All Samantha Shannon Quotes
- Words are everything. Words give wings even to those who have been stamped upon, broken beyond all hope of repair. All
- I'm often daydreaming, and it's because I've always liked the idea of there being something more than the normal world. Always Liked
- I like to imagine there were more of us in the beginning. Not many, I suppose. But more than there are now. Beginning
- Not all of us know what we are. Some of us die without ever knowing. Some of us know, and never get caught. But we're… All
- My father thought I would lead a simple life; that I was bright but unambitious, complacant with whatever work life threw at me. My father,… Bright
- They'd branded me like some kind of animal. Lower than an animal. A number. Animal
- There are certain things in life that you never forget. Things that dig deep, things that nest in the hadal zone. Certain
- I would never see him again. But as I watched the tunnel race before my eyes, I was certain of one thing: I did trust… Certain
- I do not know what I can do for this world but I will not let any harm come to you Any
- his thumbs ran over my cheeks. Our foreheads touched. My dreamscape scorched. He set fire to the poppies Cheeks
- I looked at him and he looked at me. A moment. A choice. My choice. His choice. Choice
- I don't know. I just want you with me. I had never said those words aloud. Now that I could taste my freedom I wanted… Aloud
- Knowledge is dangerous. Once you know something, you can't get rid of it. You have to carry it. Always. Carry
- There was no normal. There never had been. "Normal" and "natural" were the biggest lies we'd ever created. Been
- Nothing’s worse than a story without an end. End
- Writing a novel is like knocking on a door that will never open. You are so desperate to get in, you will say or do… Desperate
- It is a strange world, Oxford - quite claustrophobic. I was often glad I was only there for eight weeks at a time. Claustrophobic
- I do take this insane pleasure in world-building. I get the world in my head, but I have to make sure everyone else gets it. Building
- I was a shy child, and when I was 13, I started wearing braces on my teeth. I used to be acutely self-conscious, and I… Acutely
- I often look at places and kind of mentally convert them to fantasy versions of themselves. Convert
- I had lived in that part of London that used to be called Islington since I was eight. I attended a private school for girls,… Attended
- My silver cord - the link between my body and my spirit - was extremely sensitive. It was what allowed me to sense dreamscapes at… Allowed
- London had so much death in its history, it was hard to find a spot without spirits. They formed a safety net. Still, you had… Death
- For me, just being published feels like success. Feels Like
- I was not a rebellious teenager. I was a sit-in-your-room teenager. Rebellious