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“Until this moment, Wylan hadn't quite understood how much they meant to him. His father would have sneered at these thugs and thieves, a disgraced soldier, a gambler who couldn't keep out of the red. But they were his first friends, his only friends, and Wylan knew that even if he'd had his pick of a thousand companions, these would have been the people he chose.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Crooked Kingdom

“Scarlet cocked her head. “Are you sure you don’t want me to go? It’s going to require some precise manuvering to attach to the docking clamp, and from what Cinder told me about your flying skills…â€�
“What do you mean? What did Cinder say about my flying skills?�
Scarlet and Cinder shared a look. “Naturally, she told me that you’re a fantastic pilot,� said Scarlet, “Absolutely top-notch.�
“I think she was practicing her sarcasm,� said Iko.
Thorne glared, but Cinder only shrugged.”
― Marissa Meyer, Cress

“Kai neared his desk again, seeing that the fugitive's profile had been transferred to the screen. His frown deepened. Perhaps not dangerous, but young and inarguably good-looking. His prison photo showed him flippantly winking at the camera. Kai hated him immediately.”
― Marissa Meyer, Scarlet

“How are your eyes?" she asked.
"Well, I've been told they're dreamy, but I'll let you decide for yourself.”
― Marissa Meyer, Cress

“It was a few seconds before Cinder found her voice and she had to grip the door frame to keep standing.
“T³ó´Ç°ù²Ô±ð?â€�
His head jerked around. “Cinder?�
“Wh—what are you—how? Where have you been? What’s going on? Why are you wearing that stupid bandanna?�
He laughed. Gripping a wooden cane, he stumbled toward her, waving one hand until it landed on her shoulder. Then he was hugging her, suffocating her against his chest. “I missed you too.�
“You jerk,� she hissed, even as she returned the hug. “We thought you were dead!�
“Oh, please. It’d take a lot more than a satellite plummeting to Earth to kill me. Although, admittedly, Cress may have saved us that time.”
― Marissa Meyer, Cress

“Everyone is trying to impress everyone else. Trying to make themselves out to be smarter or more confident than they actually are.”
― Marissa Meyer, Cress

“Captain?"
"Yeah?"
"Do you think it was destiny that brought us together?"
He squinted and, after a thoughtful moment, shook his head. "No. I'm pretty sure it was Cinder.”
― Marissa Meyer, Cress

“I promise, I will not let you die without being kissed.”
― Marissa Meyer, Cress

“Captain,â€� she murmured.
“I think I’m in love with you.�
An eyebrow shot up. She counted six beats of his heart before, suddenly, he laughed.
“Don’t tell me it took you two whole days to realize that. I must be losing my touch.”
― Marissa Meyer, Cress

“Hello?" A girl again. "I know you can hear me. I'm sorry my friend is such a wing nut. You can just ignore him."

"That's usually what we do," said the other feminine voice.”
― Marissa Meyer, Cress

“Do I have permission to take control of you first? Just your bodies, not your minds."
"I've been waiting for you to admit you wanted my body.”
― Marissa Meyer, Winter

“I passed out from stress? That’s it?â€�
“I believe the princess term is fainted,â€� said Thorne.”
― Marissa Meyer, Winter

“Iko, did we break into that guardhouse and broadcast Cinder's message across all of Luna?"
"Yes, Captain."
"And, Scarlet, did I rescue you and Wolf when the entire city of Paris was under siege?"
She raised an eyebrow at him. "Actually, I'm pretty sure Cinder-"
"Yes, I did.”
― Marissa Meyer, Winter

“Thorne scoffed. â€�Careful is my middle name. Right after Suave and Daring.â€�
“Do you even know what you're saying half the time?â€� asked Cinder.”
― Marissa Meyer, Winter

“I am a criminal mastermind, I am here to take down this regime.”
― Marissa Meyer, Winter

