Amanda Hocking Quotes:

This is the way the world ends; not with a bang or a whimper, but with zombies breaking down the back door.

source: - Amanda Hocking (2010). “Hollowland”

Topics: Doors, Zombie, Bangs

I don't want only one night. I want all the nights. I want all of you, forever.

source: - Amanda Hocking (2014). “Trylle: The Complete Trilogy”, p.511, Pan Macmillan

Topics: Night, Forever, Want

I guess what I'm trying to say is that you can't live somebody else's life for them. They have to make their own choices, and sometimes all we can do is learn to live with them.

source: - Jaimal Yogis (2009). “Saltwater Buddha: A Surfer's Quest to Find Zen on the Sea”, p.234, Simon and Schuster

Topics: Choices, Trying, Sometimes

Not all prisons have bars

source: - Amanda Hocking (2014). “Trylle: The Complete Trilogy”, p.238, Pan Macmillan

Topics: Bars, Prison

Everything I went through," he said. "For you. It was worth it.

source: - Amanda Hocking (2014). “Trylle: The Complete Trilogy”, p.423, Pan Macmillan

Topics: Said, Worth It

Tomorrow you will belong to someone else," Finn said. "But tonight, you're with me

Topics: Tonight, Tomorrow, Said

His lips brushed against mine. Delicately at first, almost testing to see if this was real.

Topics: Real, Firsts, Lips

I don't think I've ever really had a home before, not until I met you.

source: - "Charisma Carpenter Talks SURVIVING EVIL, Telling Her Own Story of Survival, Connecting to Other Survivors, and Finding the Strength to Move On". Interview with Christina Raddish, collider.com. August 28, 2013.

Topics: Home, Thinking, Mets

There was something almost painful about that, the intensity of being so vulnerable and so intimate with him.

Topics: Vulnerable, Painful, Intimate

Can I cut off your head?" "Are you asking for my permission?

Topics: Cutting, Asking, Permission

You know something?" He lifted his head, and when he turned to me, he had this strange look in his eyes. Almost as if he was really seeing me for the first time. "I don't think I ever really lived until this. I've never done anything that mattered before, but now I'm fighting to save my life, and yours. And I know it sounds really cheesy and lame, but I don't think I ever really felt alive. Not until I met you.

source: - Source: film.avclub.com

Topics: Eye, Fighting, Thinking

You can bite me if you want. I want you to.

Topics: Want, Bite Me, I Want You

It's a hard life, but it's the only life we have. And sometimes-' he pointed to a bright flash of lightening, its jagged light stretching from the sky to the ground, '-it's still beautiful. Sometimes you find something that makes this all worth it. And when you do, you hang onto it for as long as you can.' He turned to me, shrugging one shoulder. 'That's the best you can do.

Topics: Beautiful, Light, Sky

When you told me you loved me," Lily's eyes widened when she looked at Lux, "You saved the world.

Topics: Eye, World, Lilies

Aurora is right,” Willa said, sounding sad to be agreeing with her.

Topics: Aurora, Said

When something is important to you, you make sure its safe.

Topics: Important, Safe

I need to call Matt and let him know I'm okay," I said. Finn held the passenger door open while I got inside. As soon as he got in the driver's seat, I turned to him. "Well? Can I call him?" "You really want to?" Finn asked as he started the car. "Yes, of course I do! Why is that so suprising?

Topics: Doors, Car, Needs

At that moment I didn't particularly care if a band of raging marauders tried to do her in,but if there were frequent attacks on her "castle," I thought I should know.

Topics: Castles, Band, Care

Who was that?” I whispered, as if the walls could hear me. They were lined with pictures, a few of which I recognized as being painted by master painters. “Rhys.” “Yeah, I know but… is he my brother?” I asked. I had already decided that he was foxy, so I really hoped that he wasn‟t.

Topics: Brother, Wall, Yeah

Being liked for the way you looked is worse than not being liked at all.

Topics: Way, Appearance, Live By

I tended to hate people that hit me in the head without warning.

Topics: Hate, People, Warning, Hate People

If Peter Pan had been real, he would've gone mad and killed everyone in Neverland.

Topics: Real, Mad, Gone, Been Real, Neverland

A vampire is branding girls, okay?" I ignored his refusal. "Something about that just feels wrong to me." "I would hope so.

Topics: Girl, Vampire, Ignored

Forever is a really long time, you know? What do you do with forever?" "The same thing you do when you don't have forever." He smiled wanly. "Live.

