Cass Quotes & Sayings

He looked down on me from the corner of his eyes, for all the world as if there were some mortal feud unavenged between us. — Kiera Cass

Or consider the fact that after people buy a new car, they often love to read advertisements that speak enthusiastically about the same car that they have just obtained. Those advertisements tend to be comforting because they confirm the wisdom of the decision to purchase that particular car. If you are a member of a particular political party or have strong convictions, you might want support, reinforcement, and ammunition, not criticism. — Cass R. Sunstein

Wanting to cry doesn't mean you can. Or at least not in any way that can give you some sort of satisfaction. It's a luxury really. The same goes for songs and laughter, or the words whispered in the ear of a friend. — Kiera Cass

You ought to be looking where you're going."
"A gentleman would offer his hand right now."
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"Eadlyn, you've never thought I was a gentleman."
"True. — Kiera Cass

When we met, you couldn't stop staring at my breasts."
His face went pale, as if he seriously thought he was so subtle no one would notice. "Make sure you get an equally satisfactory look a my backside as you leave. — Kiera Cass

Having a boy see you, acknowledge you in such a way that you felt sure no one had ever experienced that feeling before, all the while knowing you'd joined a long line of people who did the same dance to find the person they spend their lives with. — Kiera Cass

My advice is precisely the advice my mother gave me. If you believe you have talent, the next thing you must have is determination. If you keep working, keep striving, and try always to move forward a little bit with every job you do, you'll eventually make it. And I believe that! — Cass Elliot

Dressed-up Cass is like a creature from another planet. One I want to colonize. — Huntley Fitzpatrick

I'm happy, Ahren. I'm a princess. I have everything."
"I think you're mistaking comfort for joy. — Kiera Cass

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Don't ask why. Just accept it. — Cass Swenson

And his was so beautiful. — Kiera Cass

Ivan held both hands in front of him as if this was very serious. My current approach is using one fork for each bite and then making a pile of them in the middle of the table. — Kiera Cass

You're the only person who really knows me. The only person I feel I truly know myself."
"Knowledge isn't love," I contradicted. — Kiera Cass

We kept eating for a while and I though maybe this would be enough for one night. We'd moved into a very safe territiory. I could talk about desserts for hours! But then, without warrning, he started talking about his life again. — Kiera Cass

You've changed me forever. And I'll never forget you. — Kiera Cass

And there it was, pushing up through all the worries: hope. — Kiera Cass

Because I could do this. I could do it well. I had to. I had to prove, finally, that I could lead, make decisions. — Kiera Cass

I kind of wanted someone to rearrange the stars so they spelled out his words. I needed them big and bright, and somewhere I could see then when things felt dark. I love you. And I'm so, so proud. — Kiera Cass

like drops of poison so small someone didn't realize they'd ingested something dangerous until it had overtaken them. "Anyway, — Kiera Cass

Those two moods are so different! Is everyone in your family like that?"
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"Unquestionably."
Baden nodded. "Good to know. I'll buy a shield and some binoculars. — Kiera Cass

You're not winged because you are flying on a dragon — Cass Ark Galleas

Consumers are no longer concerned about coming to our offices and meeting our people like they used to be. — Jason D. Cass

I just write songs whenever I feel like it, whenever they come to me. — Cass McCombs

She shook her head. I didn't stand a chance, did I? It's been you the whole time. — Kiera Cass

Do you need me to break her leg? I could make it happen." She chuckled to herself. "I'm kidding. — Kiera Cass

Music is the marriage of the feelings of the living to the wisdom of the dead. — Cass McCombs

Eh. Everything doesn't seem like anything when you love someone. Especially when you're young." I — Kiera Cass

I rose, locking eyes with Maxon, who I noticed had stopped chewing. — Kiera Cass

Don't worry, Mer. I'll take care of you. — Kiera Cass

Not much of a childhood, Cass. When did you get to play?"
With a frown, she said, "I played."
"You took apart your robot dog. — Michelle O'Leary

