The Ring and the Crown Quotes

“It was a story they could tell their children, something out of a fairy tale. How their mother had not known who he was when she accepted him, and the frog turned out to be a prince. But the princess had been unwilling to kiss the frog, the prince remained warty and unloved, and now there was no adventure to be had.”
― Melissa de la Cruz, The Ring and the Crown

“What happened to your face?" she asked.

"It fell on a fist." He shrugged.

"That happens a lot?"

"Enough.”
― Melissa de la Cruz, The Ring and the Crown

“Sometimes the only way to win is to cheat," Aelwyn said stubbornly.

The sisters turned to see what the Sister Superior would do, but Sister Mallory only sighed. "You are young still, Sister Myrddyn, but one day you will learn that a false victory is a hollow one.”
― Melissa de la Cruz, The Ring and the Crown

“Don’t touch me. Don’t tell me how beautiful my eyes are, how
soft my hair is, how you love to hear my voice. Don’t. Don’t pretend
you are falling in love with me. I know you are lying, and every
word you say hurts even more. Let us just be friends, if we can start
there. Can’t we? Can’t we at least be friends? Get to know each
other a little? Before the wedding, and the bedding, when I will
have to take you as my lord and husband?”
― melissa de la cruz, The Ring and the Crown

“Magic is an honor, until it's a shackle.”
― Melissa de la Cruz, The Ring and the Crown

“I will love you, my English rose, and you will fill my French dreams”
― Melissa de la Cruz, The Ring and the Crown