Topics: Long, Forever, Really Long

I look at you because I can't look away.

Topics: Looks, Because I Can

He kissed me desperately, like a drowning man and I was his oxygen.

Topics: Men, Oxygen, Drowning

How had it turned into this? I had lived my whole stupid life without him, and now I could barely make it through the hour.

Topics: Stupid, Hours, Stupid Life

So we know she's safe and taken care of?" Daniel asked, and she nodded. "Good. Then why don't we do something that you want to do?" "Like what?" "I don't know. What do you like to do?" "Um...." Her stomach rumbled, since crying always made her hungry. "I like eating breakfast." "That's so weird." Daniel grinned. "Because I like making French toast." "That works out, doesn't it?

Topics: Taken, Work Out, Breakfast, French Toast, Eating Breakfast

Every man would fall in love with their voice, their lovely appearance, but no man would ever get past that. They'd never really know the girls for who they actually were, never really love them. It would be impossible for any of the four girls to ever really fall in love and be genuinely loved in return.

Topics: Girl, Falling In Love, Past

Loki," I said. "Hey, Princess." He smiled dazedly as he looked up at me. "What's wrong?" "Nothing." I smiled and shook my head. "Not anymore." "What's this?" He took my hair and held it out so i could see. A curl near the front had gone completely silver. "I take a nap, and you go gray?" "You didn't take a nap." I laughed. "Don't you remember what happened?" He furrowed his brow, trying to remember, and understanding flashed in his eyes. "I remember..." Loki touched my face. "I remember that I love you." I bent down, kissing him full on the mouth, and he held me to him.

Topics: Princess, Love You, Eye

I get that we can't be together. And it's not like I'm so weak-willed that the simple act of saying hello to me will cause me to jump your bones in the hall.

Topics: Simple, Together, Saying Hello

During our session, I told Tove about how I'd done mind-speak on Duncan, but it only worked when I was irritated. Using that logic,Tove spent most of the morning trying to irritate me into using it. Sometimes it worked, but most of the time I just got pointlessly annoyed.

source: - Amanda Hocking (2012). “Torn”, p.138, Pan Macmillan

Topics: Morning, Annoyed, Mind, Duncan

You knew that she wanted me to marry somebody else,and you never told me?" He appeared confused by my reaction. "It wasn't my place." "Maybe it wasn't your place as a tracker, but as the guy making out with me in this bed, yeah,I think it was your place to tell me that I'm supposed to marry someone else.

Topics: Confused, Thinking, Guy

Well,I hope you like the ring." He held it out to me, he velvet lid still closed. "My mom hates it." "I'm sure I'll love it,then," I said, and he laughed.

Topics: Mom, Hate, Velvet

If im lucky, i will never have to see you again. Because if i do, that means we are at war, and id have to hurt you

Topics: Hurt, War, Mean

You expect me to believe that you're being held against your will?" I raised a skeptical eyebrow. "You're roaming around the castle freely." "As are you." He turned away from me then. "Not all prisons have bars. You should know that better than anyone, Princess.

Topics: Believe, Princess, Eyebrows, Roaming Around

A foolish man thinks he knows everything. A wise man knows he doesn't," Finn replied absently, still looking down at the book. "That's such a fortune-cookie answer," I said with a laugh, and even he smirked at me.

Topics: Wise, Book, Thinking, Foolish Man, Looking Down

You know, back in the day, when a guy saved a Princess's life, she would reward him with a kiss...

source: - Amanda Hocking (2012). “Switched”, p.173, Pan Macmillan

Topics: Princess, Kissing, Guy

A foolish man thinks he knows everything. A wise man knows he doesn't.

Topics: Wise, Men, Thinking

I was always depressed growing up. There wasnt a reason for it, I just was. I was sad and morose. I cried a lot, I wrote a lot, and I read a lot; and that was how I dealt with it.

Topics: Growing Up, Growing, Reason, Morose

For me to be a billion-dollar author, I need to have people buying my books at Wal-Mart.

Topics: Book, People, Dollars

I've taken every writing class I've had available. I took classes in high school, and I took English and writing classes in community college, but I dropped out of college. I also attended a local writing workshop two years ago.