“Were you born with all your organs intact?â€� he responds.
I can’t see his face, so I have no way of knowing where he’s going with this question.
“Yes …� I say cautiously.
“Good,� he responds, “then I expect you to use the one beneath your skull.�
Damn. That insult burned a little.”
― Laura Thalassa, Pestilence

“Last night I could not decide which you were—a tonic or a toxin,â€� he says. “Today I’ve discovered you’re both.”
― Laura Thalassa, Pestilence

“Love is the greatest gift we can give or receive.”
― Laura Thalassa, Pestilence

“Grabbing the doorknob, he twists, breaking the lock and shoving the door open. I’m just stepping off Trixie Skillz when I notice the hazy glow of an oil-lamp coming from inside, the flame turned way down low. Reclining on the couch next to it is an old woman, her white hair cropped close to her head, her spectacles perched low on her nose. She peers over them at us, the book in her hands entirely forgotten. We crashed the house of someone’s grandma. Just when I thought we were fresh out of horrors, another one comes. “We have nothing of any value, I assure you,â€� she says, her voice surprisingly steady for someone who thinks their home is being invaded. “I am not here for your things,â€� Pestilence says. “I am here for your hospitality.â€� The woman squints curiously at the horseman. Setting her book aside, she rises to her feet. Age has made her soft and plump, but there’s a certain quiet strength to her. “Ruth,â€� a thin, raspy voice calls from another room in the house, “who’s at the door?â€� Did he miss the part where we broke into their home? Ruth’s gaze stays on Pestilence for a long time, moving from his bow and quiver to his crown, before settling on his face. “I believe it’s one of the Four Horsemen, dear.â€� Her eyes flick to me. “And he’s brought with him a lady friend.”
― Laura Thalassa, Pestilence

“This is not lust I feel, dear Sara. And I hope you are half as frightened of it as I am.”
― Laura Thalassa, Pestilence

“When you find someone worth spending that time with, you don’t want to share those minutes with anyone else.”
― Laura Thalassa, Pestilence

“A horseman of the apocalypse is watching me pee.
Of all the sentences in the English language I could’ve come up with, that is not one I ever imagined thinking.”
― Laura Thalassa, Pestilence

“I am Pestilence the Conqueror, the first of the Four Horsemen come to claim your world. I am eternal, and my task, unwavering. I do not require anything to sustain me.”
― Laura Thalassa, Pestilence

“cannot decide if you are a toxin or a tonic,â€� he says, lifting a hand to my cheek. “Only that you plague my thoughts and fill my veins.”
― Laura Thalassa, Pestilence

“It was not until I met you, hated though you were, that I understood the meaning of God’s words. Of mercy.â€� He says this as though it’s of paramount importance. “And now I understand why there is hope yet for your kind. Because along with the bad, there is this.â€�

...“And I cannot figure out what this is,â€� he continues, “only that I feel it when I see you and when I think of you. When we ride together and I hold you, I feel as though all is right. And when you laugh, I think I might truly die. This is an agonizing sort of pleasure, and it’s ever so perplexing. I don’t understand how pain and affection can coexist alongside one another.”
― Laura Thalassa, Pestilence

“After I put Pestilence’s crown on my head (motherfucking queen right here), I hook my arms under his shoulders. I brace myself, taking a few fortifying”
― Laura Thalassa, Pestilence

“We only get so many minutes alive,â€� I say. “When you find someone worth spending that time with, you don’t want to share those minutes with anyone else.”
― Laura Thalassa, Pestilence

“This is misery, Sara,â€� he repeats. “But it is the sweetest misery I have ever felt. I don’t want it to stop.”
― Laura Thalassa, Pestilence

“For good or for ill," he says over his shoulder, "I have been indelibly changed by you.”
― Laura Thalassa, Pestilence

“You have witchcraft in your lips, there is more eloquence in a sugar touch of them than in the tongues of the French council; and they should
sooner persuade Harry of England than a general petition of monarchs.”
― William Shakespeare, Henry V