Jackie Morse Kessler

Fear is sweat, but terror is addictive.

— Jackie Morse Kessler

Thou art hunger, yo. Make with the starvation.

— Jackie Morse Kessler

“IF YOU HAVE EVER LOOKED IN THE MIRROR AND HATED WHAT YOUSAW,THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU.”

— Jackie Morse Kessler

I want to die

— Jackie Morse Kessler

“His voice, dark and velvety soft, intimate and yet cold: You have blood on your hands.”

— Jackie Morse Kessler

“He let out another chuckle, one that slithered up her spine and wrapped around her throat.”

— Jackie Morse Kessler

“She let out a laugh, one that scraped her throat and bled on her tongue.”

— Jackie Morse Kessler

Living means constantly growing closer to death. Satisfaction only temporarily relieves hunger. Find the balance, and plant your feet.

— Jackie Morse Kessler

“Melissa Miller, sixteen and a self-injurer, looked upon the embodiment of her rage. "I accept you," Missy said, opening her arms wide.…

— Jackie Morse Kessler

“On the flat expanse of pancake ice, War stood by the Pale Rider’s side. Though their forms did not touch, their shadows…

— Jackie Morse Kessler

“In a rush, the world opened its mouth to her—and it was screaming. Everywhere—the air around her, the ground beneath her, the…

— Jackie Morse Kessler

She wanted to have him hold her and tell her all the demons were pretend, that there was no monster in her…

— Jackie Morse Kessler

A smile flitted across War's mouth, hidden by her helmet. She had little patience for religion (although she approved heartily of the…

— Jackie Morse Kessler

THREE DAYS TO DEAD is one of the best books I've read. Ever. Evy Stone is a heroine's heroine, and I rooted…

— Jackie Morse Kessler

“YOU DEMAND SALVATION EVEN AS YOU STEAL FROM THE COLLECTION PLATE. YOU SEND FOOD TO THE REFUGEES, AND THEN YOU DON'T ALLOW…

— Jackie Morse Kessler

“THEY WILL ALL BETRAY YOU, War said. And they would. Whether it was her teachers or her friends or her family, they…

— Jackie Morse Kessler