Topics: Taken, Writing, School, Writing Workshop, Community College

I heard you're campaigning on my behalf." He walked over to me. "That wouldn't be because you'd miss me too much if I were gone,would it?" "Don't be absurd," I scoffed. "I don't condone murder, even for people like you." "People like me,huh?" He cocked an eyebrow. "You mean devilishly handsome, debonair young men who come to sweep rebellious princesses of their feet?" "You came to kidnap me, not sweep me off my feet," I said,but he waved his hand at the idea. "Semantics.

Topics: Princess, Mean, Men, Debonair, Miss Me

You have so much going on. It comes off like a..." "Static?" I suggested. "Exactly!" He snapped his fingers and pointed at me. "You need to tune it, get your frequencies in check, like a radio." "I would love to.Just tell me how." "It's not a matter of turning a dial. You have no on or off switch." He walked around in a large lazy circle. "It's something you have to practice. It's more like being potty-trained. You have to learn when to hold it and when to release." "That's a pretty sexy analogy," I said.

Topics: Sexy, Practice, Circles, Potty

She's the princess. She commanded and I obeyed!"-Loki "You don't obey a suicide mission!"-Finn

Topics: Suicide, Princess, Missions

I hate that you do this to me. I hate how crazy you make me. I hate you! - Wendy

Topics: Hate, Crazy, Wendy

You really do hate me, don't you? I mean, destroying someone's ice-cream cone? That's vicious." Her cheeks reddened. "I didn't see you there. Honestly." She wiped at his shirt more frantically, as if she could prevent it from staining if she rubbed hard enough. "Oh, now I see your plan, and it's far more devious than I thought." Daniel smirked. "You were looking for an excuse to grope me.

Topics: Hate, Mean, Ice Cream, Cones, Ice Cream Cones

When you mix dirt with water, the dirt doesn't get clean. The water just gets dirty.

Topics: Dirty, Water, Dirt

This is so weird. They're your brother and aunt." "No, I understand. They're your family too." Rhys said. "They loved you and raised you. That's what family is, right?

Topics: Brother, Aunt, Said

I decided to go along with it. If he tried to give me the runaround, I would bolt. I didn't have time to waste on vague answers and evasive language. Matt and Rhys were captive, and Rhys couldn't even sit down.

Topics: Giving, Answers, Waste

I only saw fire and chandeliers and smoke. No people. Not the room. Not even a time frame. Do you know how many chandeliers there are in the south wing alone? What was I supposed to do? Tell everyone to avoid chandeliers forever?

source: - Amanda Hocking (2014). “Trylle: The Complete Trilogy”, p.250, Pan Macmillan

Topics: Fire, Wings, People, Chandeliers

Ready?" Tove asked without looking at me. He started walking before I answered. "Duncan, you don't need to come with us," I told him as I hurried after Tove. Duncan followed me the way he always did, but he slowed. "It's probably best if he does," Tove said, tucking his hair behind his ears. "Why?" I asked, but Duncan smiled, excited to be included. "We need someone to test on," Tove replied matter-of-factly, and Duncan's smile instantly faded.

Topics: Hair, Doe, Needs, Duncan

Have you tried?" Tove countered, his eyes sparkling. "Well...no," I admitted. "Do it." "How?" He shrugged. "Figure it out." "You're really good at this training thing," I said with a sigh.

Topics: Eye, Training, Figures

Some books and authors are best sellers, but most aren't. It may be easier to self-publish than it is to traditionally publish, but in all honesty, it's harder to be a best seller self-publishing than it is with a house.

Topics: Honesty, Book, Self

How did you even know I wasn't in my room?" "I checked on you." Finn gave me a look like I was an idiot. "I check on you every morning." "You check on me when I'm sleeping?" I gaped at him. "Every morning?" He nodded. "I didn't know that." "Why would you know that? You're sleeping," Finn pointed out.

Topics: Morning, Sleep, Looks

Mark my words, Princess,” Loki said. “One day, you’ll be madly in love with me.

source: - Amanda Hocking (2014). “Trylle: The Complete Trilogy”, p.423, Pan Macmillan

Topics: Princess, One Day, Madly In Love

Sometimes it seems to me that that’s all my life has been, a series of things that I loved deeply that I could never have.

source: - Amanda Hocking (2012). “Ascend”, p.22, Pan Macmillan

Topics: Sometimes, Seems, Series

When you dance with the devil, the devil doesn't change. The devil changes you.

