Emm Cole > Quotes

“...our souls may be consumed by shadows, but that doesn't mean we have to behave as monsters.”
― Emm Cole, The Short Life of Sparrows

“I think the purest of souls, those with the most fragile of hearts, must be meant for a short life. They can't be tethered or held in your palm.

Just like a sparrow, they light on your porch. Their song might be brief, but how greedy would we be to ask for more? No, you cannot keep a sparrow. You can only hope that as they fly away, they take a little bit of you with them.”
― Emm Cole, The Short Life of Sparrows

“Smiling at death seems like a pretty bold act. And so I smile like a damned fool.”
― Emm Cole, Keeping Merminia

“There's never going to be someone else," he says, shaking his head. "You've wrecked me. I wouldn't be any good to anybody now—except for you.”
― Emm Cole, The Short Life of Sparrows

“What matters most, is not how my end happens, or if it happens now. What I care about in this instant, is that she knows how much I love her—that I lived long enough to have her love me back.”
― Emm Cole, Keeping Merminia

“I'd die of a broken heart before breaking yours.”
― Emm Cole, Keeping Merminia

“Nobody wants to admit that mermaids who survive the dangers of the ocean can still be defeated by their own pain." He links his fingers through mine. He squeezes my hand until I look back.

"A mermaid's heart is the most fragile thing in the sea. You've somehow managed to keep yours beating. The shield doesn't matter. What matters is you're a survivor.”
― Emm Cole, Keeping Merminia

“Home is the place that expects the most of you, but still welcomes you at your worst. And she has always been my home, my Merminia.”
― Emm Cole, Keeping Merminia

“When you do find your enemy, remember he will expect and welcome your hate. So surprise him, and let him fear your love.”
― Emm Cole

“Let the whole world knock on that door. I'm not opening it.”
― Emm Cole

“Let the whole world knock. I'm not opening that door.”
― Emm Cole, The Short Life of Sparrows

“Helping your weapon reach your target is easy. Watching someone accept that their life is over before it ever became something is not quite as simple.”
― Emm Cole

“You will never be lost to me, Selinne.”
― Emm Cole, Merminia

“I've misplaced it all, but I can't seem to lose my brother. It's a priceless gift--to have his love at a time when I've done nothing to earn it.”
― Emm Cole, Keeping Merminia

“A Seer dreams of all kinds of endings, but never a happy one for herself.”
― Emm Cole, The Short Life of Sparrows

“It's a messy business--being alive. But I'd rather have this short time with those I love than have an easy time. We forget about the things we saw that morning,and we choose to build a bigger sandcastle.”
― Emm Cole, Keeping Merminia

“No. Your thoughts are what make you. But your body isn't a meaningless thing either. Call me strange, but I think only the person you love the most should see you like that. And not here--in an ugly, dirty place--when you haven't even thought about it.”
― Emm Cole, Keeping Merminia

“I think the purest of souls, those with the most fragile of hearts, must be meant for a short life. They can't be tethered or held in your palm. Just like a sparrow, they light on your porch. Their song might be brief, but how greedy would we be to ask for more? No, you cannot keep a sparrow. You can only hope that as they fly away, they take a little bit of you with them.”
― Emm Cole, The Short Life of Sparrows

“And here I am, bravely risking the fallout of wounding your fragile, pudding-like soul—because real, forever friends don’t let each other wear ugly hats. I’ve wanted to say it for a month now, and I can bear it no longer. I know my witch is showing, but please take that thing off your head.”
― Emm Cole, The Short Life of Sparrows