Mark Quotes

“You bookish little pervert.”
― Rachel Cohn, Dash & Lily's Book of Dares

“We have the choice of two identities: the external mask which seems to be real...and the hidden, inner person who seems to us to be nothing, but who can give himself eternally to the truth in whom he subsists. (295)”
― Thomas Merton, New Seeds of Contemplation

“She can sense things . . . Things the rest of us can't.She only knew there was a strange feel to you, and she'd only ever felt that around one other person. So she brought you to me."
"Seems like she could have done that without me having to carry a household's worth of stuff."
This made him laugh. "Don't take it personally. She was testing you. She wanted to see if you're a worthy match for her grandson."
"What's the point? He's dead now." I nearly choked on the words.
"True, but for her, it's still important. And, by the way, she does think you're worthy."
"She has a funny way of showing it."

[..]

Paul stuck his head out the back door. "Grandmother wants to leave now," he told me. "She wants to know why you're taking so long and said to ask why you'd make someone as old as her keep waiting and suffering with her back."
I recalled how fast Yeva had been walking while I struggled to keep up with my load. Her back hadn't seemed all that bad to me.
"Okay. I'll be right there." When he was gone, I shook my head. "It's hard being worthy.”
― Richelle Mead, Blood Promise

“There are endings. There are beginnings. Sometimes they coincide, with the ending of one thing marking the beginning of another. But sometimes there is simply a long space after an ending, a time when it seems everything else has ended and nothing else can ever begin.”
― Robin Hobb, Fool's Assassin

“The rule is perfect: in all matters of opinion our adversaries are insane.”
― Mark Twain

“Mark glanced at his watch and sighed. "Look, I have to go, but I'm serious, Rose. Stay here. Stay out of trouble. Fight Strigoi if they come to you, but don't go seeking them blindly. And definitely leave the ghosts alone. "
It was a lot of advice to get in a grocery store, a lot of advice I wasn't sure I could follow.”
― Richelle Mead, Blood Promise

“What kind of world has this become?"
"A really sick one”
― James Dashner, The Kill Order

“It also occurred to him that throughout history, humankind has told two stories: the story of a lost ship sailing the Mediterranean seas in quest of a beloved isle, and the story of a god who allows himself to be crucified on Golgotha.”
― Jorge Luis Borges, Collected Fictions

“Look, I'll fight, too. What do you think it is? Bear, coyote...?"
"My brother."
"Your..." Dismay pooled in Mark. She'd just stepped over the line of acceptable craziness. "Oh.”
― L.J. Smith, Daughters of Darkness

“No funny stuff in here tonight, you understand?”
Dash said, “I assure you I could not contemplate any of your so-called funny stuff seeing as how I have no idea why I’m even here.”
Mark scoffed. “You bookish little pervert.”
“Thank you, sir!” Dash said brightly.”
― David Levithan, Dash & Lily's Book of Dares

“It was warm like a summer day. It was candy canes and pinecones, it was epic and awesome, it was dirt and leaves and rain, it was grass and lake water and sunshine.

It was a forest so alive, so untouched.”
― T.J. Klune, Brothersong

“Be nice to the environment. Be nice to animals. Be nice to people. If you do that, you will leave a mark on the world.”
― Enock Maregesi

“You have a knack for trying to get yourself killed!”
― James Dashner, The Kill Order

“...And meanwhile the Galaxy ran through space and left behind those signs old and new and I still hadn't found mine.”
― Italo Calvino, Cosmicomics

“Choose joyful abundance in your heart and be unbounded, free, and relaxed. Be relentless with your choice and you’ll make your mark.”
― Amy Leigh Mercree

“You shot heroin in the bathroom while I was disinfecting the kitchen. Didn’t you?”
“Of course not.” He pulled on his gloves and led the way into the building. “I hatched from a pod and hid the real Jonathan under the floorboards.”
“You’re much less creepy when you’re pensive and focused. Just so you know.”
― Jordan Castillo Price, Hemovore

