Sally Green Quotes & Sayings

Tell me about Wales. I want to go to Wales with you one day."
And I smile and want to cry too. And I tell him about this special place in the mountains that I went to one summer: there was a small lake and I could climb the cliff behind it and dive into the water. And I tell him I'll take him there when the war's over. — Sally Green

What do you want to do?" Gabriel asks.
"Not commit suicide," I say. "Wait for Marcus. — Sally Green

Later I wake and he's asleep and I move over him gently to kiss across his chest and listen to his slow heartbeat, and I want to stay there, listening to his heart. I feel strange. I can't remember ever feeling like this. I think I'm sort of happy. — Sally Green

I'm not a hero but I can end the war — Sally Green

Is Gabriel still mad at me?"
"Nesbitt hesitates and then says, "On a scale of one to ten, I'd say he's at nine and a half."
"So, it could be worse then."
"He'll calm down." Nesbitt nudges me and says, "The best thing about arguments is the making-up after. I see a big reconciliation ahead for you two: you apologise and he takes you into his arms and --"
"Nesbitt, shut up. — Sally Green

Nice basket too. You can never have too many baskets, I've found." She studies the basket, turning it round. "If you learn nothing else today, at least remember that. — Sally Green

I'm smiling. I'm supposed to be a Black Witch and I'm smiling like a little kid. — Sally Green

Wounded, not lost. — Sally Green

Finally, the day of our meeting crawls into the light and then takes a year to drag itself to the afternoon. — Sally Green

I've killed fifty-two people. But really all I want is to get my hands on her. I'd be happy with fifty-three. Just one more and I'll be satisfied. — Sally Green

Wild is an interesting word. We imagine wild to be untamed and out of control but, of course, nature isn't like that; nature is controlled, ordered, extremely disciplined by all its elements. — Sally Green

And Gabriel leans closer and closer and, very slowly and gently, he kisses me, on the lips, with infinite tenderness, so that our skin is barely touching. I pull away a little but he stays close to me.
"Don't hate yourself. Don't hate any bit of yourself. — Sally Green

You have the power to fight. You do what other people can't do. — Sally Green

It's amazing to see the beauty of the world. It's so beautiful and so brutal. It's a reminder that every second of life is precious. — Sally Green

The new trick is to stay in the present ... Get lost in the detail of it ... Enjoy it! — Sally Green

He says in a strong German accent, "Half and half, eh?"
Nesbitt laughs. "You got that right: half human, half animal."
Gabriel says, "And always pissed off - though I can't imagine why when he's in your company, Nesbitt. — Sally Green

If I have friends how come I always feel alone? — Sally Green

I want to be a Half Code. I want to be Black and White, the best of both. — Sally Green

Later I remember what I could do. It's easy. I could kill them all. — Sally Green

A year ago I was being kept in this cell and I didn't want to kill anyone, not even the people who held me prisoner. I just wanted to escape, just wanted freedom. And now I have that; I have my freedom. — Sally Green

He says, "You know I love you. Still. Forever". — Sally Green

Gab has just returned this journal to me, saying he found it on the kitchen table. I suspect he's been reading it. If so - KEEP OUT!!! and I LOVE YOU!!! but mainly THIS IS PRIVATE. KEEP OUT!!!

M,
If this is a private journal then you shouldn't leave it open in a place where I can see it.
Gabriel — Sally Green

Learn from your mistakes but expect your enemies to learn from theirs. — Sally Green

The point of being good is doing it when it's tough, not when it's easy. — Sally Green

People are always dying. Its a terrible habit they have and nothing you can do will change that. — Sally Green

The trick is not to mind.
Not to mind about it hurting.
Not to mind about anything. — Sally Green

But the more store you set in visions the more they have a habit of coming true. — Sally Green

I can't not be with you, Nathan. I wanted to leave you in that grave and walk away but I couldn't. I can't walk ten paces away from you without it hurting me. I treasure every second with you. Every second. More than you know. — Sally Green

Her skin is soft and skin-colored - not dirt-colored. — Sally Green

Gabriel jokes, "If they find out Blondine got the last of the bread there'll be murder."
Nesbitt says, "If that's true I'll murder her myself. — Sally Green

I thought that exile meant you had to leave your country and you could go anywhere--somewhere in the sun, a tropical island, say, or America. But exile doesn't mean that; it means you are banished to a specific place, and guess what, that place isn't in the sun and is no paradise, it's not even America. It's some cold, miserable place like Siberia, where you don't know anyone and you can barely survive. It's another prison. — Sally Green

But...what makes you Nathan--what makes you so special--is that you are both White Witch and Black Witch, both dark and full of light. That's what I love about you. What I've always loved. And I love you still, Nathan, and I know I always will. But you're changing. And now...now what I fear is that you'll get the amulet and you'll hone the Gifts you took from your father. You'll be invulnerable and you'll kill more people, many, many more people. I fear you won't be able to stop and you'll lose yourself completely. And then I'll come to dread you too. — Sally Green

You wound me in other ways, Nathan — Sally Green

Let's suppose Marcus has threatened to kill a member of your family: Arran, say. The only way you can save Arran is by killing Marcus."
"Let's suppose something more realistic. The Council threatens a member of my family: Arran, say. The only way I can stop them killing Arran is by killing Marcus. — Sally Green

It's easier to stay positive with your eyes open. — Sally Green

I always thought a person's Gift reflected something about that person and all I can think is that my Gift reflects my desires, and my desires are to be totally wild, totally free. — Sally Green

You've been away a long time. Were you lost?

I was wounded, not lost. — Sally Green

If you fight then I fight too. — Sally Green

Gabriel.' I'm so close to him our lips are almost touching, and then I move closer so our lips are touching as I say his name again. It's like a kiss but it's not really a kiss. And it's nice and I want more. I move my lips without saying his name, still barely touching, then closer, caressing his lips with mine. And he kisses me. — Sally Green

Tired?" he asks.
"Tired - yes. Angry - yes. Pissed off - ninety-nine percent of the time. Fun to be around - never."
Gabriel smiles. "Who wants fun when you can have interesting? — Sally Green

Is he a psychopath? I don't know. I don't know what the definition is. Don't know how far down the path of eating people you have to go before you officially become a psycho. — Sally Green

He looks at me. His face is dotted with raindrops but I think there are tears too.
'I love her. I always have. You know that.'
'And me?'
And I known he means how I feel about him and me kissing him.
'You're my friend, Gabriel.'
'Do you kiss all your friends like that?' But he asks it without the harshness of his other questions. It's a real question.
'Just you. — Sally Green

Sometimes I think you're still a prisoner. You're not free of this place in your head, Nathan. And you're definitely not free of those people. They haunt you. — Sally Green

I'm tired of your revenge, your anger, your hate. The war is killing you. — Sally Green