And Robespierre, the Incorruptible, who loved us so much he cut off our heads so we would not be troubled by too many thoughts.
Jennifer DonnellyTags: revolution robespierre
I will rain down silver and gold for you. I will shatter the black night, break it open, and pour out a million stars. Turn away from the darkness, the madness, the pain. Open your eyes and know that I am here. That I remember and hope. Open your eyes and look at the light.
Jennifer DonnellyAnd then I see them. In the glow of the flashlight, I see the corses. Stacks of them. Some are shriveled. Some are putrid. Most still have their clothes on. Not one has its head on. "No. No way. No way! This can't be. Fresh dead people? They said the bodies were two hundred years old. This is bad. Really bad. We've got to call someone. Frontline. Nightline. Anderson Cooper.
Jennifer DonnellyYou can't argue with the dead, no matter what you say, they always have the last word.
Jennifer DonnellyTags: death
Never take what's offered, always ask for more.
Jennifer DonnellyBut words are more powerful than anything.
Jennifer DonnellyTags: power-of-words
Hope is the crystal meth of emotions. It hooks you fast and kills you hard.
Jennifer DonnellyTags: hope drugs emotions metaphor
Words fail me sometimes. I have read most every word in the Webster’s International Dictionary of the English Language, but I still have trouble making them come when I want them to. Right now I want a word that describes the feeling you get – a cold sick feeling deep down inside – when you know something is happening that will change you, and you don’t want it to, but you can’t stop it. And you know you will never be the same again.
Jennifer DonnellyShe'd long ago learned that only those with something to lose were afraid of dying.
Jennifer DonnellyOne expects decent people to stand up for the good of all. Decent people shut their doors and hide behind them as decent people do. Massacres could never happen if it weren't for decent people.
Jennifer DonnellyTags: humanity
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