a yes, then? To blue-corn pancakes or being your girlfriend? — Alyson Noel

Mine. I'm on my side. — Alyson Noel

You cannot outwalk your problems. Can never run fast enough to evade them completely. — Alyson Noel

But why didn't you just ask me?" I set down my fork and glare at her.
"Because you were sleeping," She says, taking a sip if Chardonnay.
"I was taking a nap, Mom. It wasn't intended to be some kind of Disney fairy-tale hundred-year snooze. — Alyson Noel

I wonder why the promises I make to other people always become more important than the ones I make to myself. — Alyson Noel

Maybe some things are just meant to be. maybe some things just happen, no matter what. — Alyson Noel

I reach for the book on my nightstand instead. Immersed in the story of a guy and a girl so entwined, so perfectly made for each other, their love transcends time. Wishing I could climb inside those pages and live there forever, preferring their story to mine. — Alyson Noel

But while everything around us seems to be in a constant state of flux- people at their very core remained exactly the same. All of us still seeking the things we've sought all along - shelter, food, love, greater meaning - " He shakes his head. "A quest that's immune to evolution. — Alyson Noel

That's what true love is. It cannot be broken, it cannot be chipped away, it's eternal, everlasting, and it can weather any storm. — Alyson Noel

Of course, I didn't kill them. They're just taking a little ... siesta, that's all. — Alyson Noel

Because if you're gonna make someone choose, then you shouldn't be surprised when they don't choose you. — Alyson Noel

It's not that kind of love. It's the real kind. The unconditional kind. The nonjudgemental kind. Not the physical kind. I love you as a fellow soul who inhabits this earth. I love you as a fellow immortal. I love you because I finally understand what made you the way you are. And if I could change it, I would. But I can't - so I choose to love you instead. And my hope is that my acceptance of you will spur you to do something good too, but if not - " I shrug. "At least I can say I tried. — Alyson Noel

Deep down inside, my heart knew the score.
And I know that Haven was wrong.
It's not always a case of one loving more than the other.
When two people are truly meant to be, they love equally.
Differently - but still equal. — Alyson Noel

The weird thing about saying good-bye is that it never gets easier. — Alyson Noel

But my attention's elsewhere, drawn to that warm wonderful pull, the familiar loving essence that only belongs to one person - only belongs to him
Watching as Damen cuts through the water, board tucked under his arm, body so sculpted, so bronzed, Rembrandt would weep. Water sluicing behind him like a hot knife through butter, cleanly, fluidly, as though parting the sea.
My lips part, desperate to speak, to call out his name and bring him back to me. But just as I'm about to, my eyes meet his and I see what he sees: me - hair tangled and wet - clothes twisted and clinging - frolicking in the ocean on a hot sunny day with Jude's tanned strong arms still wrapped around me.
I release myself from Jude's grip, but it's too late. Damen's already seen me.
Already moved on.
Leaving me hollow, breathless, as I watch him retreat.
No tulips, no telepathic message, just a sad, empty void left behind in his place. — Alyson Noel

Home. That wonderful place I was lucky enough to revisit no matter how short a time finally realizing it's not relegated to just one single place its wherever you make it. — Alyson Noel

Everything passes. Everything experiences the birth and death cycle. — Alyson Noel

What if it can't be worked out? What if I'm - what if I'm broken for good? — Alyson Noel

We meet the people we're supposed to when the time is just right. — Alyson Noel

Damen is gorgeous. I know this without looking up. I just focus on my book as he makes his way toward me since I know way too much about my classmates already. So as far as I'm concerned, an extra moment of ignorance really is bliss.
But according to the innermost thoughts of Stacia Miller sitting just two rows before me - Damen Auguste is totally smoking hot.
Her best friend, Honor, completely agrees.
So does Honor's boyfriend, Craig, but that's a whole other story — Alyson Noel

Because that was some mega tense awkwardness, a real 'Hello my name is Ever and I'll be your next stalker' kind of moment ... — Alyson Noel

And just as I start to move past him, my hip accidentally rubs against his, and his face is so close, and his eyes so deep, that I can't help but lift my fingers to his smooth, sculptured cheek. Then without even thinking, I close my eyes, lean in, and kiss him. — Alyson Noel

