The Sleeping Knight Quotes

“He might have started out as her knight in shining armor and then, turned into the detestable and brutish heartbreaker; but afterwards, he became her trainer, then her friend... and now... well... she didn’t really know who he was to her anymore...”
― Kristina Stangl, The Sleeping Knight

“And for Violet’s sake, she couldn’t risk kissing him anymore. Afterall, she had too much pride for that. Kissing him meant defeat, and Violet wasn’t yet ready to surrender her heart to the brutish prince.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Sleeping Knight

“He ruined her and yet, he still loved her. He banished her and yet, he still missed her. He condemned her and yet, he still longed for her. It was twisted, cruel and so incredibly painful. It was love in the sickest and ugliest of forms. Total corruption of the heart. A love so sour and bitter... and yet... she couldn't turn away from it... she couldn't escape from him...”
― Kristina Stangl, The Sleeping Knight

“Truly, it was a rather remarkable sight to behold. A fair and young maiden, swinging her heavy steel sword to help rescue her knight in distress. It was epic. It was whimsical. It was honorable. It was heroic. It was oh so utterly... romantic. A sweeping romance fit for an enchanting fairy tale, in which the princess was the hero and not the other way around.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Sleeping Knight

“Even in his rusted coat of armor, he was still beautiful. Mysterious. Enchanting. Ethereal. A real sleeping beauty.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Sleeping Knight

“If she couldn’t have a happily ever after, then neither could anyone else...”
― Kristina Stangl, The Sleeping Knight

“Since the crown robbed them of their happily ever after, then damn it all to hell! Let the kingdom all burn down! Let it all fall into ruin! Let them all pay for what the entire kingdom did to her! To them!”
― Kristina Stangl, The Sleeping Knight

“But history always taught children at an early age to seek power and to do whatever means necessary to hold on to it. While the libraries were often filled with endless books dedicated to the strategies on the art of war and the detailed instructions on how to defeat one’s adversaries out on the gruesome battlefields; however, there were seldom any books written discussing on how to cope afterwards. How it felt emotionally to live after the war. Once the battle was fought and won.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Sleeping Knight

“...eternity is not measured by one’s years, but by the legacy of one’s children.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Sleeping Knight

“...the cure to everything is love. In all of its forms.Romantic, sisterly... even nieces. A loving heart can cure even the worst of heartbreaks. No matter how painful or devastating they might be. Love is the answer. Love is the cure.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Sleeping Knight

“A heart filled with unconditional and endless love is worth more than all the gold and riches in the entire universe.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Sleeping Knight

“I believe that we are all the authors to our own destinies.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Sleeping Knight

“Gold, it seemed, might have been the heart and currency of men, but that wasn’t the same case for Vera. For her, it was never about the treasures of conquest but the merits behind it.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Sleeping Knight

“Sometimes, the person we hate the most can also be the same person whom we once loved most of all.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Sleeping Knight

“Afterall, it’s my sworn duty to protect every single one of her victims; all past, present and future. I take full responsibility for my family’s atonement on her behalf. Especially, as the mother who bore the monster. This is my final act of penance for the unholy sins committed by my daughter. A child born out of my own flesh and blood.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Sleeping Knight

“...all villains have an origin story...there’s always a vital turning point, that often sends a character onto the path of darkness.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Sleeping Knight

“...she might have started out as the victim in this story, but overtime, she became the true villainess.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Sleeping Knight

“Afterall, if Vera couldn’t have her happily ever after, then neither could they. It truly was just as simple as that.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Sleeping Knight

“She could easily be happy as the queen of none than a good and righteous queen to all.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Sleeping Knight

“Alas, Vera came, she conquered, and she devoured. Only to do it, all over again... repeatedly. One way or another, there were always more villages to burn, or rebels to behead. Lives to crush. Dreams to smash. Properties to confiscate. Enemies to destroy. Sadly, it seemed that Vera had more enemies than she did of actual allies. But she supposed that’s just how the business of running a monarchy was. Tedious, gruesome and deadly. At least, this was the reality of her reign. Her reign of terror.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Sleeping Knight

“Unlike their previous kisses, this kiss was soft and tender. Sweet and gentle. It was a kiss not born out of passion, but of affection. It was a kiss rooted in something deep and meaningful. If he was showing her his heart, then he was proving it by his latest kiss. It was, without a doubt, the best kiss of her entire life.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Sleeping Knight

“He might have been the crown prince to the rest of the guests at this banquet, but Violet wasn’t a part of his world. Of his kingdom. She was supposed to be a stranger to him, and he to her. But somewhere, along the way, he became so much more. He became someone, whom her heart secretly clung to.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Sleeping Knight

“After hating Maximus for so long, she no longer knew how to conduct herself around him. Especially, once she started to... well... like him...”
― Kristina Stangl, The Sleeping Knight

“An enchanted stone necklace and a pristine knight’s uniform attracted to one another. Linked. Bonded. What could this unique connection mean to the wearers of such magical objects?”
― Kristina Stangl, The Sleeping Knight

“...his presence was all around her. Like a constant shadow that never failed to disappear, no matter how much light was shined upon it.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Sleeping Knight

“Thus far, they were equals. They both embodied what the kingdom wanted them to be, but not necessarily, what they chose to be.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Sleeping Knight

“Even though the role of a palace mistress was greatly frowned upon by polite society and wasn’t nearly as respectable as that of an honorable role as a wife, Vera was willing to sacrifice it all. Her honor, reputation, dignity... everything, so long as it meant her being together with Elryk. Her one true love.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Sleeping Knight

“She might have sat on a golden throne and controlled dominion over the entire Kingdom of the West at her feet, but it came at a great cost. In the end, she was lonely. All so incredibly lonely. And bitter, too. Had she known the end game from the very beginning, then maybe, Vera would have abandoned her lust for power and revenge long ago. In the end, her quest for vengeance cost her dearly.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Sleeping Knight

“Alas, for the man who never had any real desire or strive to accomplish anything in his past, at long last, he unexpectantly discovered his motivation. She was his happily ever after, and he intended to fight for her... even if he had to battle his way right into her stubborn heart. After a lifetime of searching, he finally realized that she was his purpose.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Sleeping Knight

“Love was always dangerous territory; Maximus was well aware of that. Meanwhile, as the rest of his future remained uncertain, the one and only thing he knew with absolute certainty was that if his future didn’t include Violet, then none of this mattered. Not the war. Not the throne. Not the wealth. Not the honor or prestige. When it was all said and done, she was all that he cared about. All he wanted, in the end.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Sleeping Knight