Tess Quotes

“Did it never strike your mind that what every woman says, some women may feel?”
― Thomas Hardy, Tess of the D’Urbervilles

“He loves you, really he does. He'd love you even if it destroyed him. He matches you.”
― Marie Lu, Champion

“He banged on the side of the carriage. "Thomas! We must away at once to the nearest brothel. I seek scandal and low companionship.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel

“When I see Kaede nod her head in Tess's direction, I rise up from my crouch. This trot's going to choose Tess. Oh, hell no. Not while I'm watching. Not if Kaede wants to live.”
― Marie Lu, Legend

“She still held sorrows, but she was not made of them. Her life was not a tragedy. It was a history, and it was hers.”
― Rachel Hartman, Tess of the Road

“I gave you two choices as a test: there are never just two choices. That is a lie to keep you from thinking too deeply.”
― Rachel Hartman, Tess of the Road

“You will wander the dark places under the earth, but you will come back with the sun.”
― Rachel Hartman, Tess of the Road

“It matters less where you go than that you keep moving.”
― Rachel Hartman, Tess of the Road

“Dying took commitment. It was easier to go on living incompetently.”
― Rachel Hartman, Tess of the Road

“The darkness was full, fuller than she would ever have guessed, and she found this curiously comforting.”
― Rachel Hartman, Tess of the Road

“Anyway, it wasn't that flavor of love. She could leave and carry it with her. Time would not put a dent in it, nor distance snuff it out.”
― Rachel Hartman, Tess of the Road

“Nurses never tell you what they know. They’re hired for their cheeriness and the thickness of their hair. They need to look alive and healthy, to give the patients something to aim for.”
― Before I Fall, Jenny Downham

“The world is surprisingly hard to destroy.”
― Rachel Hartman, Tess of the Road

“I'm only thankful that I had her as long as I did.”
― Sean Waller, Sick Boy

“Pourquoi ne m'avez-vous pas dit qu'il y avait du danger avec les hommes?"
Tess”
― Thomas Hardy, Tess of the D’Urbervilles

“There's honest work to be done, Johnny," whispered Griss. "The world is full of work, waiting for you.”
― Rachel Hartman, Tess of the Road

“Are you really going to be so loyal to someone you don't even have?”
― Marie Lu, Prodigy

“You're my kid. She repeated the words. "Mine, Tess."
I told myself that she meant that I was her responsibility now.
"I'm not your sister." Those words were harder to misunderstand. "I was never your sister."
I don't understand.
I don't want to.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Fixer

“I stood there, staring at Ivy, a hundred thousand thoughts and memories and moments rushing through my head.
And then I got on the plane.
And then I shattered.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Fixer

“She took two steps toward the door, rolling her shoulders as if walking into a fight. It would be better to just get it over with. Rip the first day off like a bandage rather than wallowing in her misery like a baby.”
― Danika Stone, Icarus

“She was tall and wiry, a dark smudge - a bruise or dirt - marring the light, inner surface of her forearm. Piercings dotted the shells of her ears, a tattoo peeking out from under her waistband. Drew’s breath caught and held as she turned and her face came into view. She was beautiful in the way that bonfires were - mesmerizing and more than a little dangerous - brilliant rather than pretty. Like those flames, she drew him forward.”
― Danika Stone, Icarus

“That's way too adorable," Tess said.
"You keep saying that coincidences are adorable when I don't see how one has anything to do with the other," Theo said. "Koala-pandas are adorable."
"You're adorable," Tess said.
Jaime said, "I'm thinking it's a little adorable, too. Cuddly, at least."
"You're hurting my head," said Theo.”
― Laura Ruby, The Shadow Cipher

“Debbie truly had Tess’s best interest at heart with the promoting of romanticized contemplation, and she hoped that such contemplation would make transparent a roses and chocolate candy theme that would ignite a passionate desire in her friend for deep intimate companionship that would make lengthy modifications until it became a candlelight connection that would light up brightly and cause a common smile to take form in the lives of two singles. But the detailed scene of Tess’s grander purview on the overall picture placed her friend’s intent in a corner of stagnant nothingness that had no realistic chance of ever modifying into the romantic reality that she advocated.”
― Calvin W. Allison, Strong Love Church

“Tess lifted her eyes up off of her paper work, and then leaned back in her chair. Disruptive thoughts had been closing in on her mind trying to sidetrack her focus with vivid portrayals of Mr. Monroe’s flirtatious aggressions. Those portrayals were slowly backing her calm and collected mentality into a corner where possible anxieties were surfacing. Her eyes went to the ceiling as a swarm of thoughts circled her intellect activating self examinations and reality checks while she carefully evaluated the situation to try to determine what—if any—action should be taken to resolve the matter. After about ten minutes of riveting pondering, she decided to give her well exercised mind a rest. So she pushed herself back from the desk, uncrossed her legs, and then stood to her feet. A craving for a Dasani water compelled her to make a trip to the vending machine. So Tess stepped out of her classroom, and into the hallway on a self-assigned assignment to quench her thirst.”
― Calvin W. Allison, Strong Love Church

“Tess made a swift turn, and continued down the sidewalk. Her conduct was not one that mirrored that of Tess Cummings, the outgoing, well composed sophisticated school teacher with the professional comportment, but rather that of Tess Cummings, the traumatized victim undergoing agonizations from the aftereffects of a brutal attack.”
― Calvin W. Allison, Strong Love Church

“Well, listen, I want to talk to Rynald a bit more-"
"About astronomy? Maybe he'll show you his telescope,”
― Rachel Hartman, Tess of the Road

“As Esther reached her father’s side, his hand snaked out to grab hold of her upper arm. She gasped, wincing as he dragged her along beside him. For the second time in a single day, AJ found himself wanting to intercede, but this time he didn’t.
Adults had a code all their own.”
― Danika Stone, Icarus

“He unfolded his lanky frame and stood up on his bed, pulling the basement window open, followed by the screen. Two long legs in faded jeans were crouched down beside the faded flowerbed, knees pressed into the damp dirt. He shivered as the chill autumn air filled the bedroom. With the window open, the sound of late-night insects chirping in the distance joined the noises of the house.
“Tess?” he asked, craning his neck to peer upward. “Everything alright?”
She was backlit by the streetlight, her hair a halo of gold-framed blue. She gave an angry shake of her head. “Can I come in, Kyle?”
― Danika Stone, Icarus

“Drew was focused on a hundred details at once: like the fact that her hand had dropped to his, and that her body was pressed up against his side; that her fingers were warm in the cool night air, and that her skin looked silver in the moonlight. Drew’s gaze flickered up. The bruise on Tess’s jaw was gone, her blue eyes dark and entrancing.
“So are you going to do it?” she asked.
Drew frowned. “Do what?”
“Jesus, Drew,” she said with a nervous laugh. “You gonna kiss me or not?”
His hands slid around her waist, pulling her against him. Tess’s eyes widened, lips parting.
“Yeah,” Drew whispered. “I am...”
― Danika Stone, Icarus

“Is it wrong to try? Maybe what's wrong is never putting yourself out there for fear of losing things you don't even have.”
― Amanda Bouchet, Nightchaser