But I want you to know that you're a beautiful girl, far more beautiful than I ever was at your age, and that starving yourself to compete with all of those skinny celebrities who spend half their lives checking in and out of rehab is not only a completely unreasonable and unattainable goal, but will only end up making you sick. — Alyson Noel

That was one time,and it was only for three days,as you well know-"
But I barely get to finish before she's shaking her head, practically shouting, "It was four days,Daire. Four."
"That's only because of the time difference and you know it," I mumble, thinking how sad it is that after weeks of not seeing each other,this is the way she chooses to greet me.But now that she's started,I'm not in much of a hugging mood either. "The point is,it was just once,and there were special circumstances involved sine I was"-enduring a vision quest/full-body dismemberment in a remote cave-"not feeling well ... due to my injuries from the accident and all. — Alyson Noel

No one ever volunteers for change. Even when the situation they're in makes them unhappy, most people would rather stick with the unhappy they know, than take a chance on something unknown. — Alyson Noel

Remember when you picked me up like a frisbee and tossed me across you yard? — Alyson Noel

Each soul, each person, has to find their own way - learn their own lessons ... It's all those rough bits that make us stronger. — Alyson Noel

No matter what happens, we'll always be together, always find a way to locate each other. No matter which guise my soul decides to wear, I will always return to you. Just like I always have returned to you. — Alyson Noel

There is an old and very wise Native American saying: Every time you point a finger in scorn - there are three remaining fingers pointing right back at you. — Alyson Noel

We don't always get the journey we want. But we always get the journey we need. — Alyson Noel

Another one from the immortals and again i cant remember what book.
Haven to Ever
In every relationship there is always someone who loves more, my point is no matter how it looks from the outside the truth is, its never really equal, that's just not the way it works,there is always the pursued and the pursuer, the cat and the mouse. — Alyson Noel

Though I have to admit, I had a good laugh when I realized you thought I was a bloodsucker." He smiles.
"Oh, well excuse me. I mean since there are immortals running around, I figure we may as well bring on the faeries, wizards, werewolves, and - " I shake my head. "I mean jeez, you talk about all this like it's normal! — Alyson Noel

Life is not meant to be an open-book test. — Alyson Noel

You hurt my feelings." He shoots me a wounded look.
"I wasn't aware that you had any. — Alyson Noel

Because sometimes there's more worth in silence than noise. Sometimes everything you need to know is contained in that small quiet space. Sometimes we get so caught up in distraction and noise and seeking other people's approval we forget the quiet seed of truth that lives in our hearts. But just because we fail to tune in to it, doesn't mean it's not there. — Alyson Noel

I have no idea what Paloma looks like-what she'll be like.
I have no idea what to expect.
I should've asked more questions.
I should've used the last ten hours to grill Chay until he broke-until he confided every dark and dirty secret Paloma is hiding.
Instead,I chose to eat.And read.And dream about some phantom boy with smooth brown skin,icy-blue eyes, and long glossy black hair-a boy I've never even met in real life.
Lot of good it did me. — Alyson Noel

Do you realize how important it is to be independent? To be able to take care of yourself? To not rely on someone else for your most basic needs? And to not get so damn attached to stuff that you'd rather demean yourself than live without it? — Alyson Noel

Good luck with that." I turn to face him. "She's predisposed to hate you. Convinced you'll be my downfall. Says you've got heartbreaker written all over you."
Dace grips the wheel tighter,eyebrows quirked, gaze stricken in a way that makes me feel bad for saying it, but it's only a moment later when he laughs and says, "Funny,that's the same thing Chepi said about you." Addressing my confusion when he adds, "That day at the gas station, when I saw you sitting on the curb,talking on the phone-Chepi caught me looking and warned me right then and there to keep my distance,to not get involved. — Alyson Noel

Can I come back tomorrow? And if so, do I get to go first? — Alyson Noel

Now, now." He smiles, "Don't you worry 'bout a thing. Damen's right where you left him. Though I must say I can't believe that you left him. I underestimated you. I had no idea. Though I can't help but wonder how Damen would feel if he knew. I bet he underestimated you too. — Alyson Noel

