Aprilynne Pike Quotations

Square root of a cosine? How is that ever going to be useful?

Like most authors, I also love to read.

The first two chapters of any first draft generally need to be cut.

No - the light in Tamani's eyes was much more than a reflection. It was the fire that melted her anger and devastated her resolve, every single time she saw it.

Are you looking for something real in this world of illusions? Call me. Casual Flings need not apply. I am looking for Love.

If the time comes and your dream doesn't seem worth it, then maybe it was the wrong dream.

I just don't want to cozy up to the guy whose girl I have every intention of stealing.

May as well leave the door open.

All I'm saying is that you shouldn't stay with him for the wrong reasons, even if they are noble ones. No one owes it to someone else to be their girlfriend. It's a choice you remake every day.

At the end of 'Illusions,' readers should see the inevitable coming.

I am a gym rat who loves to work out, particularly running, Zumba, yoga, cycling, and kickboxing.

I love music, singing, and playing piano (though I'm not very good). And I adore musical theater.

Before 'Wings' came out, I told a few people that at the end of book one, readers should think Laurel made the right choice. Then, at the end of 'Spells,' they should understand why Laurel made the choice she did.

Anyone can pluck a flowertrue strength is knowing how to give it life

I'm not asking for forever, Tamani said. Yet. I'm just asking for a moment.

But love is something that has to be as selfish as it is unselfish. You can't make yourself love someone because you feel like you should. Just wanting to love someone isn't enough.

As far as her mom was concerned, tea fixed everything. Have a cold? Have some tea. Broken bones? There's a tea for that too. Somewhere in her mother's pantry, Laurel suspected, was a box of tea that said, 'In case of Armageddon, steep three to five minutes'.

Guess I've been reading too much fantasy.

There's always someone who secretly believes in myths and legends; or at least parts of them. Those are the people who will look beyond the obvious and see things in this world that are truly wonderful... But they won't say anything, even if they do. Because the rest of us who view the world as logical and scientific wouldn't see the truth if it was posted up on a billboard.