Thorns & Fire Quotes

“Furies know I have tried to stay away. I have tried to protect you from this. But the force of it, the force of you…
I can’t take it anymore. I want you Wren. I want you so badly I can’t breathe.”
― Helen Scheuerer, Thorns & Fire

“The thicket’s thorns ask no permission to protect what blooms within.”
― Helen Scheuerer, Thorns & Fire

“And you?” Wren asked her friend with a glare. “Who are you meant to be?” “Who do you think?” Kipp gave her an incredulous look as an ornate carriage pulled up at the end of the alley. “I’m Kristopher fucking Snowden.”
― Helen Scheuerer, Thorns & Fire

“Torj looked away. “Shut up.” To his dismay, Kipp did no such thing.”
― Helen Scheuerer, Thorns & Fire

“No matter what happened between us…” Torj had to get the words out, had to let her know. “You’ll always be mine to protect.”
― Helen Scheuerer, Thorns & Fire

“That man burns for you, Wren. The sooner you both catch alight the better, lest you set the whole world ablaze.”
― Helen Scheuerer, Thorns & Fire

“I don’t want a replacement,” Wren blurted, pushing the list back. Audra’s brow furrowed. “You don’t?” It was as though Wren were watching herself from a distance, a stranger to her own actions, her own words, even as they threatened to carve her open anew. “I’m his to protect,” she said. “And he’s mine.”
― Helen Scheuerer, Thorns & Fire

“You’re allowed to have a gloomy day. But this is not your forever. This is not the day to base all other days on.”
― Helen Scheuerer, Thorns & Fire

“Knowledge is the victor over fate. The mind is a blade—”
― Helen Scheuerer, Thorns & Fire

“Piss off, Snowden,” Torj snapped. “I don’t want to talk about Wren.” It hurt just to say her name. “Ah, yes, the king and queen of not talking about it.”
― Helen Scheuerer, Thorns & Fire