Fearful Quotes

“It seems in every instance, in every body, Kai Azer chooses Paedyn Gray.”
― Lauren Roberts, Fearful

“To those fearful of falling—in love or otherwise— you are braver than you know”
― Lauren Roberts, Fearful

“you’re allowed to be sharp, you know. Even the prettiest flowers have thorns.”
― Lauren Roberts, Fearful

“I would have believed you were a deity, if only you said so. I wouldn’t have questioned worshiping something so divine.”
― Lauren Roberts, Fearful

“Is love not a power of its own?” I murmur. “For those lucky enough.” Her voice is even. It always is. “But for most, it means certain death.”
― Lauren Roberts, Fearful

“To living with you, Mara.” I lift the coin between us. She drips before me, gaze unwavering. “To accompanying you in death, Kitt.”
― Lauren Roberts, Fearful

“The strongest Elite, brought to his knees by an Ordinary. Ironic. Romantic. Doomed.”
― Lauren Roberts, Fearful

“Loving is the gravest danger one can put themselves in. Those you hold dear will inevitably slip from between your grasping fingers.”
― Lauren Roberts, Fearful

“I see you everywhere, Kitt. In every smile, every ripple of water, every blade that I can’t bear to raise.”
― Lauren Roberts, Fearful

“Hello, little one,” Mara says. Her smile is bright in the face of Death. “You have pretty hair,” the child says sweetly. Paedyn takes her daughter’s hand. “Who are you talking to, Kit?”
― Lauren Roberts, Fearful

“You see, Death is much more than her namesake. She is a lady, after all (that fact alone should be interesting enough). Can she not have hobbies?”
― Lauren Roberts, Fearful

“It looks as though she has been exercising. What an unappealing use of life.”
― Lauren Roberts, Fearful

“Every soul tells a story, and hers is riddled with perseverance.”
― Lauren Roberts, Fearful

“Every soul believes they are worthy of being stalked by Death. But you see, she is a busy woman. One who doesn’t waste her time on a man’s paranoia of her possible presence. If you wish to grab Death’s attention, then die.”
― Lauren Roberts, Fearful

“Am I not supposed to fight until the very end?”
“Most do. But a struggling soul is quite pointless. When one’s fate is sealed, hope is only a hindrance.”
“So you truly hope for nothing?”
“Hope is for the living.”
“Then… I will be your heartbeat.”
“What?”
“As of right now, I am still living. So, hope vicariously through me. If it is a heartbeat hope needs, then I will be that for you.”
“No one has ever… Thank you.”
“Even Death deserves to hope.”
― Lauren Roberts, Fearful

“It means you care about me, and that is the truth.” “The truth,” Blair says in that patronizing tone, “is that I will snap you in half, gingersnap.”
― Lauren Roberts, Fearful

“That is what Kitt Azer feels like. An enticing devastation.”
― Lauren Roberts, Fearful

“I am a monster. I am a king. Perhaps one cannot exist without the other.”
― Lauren Roberts, Fearful

“Do you know how I found you in the slums that night you escaped?”
Blair stares at him, her defiance wavering.
“Because even then, I knew you. Your heart is not hollow. I listen for it in the silence. I find myself trying to memorize its unique pattern and hating that I can’t. Blair, do you understand? I would know you by the beat of your heart alone. And I think that should count for something. I’m not asking you to love me. Hell, you don’t even need to like me. Not now. And maybe it’s some sixth sense talking, but I am drawn to you, Blair Archer—bitch and all. And I don’t know what to do with that other than follow the sound of your heartbeat, wherever it may lead me.”
― Lauren Roberts, Fearful

“And I don’t know what to do with that other than follow the sound of your heartbeat, wherever it may lead me.”
― Lauren Roberts, Fearful

“I have Death all to myself.”
― Lauren Roberts, Fearful

“She is not heartless, Death. Not quite. The broken organ just no longer beats.”
― Lauren Roberts, Fearful

“what if all I am is a monster—?”
― Lauren Roberts, Fearful

“Go live,” she urges softly. “While you still can.”
― Lauren Roberts, Fearful

“You don’t have to go gently. Die how you wish. I will catch you, however you fall from your lifetime.”
“Is it easier for you? If I do not struggle?”
“Infinitely.”
“Then it is decided. I will go gently. For you.”
― Lauren Roberts, Fearful

“You were always meant to be king, Kitt.” Grinning, Death grabs his arm. “Just not of Ilya.”
― Lauren Roberts, Fearful

“Running from Death only wastes your life,” I murmur. “I would rather face you head-on.”
― Lauren Roberts, Fearful

“Since we are admitting things,” she forces out, “you should know that I always wanted to be a baker.” The Imperial blinks. This is then followed by the predicted laughter. “I’m sorry, I just can’t imagine you wanting to make anyone feel warm and fuzzy inside.”
― Lauren Roberts, Fearful

“You did have a chance,” the stranger says plainly. “A chance at a long life, in fact. But you chose the prospect of power.”
― Lauren Roberts, Fearful

“Death is rather blunt. Sensitivity is hardly in her job description.”
― Lauren Roberts, Fearful