--- title: "4 Ghosts Quotes By Libba Bray" description: "4 Ghosts quotes by Libba Bray. Plus more from Libba Bray and more Ghosts sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5cc/libba-bray-259_dream_she-wished-she-were-as-inconsequential-a_612626.png" --- > [She wished she were as inconsequential as the ghosts in her dreams.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/she-wished-she-were-as-inconsequential-as-the-ghosts-in-her-dreams/) [Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5cc/libba-bray-259_dream_she-wished-she-were-as-inconsequential-a_612626.png) > [“Shall I tell you a story? A new and terrible one? A ghost story? Are you ready? Shall I begin? Once upon…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/shall-i-tell-you-a-story-a-new-and-terrible-one-a-ghost-story-are-you/) [Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef5/libba-bray-259_bad-blood_shall-i-tell-you-a-story-a-new-and-terri_810768.jpg) > [“We are the dead. We are the keepers of the stories. We hold the history of blood and promises. We are speaking.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/we-are-the-dead-we-are-the-keepers-of-the-stories-we-hold-the-history/) [Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6f/libba-bray-259_dead_we-are-the-dead-we-are-the-keepers-of-th_2895084.png) > [“As I write this, we are in an especially divisive era in American politics. There are questions about who holds power, who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/as-i-write-this-we-are-in-an-especially-divisive-era-in-american/) [Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53a/libba-bray-259_america_as-i-write-this-we-are-in-an-especially_3095005.jpg) ## Other authors on Ghosts - [Kathy Bryson 16 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ghosts/kathy-bryson/) - [Nathan Reese Maher 11 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ghosts/nathan-reese-maher/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-anthony-robles-14151.jpg) Dani Harper 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ghosts/dani-harper/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-laurie-halse-anderson-59008.jpg) Laurie Halse Anderson 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ghosts/laurie-halse-anderson/) - [George R.R. Martin 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ghosts/george-r-r-martin/) - [James Caskey 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ghosts/james-caskey/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-henrik-ibsen-41381.jpg) Henrik Ibsen 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ghosts/henrik-ibsen/) - [Kendare Blake 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ghosts/kendare-blake/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-kate-chisman-34154.jpg) Kate Chisman 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ghosts/kate-chisman/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-jonathan-stroud-52990.jpg) Jonathan Stroud 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ghosts/jonathan-stroud/) - [Hazel Butler 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ghosts/hazel-butler/) ## More by Libba Bray > [“I have never felt more ridiculous. If this is what it means to be a woman I am not the slightest bit interested.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/i-have-never-felt-more-ridiculous-if-this-is-what-it-means-to-be-a/) [Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/) > [There are no safe choices. Only other choices.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/there-are-no-safe-choices-only-other-choices/) [Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/) > [“The King of Crows raked his fingers across the dark until it bled. He licked the blood from his fingers with a forked tongue.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/the-king-of-crows-raked-his-fingers-across-the-dark-until-it-bled-he/) [Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/) > [It is how it has always been. We will accept the legacy of our ancestors,' Asha says, smiling, and in her smile I do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/it-is-how-it-has-always-been-we-will-accept-the-legacy-of-our/) [Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/) > [The trouble with morning is that it comes well before noon.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/the-trouble-with-morning-is-that-it-comes-well-before-noon/) [Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/) > [“Spare a copper for our cause?" the girl with the coin cup asks, her voice weary. "I can spare more than that," I say.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/spare-a-copper-for-our-cause-the-girl-with-the-coin-cup-asks-her/) [Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/) > [As one, they leap, laughing, and that is where we leave them - mouths open, arms spread wide, fingers splayed to take in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/as-one-they-leap-laughing-and-that-is-where-we-leave-them-mouths-open/) [Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/) > [I am for hockey. I find I should like to hit something with a stick. -Gemma Doyle Trilogy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/i-am-for-hockey-i-find-i-should-like-to-hit-something-with-a-stick/) [Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/) > [There are times when I wish I could go back and change the course of my life. Make different choices...But the past cannot be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/there-are-times-when-i-wish-i-could-go-back-and-change-the-course-of/) [Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/) > [“Sexuality is not meant to be this way - an honest, consensual expression in which a girl might take an active role when she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/sexuality-is-not-meant-to-be-this-way-an-honest-consensual-expression/) [Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/) > [There is no greater power on this earth than story.” Will paced the length of the room. “People think boundaries and borders build nations.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/there-is-no-greater-power-on-this-earth-than-story-will-paced-the/) [Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/) > [Heaven's brightest and best-loved angel, who was cast out for inspiring a rebellion against God. Having lost Heaven, Lucifer and his rebel angels vowed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/heaven-s-brightest-and-best-loved-angel-who-was-cast-out-for/) [Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/) > [“The light is so bright it hurts my eyes. But I don't dare close them. I won't. Instead, I try to adjust to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/the-light-is-so-bright-it-hurts-my-eyes-but-i-don-t-dare-close-them-i/) [Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/) > [“Miss Moore speaks slowly, deliberately. "I know because I read." She pulls back and stands, hands on hips, offering us a challenge. "May I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/miss-moore-speaks-slowly-deliberately-i-know-because-i-read-she-pulls/) [Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/) > [“Duff's little moans traveled up her spine, made her head buzz. And another thought grabbed hold: She was doing this. She had the power…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/duff-s-little-moans-traveled-up-her-spine-made-her-head-buzz-and/) [Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ghosts/libba-bray/#itemlist", "name": "4 Ghosts Quotes By Libba Bray", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "She wished she were as inconsequential as the ghosts in her dreams.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Libba Bray" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/she-wished-she-were-as-inconsequential-as-the-ghosts-in-her-dreams/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5cc/libba-bray-259_dream_she-wished-she-were-as-inconsequential-a_612626.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5cc/libba-bray-259_dream_she-wished-she-were-as-inconsequential-a_612626.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5cc/libba-bray-259_dream_she-wished-she-were-as-inconsequential-a_612626.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“She wished she were as inconsequential as the ghosts in her dreams.” — Libba Bray", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Shall I tell you a story? 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