Quotes by Malorie Blackman

Malorie Blackman

A backup plan means somewhere in my head, I think I might fail and that word is not in my vocabulary. Plus I’m too talented to fail.

Mean

Thinking

Vocabulary

And things go unsaid soon get forgotten

Forgotten

Noughts And Crosses

Unsaid

Because my mum and dad brought me up to believe that people are different but equal. And that I should treat everyone, no matter who, with the same respect I’d like to be shown.

Believe

Dad

People

Dear God, please let him have heard me. Please. Please. If you’re up there. Somewhere.

Dear God

Heard

Noughts And Crosses

Don’t you know that boys don’t cry?’ Adam grinned. ‘Shall I tell you something I’ve only recently discovered,’ I replied, not attempting to hide the tears rolling down my face and not the least bit ashamed of them. ‘Boys don’t cry, but real men do.

Boys

Men

Real

Five years off my life… I wondered with a wry smile, would people be immortal if they didn’t have kids?

Kids

Wry Smile

Years

He pulls the hood over my head. I try to pull back. I’m not trying to run away. I just want to see her… One last time.

Noughts And Crosses

Running

Trying

I pulled him closer to me, wrapping my arms around him, kissing him just as desperately as he was kissing me. Like if we could just love long enough and hard enough and deep enough, then the world outside would never, could never hurt us.

Hurt

Kissing

Long

I used to comfort myself with the belief that it was only certain individuals and their peculiar notions that spoilt things for the rest of us. But how many individuals does it take before it’s not the individuals who are prejudiced but society itself?

Comfort

Doe

Noughts And Crosses

Jude’s rule number five: Never get to close to anyone or anything that you can’t walk away at a moment’s notice if you have to. When you have to.

Moments

Numbers

Walks

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Believe

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Dad

Dear God

Doe

Family And Friends

Feelings

Feels

Forgotten

Heard

Humans

Hurt

Judging

Kids

Kiss Me

Kissing

Long

Love You

Lying

Matter

Mean

Men

Might

Moments

Needs

News

Noughts And Crosses

Numbers

Peaceful

People

Real

Running

Status Quo

Suits

Suits You

Thinking

Trying

Unsaid

Vocabulary

Waiting

Walks

Want

Way

World

Wry Smile

Years

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Quotes by Malorie Blackman

Malorie Blackman

A backup plan means somewhere in my head, I think I might fail and that word is not in my vocabulary. Plus I’m too talented to fail.

And things go unsaid soon get forgotten

Because my mum and dad brought me up to believe that people are different but equal. And that I should treat everyone, no matter who, with the same respect I’d like to be shown.

Dear God, please let him have heard me. Please. Please. If you’re up there. Somewhere.

Don’t you know that boys don’t cry?’ Adam grinned. ‘Shall I tell you something I’ve only recently discovered,’ I replied, not attempting to hide the tears rolling down my face and not the least bit ashamed of them. ‘Boys don’t cry, but real men do.

Five years off my life… I wondered with a wry smile, would people be immortal if they didn’t have kids?

He pulls the hood over my head. I try to pull back. I’m not trying to run away. I just want to see her… One last time.

I pulled him closer to me, wrapping my arms around him, kissing him just as desperately as he was kissing me. Like if we could just love long enough and hard enough and deep enough, then the world outside would never, could never hurt us.

I used to comfort myself with the belief that it was only certain individuals and their peculiar notions that spoilt things for the rest of us. But how many individuals does it take before it’s not the individuals who are prejudiced but society itself?

Jude’s rule number five: Never get to close to anyone or anything that you can’t walk away at a moment’s notice if you have to. When you have to.

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