The Heartless Villainess Quotes

“If my grandfather is responsible for her curse, then I shall be her savior.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Heartless Villainess

“And if she was the villainess, then he was the villain that she had long been waiting for, all these fifty years and counting.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Heartless Villainess

“Instead, his eyes were always affixed upon her. From their first meeting until now, Kit was like a gentle breeze of traveling wind that simply moved alongside with her, as she journeyed across the road. Whether she traveled underneath the bright sun or the glimmering moon, he was always there.

Like a shadow, his presence eventually became a part of her.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Heartless Villainess

“Perhaps, the prince saw her as a new hobby. A pebble that he so desperately wanted to polish and turn into a gem, or a diamond. To transform a former villainess from the murky woods into a respectable lady at court.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Heartless Villainess

“You will find love again, Esme,” he whispered to her. “Even if I have to create such a man to love you, I will move heaven and earth to do so.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Heartless Villainess

“If I ever met another man who could love me, then I’m not sure that I could even recognize it anymore. It would be entirely up to that person to love not only me, but both of us in my place.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Heartless Villainess

“Death was always a double-edged sword. To him, the man standing before him might have been his enemy, but to someone else, this same man was a husband, a father, and a son to another.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Heartless Villainess

“For the first time in her life, Esme had fallen and someone was actually there to offer her a helping hand. But after years of heartbreak, she was simply too scared to accept his help.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Heartless Villainess

“In his frosty blue eyes, she saw the reflection of compassion, understanding, and a sense of forgiveness. A gaze that she was not at all accustomed to seeing before on another soul.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Heartless Villainess

“If the grandfather was charged to curse her, then perhaps, the grandson was meant to bear the consequences of that action.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Heartless Villainess

“Kit had hardly known Esme for no more than a single day; and yet, he mourned for her past injustices, greatly. For the first time in his life, he truly felt responsible for another human being. Not as a prince looking out for the general welfare of his people; but as an individual, inheriting a lost soul, whom he felt that only he alone, could nurture and care for.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Heartless Villainess

“As a man branded by society as a cruel and heartless prince himself, Kit saw so much of himself in Esme. Even though he didn’t know her personality first-hand, nor her true motivations for her past crimes; however, he did, on the other hand, understood only all too well as to how it felt like to have the entire world paint a villainous portrait of oneself.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Heartless Villainess

“Maybe, his grandparents were not the saints that they were painted out to be by the public. Especially, if his grandfather could so easily go on to marry another woman so quickly after a long engagement.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Heartless Villainess

“Instead, their storybook marriage had a dark chapter. A villainess side character, who remained stuck in-between the pages of their beloved fairy tale, and a blemish to their epic love story.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Heartless Villainess

“Cruel and harsh judgments cast by high society, this is where Kit and Esme stood firmly together, side by side. The heartless villainess and the prince of sorrow. What a field day the press would have, if these two villains ever united!”
― Kristina Stangl, The Heartless Villainess

“Between the temple’s influence and the public’s anger against the death of their beloved priestess, along with his two previously failed engagements, the crown prince was finally branded as none other than…

The Prince of Sorrow.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Heartless Villainess

“After all, she was the heartless villainess, and he, the prince of sorrow; what better pair could she match them with it, other than with each other?”
― Kristina Stangl, The Heartless Villainess

“As a fallen noble, he could only imagine the embarrassment she must have endured, when his family disowned her. To lose the respect, title, and honor of being a member of the noble class, that must have been a huge blow to her dignity and self-esteem.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Heartless Villainess

“This man might have been God sent; but this same God had also forsaken her in the past, too.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Heartless Villainess

“This man might have resembled the king greatly; but yet, in his eyes, she saw something new. In his frosty blue eyes, she saw a strong sense of passion and determination. A look that she had never once witnessed upon the king’s eyes before.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Heartless Villainess

“Ah… but here lies Kit’s great misfortune. He might have been the perfect prince on paper; however, this same good fortune did not carry over to his love life. Instead, after three failed engagements, Kit went from being revered as the beloved crown prince to simply put…

The Prince of Sorrow. ”
― Kristina Stangl, The Heartless Villainess

“In the end, she was still the heartless villainess. A woman who was destined to live forever alone, and without a single soul to love her.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Heartless Villainess

“Whenever people cried tears of happiness or heartbreak, Esme could no longer relate to them. Whatever moments of joy or sadness existed in this world, these emotions no longer affected her. And as a result of her curse, Esme just... well… was. ”
― Kristina Stangl, The Heartless Villainess

“Acting on her impulses rather than reason, she stupidly threw away her entire fortune and future, all for the sake of an unrequited love. Had she not loved Florian, then her destiny would have been so much better.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Heartless Villainess

“Love was the culprit behind her downfall. Her epic fall from grace.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Heartless Villainess

“And if she needed a savior to break her curse, then he decided to be that hero.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Heartless Villainess

“Selfishness… greed… possession… Kit’s mind became a blur. Because as he watched Esme dance with another man, his rational mind ceased to exist.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Heartless Villainess

“She may not have been able to capture the unicorn for its tears; however, the irony in all of this, was that it was the unicorn, who had magically managed to restore her own tears.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Heartless Villainess

“In the eyes of the public, I’m the villainous prince, while she’s the heartless villainess. According to high society’s standards, we are equals.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Heartless Villainess

“Just as I loved him, he loved another in equal proportion. He wanted to have his happily ever after. I was just collateral damage.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Heartless Villainess