Finch Merlin and the Locked Gateway Quotes

“All around me, knives tore through the air, bombs exploded, and random shards of metal flew. And we were caught in the center of it all—two lost souls who’d loved one another, once upon a time, now facing the prospect that one of us had to die.”
― Bella Forrest, Finch Merlin and the Locked Gateway

“Tis but a flesh wound!”
― Bella Forrest, Finch Merlin and the Locked Gateway

“Because living life should be about regretting the things you did, rather than the things you didn’t do. You should be fulfilled knowing there are no loose ends. Again, I reiterate, even if death doesn’t come for decades and decades, which I hope it doesn’t, act like you are on a ticking clock”
― Bella Forrest, Finch Merlin and the Locked Gateway

“Because living life should be about regretting the things you did, rather than the things you didn’t do.”
― Bella Forrest, Finch Merlin and the Locked Gateway

“He made it sound simple, but it wasn’t. “What if my memories end up giving me appendicitis?” “Then cut it out, and carry on with your life,”
― Bella Forrest, Finch Merlin and the Locked Gateway

“Hope is harder to live with than resignation.”
― Bella Forrest, Finch Merlin and the Locked Gateway

“What sort of person refuses to give the terms and conditions before making someone sign on the dotted line? That’s bad business. Lux chuckled in my mind. What sort of person accepts a deal without demanding the terms and conditions?”
― Bella Forrest, Finch Merlin and the Locked Gateway

“I sighed. “Or maybe it just makes it harder for the people left behind when you die. Why make it worse by spewing out a bunch of feelings?” “Because living life should be about regretting the things you did, rather than the things you didn’t do. You should be fulfilled knowing there are no loose ends.”
― Bella Forrest, Finch Merlin and the Locked Gateway

“Can you imagine?” Luke scoffed. “Finch Merlin, with all the Children of Chaos fighting over him. It’d be like using a bunch of credit cards to pay off debt. You use one to pay the other what you owe, but then you owe that one, and so on and so forth. Then you’d be royally screwed.”
― Bella Forrest, Finch Merlin and the Locked Gateway

“Why would they, when they have all the power? That’s not how humanity works. Power always rises to the top, one way or another. It might not be right, but it’s true.” “Because they’d know it would start a war, and they’d choose to avoid that at all costs,”
― Bella Forrest, Finch Merlin and the Locked Gateway

“you’ll never change what you’ve done, but you can change what you’re going to do. Your past will always be a part of you, but so’s your appendix, and you sure as hell don’t need that. Sure, remind yourself it exists from time to time, but don’t get hung up on it. You don’t have enough life to live to dwell on the bad stuff.”
― Bella Forrest, Finch Merlin and the Locked Gateway

“Let me give you a word of advice, Finch, and you can take it or leave it. I won’t be offended. But, unless there’s a ring on someone’s finger, you’ve got a chance. Plus, if Ryann felt nothing for you, she wouldn’t be around on a Saturday night. So, if I were you, I’d make a move. Otherwise, you’ll spend the rest of your life regretting it.”
― Bella Forrest, Finch Merlin and the Locked Gateway

“They said absence made the heart grow fonder, but I no longer believed that.”
― Bella Forrest, Finch Merlin and the Locked Gateway

“Everyone, take a spot.” Nash went for the red stone. Luke chose blue, and Melody went for clear, which left me with green. I didn’t think of myself as the Earth-type Bulbasaur of the magical world. I was more of a Charmander, turning to Fire whenever possible. But I could make an exception, just this once.”
― Bella Forrest, Finch Merlin and the Locked Gateway

“but still… temptation could sway even the most sensible people.”
― Bella Forrest, Finch Merlin and the Locked Gateway

“Hope is harder to live with than resignation. It seemed my brain had decided to turn into a horoscope, but it had a point.”
― Bella Forrest, Finch Merlin and the Locked Gateway

“So, here’s another piece of advice, from an old warrior to a younger one: you’ll never change what you’ve done, but you can change what you’re going to do.”
― Bella Forrest, Finch Merlin and the Locked Gateway