The Forgotten Queen Quotes

“Marx raised an eyebrow at his secretary. “Elsbeth, I have a feeling the only reason you wake me up early is so that you can see me without my shirt on.”
She rolled her eyes. “Young man, don’t flatter yourself. I may be old, but I can still remember changing your diapers.”
― Kortney Keisel, The Forgotten Queen

“Everything I try leads to a dead end.”
― Kortney Keisel, The Forgotten Queen

“She would miss him.”
― Kortney Keisel, The Forgotten Queen

“She’d been through a lot, but her past didn’t define her. She wasn’t broken. She’d gotten stronger, learned how to fight for the life she wanted. Her story hadn’t ended in Albion the day she’d been shot. The quicksand of life hadn’t dragged her down. She could write her own ending, and she could do it with Marx.”
― Kortney Keisel, The Forgotten Queen

“I was broken, but you didn’t try to fix me—you gave me room to fix myself. You taught me to want more out of life, believe in myself, trust my instincts, and not settle for what everyone else said I had to be. You didn’t set me free. You broke down the walls so I could free myself, and I love you for that.”
― Kortney Keisel, The Forgotten Queen

“Renna grabbed Myka and Dannyn’s hands. “Let’s go.” A rush of adrenaline swept through Dannyn. These women were exactly the team she needed.”
― Kortney Keisel, The Forgotten Queen

“Was this what it felt like to fall in love? The buzzing stomach. The smile that wouldn’t stop. Feeling flushed. Trembling hands. The emotional pull. Active senses.”
― Kortney Keisel, The Forgotten Queen

“The kindness in her voice killed him. So did her outfit. And her hair. And her smile. And her innocence. He was dead.”
― Kortney Keisel, The Forgotten Queen

“Sydria understood now what Dannyn had said. Some heartbreaks were worth it.”
― Kortney Keisel, The Forgotten Queen

“He picked up his board and walked to the water, glancing at his wife over his shoulder. He was the luckiest man alive.”
― Kortney Keisel, The Forgotten Queen

“That was the root of the problem. Sydria didn’t care about Marx. Not in the way he had begun to care about her.”
― Kortney Keisel, The Forgotten Queen

“Their marriage might not have been real, but the feelings Sydria felt were.”
― Kortney Keisel, The Forgotten Queen

“I was broken, but you didn't try to fix me - you gave me room to fix myself. You taught me to want more out of life, believe in myself, trust my instincts, and not settle for what everyone else said I had to be. You didn't set me free. You broke down the walls so I could free myself, and I love you for that”
― Kortney Keisel, The Forgotten Queen

“She's mine, and I have no intention of letting her go”
― Kortney Keisel, The Forgotten Queen

“You are the only person who treats me like there's more to me than a broken memory."
"Because there is more to you than a broken memory. Soon you'll see it too”
― Kortney Keisel, The Forgotten Queen

“Some heartbreaks are worth it”
― Kortney Keisel, The Forgotten Queen

“This was not a fairytale.
This was a nightmare”
― Kortney Keisel, The Forgotten Queen