Everblaze Quotes

“And I'm the only one with a plan," Fitz reminded them.
"Hey- I've got plans," Keefe argued.
"Plans that don't involve tormenting Dame Alina," Fitz clarified.
"But those are always the best plans!”
― Shannon Messenger, Everblaze

“Because our family doesn't decide who we are. WE decide who we are. Believe me, it drives my parents crazy. And sometimes, that's the only thought that gets me through the day.”
― Shannon Messenger, Everblaze

“Sparkles also make everything better. Well, except alicorn poop."
"I don't know. I think sparkly poop is way better than regular poop."
"That's because you've never fallen into a pile of it.”
― Shannon Messenger, Everblaze

“Aura of doom?" Keefe asked, a smirk curling his lips. "Sounds like my kind of party.”
― Shannon Messenger, Everblaze

“Ugh, they’ve been at it all day,” Fitz grumbled. “It’s been hours of ‘Look—I’m invisible. Now I’m not! Now I am!’” Biana rolled her eyes as she reappeared. “Like you were any less annoying with your ‘I can tell you what you’re thinking right now! And now! And now!”
― Shannon Messenger, Everblaze

“You must think I'm a total idiot."
"Nah. I am starting to wonder if you're trying to beat Keefe's record for biggest interspeciesial episode- and if you are, I'm pretty sure you've won. The Great Gulon Incident was epic, but it didn't almost start a war.”
― Shannon Messenger, Everblaze

“I wish I could give you a world where everything was perfect and shining and safe. I used to think that's what we had..." He shook his head. "I've realized now that our world doesn't define us. We define our world. And I hope you'll fill yours with as much light and happiness as you can."
"You realize how silly that sounds, right?"
"I do. But after everything that's happened, I think we could all use a bit more silly in our lives.”
― Shannon Messenger, Everblaze

“No matter how many times the elves explained the "illumination in a darkened world" analogy, she would never stop thinking it was weird to have a school named after glowing fungus.”
― Shannon Messenger, Everblaze

“And interfering with the Council's decisions is a treasonous offense."
Grady snorted. "Not if the Council's gone crazy.”
― Shannon Messenger, Everblaze

“Let’s go join the Black Swan!”
― Shannon Messenger, Everblaze

“But . . . I know your heart was in the right place—even if your brain had clearly gone on vacation for the afternoon.”
― Shannon Messenger, Everblaze

“It takes a special person to see darkness inside of someone and not condemn them.”
― Shannon Messenger, Everblaze

“Remember who you can trust, and keep them close.”
― Shannon Messenger, Everblaze

“She wasn't going to cry. She was going to fight.”
― Shannon Messenger, Everblaze

“The right road is rarely the easy road. And no war is ever fought without casualties."
"Is that what this is?" Sophie asked. "A war?"
"Unfortunately, yes. A quiet war to stop a louder one from raging. You may hate me for asking this of him, but this is the cold reality we all face. We cannot control the actions of others, nor stop them from disappointing us. We can only use the anger and pain to fuel us. To help us rise above.”
― Shannon Messenger, Everblaze

“Dex was the boy who’d tackled the kidnappers so she could try to get away. He’d suffered in silence as they burned him over and over because he didn’t want them to do it to her. He was her first friend— her best friend— and he just wanted to keep her safe.”
― Shannon Messenger, Everblaze

“I've realized now that our world doesn't define us. We define our world. And I hope you'll fill yours with as much light and happiness as you can.”
― Shannon Messenger, Everblaze

“But he was also the boy who’d shown up on her class field trip and shown her where she really belonged. The one who’d let her cry on his shoulder when she had to leave her family, and who’d gone out searching for her in the middle of nowhere, just because he’d heard her voice in his head.”
― Shannon Messenger, Everblaze

“She was tempted to ask if they were journeying with a hobbit to reclaim the Lonely Mountain.”
― Shannon Messenger, Everblaze

“The wind—or maybe Keefe—must’ve thrown back his father’s hood. But it wasn’t his father facing him. It was Lady Gisela. Keefe’s mom.”
― Shannon Messenger, Everblaze

“Because if she was right, then . . . Brant hadn’t just been with Jolie the day she’d died. He’d set the fire that killed her.”
― Shannon Messenger, Everblaze

“I already did a cave of horrors thing with you a few weeks ago, and it wasn't awesome.”
― Shannon Messenger, Everblaze

“The rest of the Council nodded in agreement, except Terik and Oralie, and—quite surprisingly—Bronte. She only had three supporters,”
― Shannon Messenger, Everblaze

“Because our family doesn’t decide who we are. We decide who we are. Believe me, it drives my parents crazy. And sometimes that’s the only thought that gets me through the day.”
― Shannon Messenger, Everblaze

“Hindsight is a dangerous game”
― Shannon Messenger, Everblaze

“Wow,” Keefe said, coming up beside her. “Guess I can’t call her Glitter Butt until her fur grows back. How do you think she’d feel about Bald Booty?”
― Shannon Messenger, Everblaze

“I know that I was a total jerk for a few weeks. But I do trust you," Fitz told Sophie. "I hope you trust me.”
― Shannon Messenger, Everblaze

“THIS IS JUST A NORMAL day for you, isn’t it?” Keefe asked as they shivered outside the Sanctuary gates, waiting for Councillor Terik to meet them. “Go to school, find out you’re covered in a dangerous substance, melt off a few layers of skin, and then hail your besty the Councillor, tell him you’re ditching study hall to save the world, and he says, ‘Cool, I’ll come with you!”
― Shannon Messenger, Everblaze

“It reminds us just how small we really are, and how big the rest of the world is by comparison. One person is not the source of anything—it’s millions of pieces all working together. And it shows us that there’s always hope—always light. No matter how much darkness we might be facing.”
― Shannon Messenger, Everblaze

“The Councillors had to be pretty concerned if they were willing to rely on Keefe. . .”
― Shannon Messenger, Everblaze