--- title: "8 Mathias Quotes by 5 authors" description: "Browse 8 Mathias quotes by 5 authors. Discover the best Mathias sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bd/shari-richardson-61853_highland-home_are-you-a-vampire-mathias-he-never-blink_128231.jpg" --- > [“Are you a vampire, Mathias?" He never blinked nor shifted his eyes from mine. "Yes.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shari-richardson/are-you-a-vampire-mathias-he-never-blinked-nor-shifted-his-eyes-from/) [Shari Richardson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shari-richardson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bd/shari-richardson-61853_highland-home_are-you-a-vampire-mathias-he-never-blink_128231.jpg) > [“Mathias remembered that once when he was a boy, he'd gone up to a pile of red apples that lay in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/riccardo-bruni/mathias-remembered-that-once-when-he-was-a-boy-he-d-gone-up-to-a-pile/) [Riccardo Bruni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/riccardo-bruni/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/843/riccardo-bruni-66390_apples_mathias-remembered-that-once-when-he-was_186876.jpg) > [“Mathias lifted his head and looked directly into Mina's eyes. His smile was gone. Possession filled his gaze. After tonight, you won't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gayle-donnelly-and-robyn-mckenzie/mathias-lifted-his-head-and-looked-directly-into-mina-s-eyes-his/) [Gayle Donnelly and Robyn McKenzie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gayle-donnelly-and-robyn-mckenzie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a6/gayle-donnelly-and-robyn-mcken_alpha-male_mathias-lifted-his-head-and-looked-direc_279975.jpg) > [Bob Mathias was one of those rare individuals with the ability to inspire a nation through his determination and perseverance. He was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-ueberroth/bob-mathias-was-one-of-those-rare-individuals-with-the-ability-to/) [Peter Ueberroth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-ueberroth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/399/peter-ueberroth-36815_ability_bob-mathias-was-one-of-those-rare-indivi_300960.jpg) > [“But if this was to be my end – and it sure as fuck was coming, for my breaths were slower, my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adelaide-blaike/but-if-this-was-to-be-my-end-and-it-sure-as-fuck-was-coming-for-my/) [Adelaide Blaike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adelaide-blaike/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03f/adelaide-blaike-161360_determined-spirit_but-if-this-was-to-be-my-end-and-it-sure_1225227.jpg) > [“Don't go," I begged, knowing I meant more than leaving the room. "Never," he said. "Never again.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shari-richardson/don-t-go-i-begged-knowing-i-meant-more-than-leaving-the-room-never-he/) [Shari Richardson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shari-richardson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b68/shari-richardson-61853_highland-home_don-t-go-i-begged-knowing-i-meant-more-t_2510969.jpg) > [“I am a planet orbiting my sun," He whispered, forcing me to step closer to hear him. "I am only Mathias.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shari-richardson/i-am-a-planet-orbiting-my-sun-he-whispered-forcing-me-to-step-closer/) [Shari Richardson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shari-richardson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03e/shari-richardson-61853_highland-home_i-am-a-planet-orbiting-my-sun-he-whisper_2888718.jpg) > [“Because you are my sun. You are the light of my life and you are the voice that calls me from my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shari-richardson/because-you-are-my-sun-you-are-the-light-of-my-life-and-you-are-the/) [Shari Richardson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shari-richardson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b3/shari-richardson-61853_dreams_because-you-are-my-sun-you-are-the-light_3233244.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mathias/#itemlist", "name": "Mathias Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Are you a vampire, Mathias?\" He never blinked nor shifted his eyes from mine. \"Yes.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Shari Richardson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shari-richardson/are-you-a-vampire-mathias-he-never-blinked-nor-shifted-his-eyes-from/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bd/shari-richardson-61853_highland-home_are-you-a-vampire-mathias-he-never-blink_128231.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bd/shari-richardson-61853_highland-home_are-you-a-vampire-mathias-he-never-blink_128231.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bd/shari-richardson-61853_highland-home_are-you-a-vampire-mathias-he-never-blink_128231.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Are you a vampire, Mathias?\" He never blinked nor shifted his eyes from mine. \"Yes.” — Shari Richardson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Mathias remembered that once when he was a boy, he'd gone up to a pile of red apples that lay in the market cart, in the market near Stolberg where his father often took him. He'd always loved apples, and he couldn't resist the temptation of grabbing one out of the pile. He chose the closest, a splendid red piece of fruit that he would never forget because of his overwhelming desire to take it and hide it in the folds of his clothing. A moment after Mathias reached out and snatched it, the pile slid and applies tumbled down all around him. The farmer, who knew his father, would have been satisfied with an apology. But his father, a successful craftsman who was well-known and respected in the town, had insisted on purchasing an entire basketful of apples, because of the trouble Mathias had caused. Mathias got the worst scolding his father had ever given him. Not because of the money, but for the small act of petty thievery, which an upright man like his father would never tolerate. He shouldered his punishment, and in the end was only allowed to eat as single apple from the basket. He spent the night thinking about the pile. He had to remove only one and the whole thing had come down. He wondered if the same thing might happen with any tower, no matter how majestic and imposing it might seem, were someone to remove the right stone from the base. The thought stayed with him throughout his life. Venice now seemed a lot like that pile of apples. If three murders truly represented an irresistible opportunity, then which nobleman would have seized it, knowing that such a thing would cause La Serenissima and everything it represented to come crashing down?”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Riccardo Bruni" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/riccardo-bruni/mathias-remembered-that-once-when-he-was-a-boy-he-d-gone-up-to-a-pile/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/843/riccardo-bruni-66390_apples_mathias-remembered-that-once-when-he-was_186876.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/843/riccardo-bruni-66390_apples_mathias-remembered-that-once-when-he-was_186876.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/843/riccardo-bruni-66390_apples_mathias-remembered-that-once-when-he-was_186876.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Mathias remembered that once when he was a boy, he'd gone up to a pile of red apples that lay in the market…” — Riccardo Bruni", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Mathias lifted his head and looked directly into Mina's eyes. 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Like my beautiful Mathias, proud and determined, and the best man I’d ever met. And so even though it felt fucking impossible, I moved my hand. Not much: just an inch, and even that cost me every remaining scrap of strength and willpower I had left in me, but enough to wrap around Panarin’s ankle where he stood over me. Enough to tighten my fingers so that he glanced down in surprise, and then disdain. Not enough to achieve anything more. I couldn’t pull him off balance, or keep him away from Mat, but I could distract him for that tiny second, a moment that could make a difference even though it probably wouldn’t. It was a useless, futile move, but I did it anyway. 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