The Fragile Threads of Power Quotes

“My death was a breath on the embers of a dying world.”
― Victoria Schwab, The Fragile Threads of Power

“Family. The word scratched at Lila’s skin like rough wool. As far as she was concerned, family had nothing to do with proximity or blood. Family was a chosen thing. A label earned. Barron had been family. Kell was family.”
― Victoria Schwab, The Fragile Threads of Power

“It was ridiculous. Unfounded. A battle cry for the discontent, an excuse to cause chaos and call it change. But there were people—bitter, angry, powerless people—who were beginning to listen.”
― V.E. Schwab, The Fragile Threads of Power

“There is nowhere you go,” said the Antari to her prince, “that I cannot follow.”
― V.E. Schwab, The Fragile Threads of Power

“Brother,” said Rhy, holding him tight. And unlike the coat, and all the other trappings of Kell’s old life, this one, at least, still fit.”
― V.E. Schwab, The Fragile Threads of Power

“What?” she said, without meeting his eye. “Not everything is a trap.” The words made something tug behind her ribs. At being watched, but more so, at being seen. “Am I that easy to read?” “No,” he said simply. “But I like to think I’m learning.”
― V.E. Schwab, The Fragile Threads of Power

“Your scars are my favorite part of you,” said the king, running a finger from the molten lines all the way to the brands at his wrists. “I love them all. Do you know why?” “Because you were jealous of my looks?” he quipped. For once, Rhy didn’t laugh. He brought his hand to Alucard’s cheek, and turned his gaze away from the mirror. “Because they brought you back to me.”
― V.E. Schwab, The Fragile Threads of Power

“The pain no longer took her by surprise, but that didn’t make it any less a thief.”
― Victoria E. Schwab, The Fragile Threads of Power

“Och ans, is fsrr, ins ol'ach, regh narr
A head gets lost, but a heart knows home.”
― Victoria E. Schwab, The Fragile Threads of Power

“She sighed in relief."You came."
Kell stepped into the room, the black ring's cord swinging from his fingers. "You called.”
― Victoria E. Schwab, The Fragile Threads of Power

“There is nowhere you go," said the Antari to her prince, "that I cannot follow.”
― Victoria E. Schwab, The Fragile Threads of Power

“Before bed, she'll need a bath, which is always an adventure, and Rhy and I will read her a story, and the queen will shine a lantern into every corner of her room, to show her that every shadow is nothing but a lack of light. You see why I must leave you? There is so much love up there.”
― Victoria Schwab, The Fragile Threads of Power

“radiant.”
― V.E. Schwab, The Fragile Threads of Power

“You see why I must leave you? There is so much love up there.” His eyes fell back to his brother. “I sometimes wonder if you would have been so hateful, had we lived in a kinder house.” He shrugged. “I suppose it doesn’t matter now.”
― V.E. Schwab, The Fragile Threads of Power

“I always wanted one. I don't know why. It wasn't ego. Some women just want to see their own reflection. I wanted to know what it felt like. To make another person. And then, when she was here, I wanted to see what she would do. Who she would be. Every day, she is different. Every day, she is new".
"You talk of her like she's an experiment."
"I suppose she is," said Nadiya though there was dreamy quality to her voice when she said it, "A grand experiment.”
― V.E. Schwab, The Fragile Threads of Power