A Shadow in the Ember Quotes

“—No quiero que te quedes.
—¿Por qué creo que es mentira?
—No lo es.
—Esa es otra mentira.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Shadow in the Ember

“So, you eat food?” I asked, my thoughts reluctantly traveling to the conversation I’d had with Aios. His gaze flicked up. “Yes,” he said, drawing out the word. “I can’t survive on consuming the souls of the damned alone.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Shadow in the Ember

“What do I smell like?” I asked. “You smell of…” He inhaled deeply as my lip curled. “You smell of death.” I stared at him from my pile of pillows, mouth hanging open. “That was rude.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Shadow in the Ember

“It is far easier to be lied to than it is to acknowledge that you have been lied to”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Shadow in the Ember

“Let me ask you a question. Would you have followed through if you never learned that killing him would not have saved your people?”
I opened my mouth. The word yes slithered up my throat, but it didn’t go any further than that. It wouldn’t go past my tongue because I didn’t know if I would have. I couldn’t say yes.
“That’s why. I think he knows that, too.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Shadow in the Ember

“the lower class. Only someone not fit to rule would think of the backbone of the kingdom as such,”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Shadow in the Ember

“—Porque ahora aquí estamos. Estás en las Tierras Sombrías. Y pronto, serás
conocida como la Consorte —dijo Ash—. Mis enemigos se convertirán en los tuyos.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Shadow in the Ember

“¿Qué ahoga ese miedo y te empuja a correr tan ansiosamente hacia la
muerte?”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Shadow in the Ember

“Sir Holland no estaba aquí. Me hubiera gustado despedirme de él, incluso aunque no
esperaba que estuviera aquí. Su presencia levantaría muchas preguntas entre los
Sacerdotes de Sombras.
Revelaría demasiado.
Que yo no era el modelo de pureza Real, sino un lobo vestido de chivo
expiatorio.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Shadow in the Ember

“And when he’d granted King Roderick’s request, this was the price the Primal of Death had requested: the firstborn daughter of the Mierel bloodline as his Consort.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Shadow in the Ember

“Ash laughed then, the sound a thick and heavy smoke in my veins. “And you shouldn’t be debauched on the floor of a forest.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Shadow in the Ember

“I want to kiss you, even though there is no reason for me to other than I want it.” The heated intensity of his stare held mine. “I would even go as far as to say I need to.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Shadow in the Ember

“Because we both know why we remained right where we are. I interest you. You interest me. So, here we remain.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Shadow in the Ember

“Instead, I am called the Beggar Queen by kingdoms that once prayed for an alliance with Lasania.” My mother cast her gaze to mine. “So, please, do go and find another area of this vast property to haunt.” “Then I suppose I will go roam the woods and join those spirits there,” I muttered. Queen Calliphe’s mouth tightened until her lips were bloodless. “If that is what you’d prefer.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Shadow in the Ember

“I told myself not to respond. There was no point. But I rarely heeded that voice of reason. “I’m only capable of what is expected of me.” “And yet, you stand here beside me, having failed what was expected of you,” she replied quietly. “While our people continue to starve and die.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Shadow in the Ember

“But my mother needed a new gown that could feed dozens of families or the entire orphanage for months—if not longer.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Shadow in the Ember

“Death wants nothing to do with life. None of you can be surprised.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Shadow in the Ember

“You are not bait. You are a trap.” And maybe I had become nothing more than a flesh-and-blood weapon.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Shadow in the Ember

“Child, the Fates know you were touched by life and death, creating something that should not be. How could she be anything but afraid?”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Shadow in the Ember

“Will you try to stab me?” “I…hope not.” “You hope?” “If you try to tell me what to do or grab me again, I am likely to lose that hope,” I told him. A quiet laugh rumbled from him—through me. “At least, you’re honest.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Shadow in the Ember

“If you’re trying to intimidate or scare me into obeying you, you can stop. It’s not working. I don’t scare.” “You should be afraid of many things.” “I’m afraid of nothing, and that includes you.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Shadow in the Ember

“Only I get to determine what does and doesn’t involve me. What I do and do not do is of no concern to anyone. Not even a god.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Shadow in the Ember

“A chill erupted over my skin, despite him not acknowledging my ill-advised behavior. He spoke as if he had the power and authority to carry that out. As if he wanted to see to it personally.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Shadow in the Ember

“Sometimes, it felt like I…I was nothing more than a faint trace of a specter—not fully formed.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Shadow in the Ember

“You should’ve just given her to the Lord,” Tavius commented. “At least then, she might actually do us some good.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Shadow in the Ember

“The head of Lord Sarros, Advisor to the Queen and King of Lasania, bounced off a Royal Guard’s booted foot.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Shadow in the Ember

“It hit the marble with an oddly wet-sounding smack before rolling across the tile. Something round spilled out of the bag, leaving a spattering trail of…red behind. Brown hair. Ghastly pale complexion. Jagged strips of skin. Severed bone.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Shadow in the Ember

“Even though I stood in the shadows, Lord Claus’s slow perusal was like a sweaty caress, lingering on the bare skin of my arms and the cut of my bodice before reaching my eyes. His lips puckered, blowing me a kiss. I arched a brow. His smirk slipped.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Shadow in the Ember

“You may not be Chosen, but you were born into this realm, shrouded in the veil of the Primals. A Maiden as the Fates promised. And you shall leave this realm touched by life and death,” my old nursemaid Odetta had once said.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Shadow in the Ember

“If you’re not going to kill me, then you should probably let go of me.” “Will you try to stab me?” “I…hope not.” “You hope?” “If you try to tell me what to do or grab me again, I am likely to lose that hope,” I told him. A quiet laugh rumbled from him—through me. “At least, you’re honest.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Shadow in the Ember