Nightfall Quotes

“Typical Foster, always knocking guys off their feet.”
― Shannon Messenger, Nightfall

“Well, if you like honesty," Ro said, following him over to Keefe, "it stinks here, too. Everything smells like . . . "

"Fresh air?" Sophie guessed.

"Awww, my girl keeps getting snarkier and snarkier," Keefe said proudly.

"I'm not your girl," Sophie snapped back. "And don't think I'm done being mad at you!"

"Ohhh, a lovers' quarrel!" Ro clapped her hands. "Those are my favorite. Anyone have snacks? I feel like we should have snacks for this."

"That's not what this is," Sophie told her. "We're not . . .
never mind."

Ro grinned, flashing pointed teeth. "If you say so."

"Foster's not ready to face her feelings," Keefe stage-whispered.

"I'm ready to strangle you," Sophie countered.”
― Shannon Messenger, Nightfall

“Ohhh, a lovers’ quarrel!” Ro clapped her hands. “Those are my favorite. Anyone have snacks? I feel like we should have snacks for this.”
“That’s not what this is,” Sophie told her. “We’re not...never mind.”
Ro grinned, flashing pointed teeth. “If you say so.”
“Fosters not ready to face her feelings,” Keefe stage-whispered.
“I’m ready to strangle you,” Sophie countered.”
― Shannon Messenger, Nightfall

“But before he left, he asked, “Still best friends, right?”
A soft smile curled her lips, and her heart pull back into its place.
“Forever.”
― Shannon Messenger, Nightfall

“I don’t know how it’s all going to work out, but . . . I’ll be fighting for the happy ending too.”
― Shannon Messenger, Nightfall

“Sometimes I get sick of being strong.”
― Shannon Messenger, Nightfall

“Well, if you like honestly,” Ro said, following him over to Keefe, “it stinks here, too. Everything smells like...”
“Fresh air?” Sophie guessed.
“Awww, my girl keeps getting snarkier and snarkier,” Keefe said proudly.
“I’m not your girl,” Sophie snapped back. “And don’t think I’m done being mad at you!”
― Shannon Messenger, Nightfall

“Keefe raised one eyebrow. "You okay there, Foster? Your mood seems to be making some sudden shifts." "Yeah. because I'm trying to decide if I can shove you off the stairs without knocking Biana down." "I can jump out of the way," Biana offered. "I can give him an extra shove as he tumbles by," Tam added. " I'd come up there and do it myself, but I'm trying to be a good brother and wait for my slothlike sister." "I'd like to see you climbing in heels," Linh told him.”
― Shannon Messenger, Nightfall

“...I never knew I needed a lot of things before I met you. (Keefe Sencen to Sophie Foster)”
― Shannon Messenger, Nightfall

“It’s too bad Keefe isn’t here—you two could have a contest to see who whines the most.”
― Shannon Messenger, Nightfall

“Sophie smiled. “Yeah, I think you whined the entire way.”
“We all have our gifts. And speaking of whining—”
“No whining in the happy place! Seriously, Keefe, try to concentrate.”
― Shannon Messenger, Nightfall

“Fitz grinned—and a girl who’d been watching him tripped over her own feet.”
― Shannon Messenger, Nightfall

“And it all started with a field trip, a giant dinosaur model, and an especially noticeable pair of teal eyes.”
― Shannon Messenger, Nightfall

“Take care of yourself, okay?” Sophie whispered.
Her sister nodded. “And you keep . . . saving the world.”
― Shannon Messenger, Nightfall

“You can’t change who you are! Or who your family is,” Tam told her. “Believe me—if I could! I would. All you can do is make sure you’re living by what you believe in.”
― Shannon Messenger, Nightfall

“Wait for the morning, when you can regroup with your friends and the seven of you can start scheming together.”
― Shannon Messenger, Nightfall

“They weren’t friends. And they weren’t actually sisters. They were just two different girls from two different worlds.”
― Shannon Messenger, Nightfall

“But you're forgetting something, I like a challenge." Keefe was so close, his breath warming her cheeks.”
― Shannon Messenger, Nightfall

“Sophie smiled. “We all have our things.”
“Well, yours is weird,” Amy told her.”
― Shannon Messenger, Nightfall

“But before he leaped away he asked, “Still best friends, right?”
A soft smile curled her lips, and her heart pulled back into place. “Forever.”
― Shannon Messenger, Nightfall

“Mallowmelt always makes a difficult conversation better.”
― Shannon Messenger, Nightfall

“We wanted her to see that the shadows that scared her could be beautiful and powerful when we learn how to take control of them,” Edaline added.
Taking control.
It sounded so simple.
And so impossible.”
― Shannon Messenger, Nightfall

“Keefe gave her sister his famous smirk, reaching up to smooth his expertly tousled blond hair. “Don’t worry-were all in the Foster Fan Club.”
― Shannon Messenger, Nightfall

“I guess that makes sense. And by the way—your friends?” Amy glanced over her shoulder to take another peek at them. “Are they in a contest to see who can be the most gorgeous or something?”
Sophie had to laugh. “They might be.”
“It’s ridiculous,” Amy told her. “Especially Fitz’s family. I mean, seriously, who looks like that?”
“Only the Vackers,” Sophie assured her.”
― Shannon Messenger, Nightfall

“Keefe was going to slay her over this”
― Shannon Messenger, Nightfall

“And to be glad to wake up and find people in her room, instead of dancing anthropomorphic animals.”
― Shannon Messenger, Nightfall

“It’s too bad Keefe isn’t here, you two could have a contest to see who whines the most.”
― Shannon Messenger, Nightfall

“I know this isn’t going to make any of it better,” Sophie said! Holding her sister tighter. “But I’ve done this before. The part where it all feels hopeless, and like it’s never going to come together. And you know what? Somehow, it does. It’s never perfect. But it usually better than what I’ve been fearing.”
― Shannon Messenger, Nightfall

“She’d been kidnapped right after—and then her abilities had broken, and Alden’s sanity collapsed, and Silveny was attacked, and Kenric was murdered, and the Council turned against her, and she was banished along with all of her friends, and the gnomish plague was unleashed, and Keefe ran off, and Lumenaria fell, and so many other devastating and distracting things had happened that Sophie had never stopped to wonder . . .”
― Shannon Messenger, Nightfall

“You can’t change who you are, or who your family is,” Tam told her. “Believe me—if I could, I would. All you can do is make sure you’re living by what you believe in.”
― Shannon Messenger, Nightfall