June 3, 2024, 7:45 a.m.
Imagine stepping into a world where the beauty of prose intertwines with the allure of magic. "Beautiful Creatures," the enchanting novel by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, offers just that—a mesmerizing journey through love, mystery, and extraordinary abilities. Our specially curated collection of the top 32 "Beautiful Creatures" quotes invites you to relive the spellbinding moments and profound insights found within the pages of this beloved book. Whether you're a long-time fan or a new reader, these quotes will transport you to the heart of Gatlin County, where every word weaves its own enchantment. Join us as we explore the captivating lines that have left an indelible mark on readers around the world.
1. “Darkness, real darkness, was more than just a lack of light.” - Kami Garcia
2. “THAT crazed girl improvising her music.Her poetry, dancing upon the shore,Her soul in division from itselfClimbing, falling She knew not where,Hiding amid the cargo of a steamship,Her knee-cap broken, that girl I declareA beautiful lofty thing, or a thingHeroically lost, heroically found.No matter what disaster occurredShe stood in desperate music wound,Wound, wound, and she made in her triumphWhere the bales and the baskets layNo common intelligible soundBut sang, 'O sea-starved, hungry sea” - William Butler Yeats
3. “I was lost before I found her in my dreams, and she found me that day in the rain. I knew it seemed like I was always the one trying to save Lena, but the truth was she had saved me, and I wasn't ready for her to stop now.” - Kami Garcia
4. “This isn't going to be some freaky pagan sex thing, is it?” - Kami Garcia
5. “The right thing and the easy thing are never the same.” - Kami Garcia
6. “When everything seems like its changed…its because things have." Ethan Wate in Beautiful Creatures.” - Kami Garcia
7. “I saw his face change. His eyes widen.He lunged at me. I wouldn't let go. We stared into eachother's eyes and clawed at eachother's throats. As we rolled over the edge of the water tower and fellthewholewaydown,I wasonlythinkingonething ...Lena” - Kami Garcia
8. “moments bleed together, no span to time” - Kami Garcia
9. “All that destiny garbage. Nobody can decide what happens to you. Nobody but you.” - Margaret Stohl
10. “There are no coincidences.” - Kami Garcia
11. “Old paper, which my mom used to say was the smell of time itself.” - Margaret Stohl
12. “Claim yourself.” - Margaret Stohl
13. “Pete et Invienies.” - Margaret Stohl
14. “We are given to the great, for great purpose, to great ends. We are given to the grave, for grave purposes, to grave ends.” - Kami Garcia
15. “There’s something about sitting alone in the dark that reminds you how big the world really is, and how far apart we all are. The stars look like they’re so close, you could reach out and touch them. But you can’t. Sometimes things look a lot closer than they are.” - Kami Garcia
16. “There are more of us than you think.” - Kami Garcia
17. “It’s funny how the good things are all tied up with the bad. Sometimes it’s hard to tell which is which. But either way, you end up taking your sugar with your salt and your kicks with your kisses.” - Kami Garcia
18. “Until then, you can do what everyone else your age does. Listen to music. Watch the television. Just keep your nose away from those books.” - Kami Garcia
19. “If this was a movie, we would've sat down at the table with the guys and they would have learned some kind of valuable lesson, like not to judge people by how they look, or that being different is okay. And Lena would've learned that all jocks weren't stupid and shallow. It always seemed to work in movies, but this wasn't a movie. This was Gatlin, which severely limited what could happen.” - Kami Garcia
20. “Coming into your powers can be a very confusing time. Perhaps there is a book on the subject. If you like, we can go see Marian."Yeah, right. Choices and Changes. A Modern Girl's Guide to Casting. My Mom Wants to Kill Me: A Self-Help Book For Teens.” - Kami Garcia
21. “Ant Prune was holding one of the squirrels in her hand. ‘And once a day, we have ta clean their little private parts with a Q-tip, so they'll learn ta clean themselves.'That was a visual I didn't need” - Margaret Stohl
22. “It is difficult to free fools from chains they revere.” - Kami Garcia
23. “I really was alone, and the only thing worse than being alone was having everyone else see how lonely you were” - Kami Garcia
24. “Darkness can't drive out darkness only light can do that, Hate can't drive out hate only love can do that.” - Kami Garcia, Margaret Stohl
25. “Her eyes were like the sea before a storm on the Carolina coast.” - Kami Garcia
26. “Her voice, unfolding like a tiny bright memory in the darkest, furthest corner of my mind.” - Kami Garcia
27. “Ethan Wate: What I can't figure is, you go to church everyday, how do you believe in all of this and still believe in God?Amma: God created all things didn't he? Only man will decide which ones is mistakes. - Beautiful Creatures” - Kami Garcia and Margret Stohl
28. “Butterflies in your stomach. That was such a crappy metaphor. More like killer bees.” - Kami Garcia
29. “All this is on a strictly need-to-know basis. As in, nobody else needs to know.” - Kami Garcia
30. “Mamma was just pulling your tail to see if it squeaked.” - Kami Garcia
31. “...to see a girl who burns me and shocks me and shatters me with a single touch.” - Kami Garcia
32. “She didn't want to go far, just out of the trees so she could see the stars. They always eased her loneliness. She thought of them as beautiful creatures, burning and cold; each solitary, and bleak, and silent like her.” - Kristin Cashore