The Queen of Traitors Quotes

“I'm the ugly truth, and he's a pretty lie, and we're always, always circling each other.”
― Laura Thalassa, The Queen of Traitors

“War takes many things from people, but unfortunately, pain is not one of them.”
― Laura Thalassa, The Queen of Traitors

“The heartless king has found his heart after all. It rests beneath my rib cage.”
― Laura Thalassa, The Queen of Traitors

“It took losing all that I held dear for me to learn a valuable lesson: only when everything is gone are you truly free.”
― Laura Thalassa, The Queen of Traitors

“My vicious Sleeping Beauty. This is our violent fairytale.”
― Laura Thalassa, The Queen of Traitors

“I don’t want her to see the man I’ve become. I don’t want to fall for her all over again. It took decades for the pain of her absence to dull.
Here my wife’s safe. And so is my heart.”
― Laura Thalassa, The Queen of Traitors

“That soul of hers, tempered by the hottest of forges, has been and always will be mine.”
― Laura Thalassa, The Queen of Traitors

“This is where happiness sneaks up on you, and you forgive evil people for unforgivable things because they give you a taste of a future you always thought was beyond your reach.”
― Laura Thalassa, The Queen of Traitors

“I can't tell which is the worse fate--to question everything, to be paralyzed by indecision, or to question nothing and move through the world blind to any other way of existing save for your own.”
― Laura Thalassa, The Queen of Traitors

“So this is how the rich bleed--elegantly.”
― Laura Thalassa, The Queen of Traitors

“We’ve been working on this for a week,” he continues, “and we’ve made no progress. Who do I have to kill to make things happen?” If only the psycho were joking.”
― Laura Thalassa, The Queen of Traitors

“I love this broken, broken creature, and damn him to the pits of hell for making me feel it when I should hate him all over again.”
― Laura Thalassa, The Queen of Traitors

“When it comes to grief, words have no balm strong enough to soothe the soul.”
― Laura Thalassa, The Queen of Traitors

“I don't tear my eyes from his when I say, "I'm thinking that you'd give the devil a run for his money. In fact, he's probably worried that you'll set your sights on his territory next." The corner of Monte's mouth lifts. "A good idea, Serenity. Perhaps I could consult you on hell's layout. I hear you're familiar with it.”
― Laura Thalassa, The Queen of Traitors

“I love you as certain dark things are to be loved, in secret, between the shadow and the soul … —Pablo Neruda”
― Laura Thalassa, The Queen of Traitors

“His gaze scours my face, and I realize his cool exterior is hiding a well of emotions. A vein in his temple pulses. “What’ve they done to you?”
This abomination of a human being cares about me. It doesn’t add up with what I’ve learned of him.
And now, one wrong word and this house of cards will tumble. That’s the kind of power I sense I wield, being the king’s wife. He’ll kill them all, and unlike me, he’ll enjoy it thoroughly.”
― Laura Thalassa, The Queen of Traitors

“Flesh and bone aren’t meant to contain all this. The mind shouldn’t stay sane when the world’s fallen to chaos, and love shouldn’t be able to grow in the wastelands of our consciences.”
― Laura Thalassa, The Queen of Traitors

“I’ve heard that love was messy, but ours is downright bloody. It turns men into monsters, and monsters into men. I don’t care that soldiers, medics, staff, and politicians are watching. I bring his bloody hand to my lips and kiss his knuckles. And the entire time they wheel me away, I hold my monster tightly to me.”
― Laura Thalassa, The Queen of Traitors

“I love this broken, broken creature, and damn him to the pits of hell for making me feel it when I should hate him all over again. If I could reason or suppress it away, I would. If I could crush it by sheer force of will, I would.”
― Laura Thalassa, The Queen of Traitors

“Sometimes, violence isn't personal. Sometimes it's cold and passionless. And sometimes, you'll never know a person's motives,”
― Laura Thalassa, The Queen of Traitors

“It took losing all that I held dear for me to learn a valuable lesson: Only when everything is gone are you truly free.”
― Laura Thalassa, The Queen of Traitors

“I’m the ugly truth and he’s a pretty lie, and we are always, always circling each other.”
― Laura Thalassa, The Queen of Traitors

“I stare up at the wrought iron fence. It took losing all that I held dear for me to learn a valuable lesson: only when everything is gone are you truly free.”
― Laura Thalassa, The Queen of Traitors

“I lost my religion about the same time I lost my city. When it comes to war, people tend to go one of two ways: either they find God, or they do away with him. I fell into the latter category.

I never blamed him, not like some of the others that gave up religion. They seemed more like jaded lovers than atheists. God just never was a man in my mind. He was food, shelter, safety, and—ultimately—peace. And when all that fled, I realized that my world no longer had a place for him.”
― Laura Thalassa, The Queen of Traitors

“We’ve been working on this for a week,” he continues, “and we’ve made no progress. Who do I have to kill to make things happen?”

If only the psycho were joking.”
― Laura Thalassa, The Queen of Traitors