Emily Sledge > Emily's Quotes

“I am Cassius Bellona, son of Tiberius, son of Julia, brother of Darrow, Morning Knight of the Solar Republic, and my honor remains.”
― Pierce Brown, Light Bringer

“Sadistic monsters,' Gwyn hissed as the three friends limped toward the water station, defeat heavy on their shoulders.

'We try again tomorrow,' Emerie swore, sporting a black eye thanks tot the swinging log that had knocked her on her ass before Nesta could grab her. 'We keep trying until we wipe that smug look off their stupid perfect faces.

Indeed, Azriel and Cassian had just leaned against the wall, arms crossed, and smiled at them the entire time.

Gwyn threw Azriel a withering stare as she strode past him. 'See you tomorrow, Shadowsinger,' she tossed over a shoulder.

Az stared after her, brows high with amusement. When he turned back, Nesta grinned. 'You have no idea what you just started,' she said. Az angled his head, hazel eyes narrowing as Gwyn reached the archway.

'Remember how Gwyn was with the ribbon?' Nesta winked and clapped the shadowsinger on the shoulder. 'You're the new ribbon, Az.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A ​Court of Silver Flames

“She is the embodiment of a bad decision. The twin of danger and desire. The fine line between deadly and divine. And I can feel myself drowning.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerless

“I don't want bright and happy, he whispered roughly. I want real.”
― Callie Hart, Quicksilver

“I want someone to see me. I want it to be you”
― Rachel Gillig, The Knight and the Moth

“She'd never imagined any of this--- this island, the greenhouses, the purpose she'd found in translating the late sorcerer's spells, the new community they were building, the plants and the dragons, the winged cat, and Yarrow. All of it. She hadn't even known this life was out there to dream about. Now, though, it was the life she wanted.
"I'm home," Terlu told him.
Drawing her closer, he kissed her, and she kissed him back. Above them, the snow fell gently on the greenhouse, while inside and all around them, the flowers bloomed.”
― Sarah Beth Durst, The Enchanted Greenhouse

“A book is like a door, you can choose to open it
and step into another realm. You can also choose
to close it and do the chores you need to do.
I'll always choose the first option, the second is rather boring because there won't be any dragons around the corner.”
― Suzanne Warnars

“People were cruel to you, and it didn't make you bitter. What else would you call that?"
"Naïve? Needy? Pathetic?"
"Strong," he insisted.”
― Sarah Beth Durst, The Enchanted Greenhouse

“I'm not going to risk you for the dream of a dead sorcerer."
"But you love the greenhouse."
"I love you more," he said.”
― Sarah Beth Durst, The Enchanted Greenhouse

“She drifted through life, wanting and reaching but never having, always feeling just a little lost and just a little empty and just a little lonely. "I'm just too sensitive."
Yarrow grunted. "I don't know what that means."
"I'm hurt when I shouldn't be."
"If you're hurt, you're hurt. It doesn't matter if anyone else thinks you don't have a good enough reason. Pain doesn't require approval.”
― Sarah Beth Durst, The Enchanted Greenhouse

“Yarrow took her hands. "I wouldn't let them take you."
"You couldn't stop them."
"Then we'd be statues together." He'd moved closer, only inches away. "They'd have to make a double pedestal for both of us, because I won't let go.”
― Sarah Beth Durst, The Enchanted Greenhouse

“Because when we stop growing and learning, we start dying.”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Darkness

“I am someone who has faced the darkness and found the beauty it had to offer. I am someone who can create stars in the void when the light has gone out. I am someone who cares for those the realms have forgotten. I am someone who can bring beauty from brutal ashes. I am a fucking Queen.”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Shadows

“I’d rather be tortured by your presence than agonized by your absence.”
― Sheila Masterson, The Poison Daughter

“I would absolutely recommend this book to anyone looking for a slightly spicy but cozy read centered on self-discovery, acceptance, and found community.”
― Emily Krempholtz, Violet Thistlewaite Is Not a Villain Anymore

“There is more to life than just surviving it.”
― Emily Krempholtz, Violet Thistlewaite Is Not a Villain Anymore

“I love danger. I eat danger for breakfast, right alongside my buttered toast.”
― Emily Krempholtz, Violet Thistlewaite Is Not a Villain Anymore

“The brightest constellations shine not from a single star”
― Emily Krempholtz, Violet Thistlewaite Is Not a Villain Anymore

“I know what it is to feel like there is something deeply broken at the core of you, and I know that whether or not the blame is earned, we wear it, and not a soul can take it from us no matter how we might wish for it.”
― Emily Krempholtz, Violet Thistlewaite Is Not a Villain Anymore