Queens of Mist and Madness Quotes

“Did I ever tell you how utterly irresistible you are when you’re threatening bloody murder in my name?”
― Lisette Marshall, Queens of Mist and Madness

“You’re not too much. The place is too small. Very different problem, very different solution.”
― Lisette Marshall, Queens of Mist and Madness

“You’ll destroy me one day … You’ll be the utter ruin of me, and hell take me, you’ll be worth every moment of it.”
― Lisette Marshall, Queens of Mist and Madness

“I don’t have the faintest idea of where I want to end up in life. Yes, in the past, I spent most of my days being violently unhappy, and yes, I have wondered at times if it was even worth going on. But I’m happier now than I’ve ever been, do you understand? Every morning that I wake up with you in my arms, you change the world all over again, and I want more of that – more of everything you make me see and feel. So I’m not going anywhere – not as long as you’re with me.”
― Lisette Marshall, Queens of Mist and Madness

“I’m fully fucking honest when I say no one has ever frightened me as much as you do. I’ve never had this much to lose before.”
― Lisette Marshall, Queens of Mist and Madness

“Your problem is you’re waiting for some punishment,’ he interrupted, leaning leisurely as ever against the edge of the desk as he ran a hand through his long hair. ‘Which I suppose is natural, given that you grew up with parents who wouldn’t allow you to forgive yourself for a mistake unless you’d suffered appropriately first. It’s just nonsense, too.”
― Lisette Marshall, Queens of Mist and Madness

“Let’s go, Em.”
― Lisette Marshall, Queens of Mist and Madness

“I swear. On my … on my tits.’ Finn burst out in mildly hysterical giggles. Tared, exchanging a baffled glance with Lyn, repeated, ‘On your what?’ ‘Well, you're supposed to swear on something dear to you, aren't you?”
― Lisette Marshall, Queens of Mist and Madness

“You keep trying to be perfect, Em.” As if he had read the thoughts playing through my mind. “You keep trying to be the flawless hero. But I truly don’t think it’s perfection that will save us in the end. It’s persistence. It’s digging your heels in the sand and refusing to give up until things are finally as they are supposed to be.”
― Lisette Marshall, Queens of Mist and Madness

“I don’t feel like a villain,” I blubbered. “I just feel like a failure.”
“Oh, for fuck’s sake.” His lips brushed the crown of my head, tender and chastising at once. “Emeline Thenessa, love of my life, you’re farther from a failure than anyone I’ve ever met in this world. Don’t try to argue. It will win you nothing but more declarations of my heartfelt admiration, and they will be elaborate.”
― Lisette Marshall, Queens of Mist and Madness

“Look, suppose you ever change your mind about this, or that you ever end up feeling unsure of unsafe around him--”
I stiffened. “Agenor.”
“Yes, yes,” he impatiently cut in, waving my interruption aside, “you love him and he’s perfect and you’re going to make him a flock of tiny demon babies – it’s all good, Em.”
― Lisette Marshall, Queens of Mist and Madness