Topics: Devil

Sometimes the best course in the search for the meaning of life is to busy yourself until you forget that you don't know the meaning of life

Topics: Meaning Of Life, Sometimes, Life Is

The desperation was coming off you in waves. You were all but begging to dance with me. I am doing you a favor.

source: - Amanda Hocking (2014). “Trylle: The Complete Trilogy”, p.23, Pan Macmillan

Topics: Doing You, Favors, Desperation

And I have two eyes. I’ve seen that little melodrama play out between you and that other tracker. Fish? Flounder? What’s his name?

source: - Amanda Hocking (2012). “Torn”, p.159, Pan Macmillan

Topics: Eye, Play, Names

You don't want me here, I don't wanna be here, so why am I here?

Topics: Want, Want Me

Writing has always felt like a compulsion. Even at high school there'd be times when people would ask me if I wanted to go and hang out and I'd sit home and write instead.

Topics: Home, Writing, School

I don't want to be famous per se, but I want to write books for as long as I can. And I plan on writing a lot.

Topics: Book, Writing, Long

I don't need love or a man to complete me,and someday, you'll find that true for yourself. Suitors will come and go, but you will remain.

source: - Amanda Hocking (2012). “Torn”, p.169, Pan Macmillan

Topics: Men, Needs, Suitors, Complete Me

I was always writing. When I was a little kid, before I learned how to write, I would tell stories. But as soon I as capable, I started writing. I filled notebooks and notebooks until I got my first computer when I was 11. It never really occurred to me that I would do anything else.

source: - Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

Topics: Notebook, Writing, Kids

Self-publishing is great, but I don't want to be an icon for it, or anything else.

source: - "Amanda Hocking, the writer who made millions by self-publishing online" by Ed Pilkington, www.theguardian.com. January 12, 2012.

Topics: Self, Icons, Want

It smelled pretty rank, but I was getting used to the smell of death, as much as anyone could get used to it.

Topics: Smell, Used

In case you haven't noticed, I'm a lover not a fighter.

source: - "Flutter". Book by Amanda Hocking, May 3, 2016.

Topics: Lovers, Fighter, Cases

I want to be a writer. I do not want to spend 40 hours a week handling e-mails, formatting covers, finding editors, etc.

Topics: Editors, Want, Mail

In that moment, Lux felt complete for the first time. He hadn’t even realized anything was missing until he met her, but now, with her curled up in his arms, her hair tickling against his chin, he couldn’t imagine existing without her - Virtue - A Fairy Tale

Topics: Hair, Missing, Firsts, Tickling

I wanted to show you that it's not all cold and intimidating," Finn explained. "I wanted you to see something warm and beautiful.

source: - Amanda Hocking (2012). “Switched”, p.84, Pan Macmillan

Topics: Beautiful, Cold, Intimidating

How could you do nothing to him, if you fought so hard?” she asked. “I’m lust and he’s wrath!” he yelled. “I’m a lover, he’s a fighter!” Virtue - A Fairy Tale

Topics: Wrath, Lust, Lovers

the way it always did.

Topics: Way

I don't know why you're making the poor girl play with you," Peter said. "You're going to completely slaughter her." "Well, I am the greatest Guitar Hero player of all time," Jack said.

Topics: Girl, Hero, Player, Guitar Hero

The only consent hinge in life is that everyhin is changing. And that's a little scary, but it means that hints can't be bad or hard forever.

Topics: Mean, Scary, Forever

What's your angle?" I asked, trying to sound more playful than demanding. "Isosceles," Jack quipped.

Topics: Trying, Sound, Angle

I haven’t prepared my speech yet,” I sighed and Tove stood up. “What should I say about him?” “Well, if you plan to say anything nice, you’re going to have to lie,” Tove muttered as he walked over to his closet.

source: - Amanda Hocking (2014). “Trylle: The Complete Trilogy”, p.530, Pan Macmillan

Topics: Nice, Lying, Say Anything

Finn: I look at you because I can't look away Wendy. Wendy: That's kinda creepy. Finn: I will work on being less creepy then.

Topics: Creepy, Looks, Because I Can, Wendy

As a rule, I don't enjoy being tossed into closets and having the door shut on my face, but I knew he was protecting me.

source: - Amanda Hocking (2014). “Trylle: The Complete Trilogy”, p.202, Pan Macmillan

Topics: Doors, Faces, Closets

As I drifted off to sleep, I could hear him breathing, and that definitely helped me relax.

source: - Amanda Hocking (2013). “The Trylle Trilogy”, p.294, Macmillan

Topics: Sleep, Breathing, Relax

No! If you die, I die! You asked me to spend forever with you, and I'm going to!