...we have the power to transform anything we have the courage to face. — Alyson Noel

What is going on with you?" she says, shaking her head and pushing me away. "What's up with all the love and affection? I mean, you of all people, you of the eternal iPod-hoodie combo. — Alyson Noel

Your heart always knows what's important. It always knows how to guide you. It's pure, and trustworthy
though it will never shout to be heard. it will never speak above a whisper. But if you learn how to heed it, how to hear it, you will never feel lost in the world. — Alyson Noel

He rambled.
Oh boy, did he ramble.
He rambled in a way that was nothing but
a bunch of bippidy blah blah to my ears.
Rambled in a way that made my head go
all dizzy and squeezy. — Alyson Noel

Saw you with my brother." His gaze moves over me. "Guess that explains your attraction to me-he looks just like me."
His cocky grin fading when I roll my eyes in reponse.
"Well,you sure spend a lot of time thinking about me-searching for me-don't you,Santos?" he says,determined to make me admit the ridiculous.
"Don't flatter yourself,Coyote. It's an occupational hazard.Purely job related. — Alyson Noel

Music is one of the highest art forms there is. It can define a life, change a life, or even safe a life, in just three short minutes. — Alyson Noel

And this too shall pass. Though — Alyson Noel

You can't change the past, it just is — Alyson Noel

It's only at first sight,when the mind's a blank slate,that you get the purest look.
So I fold the flap back,and write:
Tumbleweeds. — Alyson Noel

It means you got your glow on." He smiled, hovering right alongside me. "It means you're on your way. — Alyson Noel

But the moment our eyes meet, I'm right back under his spell, a helpless hunk of steel to his irresistible magnet. — Alyson Noel

...I've never been happier. — Alyson Noel

You're either gonna let them fulfill their destiny and bloom, or, more likely, you're gonna screw it all up and damn them to the depths. — Alyson Noel

So cute how you called out for Damen after conjuring that chaste little love scene in your head. — Alyson Noel

Non, je ne regrette rien. Because you just can't regret the things you learn from. — Alyson Noel

Best friends make the worst enemies, they know all your secrets and how to hurt you the most. — Alyson Noel

Somewhere in the crowd was at least one potential friend who'd understand the fundamental value of goofing off.
Because if not, how boring would that be? — Alyson Noel

I thought it was real. But by morning, all I had left were fragmented pieces, shifting images with no beginning or end. — Alyson Noel

The only reason I lost, the only reason I failed to get what I want, is because the monster is me, there's no difference between us. It makes all the moves, calls all the shots, while I'm just along for the ride, with no idea how to pull the brakes or get off. — Alyson Noel

And while I'm sure you feel that your particular mistake is extraordinarily big, insurmountable even, contrary to what you might think, these types of things can always be undone, and oftentimes aren't nearily as lethal as we think - or, should I say, as we allow them to be. — Alyson Noel

I love you," I whisper.
"And I love you." He smiles, his lips seeking mine. "Always have. Always will. — Alyson Noel

Forgiveness is healing. Especially forgiving yourself — Alyson Noel

Love and fear. Love and fear is all there is - everything else is just an offshoot, motivated by those two. — Alyson Noel

You know what they say about secrets, right? — Alyson Noel

Our past may shape us, but it doesn't define who we become. — Alyson Noel

Our cause is much greater. And now,with you on board, it won't be long before we rule the Middleworld, the Lowerworld, and ultimately the Upperworld too. My dad's really gonna be proud of me then. His eyes blaze at the idea,proving once again,he's a psychopath. — Alyson Noel

You left me.
Not realizing until I've said my final good-bye and closed the door behind me, that he's not referring to the past.
He's prophesying our future. — Alyson Noel

Everything just feels so empty without her. She was more a parent to me than my birth parents were. She took me in, fed, dressed me, but most importantly, she treated me with respect. She taught me that my abilities were nothing to be ashamed of, nothing I should try so hard to deny. She convinced me that what I had was a gift-not a curse- and that I shouldn't let other people's narrow minds and fears determine how I love, what I do, or how I perceive myself in the world. She actually made me believe that in no way, shape, or form did their uninformed opinions make me a freak. — Alyson Noel

