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The Rise (The Originals, #1) The Rise by Julie Plec
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“It was as if her heart had some instinctual longing for misery and pain.”
Julie Plec, The Rise
“It will be all right,” Elijah told her, then nodded to Klaus so that he would know Elijah spoke to them both. “There can be no replacement for what you have lost, but you have not lost everything. No matter who else is gone or missed or remembered, we will always have one another. We will always have family.”
Julie Plec, The Rise
“You’re angry; of course you’re angry. But you meant all those things you said, and you still want me, even now.” Klaus Mikaelson was rarely at a loss, but Vivianne’s outburst left him wordless.”
Julie Plec, The Rise
“His lips moved lightly, teasingly, only touching her enough to make her ache to be touched more.”
Julie Plec, The Rise
“There is no antidote to you except more of you. And more again after that.”
Julie Plec, The Rise
“The rainstorm had come and gone, and he could hear cicadas and bullfrogs outside. In the distance, the lazy spill of the Saint Louis River swept along. But inside the house, there was no sound at all.”
Julie Plec, The Rise
“The whole world had been dull and lifeless, without the sight and smell of Vivianne to breathe new energy into his endless nights.”
Julie Plec, The Rise
“Then she looked back up at him and smiled, and it was as if the sun had come out: dazzling, powerful, and dangerous.”
Julie Plec, The Rise
“Because this unending life of mine is meaningless without you.”
Julie Plec, The Rise
“I am on your side, Vivianne [...] What the rest of the city does is of no concern to us as long we are together.”
Julie Plec, The Rise
“I know every part of myself now, Klaus. Mortal enemies or no, there is no part of me that does not love you.”
Julie Plec, The Rise
“When you told me you loved me, I believed it. When you said you wanted nothing more than to be with me, I believed it. When you insisted that there was no part of me [...] no part of me that you did not want to know, I believed it. Obviously, I underestimated your capacity for empty words.”
Julie Plec, The Rise
“You are my everything.”
Julie Plec, The Rise
“He could be the last man to soak up the light that seemed to radiate from her before putting it out forever.”
Julie Plec, The Rise