Topics: Forever With You, Forever, Dies

You should get married more often," Loki teased. "It makes you feisty.

source: - Amanda Hocking (2014). “Trylle: The Complete Trilogy”, p.450, Pan Macmillan

Topics: Feisty, Married, Should

Princess." He smiled up at me, but it was weak. "If i'd known that this is what it would take to get you to hold me, I would've collapsed a long time ago.

Topics: Princess, Long, Weak

And I'm stuck in it with no way out. I love you, and I can't stop, and you don't even care!

Topics: Love You, Care, Way

Fine. Whatever. I don’t. Nobody understands your pain, Mae. Because it is so unique! Nobody’s ever loved something so much they would do anything to save it, except for you, Mae. You cornered that market!

Topics: Pain, Unique, Fine, Cornered, Mae

Travelling is a great time to catch up on my reading. It's hard falling asleep in new places, but a good book always makes it easier.

Topics: Book, Fall, Reading, Falling Asleep, New Places

What I told you before is still true. I want to know that when you're with me, it's because you want to be, not because you have to be.

source: - Amanda Hocking (2012). “Torn”, p.189, Pan Macmillan

Topics: Want, Stills, Knows

I loved Jack because of every little thing about him. The way he laughed, the way he made me smile, the way he'd stay up until nine in the morning watching zombie movies he'd seen a hundred times, and the way he could never hold a grudge. I loved him because I loved him, not because it was fate or destiny or in my blood, We had chosen each other, and that felt more powerful and more magical.

Topics: Morning, Powerful, Fate, Zombie Movie

Because you're here with me, Jack said. Any night that ends with that can't be that bad

Topics: Night, Ends, Said

How did I look at you? I asked thickly. Like you had to, like I was a magnet you were pulled to. There was no choice, he said. And when you look at Jack, it's because when he's around, why would you want to look at anything else? You love him the way you could never love me.

Topics: Choices, Looks, Want

Oh yeah. That's why. Like a fairy tale. I was marrying the Prince. I just happened to be in love with the pauper.

Topics: Fairy Tale, Yeah, Tales

This was good, except that now I had two crazed, burning zombies standing between me and the exit, plus another one that wasn’t on fire. I had not thought this plan through at all.

Topics: Fire, Two, Zombie

Aurora is right,” Willa said, sounding sad to be agreeing with her.

source: - Amanda Hocking (2013). “The Trylle Trilogy”, p.436, Macmillan

Topics: Aurora, Said

I looked at him like he was an idiot, but he didn’t notice. Or maybe he got it so often, he thought that was how people looked at him.

source: - Amanda Hocking (2013). “The Trylle Trilogy”, p.308, Macmillan

Topics: People, Idiot

You married Elora?” “Yes, briefly.” Oren emphasized how fleeting it had been. “We were wed because we thought it would be a good way to combine our respective kingdoms. Vittra and Trylle have had their disagreements over the years, and we wanted to create peace. Unfortunately, your mother is the most impossible, irrational, horrible woman on the planet.” He smiled at me. “Well, you know. You’ve met her.

Topics: Mother, Years, Would Be, Good Way

Don’t be a hero,” I told him sternly. “Protect yourself.

source: - Amanda Hocking (2014). “Trylle: The Complete Trilogy”, p.554, Pan Macmillan

Topics: Hero, Protect, Protect Yourself

Yeah, you're probably right," I admitted and slowly pulled myself out from underneath the covers. "You know, I really wish you'd catch onto the fact that I'm always right.

Topics: Wish, Facts, Yeah

He stepped into my room with one graceful move, as if entering through bedroom windows was nothing out of the ordinary.

Topics: Moving, Ordinary, Entering

That's kind of creepy.

source: - Amanda Hocking (2012). “Switched”, p.23, Macmillan

Topics: Creepy, Kind

Wendy!” Finn shouted pulling me from my moment with Loki. “What are you doing? You’re married. And not to him.” “Nothing slips by you does it.” Loki asked.

source: - Amanda Hocking (2014). “Trylle: The Complete Trilogy”, p.549, Pan Macmillan

Topics: Doing You, Doe, Married, Wendy

He hadn’t been peeping intentionally; he’d been trying to sneak into my room. So that was slightly less creepy, I supposed.

