Best Ruta Sepetys Quotes
- Mrs. Rimas cried at the mention of the wafer and the traditional Christmas blessing. "God grant that we are all together again next year. All
- Sometimes there is such beauty in awkwardness. There's love and emotion trying to express itself, but at the time, it just ends up being awkward. Awkward
- Andrius, I'm...scared." He stopped and turned to me. "No. Don't be scared. Don't give them anything Lina, not even your fear. Andrius
- We'd been trying to touch the sky from the bottom of the ocean. I realized that if we boosted one another, maybe we'd get a… Another Maybe
- What was life asking of me? How could I respond when I didn't know the question? Asking
- Whether love of friend, love of country, love of God, or even love of enemy—love reveals to us the truly miraculous nature of the human… Country
- Krasivaya. It means beautiful, but with strength. Unique. Beautiful
- Was it harder to die, or harder to be the one who survived? Die
- You like me, Josie Moraine. You just don't know it yet. Funny
- Let me tell you something 'bout these rich Uptown folk," said Cokie. "They got everything that money can buy, their bank accounts are fat, but… Accounts
- I wasn't certain of anything anymore, except that New Orleans was a faithless friend and I wanted to leave her. Anymore
- Sometimes we set off down a road thinkin' we're goin' one place and we end up another. But that's okay. The important thing is to… Down
- Decisions, they shape our destiny. Decision
- You stand for what is right, Lina, without the expectation of gratitude or reward. Expectation
- What do you do with all this bank, Josie? Be a lot easier if you just lifted your skirt.” “The only reason I’d lift my… All
- I leapt eagerly into books. The characters’ lives were so much more interesting than the lonely heartbeat of my own. Book
- Some things just won’t go away, no matter how hard you scrub. Go
- One day when I was fourteen, I told Charlie that I hated Mother. “Don’t hate her, Jo,” he told me. “Feel sorry for her. She’s… All
- It amazed me how some people could touch an instrument and create something so beautiful, and when others tried, like me, it just sounded like… Amazed
- Willie said normal was boring and that I should be grateful that I had a touch of spice. She said no one cared about boring… Behind
- Tragedy was a big social event, and everyone wanted in on it. Big
- If I poured all the lies I had told into the Mississippi, the river would rise and flood the city. All
- Man, you’re a regular Bonnie Parker.” “A dame that knows the ropes isn’t likely to get tied up.” Jesse found that hysterical. “Did Willie say… Bonnie
- We all laced together—a brothel madam, an English professor, a mute cook, a quadroon cabbie, and me, the girl carrying a bucket of lies and… All
- I felt as if I were riding a pendulum. Just as I would swing into the abyss of hopelessness, the pendulum would swing back with… Abyss