A Great and Terrible Beauty Quotes

Context

This is gonna sound weird, so stick with us.

Felicity and Gemma, the main characters of A Great and Terrible Beauty, are at Pippa's funeral, and Felicity's worried that Gemma has been damaged by the shadow demon. Yep. Shadow demon.

See, she's unsure of exactly what happened when Gemma went back in the dream world to try to save Pippa and defeat the shadow. Felicity is concerned about what's going to happen to them—and if this encounter had any lasting effects.

So Gemma responds with these semi-reassuring words. We think she could use a little help in the motivational speaking department.

Where you've heard it

This quote speaks to the human condition. 

Okay, maybe not the whole magical powers in a dreamscape with evil shadow creatures and powerful runes…but the we're-all-damaged-goods part.

You might hear someone use this line to explain or console a particular instance of damage. The best thing about being broken is that we can all be broken together (although we'd also settle for superpowers).

Pretentious Factor

If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.

Using young adult literature to discuss a popular, if somewhat trite, sentiment isn't too bad. In fact, it sounds like something we're all guilty of.