But ... maybe I could find something. Maybe there would be one person who'd still want to kiss me when I had a runny nose or would rub my shoulders after a long day of meetings. Maybe I could find someone who didn't seem so scary, who made letting him past the wall seem natural. But all that still could be asking for too much. — Kiera Cass

But Aspen and I were never just friends. From the moment I became truly aware of him, I was in love with him. — Kiera Cass

I pranced around the room like a blind moose, but what I lacked in grace I made up for in effort. — Kiera Cass

He was composed, polite, and intelligent. All the things a prince should be. — Kiera Cass

Almost every time I sang, he did this. I think he enjoyed the sound of my raspy breathing more than the singing itself. — Kiera Cass

"I think we need food."
"As long as I don't have to cook it."
He threw his arm around my shoulder as we turned back to the palace. It felt like a very boyfriendish thing to do. "But we did so great last time."
"All I learned about was butter."
"Then you know everything. — Kiera Cass

What about you, America?" Kriss asked.
The only one who really caught my eye was Aspen, and after feeling that ache for him, this felt kind of stupid. I dodged the question.
"I don't know. They're all kind of nice."
"Kind of nice?" Celeste echoed. "You have to be kidding! These are some of the best-looking guys I've ever seen."
"It's only a bunch of boys without their shirts on," I countered. "Yeah, why don't you enjoy it for a minute before it's just the three of us you have to look at," she said snippily.
"Whatever. Maxon looks just as good without his shirt on as any of those guys. — Kiera Cass

If there's one thing I've learned from being in the Selection, it's that some girls have a frightening killer instinct. Don't let the ball gowns fool you, she finished with a smile. — Kiera Cass

Listen to me, kitten. Win or lose, you'll always be a princess to me. — Kiera Cass

If you don't want me to be in love with you, you're going to have to stop looking so lovely. First thing tomorrow I'm having your maids sew some potato sacks together for you. — Kiera Cass

This letter has gotten foolish, and I think you know how I detest looking like a fool. But still I do. For you. — Kiera Cass

You're so pretty when you're a mess. — Kiera Cass

I think that every state in the union should recognize same-sex marriage. — Cass Sunstein

This is a dandelion, " I told him. He shrugged. "I know. Some see a weed; some see a flower. Perspective. — Kiera Cass

Your problem, it is not here' - he pointed the pen at Max-Ernest's throat - 'it is here' - he pointed the pen at Max-Ernest's chest. 'My heart is heavy, too. But you must be strong. This situation, it is very serious. It is not only Cass's life that is at stake. If she dies, the Secret, it will die too. — Pseudonymous Bosch

If you go to Cass Sunstein, what net neutrality means is now if you go to FoxNews, you will have Arianna Huffington, a little box pop up with her showing that "Bill O'Reilly is wrong on this" or "here's an opposing view of Bill O'Reilly". — Glenn Beck

Every day you say something or do something that challenges me, changes me. — Kiera Cass

But if he does pick you . . . that'll be good. You deserve to be happy." That was it. I slapped him. "You idiot!" I whisper-yelled at him. "I hate him! I loved you! I wanted you; all I ever wanted was you! — Kiera Cass

Shhh, don't say a word. If anyone hears, there'll be hell to pay. Just let me look at you. And so I obeyed. I stayed there, quiet and still, while Aspen stared into my eyes. — Kiera Cass

Life is pointless. Love is pointless. And still, wouldn't I do every second of it all over again?"
"I'm guessing yes."
"Undoubtedly. Yes. — Kiera Cass

Maxon, you were the one who said you wanted to stop arguing. So stop giving me reasons to argue with you! — Kiera Cass

Of all the lies you've told me, that's the one I resent the most. — Kiera Cass

I could see the outline of the cage coming into sight.

"It's so beautiful out today," she commented.

