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The Betrothed (The Betrothed, #1) The Betrothed by Kiera Cass
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“The most valuable thing you can own is the assurance of your place in someone's heart.”
Kiera Cass, The Betrothed
“In the end, we made enemies with our heads, but we unmade them with our hearts.”
Kiera Cass, The Betrothed
“What is a friend but someone who thinks you’re capable of more than you do?”
Kiera Cass, The Betrothed
“Love is the final course at a feast that I’m still waiting to be invited to.”
Kiera Cass, The Betrothed
“I cannot offer you a palace or a title, but I can offer you a home where you will be treasured for exactly who you are.
pg. 224”
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“It's called a citrine. If you, Hollis Brite, were a star, you'd be the sun. If you were a bird, you'd be a canary. And if you were a stone, you'd be a citrine.
pg. 223”
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“I'd said he couldn't burn me. I still believed that. If I was going to go up in a flame, it would be my own doing.”
Kiera Cass, The Betrothed
“His hands were rough, but those blue eyes were so gentle.
pg. 143”
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“Buy you are my sun, Hollis”
Kiera Cass, The Betrothed
“Every time I learned something new about Silas, I found I admired him even more.”
Kiera Cass, The Betrothed
“The most valuable thing you can own is the assurance of your place in someone’s heart. It is far better than any necklace, far better than any apartment.”
Kiera Cass, The Betrothed
“As the doors opened to the Great Room, I blushed as everyone’s focus turned to us. My heart fluttered mercilessly, and I wondered if they could see it. They were looking upon their queen.”
Kiera Cass, The Betrothed
“Over the next few weeks, I intend to make all of Coroa aware of just how much I adore you. That will mean many things. Some will beg for your favor; others will curse your name. But none of that matters, Hollis. I want you for my bride.”
Kiera Cass, The Betrothed
“A lamb will only go where its shepherd take it.”
Kiera Cass, The Betrothed
“the end, we made enemies with our heads, but we unmade them with our hearts.”
Kiera Cass, The Betrothed
“the event you have caught cold and were unable to venture out into nature today, I thought that nature ought to come to its queen.”
Kiera Cass, The Betrothed
“A minute down the road, my flower crown flew off behind me and landed somewhere in the dark.”
Kiera Cass, The Betrothed
“And I have no doubt that you will make for a remarkable queen.”
Kiera Cass, The Betrothed
“Jameson's lips lifted into a devilish smirk. "Don't worry, Hollis. You will know everything soon enough.”
Kiera Cass, The Betrothed
“Hollis, even in the night, you are still my sun, bringing light to my world.”
Kiera Cass, The Betrothed
“And I don’t want you to be. All I ask is for you to be everything you already are. That, my sweet Hollis, is what I love you for.”
Kiera Cass, The Betrothed
“sensed that in this moment—shoes gone, hair a mess, soaking wet—he found me irresistible.”
Kiera Cass, The Betrothed
“And as we know, nothing is more honorable than to give your life to your family.”
Kiera Cass, The Betrothed
“there is an education that can only be received through travel.”
Kiera Cass, The Betrothed
“It’s not really showing up,” she said, looking at the headpiece. “I don’t know how your hair came out so blond, but it just ruins the look of jewels across your head.” “Nothing I can do to help it,” I replied. As if I didn’t know already. My hair was a shade or two lighter than that of most of the crowd, and more than one person had noted it across my lifetime. “I blame your father.” “I wouldn’t,” he snapped. I swallowed, seeing the tension of the moment was truly getting to them.”
Kiera Cass, The Betrothed
“I only mean that His Majesty has become quite enamored of me, and part of what makes my days so easy is Delia Grace’s companionship. Furthermore, Jameson is much more compassionate than his father and might understand taking her under my wing. With your permission, I’d like to pose the question to him.”
Kiera Cass, The Betrothed
“The game of court will put you into an early grave if you let yourself be swept up in them.”
Kiera Cass, The Betrothed
“What is a friend but who thinks you're capable of more than you do?”
Kiera Cass, The Betrothed
“It seems silly to tell the sun good night, but I do it anyway. Good night, Lady Hollis. I’ll see you in the morning.”
Kiera Cass, The Betrothed
“In the event you have caught cold and were unable to venture out into nature today, I thought that nature ought to come to its queen.”
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