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

“My point is that I am going to figure this out, like I always do. First, we’re going to find a way to get into Artemisia. We’re going to find Cress and rescue Cinder and Wolf. We’re going to overthrow Levana, and by the stars above, we are going to make Cinder a queen so she can pay us a lot of money from her royal coffers and we can all retire very rich and very alive, got it?"

Winter started to clap. "Brilliant speech. Such gumption and bravado."

"And yet strangely lacking in any sort of actual strategy," said Scarlet.

"Oh, good, I'm glad you noticed that too," said Iko. "I was worried my processor might be glitching.”
― Marissa Meyer, Winter

“You deserve better than some thief who's going to end up in jail again. Everyone knows it. Even I know it. But you seem determined to believe I'm a actually a decent guy who's halfway worthy of you. So, what scares me most" - he twisted a lock of hair between his fingers - "is that someday even you will realize that you can do better." "Thorne..." "Not to worry." He kissed the lock of hair. "I am a criminal mastermind, I have a plan." Clearing his throat, he started to check things off in the air. "First, get a legitimate job - check. Legally buy my ship - in progress. Prove that I'm hero material by helping Cinder save the world - oh, wait, I did that already." He winked. "Oh, and I have to stop stealing things, but that's probably a given. So I figure, by the time you realize how much I don't deserve you... I might kind of deserve you”
― Marissa Meyer, Winter

“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.
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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

“Wherarewe?�� Thorne muttered.
“Oh, you’re awake already,�� said Cinder, returning with salve and gauze. “I was hoping you’d stay knocked out awhile longer. The peace and quiet was a pleasant change.”
― Marissa Meyer, Scarlet

“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

“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…��
“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

“Now, what I’m worried about is how we’re going to be dividing the reward money when this is all over. Because this ship is starting to feel awfully crowded and I’m not sure I’m happy with all of you cutting into my profits.��
“What reward money?�� asked Scarlet.
“The reward Cinder’s going to pay us out of the Lunar treasury once she’s queen.��
Cinder rolled her eyes. “I should have guessed.”
― 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

“Thorne cleared his throat. "We need to get back to the house. We've already risked drawing enough attention, and she..." He looked at Winter. There was an edge to his expression, like he didn't trust anyone who was more attractive than he was. "...will definitely draw attention.”
― Marissa Meyer, Winter

“Um, hi, I'm Carswell Thorne, a convicted criminal in your country. Have we met?”
― Marissa Meyer, Winter

“We were protesting the soap.”
― Marissa Meyer, Scarlet

“Aces, is that all hair?”
― Marissa Meyer, Cress

“Hi I'm Captain Carswell Thorne”
― Marissa Meyer, Cress

“That’s for selling us out on Earth,�� said Thorne. “And this is for taking care of Cress.�� He pulled Jacin into a hug, burying his face in Jacin’s shoulder.

Jacin rolled his eyes to the cavernous ceiling. “Don’t make me regret that decision.�� He shoved Thorne away.”
― Marissa Meyer, Winter

“Don't tell me it took you a whole two days to realize that. I must be losing my touch.”
― Marissa Meyer, Cress

“No crying,�� she said. “It’s dehydrating.”
― Marissa Meyer, Winter

“thoughts of Carswell Thorne started to infiltrate her every waking moment, she dreamt of soul connections and passionate kisses and daring escapes. She was certain that he simply had to meet her, just once, and he would feel the same way. It would like those epic love affairs that exploded into existence and burnt white hot for eternity. The type of love that time and distance, and even death couldn't separate. Because if there was one thing Cress knew about heroes, it was that they could not resist a damsel in distress and she was nothing if not in distress. - Cress”
― Marissa Meyer, Cress