The Serpent and the Wolf Quotes

“Dismissing your emotions doesn’t make them disappear, it only gives them reason to rise later without your consent.”
― Rebecca Robinson, The Serpent and the Wolf

“I have learned that home is seldom a place; it is people, the most unexpected of them, that give us roots.”
― Rebecca Robinson, The Serpent and the Wolf

“Your father underestimated the weapon he built. And through his cruelty, he forced you to play for yourself and yourself alone. But I will play for you, if you will play for me, too.”
― Rebecca Robinson, The Serpent and the Wolf

“I am the emperor of Asterya, too. And I’m going to get my wife back.”
― Rebecca Robinson, The Serpent and the Wolf

“He looked at her now in a way no one else had ever looked at her, like all of her sharp edges just softened and glowed. Like to be loved by her was truly enough. And maybe she was destined to lose everything she’d ever loved, maybe it would shatter her into a thousand small pieces, but that single look felt worth breaking for.”
― Rebecca Robinson, The Serpent and the Wolf

“I have collected a thousand words, and yet I cannot find a single one to tell you what comes alive inside of me when you are near.”
― Rebecca Robinson, The Serpent and the Wolf

“The choices of others are not a burden I carry any longer, and neither is their shame.”
― Rebecca Robinson, The Serpent and the Wolf

“You can inherit someone’s eyes, or their hair or their nose, but you cannot inherit their faults. You learn them. Which means you can unlearn them, too.”
― Rebecca Robinson, The Serpent and the Wolf

“The truth was that men could not tell a virgin from a hole in a tree, no matter what lies they told themselves.”
― Rebecca Robinson, The Serpent and the Wolf

“Even warlords were men, after all, and men were almost always their own downfall.”
― Rebecca Robinson, The Serpent and the Wolf

“Much to her dismay, Reid of Mireh slung off his black cloak and draped it around her shoulders. Warmth rushed over her, and she took a small breath.

“I was born on the ice,” she reminded him.

“That doesn’t mean you deserve to be cold.”
― Rebecca Robinson, The Serpent and the Wolf

“No, my allegiances do not lie with him,” she whispered. A once-unutterable truth. “And if he ever knew I said that, he’d put my head on a pike.” Her neck was bared, her cheeks tearstained. What was one more piece of her soul?”
― Rebecca Robinson, The Serpent and the Wolf

“Dominik had looked upon the world and decided it was his, and Vaasa knew nothing belonged to her at all.”
― Rebecca Robinson, The Serpent and the Wolf

“Thrones are as precarious as one’s humanity.”
― Rebecca Robinson, The Serpent and the Wolf

“You showed me love, and because of that, I learned how to show it, too.” Love. Gratitude. Hope.”
― Rebecca Robinson, The Serpent and the Wolf

“All the things he knew she didn’t want… they were exactly what she wanted, so long as they were with him.”
― Rebecca Robinson, The Serpent and the Wolf

“Reid’s voice broke the silence. “I know you don’t want a nation or a throne, I know you don’t want this life. So if I have to wait until the end of this decade, I will. I will find you and then you can choose what life we live. Any life you want.”
― Rebecca Robinson, The Serpent and the Wolf

“It made no difference if she let herself have him or not. Not in the things that mattered. To not want him would not stop the world from taking him, would not stop the way she would inevitably shatter when the sky righted itself and left her unlucky.”
― Rebecca Robinson, The Serpent and the Wolf

“You are my wife, and everything begins and ends with that.”
― Rebecca Robinson, The Serpent and the Wolf

“Remind me who I am. Where I am. Because I think you are the only one who really knows.”
― Rebecca Robinson, The Serpent and the Wolf

“His hand trembled ever so lightly, and he let out a strong breath. “Then it’s enough.”
― Rebecca Robinson, The Serpent and the Wolf

“I am driving myself insane with wondering. With guessing. With hoping.”
― Rebecca Robinson, The Serpent and the Wolf

“If he is the only thing standing between you and me, I will go now. Give me the word and he will cease to pull breath.”
― Rebecca Robinson, The Serpent and the Wolf

“He looked at her like it was all an excuse. “What is it?” he asked, finally giving up the ruse. “You want to be missed more than you want to be loved?” Those words tugged at her chest.”
― Rebecca Robinson, The Serpent and the Wolf

“No language had given her the words she needed to explain herself. No language could quite convey the longing she felt in his presence, or the confusion that overrode her own assurances. But mostly there were no words to say how people, much like homes, would always be taken away.”
― Rebecca Robinson, The Serpent and the Wolf

“Dropping his hands to the buttons of his pants, he raised a brow. “You here for a show, Wild One?”
― Rebecca Robinson, The Serpent and the Wolf

“What I mean is this: here, with me, you don’t need to hide anything at all. I promised you safety, and I intend to uphold my part of our bargain.”
― Rebecca Robinson, The Serpent and the Wolf

“But then Amalie whispered, “Just because this is all you have ever known, it does not mean it is all you will ever be.”
― Rebecca Robinson, The Serpent and the Wolf

“They could all see her on the ground, breaking. It was too much, to peel back each of these layers in front of any other soul. Like a child, she crawled beneath the table so she could hide, knees pressing to her chest as the world closed in on her. Sobs burst from the back of her throat. Humiliation tore at her insides. Melisina was there in the pool of her robes, climbing under the table. Vaasa tried to pull back, but Melisina softly begged her not to. “Just cry. Let it out.”
― Rebecca Robinson, The Serpent and the Wolf

“I will be sleeping in this bed,” he drawled, and Vaasa started to breathe heavier. “Out of respect for your wishes, I’ll at least wear pants when I do. Out of respect for mine”—he flicked his gaze up and down the length of her—“change. I will not have you in that damned thing unless you intend to let me take it off you.”
― Rebecca Robinson, The Serpent and the Wolf