Masque Of The Red Death Quotes
"I wonder whether the people remaining in the houses will be cold tonight. If they’ve wrapped their dead in their only blankets."
"The Debauchery District. The very name makes me shiver."
"I can’t explain how I know which drops of condensation running down her cheeks are rain and which are tears. But I do."
"The girl’s grief is a mindless, crushing thing, and somehow I feel it, even though I am supposed to be numb."
"If I pushed April and her sparkling silver eyelids out of the open carriage, the crowd lining this street might kill her."
"The first club we pass is the Morgue. It’s in an abandoned factory."
"The line to get into the Morgue stretches around the block."
"The wind that ruffles my hair smells of salt, and white seabirds come and go."
"Out of the corner of my eye, I notice dark shapes creeping from between two buildings."
"We are passing through the ruins of what used to be a bustling city."
"The very few moments are why I come here, week after week."
"We must not go outside again until the disease had been contained."
"The prince can make her stay. He can kill her if he wants."
"It’s one of my greatest regrets, waiting until it was too late."
"They’ve destroyed the very thing that gave them hope."
"It’s the first time you’ve looked in the mirror for more than half a second."
"I like the idea of making the world better, instead of hiding from all the ugliness."
"There are people who scorn everything that is good in this world."
"I’m not in love," I say softly, "but there is someone who could make me happy."
"If we aren’t working toward change, what’s the point?"
"My uncle doesn’t care about the city, but I do. And I’m not the only one."
"Every time I put my hands on you, you freeze. People are certain to notice."
"I choose my informants well. She knows everything that happens in the palace."
"I want to go to the tower before we leave."
"Nothing is easy, I know." His voice is impossibly sad.
"I need to know everything there is to know about the Red Death."
"It’s a virus." Father’s voice is low and unfriendly.
"Nothing is going to be enough. But I recorded everything I know."
"They will kill me," Father says simply, looking at me.
"Deal with him," Elliott says to another soldier.
"Enough for now. I need you to disappear for a few more days."
"And you thought I was playing at revolution?"
"We really should go. There was too much damning evidence in my apartment, so I set a small fire. Except it got out of hand."
"We really should leave now, before something explodes."
"People are dying. Like before. This voyage might keep the two of us alive, and the return I have planned will surprise my uncle."
"You will never end up like that poor girl. Not if I have anything to do with it."
"I won’t be teaching you to fight so much as teaching you how to look like you know how to fight."
"Wearing it doesn’t make me uncomfortable, so it will be to my advantage."
"Always act sure; it will throw your opponents off."
"Love requires trust. You told me not to trust you."
"My uncle hired an instructor to teach me. Every time I lost, he executed someone I considered a friend."
"I improved and sometimes won. But my uncle insisted that I fight to the death every single time."
"I never made friends, for fear I would lose them."
"We will give away masks and provide food to the poor. The followers of this reverend may be a problem, but he has no army."
"I need you beside me. At first I wanted you because you were the scientist’s daughter, and he was a hero. But now… I just need you to believe in me."
"We have to find your father. But first we have to recover, make plans. We’ll camp for a few days, regroup."