Lynette Noni > Quotes

“Right now she deserves the chance to live her life and follow her dreams.”
― Lynette Noni, The Gilded Cage

“You say you became the darkness”
― Lynette Noni, The Gilded Cage

“Where’s Caldon?” Fresh tears fell as Tipp opened his mouth and uttered two quiet, broken words: “He’s d-dead.”
― Lynette Noni, The Blood Traitor

“You’re to be imprisoned for suspected treason against the crown. The crown—the Vallentis crown. Jaren’s crown. He was the heir to the throne. The crown prince. And he’d lied to her.”
― Lynette Noni, The Prison Healer

“So you’re the middle child,” Kiva observed. “That explains a lot.”
― Lynette Noni, The Prison Healer

“We realized we both have the same goals,”
― Lynette Noni, The Gilded Cage

“You have a right to be angry, but don't let that stop you from forgiving.”
― Lynette Noni, The Prison Healer

“You’re both idiots,” he grumbled into their ears. “I don’t know why I love you. Frankly”
― Lynette Noni, The Blood Traitor

“Kiva didn’t need to confirm”
― Lynette Noni, The Prison Healer

“His fingers whispered across her cheekbone, his touch so incredibly tender as he said, “Oh, I’m definitely dreaming.” He pressed the softest of kisses to her temple, before capturing her gaze and saying, “You scared me.”
Kiva felt the pain in his voice, the fear he couldn’t hide, and whispered, “I’m sorry.”
“What you did —”
“I’d do it again.”
He tensed against her.
“In a heartbeat,” she said, needing him to see how serious she was.
His eyes flashed with emotion — love, grief, terror, relief, and so much more.”
― Lynette Noni, The Blood Traitor

“For one embarrassing moment, Kiva wondered if Caldon had company—the kind he wouldn’t want interrupted.”
― Lynette Noni, The Gilded Cage

“He didn’t answer her question. But worse”
― Lynette Noni, The Gilded Cage

“There was something about the Hand of the Gods that had begun to bother her of late, but every time she tried to figure out what it was, it eluded her, like an itch she couldn’t quite scratch.”
― Lynette Noni, The Blood Traitor

“Kiva wasn’t sure if Torell was even breathing, but she did see Ashlyn and Jaren staring at her brother, unable to hide their surprise. Caldon just looked smug, as if silently saying I told you so to his family.”
― Lynette Noni, The Blood Traitor

“First you hate me, and then you try to get me naked? I might need a moment to catch up.”
― Lynette Noni, Wandering Wild

“When are you going to see that I don’t blame you for what happened that night?”
― Lynette Noni, The Blood Traitor

“Death arrived at twilight.”
― Lynette Noni, The Prison Healer

“Live now, not later.”
― Lynette Noni, Wandering Wild

“Sometimes the people who act like they don't care are really the ones who care the most. They feel so much that it overwhelms them, and to keep from falling apart, they hide behind easy smiles and quick laughter, acting like nothing matters. It's a defensive mechanism, a way to protect themselves from the world. A way to keep from getting hurt.”
― Lynette Noni, The Gilded Cage

“Knowing he wants nothing to do with me kills me. Every time I look at him”
― Lynette Noni, The Blood Traitor

“I took you as more of a liberal woman”
― Lynette Noni, The Prison Healer

“the things she’d witnessed”
― Lynette Noni, The Blood Traitor

“And what would you want in return?” The woman recalled everything she had suffered through that night, still hearing the screams, still seeing the blood, and whispered one word: “Vengeance.”
― Lynette Noni, The Gilded Cage

“Best sleep I’ve ever had,” he said quietly. Kiva swallowed at the look that had returned to his eyes. She wanted to lie”
― Lynette Noni, The Gilded Cage

“Mother is dead. I’m on my way to Vallenia. It’s time to reclaim our kingdom. And as Kiva combed her fingers through Tipp’s hair, the boy still fast asleep on her lap, she glanced up to meet Jaren’s blue-gold eyes once more, his gaze impossibly soft. She smiled shyly back, offering no indication as to who he was leading to his city . . . who he was welcoming into his home.”
― Lynette Noni, The Prison Healer

“Darkness is everywhere, child. And where it is not, we have the unfortunate ability to imagine it so.”
― Lynette Noni, Graevale

“It's reminding me that this is what living is meant to be: taking risks, embracing challenges, doing things that are as exciting as they are terrifying.”
― Lynette Noni, Wandering Wild

“tries”
― Lynette Noni, The Blood Traitor

“She was related to a monster. And her mother— Her mother had turned into him.”
― Lynette Noni, The Gilded Cage

“Because life isn't about survival--life is beautiful, and it's meant to be lived.”
― Lynette Noni, Wandering Wild