"It is." I started to sweat.

"Do you need a hand?" She could see the trap breaking the water.

"No, I'm good," I said, clearing my throat.

"Oh, that stinks. It's empty."

"Oh well. No loss." Maybe I didn't have to do this now. Maybe she wouldn't see the box, and I could just pull up the traps I had set earlier today. She didn't have to know.

"Wait. What's that?"

Okay, never mind. Back to plan A.

"What's what?" That was smooth. — Kiera Cass

Don't tug your ear with someone else. That's mine — Kiera Cass

I was so hungry for words from my family. As soon as it was in — Kiera Cass

You deserved to be loved. And I hope you get to marry for love and not a number. — Kiera Cass

To add to the effect, he hadn't shaved in a day or two, and a shadow of dark blond fuzz covered the bottom half of his face like a smile. — Kiera Cass

He reached up and tugged his ear. And I did the same. — Kiera Cass

I wanted to be his dear, his darling. I wanted to be Maxon's alone. — Kiera Cass

Get through this little lesson, the sooner you get — Kiera Cass

People take things a little too personal. I write these songs, and they're experiments with thoughts. That's it. I'm not a teacher. — Cass McCombs

You think you walk, Lucy? I think you fly. You see yourself in a uniform? I see you in a cape. You're a hero, of the quietest but most genuine nature. — Kiera Cass

Despite the knowledge that her affections were unattainable, I couldn't help but be drawn to try. — Kiera Cass

It took only one charged second to hear the heart that I'd had so little faith in. — Kiera Cass

I will never forget your fire. I can't wait to see what you do. — Kiera Cass

Time. I was asking for a lot of it these days. I hoped that if I had enough, everything would somehow fall into place. — Kiera Cass

Celeste met me halfway, swinging her branch with each step. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing. Just not feeling well, I guess."
"Do. Not. Puke," she ordered. "Especially not on me. — Kiera Cass

He must love you very much,' Gavril said once I had my footing.
I couldn't look at him. 'What makes you say that?' Gavril sighed. 'I've known Maxon since he was a child. He's never stood up to his father like that. — Kiera Cass

Maxon Schreave, you are nothing but a child who has his hands on a toy that he doesn't want but can't stand for someone else to have. — Kiera Cass

Cass Mastern lived for a few years and in that time he learned that the world is all of one piece. He learned that the world is like an enormous spider web and if you touch it, however lightly, at any point, the vibration ripples to the remotest perimeter and the drowsy spider feels the tingle and is drowsy no more but spring out to fling the gossamer coils about you who have touched the web and then inject the black, numbing poison under your hide. It does not matter whether or not you meant to brush the web of things. You happy foot or you gay wing may have brushed it ever so lightly, but what happens always happens and there is the spider, bearded black and with his great faceted eyes glittering like mirrors in the sun, or like God's eye, and the fangs dripping. — Robert Penn Warren

The dress was a deep red, strapless and practically backless, and I was almost positive my maids had used magic to make it stay up at all. — Kiera Cass

Not only me," I admitted. "Kriss. She's at the top, too." "Do you need me to break her leg? I could make it happen." She chuckled to herself. — Kiera Cass

My body didn't care for me, so what did I care for it? — Kiera Cass

Aspen had shifted to fill a desperate place in my life. Not my boyfriend, not my friend, but my family. — Kiera Cass

I've never had a very quiet voice. I tried in choir to make it smaller, and it just didn't work out. And I listened to a lot of soul music when I was growing up on my own accord. But I was mostly into Mama Cass and Gladys Knight, and they all had big voices too; just different than mine. — Beth Ditto

Even if I'm writing music, it's with a lyric in mind, to communicate some kind of feeling. — Cass McCombs

Maxon looked down at my wrist. "Do you..." He looked up at me, seeming to rethink his question. "Do you want to dance?"
I nodded. "But I'm awful."
"We'll go slow. — Kiera Cass

