Lady of Shadows Quotes

“I am someone who has faced the darkness and found the beauty it had to offer. I am someone who can create stars in the void when the light has gone out. I am someone who cares for those the realms have forgotten. I am someone who can bring beauty from brutal ashes. I am a fucking Queen.”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Shadows

“Rage, Scarlett. Rage and scream and cry and fall apart. You are allowed to feel and do all those things, but you do not stop fighting. You do not give up. You become a bigger storm.”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Shadows

“Hope is for the dreamers, Princess.” He leaned in and kissed her softly. “Darkness is for finding the stars,”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Shadows

“Scarlett, I love you like the stars love the night. All the way through the darkness,” Sorin said gently. “You are not alone, and never will be again. You get all of me, and I get all of you.”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Shadows

“True strength...is being brave in the hard seasons. True strength is getting back up one more time. True strength is believing you were made for such a time as this and fighting against all odds. True strength is having hope even when the stars go out.”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Shadows

“You think he broke you, and maybe he did. But look at what rose from those ashes. Look at the strength, at the power, at the beauty of those shadows and that darkness on your soul.”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Shadows

“I’ll let you in on a secret, Darling. The stars are always worth fighting for.”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Shadows

“It is okay to have hard days, Scarlett.” His tone was impossibly tender. “It is okay if some days the only thing you manage to do is survive. That is okay.”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Shadows

“Sometimes it is easier to take off a mask in front of someone who knows nothing about you.”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Shadows

“Love, there are so many better uses for that tongue,” Sorin crooned. “And my teeth, I suppose,” she replied, biting the air at him.”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Shadows

“The stars are always worth fighting for.”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Shadows

“She had been shoved into a pit. She had been forced to walk through a hell, and she didn’t recognize the person that was emerging on this side of that journey.”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Shadows

“she stared into his golden eyes. “Hope is for the dreamers, Princess.” He leaned in and kissed her softly. “Darkness is for finding the stars, Prince,”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Shadows

“It is okay if some days the only thing you manage to do is survive. That is okay.”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Shadows

“You do not need to know all the answers right now. You only need to get up and take the first step.”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Shadows

“No, Darling. What I find amusing is that your fear is of my magic.” A tendril of her shadows curled towards him and slid along his jaw like a finger. She walked towards the fire portal as she said over her shoulder, “My magic should be the least of your concerns.”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Shadows

“Scarlett, I love you like the stars love the night. All the way through the darkness,” Sorin said gently. “You are not alone, and never will be again. You get all of me, and I get all of you. We do not shut each other out. We do not get to tell each other to leave. There will forever be a you and me.”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Shadows

“You promised you would not leave me alone in the darkness. You came for me, and I have come for you. I am yours, and you are mine. Let me in!”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Shadows

“She came here, and everyone willingly bowed before her. She did not have to earn any of it. She came home, not alone, but with a twin flame and could not even see it. She came home and will not even reside where she belongs. She came home, trusting Briar more than she trusts you, her own cousin. She came home with friends she is willing to risk everything for, while you have been here, abandoned in your own realm, working tirelessly to keep the entire world safe.”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Shadows

“There is a difference between knowing and acknowledging. Just as there is a difference in your knowing and acknowledging your purpose in this world.”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Shadows

“You only drown if you stay in the river. Let him pull you to the shore. It is okay to let yourself to rescued sometimes, Scarlett.”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Shadows

“love my darkness, Sorin. It is beautiful, and I do not wish it away, but I only need it when I lose sight of the stars.” “You found the light?” She could see a soft smile on his lips as she blew out the candle beside the bed. “I learned where to look.” “Oh?” he asked, propping himself onto an elbow to look down at her as she nestled in beside him. “The brightest star always leads home.”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Shadows

“ancient immortal once told me that we make bad calls, but we can’t change them. You deal with it. You learn from it. You become humbled by it. But you do not let it define you. You let it shape you.” She ran her fingertips lightly along his cheek and down his jaw. “Just as I do not wish away the experiences that forged me, you must not wish these things away. They led us here. To this place. To each other.”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Shadows

“but it is just as important to take the time to look at the stars and feel the sun on your face and enjoy good food with excellent company,” he said.”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Shadows

“Honestly, I do not know what to believe any more. Some things seem so far fetched. There was one book that spoke of something called a World Walker who was apparently a being that could walk between the worlds somehow.”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Shadows

“Most do not understand that the darkness can be beautiful, but you don’t learn that until you’ve come to understand that the darkness is not something to defeat but something to befriend. All stars are born in the dark, Scarlett. The darkness allows us to see them. You decide if they are worth fighting for.”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Shadows

“If you do not give yourself permission to depend on others”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Shadows

“I am yours”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Shadows

“Her eyes were fixed on the golden eyes of the Prince of Fire”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Shadows

“You’re touching me,” she whispered. “It’s a necessity,” he answered.”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Shadows