Topics: Creepy, Trying, Rooms, Peeping

I don't care where I come from or who you are. I can make you happy, and you make me happy. We could have a happily ever after.

source: - Amanda Hocking (2012). “Torn”, p.188, Pan Macmillan

Topics: You Make Me Happy, Care, Ever After, Happily Ever After

Unfortunately, zombies aren’t very flammable, and it went out instantly.

Topics: Zombie

You're not very good at being contemplative," Milo said. "You always sound like some bad caricature of a philosopher, like those fortune cookies with 'Confucius say' or the Nietzsche guy from Mystery Men that's always saying 'when you walk on the ground, the ground walks on you.

Topics: Men, Guy, Fortune Cookie, Mystery Men

I paused outside your door to see if you were awake, and you clearly were, so I came in." "You still can't just barge in." I crossed my arms over my chest. "Would you like me to go back out and knock?" Loki gestured to the doors behind him. "Would that make you feel better?

source: - Amanda Hocking (2014). “Trylle: The Complete Trilogy”, p.526, Pan Macmillan

Topics: Feel Better, Doors, Arms, Barges

Just because we don't understand why they'd cover up something doesn't mean they aren't," Bobby said, and we both turned to look at him. "Now you just sound paranoid," I said. "Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not after you," Bobby said with an expression so serious that I couldn't help but laugh.

Topics: Mean, Expression, Laughing

Yeah, but they're PURPLE pants," Bobby said as if that made some kind of distinction. "Hence, I'm awesome.

Topics: Purple, Pants, Kind

When I said it aloud, it sounded terribly creepy, which is why I had said it aloud.

Topics: Creepy, Said

I'm not all you need, and I don't even want to be. I just want to love you, for the rest of my life, and as long as you let me do that, we'll be okay.

Topics: Love You, Long, Needs

You could kill me, Alice, he looked at me seriously. That's how much you mean to me. As foolish and masochistic as that makes me, you are so much to me that even if it destroys me to be with you, I'll be with you!

Topics: Mean, Foolish, Kill Me, Masochistic

But you're the hardest thing I've ever done, and you're also the best. So... I think that's the moral of the story here. Anything worth having is worth fighting for.

Topics: Fighting, Thinking, Anything Worth Having, Moral Of The Story

Who was that?” I whispered, as if the walls could hear me. They were lined with pictures, a few of which I recognized as being painted by master painters. “Rhys.” “Yeah, I know but… is he my brother?” I asked. I had already decided that he was foxy, so I really hoped that he wasn‟t.

Topics: Brother, Wall, Yeah

I predict a long reign ahead of you. Years of being referred to as Your Majesty, Your Grace, Your Excellence, My Liege, My Queen, My Lovely.” “I don’t think that last one is a formal title,” I said. “It should be.

source: - Amanda Hocking (2014). “Trylle: The Complete Trilogy”, p.548, Pan Macmillan

Topics: Queens, Thinking, Years

My only experience with dances was what I had seen on TV, but it really wasn’t that far off. The theme appeared to be “Crepe Paper in the Gymnasium,” and they had mastered it perfectly.

source: - Amanda Hocking (2014). “Trylle: The Complete Trilogy”, p.21, Pan Macmillan

Topics: Paper, Tvs, Gymnasiums, Crepes

Wendy: Why are you staring at me? Finn: Because you're standing in front of me.

Topics: Staring, Wendy, Standing

I don't really like fairies.

Topics: Fairy

All the stereotypical ‘dude’ geeky things I like are socially acceptable, and all the stereotypical ‘lady’ geeky things I like are frowned upon….

Topics: Acceptable

My mama didn't raise any fools and she didn't raise any heroes.

source: - Amanda Hocking (2013). “Tidal”, Pan Macmillan

Topics: Hero, Fool, Mama

I think I draw most inspiration from writers like Richelle Mead and filmmakers like John Hughes. They both really understand the experience of being a teenager and how insistent and intense everything feels, but they're also smart, savvy, and fun.

source: - "Meet Mega Bestselling Indie Heroine Amanda Hocking". Interview with Tonya Plank, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 5, 2011.

Topics: Fun, Smart, Teenager, Being A Teenager, Mead

I have a screened in porch, and it's nice to curl up with a book outside when it's raining, especially an old battered classic like 'Pride & Prejudice & Zombies.