In an instant, everything in the room came alive. Like the sunshine had a melody and the sounds of footsteps had a texture I could feel in my fingertips each time anyone moved — Kiera Cass

And that was how the Selection did its first act in my favor: if I had her here, at least I had the chance to try. — Kiera Cass

We can believe in hierarchy. We can believe the universe was made just for us. Hierarchy and a major sense of entitlement are not insurmountable problems. The problem occurs when we treat those whom we believe lie beneath us as slaves. Religion once sustained human slavery. It was wrong then. When it blindly sanctions the slavery of every nonhuman animal, it is wrong now. — Cass R. Sunstein

Maxon sighed. "Honestly? I was trying to give the other girls a sporting chance. From the beginning, I've really only looked at you, wanted you. — Kiera Cass

Celeste looked like she was ready to break something. I sat there. I kept telling myself that — Kiera Cass

No matter what happens ... there will always be a string tying you to me. I'll never not worry about you. I'll never not care about what you do. You'll always be something to me. — Kiera Cass

Lots of times when girls cry, they don't want you to fix the problem, they just want to be consoled," I advised. "Really?" "Pretty much. — Kiera Cass

If you love me, love me now. dont hold yourself so badly until tears starts to mean nothing — Kiera Cass

I couldn't help but
notice it was always this way. At state events or important dinners, Mom was beside Dad or situated
right behind him. But when they were just husband and wife - not king and queen - he followed her
everywhere. — Kiera Cass

Am I talking too much? He paused, staring into my eyes, genuine worry coloring his face.
I shook my head. No, I thought, I'd listen to you talk about nearly anything. You make phone calls sound like an adventure. — Kiera Cass

It's a strange thing to discover how much you matter to people you didn't really know you mattered to. — Kiera Cass

The knock came at the door, and I blew out the match, bolted over to the bed, and fanned out my dress. Why yes, Maxon, this is how I always look when I read. — Kiera Cass

I had been raised a musician, but I was surrounded by artists. — Kiera Cass

I pulled back the covers and leaped into the morning. — Kiera Cass

I jammed my hand in my jacket pocket, bracing myself fo the next hit, and fel something. Something grainy and samll, sticking to the tips of my fingers: the sand from Commons Park.
Oh Cass, I thought. I miss you so, so much. — Sarah Dessen

Break my heart. Break it a thousand times if you like. It was only ever yours to break anyway. — Kiera Cass

There is no liberty without dependency. That is why we should celebrate tax day. — Cass Sunstein

America, my love, you are sunlight falling through trees. You are laughter that breaks through sadness. You are the breeze on a too-war day. You are clarity in the midst of confusion.
You are not the world, but you are everything that makes the world good. Without you, my life would still exist, but that's all it would manage to do.
You said that to get things right one of us would have to take a leap of faith. I think I've discovered the canyon that must be leaped, and I hope to find you waiting for me on the other side.
I love you, America.
Yours forever,
Maxon — Kiera Cass

I looked at myself in the mirror and realized I wasn't bitter about that, not like I thought I'd be. I'd miss it, but it was just a piece of who I was now, not everything I was. (p.141) — Kiera Cass

I'm looking at the others, and I'm being fair. It makes me nervous to feel some of the things I do. But I want you to know, I'm still looking at you, too. I think you know by now I can't help it. He shrugged, seeming so boyish at that moment. — Kiera Cass

You're breaking a lot of rules, Miss Singer." "You're the prince. You can just pardon me. — Kiera Cass

It's very common to say that Star Wars in the late '70s, that was kind of perfect for Cold War culture and the aftermath of Vietnam in the '60s to have an upbeat, hopeful, cartoonish tale of a hero's journey. I think those explanations are easy to offer and almost always wrong. — Cass Sunstein

I'm not as good at showing my emotions as other girls, so it comes across like I don't care, even when I do. I like to keep things to myself. — Kiera Cass