Matthew J. Kirby Quotes

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  • When you are in pain, a moment is an eternity.

    Pain   Moments   Eternity  
    Matthew J. Kirby (2011). “Icefall”, p.169, Scholastic Inc.
  • I hate them!' she cried. 'It's not fair!' 'No, it isn't,' Frederick said gently. 'I can't do it all!' 'No. You can't.' After a long moment he said, 'But you can do what you can.' 'And what if that isn't enough?' Frederick held her shoulders and took a step back. He looked in her eyes. 'Enough for what?' 'For my family.' 'What more could they ask for than what you've given?

    Hate   Eye   Long  
  • You are stronger than me," Asa says. "And in bravery and strength, there is a kind of beauty.

    Bravery   Stronger   Asa  
  • In the early morning hours, Hannah read at the table by the dim light of dawn. She leaned in close to the pages, chin resting on her folded arms, eyes racing over the words, like chasing butterflies over the hills, to catch as many as she could before going to work. She wondered at how such tales of magic could be contained by mere paper and ink for her to read again and again.

    Morning   Butterfly   Eye  
    Matthew J. Kirby (2012). “The Clockwork Three”, p.29, Scholastic Inc.
  • One cannot apologize for one's nature.

    Matthew J. Kirby (2011). “Icefall”, p.113, Scholastic Inc.
  • You can never trust anyone once you've had to trap them in a cage.

  • In life, the hardest decisions often have to be made more than once. But each time, it gets easier.

    Decision   Easier   Made  
    Matthew J. Kirby (2011). “Icefall”, p.175, Scholastic Inc.
  • Sometimes, when we want something so badly, we fear failure more than we fear being without that thing.

    Matthew J. Kirby (2011). “Icefall”, p.267, Scholastic Inc.
  • Never trust a storyteller," he says. "We're all of us liars.

    Matthew J. Kirby (2011). “Icefall”, p.161, Scholastic Inc.
  • He waved to the city and said good-bye. The city responded by carrying on the way it always did, traffic moving forward uninterrupted, without slowing, as if it were trying to demonstrate its permanence and show him it would still be there if he ever wanted to return. That promise was the best and only thing he could ask of it.

    Moving   Cities   Bye  
    Matthew J. Kirby (2012). “The Clockwork Three”, p.372, Scholastic Inc.
  • Maybe if people can't have an end to their suffering, the next thing they seek for is to know why they suffer. Suffering is a part of life in this world, part of a cycle....Stories give you a way to see things. A way to understand the events of your life. Even if you don't realize it while you're hearing the tale.

  • Clockwork could not run counter to its nature. The seconds, minutes, and hours moved only forward. Patient, precise, and unstoppable. Memory was an indulgence, an illusion that broke like a wave upon the juggernaut of time. The past remained the past.

    Running   Memories   Past  
    Matthew J. Kirby (2012). “The Clockwork Three”, p.155, Scholastic Inc.
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