The Inheritance Games Quotes

“I think you’re the old man’s final riddle—one last puzzle to be solved.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Inheritance Games

“Traps upon traps, I thought, and riddles upon riddles.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Inheritance Games

“I didn’t want him to slow down. I didn’t want the car to stop. For the first time since the reading of the will, I felt free. No questions. No suspicions. No one staring or not staring. Nothing except this moment, right here, right now. Nothing except Jameson Winchester Hawthorne and me.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Inheritance Games

“I’m trying to protect you,” Grayson said lowly.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Inheritance Games

“I’m here, aren’t I?” Libby said. “I chose you.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Inheritance Games

“I watched as the boys opened and read theirs. Nash swore under his breath. Grayson stared at his. Jameson let out a broken little laugh. Xander shoved his into his pocket.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Inheritance Games

“They were—the four of them—a unit. They were Hawthornes. I wasn’t. I felt that now, in a physical way. They shared a bond that was impervious to outsiders.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Inheritance Games

“I said she was delightfully vindictive,” Xander replied innocently. “If I were a boy,” Thea told him with a Southern belle smile, “people would just call me driven.” “Thea.” Constantine frowned at her. “Right.” Thea dabbed at her lips with her napkin. “No feminism at the dinner table.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Inheritance Games

“If I were a boy, people would just call me driven.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Inheritance Games

“Everything is a game, Avery Grambs. The only thing we get to decide in this life is if we play to win.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Inheritance Games

“heads, i kiss you. tails, you kiss me. and either way, it means something”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Inheritance Games

“The archive looked more like a university library than one that belonged in a high school. The room was full of archways and stained glass. Countless shelves were brimming with books of every kind, and at the center of the room, there were a dozen rectangular tables—state of the art, with lights built into the tables and enormous magnifying glasses attached to the sides.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Inheritance Games

“Don’t talk about me like I’m not here.” Libby looked up from the cupcakes she was icing to narrow her eyes at Nash. “Yes, ma’am.” Nash smiled, wide and slow. I wondered how long he’d been with her—why he’d been with her.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Inheritance Games

“Where’s Jameson?” I asked. Xander cleared his throat. “I can report that some very colorful language was used when I requested his presence.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Inheritance Games

“it still a lie,” Jameson asked loftily, “if you’re masking what matters, but what you’re saying is technically true?”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Inheritance Games

“He snagged a cupcake off the counter and let his gaze rake over me. “Hey, jailbait.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Inheritance Games

“Aren't you supposed to hate me?" I asked. "I do hate you," Xander replied, happily devouring his third scone. "If you notice, I have kept the blueberry confections for myself and gave you"-he shuddered-"the ”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Inheritance Games

“My sister 'has words' with people," she commented. "I have conversations. Lovely conversations. Quite frankly, it's how I ended up with four sons.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Inheritance Games

“the last girl at this school who got tangled up with the Hawthorne brothers? The last girl who spent hour after hour in that house? She died.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Inheritance Games

“How little effort could I put in and still get an A? I wasn’t lazy. I was practical. Picking up an extra shift was worth trading a 98 for a 92.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Inheritance Games

“You might think you’re playing the game, darlin’, but that’s not how Jamie sees it.” Nash’s voice was gentle enough, but for the words. “We aren’t normal. This place isn’t normal, and you’re not a player, kid. You’re the glass ballerina—or the knife.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Inheritance Games

“Toby,” I managed. “I know him.” “You what?” Jameson walked toward me. Beside me, Nan went very still. “I used to play chess with him in the park,” I said. “Every morning.” Harry.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Inheritance Games

“Not great, young lady. Mr. Yates intentionally creates exams that challenge the abilities of his students. In twenty years, he’s never given a perfect score. Do you see the problem?” I couldn’t quite bite back my instinctive reply. “A teacher who designs tests most of his students can’t pass?”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Inheritance Games

“Where there’s a will, there’s a way. “What do you think the chances are,” I said slowly, turning the puzzle over in my mind, “that somewhere, there’s a copy of your grandfather’s will written in red ink?”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Inheritance Games

“An invitation. A challenge.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Inheritance Games

“If I were a boy,” Thea told him with a Southern belle smile, “people would just call me driven.” “Thea.” Constantine frowned at her. “Right.” Thea dabbed at her lips with her napkin. “No feminism at the dinner table.” This time, I couldn’t bite back the snort. Point, Thea.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Inheritance Games

“If yes is no and once is never then how many sides does a triangle have? - Jameson Hawthorne”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Inheritance Games

“Adopting my haughtiest look, I leaned toward my sister and raised my warm nuts high.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Inheritance Games

“Don’t judge. I’d missed most of my old English teacher’s lecture on proverbs, but there was only one I could think of that started with those two words. Does “Don’t judge a book by its cover” mean anything to you? I asked Jameson. His reply was immediate. Very good, Heiress. Then, a moment later: It sure as hell does.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Inheritance Games

“I was in bed, thinking about everything Max had said, wondering if I was fundamentally selfish or needy person, when I heard a sound like scratching in the wall.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Inheritance Games