“Rich men want to believe they deserve every penny they've got, so they forget what they owe to chance. Smart men are always looking for loopholes. They want an opportunity to game the system."
"So who's the hardest mark to swindle?" asked Nina.
"The toughest mark is an honest one," said Kaz. "Thankfully, they're always in short supply.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Crooked Kingdom

“Since his back was to her front Chloe had to practically plaster herself against his wide back in order to unbutton his crisp dress shirt, but somehow she didn’t mind. From his low, masculine groan that her action had elicited, she assumed Mark didn’t mind either. His spicy, dangerous scent filled her head as she spread the shirt to find a smooth, muscular chest leading down to powerfully sculpted abs. She wondered what line of work Mark was in. Whatever it was, he certainly kept himself in shape.
“Are you enjoying yourself, Mistress?” His smart-ass tone threw her, breaking her concentration on his muscled chest.
“I’ll ask the questions,” Chloe snapped, deciding abruptly that it was time to move on. She still felt a definite lack of control in this situation and it made her nervous, shattering the fragile self-confidence she’d managed to build. But she couldn’t stop searching him now or he’d be the winner of this little confrontation.
She let her hands slide lower, past the waistband of his pants to the bulging crotch. Oh my God, is he for real? She hadn’t been with very many men—okay, two. She’d only been with two other men. But Mark more than measured up to any other guy in her experience. In fact, she could barely believe what she was feeling was real. It was a damn good thing rule number two was “never have sex with the client”. She was pretty sure she wouldn’t have been able to handle what Mark was packing.
“Uh, Mistress, that’s all me, not a toy.” Mark’s deep voice still held a hint of amusement though it was sounding rather strained now. “And you might want to think of it less as a ‘toy’ than a loaded gun. One that’s going to go off if you’re not careful.”
― Evangeline Anderson, Masks

“You mark and celebrate errors, transforming failures into successes.”
― Dejan Stojanovic, The Sun Watches the Sun

“Love is often called ‘a beautiful thing’, yet it leaves ugly scars behind.”
― John Joclebs Bassey, Night of a Thousand Thoughts

“Anna's story is a pale shadow of Adeline's.
A girl running away from a woman's life. She leaves behind everything she has ever known, and escapes to the city, disowned, alone, but free.
"Unbelievable." He says. "You simply left?"
"I had to," she says, and it is not a lie. "Admit it, you think me mad."
"Indeed," says Remy with a playful grin. "The maddest. And the most incredible. What courage!"
"It did not feel like courage," Addie says, plucking at the rind of bread. "It felt as if I had no choice. As if. . ." The words lodge in her throat, but she isn't sure if it's the curse or simply the memory. "It felt as if I'd die there."
Remy nods thoughtfully. "Small places make for small lives. And some people are fine with that. they like knowing where to put their feet. But if you only walk in other people's steps, you cannot make your own way. You cannot leave a mark.”
― V.E. Schwab, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

“Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.”
― Anonymous, The Holy Bible: King James Version

“And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.”
― Anonymous, The Holy Bible: King James Version

“And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues.”
― Anonymous, The Holy Bible: King James Version

“Threads snap.You would lose your way in the labyrinth.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

“Those who didn't walk alone were forgotten.”
― Monaristw

“There is no time for philosophy.”
― Monaristw

“Dear Daughter,
Pray for a Divine touch, so that as you live your life, you will not miss the mark.”
― Gift Gugu Mona, Dear Daughter: Short and Sweet Messages for a Queen

“Everyone has the ability to stand on their own feet and make their mark in the world if given proper education.”
― Nitin Namdeo

“Your scars have healed," Kierian said, touching one of his light, slender fingers to a torn place in Mark's shirt where skin showed through.
"But they are still ugly," Mark said. He was waiting for the first stars to come out, so he could name his family on them. He didn't see Kieran draw closer until the other boy was opposite him, his face elegantly shadowed in the twilight.
"Nothing about you is ugly," Kieran said. He leaned in to kiss mark and Mark, after a moment of surprise, turned his face up and met Kieran's lips with his.”
― Cassandra Clare, Lady Midnight