Maybe." I shrug. "But what I meant was, can't you use the makeup to cover it?"
Miles rolls his eyes and scowls. "Oh, so I can sport a huge flesh-colored beacon instead? Would you look at this thing? There's no disguising it. It's got it's own DNA! It's casting shadows! — Alyson Noel

Family dinner. Seven-thirty sharp. Tie optional. Straight-jacker required. — Alyson Noel

You can't escape karma ... It is what it is. It doesn't judge, it's neither good nor bad like most people think. It's the result of all the actions, positive and negative
a constant balancing act of events
cause and effect
tit for tat
reaping and sowing
what goes around comes around ... However you phrase it, it's the same in the end. — Alyson Noel

Just make sure you're gone by the time we get to Miles's. It creeps me out to see you sitting in his lap without his permission. — Alyson Noel

What a tangle love is. — Alyson Noel

I was a beautiful vampire princess loved, worshiped and admired by all. I lived in a luxurious gothic castle and I have no idea how I ended up at this fiberglass table with you losers. — Alyson Noel

The love of every single one of my lives. — Alyson Noel

You're strictly a tulip girl - a red tulip girl. — Alyson Noel

The other side of midnight's hour strikes a herald thrice rung
Seer, Shadow, Sun - together they come
Sixteen winters hence - the light shall be eclipsed
Leaving darkness to ascend beneath a sky bleeding fire — Alyson Noel

The only thing a person can ever really do is keep moving forward. Take that big leap forward without hesitation, without once looking back. Simply forget the past and forge toward the future. — Alyson Noel

I lean back against the velvet-cushioned seat and close my eyes to the sound of hooves pounding hard against the cobblestone streets. Their clip-clopping harmony keeping perfect tempo with the rumble of carriage wheels, affording a sound as sweet as any symphony I've ever heard.
It's the sound of escape
The sound of goodbye
A sound that's served to soothe me in the past, providing the much-needed assurance that the unwelcome inquiries and suspicions of newly alerted acquaintances would soon fade - allowing for a brief respite in a new location, before I'm on the move again.
I'm a gypsy.
A nomad.
A vagabond.
A drifter. — Alyson Noel

Are you staring at me because you've seen my doppelganger roaming the halls, playing kind of the cafeteria? Or because you need to borrow a pencil and you're too shy to ask? — Alyson Noel

When you think about it in the big scheme of things our time together is like a dash of spice in a big cosmic soup - important for richness of flavor but still not quite the main ingredient. The past is over. It can't and shouldn't be reclaimed. All we ever have is now anyway. — Alyson Noel

After two solid weeks of waking up in Damen's bed, wrapped in Damen's arms, you'd think I'd have grown used to it by now.
But nope.
Not even close.
Though I could get used to it.
I'd like to get used to it. — Alyson Noel

dreamweaves were doing more harm than good. They were endangering people, making them believe in a false sense of security. Resulting in a population of delusional people, running around, taking unnecessary risks. And I think we all know that nothing good comes of that! — Alyson Noel

If you insist on the chase," I say, my voice much surer than I feel."Then you better start training. 'Cause, dude you're in for a marathon. — Alyson Noel

Either way, we'll ride out together. That's how it is with soul mates. Thats just what they do. — Alyson Noel

I look at him more than a little shocked by his words knowing how much he likes being right being in charge most people do. — Alyson Noel

What we think about, what we concentrate on, will always, always, be reflected on the outside. — Alyson Noel

Love is irrational. Nonsensical. Makes you feel things that seem wildly inappropriate when you consider the surrounding circumstances. And yet you shouldn't ever question it, shouldn't ever doubt it. You should just accept it for the gift it is. — Alyson Noel

Miracles do occur, and it's never too late to turn your life around and reach for something better. — Alyson Noel

A woman who's given me a home-a purpose.And for the first time in my life,I-"
"A purpose?" Jennika squints, as she cocks her head and steps closer. "And just what exactly might that be? You planning to take over her garden? Apprentice as an herbal healer? I had much higher hopes for you, Daire. — Alyson Noel