Topics: Nice, Rain, Book

Right then, it didn't matter what his reasons were. All I knew that I was sick of him breaking my heart.

source: - Amanda Hocking (2012). “Torn”, p.96, Macmillan

Topics: Heart, Sick, Matter

I don’t know. After the downstairs, I assumed something creepier and dirtier.” I shrugged. “You didn’t have electricity down there.” “It’s for dramatic effect.” Loki gestured widely. “It’s a dungeon.

Topics: Dungeons, Dramatic, Electricity

I usually plan to read a book for a half-hour before bed, but then I end up staying awake until 3 A.M. to finish it. Fortunately, my dog doesn't mind when I keep the bedside lamp on.

Topics: Dog, Book, Mind, Half Hours

I will make this world a better place, whether they like it or not. That’s the fun of being Queen.

source: - Amanda Hocking (2012). “Ascend”, p.181, Pan Macmillan

Topics: Queens, Fun, World

I know you’ll be a good Queen, a strong, noble leader, and that’s more than these people deserve,” she said. “But don’t give too much. You need to keep some of yourself for you. And listen to your heart.

source: - Amanda Hocking (2012). “Ascend”, p.129, Pan Macmillan

Topics: Strong, Queens, Heart

While it did smash, breaking a bottle over someone’s head requires a lot more force than movies had led me to believe.

Topics: Believe, Bottles, Force

Don’t.” I walked up to him. “If it ever comes down to a situation between me and you, save yourself. I’m not worth dying for.” “Princess, I-” “None of us are,” I said, looking at him seriously. “Not the Queen or any of the Markis or Marksinna. That’s a direct order from the Princess, and you have to follow it. Save yourself.” “I don’t understand.” Duncan’s whole face scrunched in confusion. “But… if it’s as you wish, Princess.” “It is. Thank you,” I smiled at him and walked into the palace.

Topics: Queens, Princess, Order, Save Yourself, Duncan

Cause I lit him on fire,” I shrugged and brushed dust from my pants.

Topics: Fire, Dust, Pants

Everything’s not exactly the way it seems ” I said. “It seemed like you had your tongue down his throat ” Finn glared at us both. “Well then everything is exactly as it seems ” Loki said glibly.

source: - Amanda Hocking (2012). “Ascend”, p.156, Pan Macmillan

Topics: Way, Tongue, Like You

An oblique angle,” Jack said, and his bout of jealousy was quickly replaced with glee. “Ha! I told you I would work that in!

Topics: Glee, Angle, Said

You're killing me here! You are far more dangerous than I am!

Topics: Killing, Dangerous

You can't let doubt or fear or guilt eat away at you. You are good and you need to remember that above all else. Love is stronger than hatred, and you are made of love.

Topics: Love Is, Hatred, Doubt

People have bad things to say about publishers, but I think they still have services, and I want to see what they are. And if they end up not being any good, I don't have to keep using them.

source: - "A Successful Self-Publishing Author Decides to Try the Traditional Route". www.nytimes.com. March 24, 2011.

Topics: Thinking, People, Want

My mom has a tape from when I was, like, 2 years old, talking with my grandma, telling her a story that's really elaborate about werewolves and wolves.

source: - "A Self-Published Author's $2 Million Cinderella Story". "All things considered" with Guy Raz, www.npr.org. January 8, 2012.

Topics: Mom, Grandma, Talking

You know what would be fun? Nobody wants to play Guitar Hero. But you can play the Beatles! You loved the Beatles!

Topics: Fun, Hero, Guitar, Guitar Hero

Nothing is 'just' anything with you

It's not my fault everybody wants me

Topics: Want, Faults, Want Me

I’m not a bloody cockroach. What’s all this about? What are you trying to find out?

source: - Amanda Hocking (2014). “Trylle: The Complete Trilogy”, p.541, Pan Macmillan

Topics: Trying, Cockroaches, Bloody

It feels so weird to be able to just kind of buy things when I want them or need them.

source: - "A Self-Published Author's $2 Million Cinderella Story". "All things considered" with Guy Raz, www.npr.org. January 8, 2012.

Topics: Needs, Want, Able

I've always kind of wrote when I wanted to. Once I get the idea in my head and get it outlined out, I usually just sit and write until it's done.

source: - "Meet Mega Bestselling Indie Heroine Amanda Hocking". Interview with Tonya Plank, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 5, 2011.

Topics: Writing, Ideas, Done

I still have the same friends I've had for the last 15 or 20 years.

Topics: Years, Lasts, Stills

I priced my books at what I would want to spend on an electronic book.

Topics: Book, Want