Lady of Ashes Quotes

“No one said this would be easy, Scarlett. It is not a choice you make once. It is a choice we must make every day. Over and over again. Even on the hard days. Even on the days we want to throttle each other.”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Ashes

“Sorin will not stop until his queen and wife and mate are back at his side. He will rip this entire godsdamn world apart to find her, and we will help him do it.”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Ashes

“You are worthy of good things, no matter what mistakes you made in the past. You deserve every star in the sky. Don’t let anyone ever tell you otherwise.”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Ashes

“Aditya,” she sneered. “My name is Queen Scarlett Aditya. And I take orders from no one.”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Ashes

“He didn’t bother to tell her that she already had the upper hand in every way. He didn’t bother to tell her that all she had to do was say the word, and he’d be on his knees before her. He didn’t bother to tell her that she already held all the power. That he would crawl through every darkness, every flame, and every shadow to worship her in every way possible.”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Ashes

“I do not want a life without you in it. If the choice is a life without you or death at your side, I choose death, Scarlett. I choose wherever you are. If that means we are ashes in the voids between stars, then that is what I choose because I am with you. I am giving you my life. Let me give that to you,” he begged. “Choose that. Choose doing this together. That is what I want you to choose.”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Ashes

“She will crawl into the space between the stars and use her darkness to give the Fates physical form for the sole purpose of cutting them apart piece by piece for even trying to dictate her path, and I will be by her side handing her the blades wreathed in flames to do so,”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Ashes

“But I figured out his other secret all by myself.” “Oh?” Rayner questioned, falling into step beside her. “Mhmm,” she hummed. “He smiles biggest when he sees her.”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Ashes

“They are called Legacy in other worlds,”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Ashes

“She pulled a key from her pocket and strode towards Tarek. As she turned the lock, a manacle falling free, she said, “Tell me everything.”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Ashes

“She clung to Cassius's still body, willing her own life into his.”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Ashes

“He smiles biggest when he sees her.”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Ashes

“I hate you,” she grumbled, rolling onto her side.

“The sounds you were making a few minutes ago would suggest otherwise,”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Ashes

“Sorin,” she whispered. “Please.”

His eyes snapped back open at the word. “I find it interesting that your manners only appear when they suit your needs, Princess.”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Ashes

“Nothing to hide the Blood Mark in the center of her palm. The Mark that matched the one on Tarek’s palm.”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Ashes

“Mikale leaned in to whisper into her ear. “He squeezed their hearts until they burst.”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Ashes

“Perhaps the women should take their leave so this can be discussed without your sensitivity then,” the king snapped. “Not until after we have eaten, Theo,” his mother replied curtly, reaching for her own alcohol. “I have not seen my son in months. I will certainly be eating dinner with him and the Lady he is courting.”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Ashes

“You forget that before she was any of those things she was my sister and his ward,” she shot back, with a jerk of her chin towards Cassius. “We have not seen her in months, and we desire to have her back just as much as you do.”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Ashes

“If she had not taken you in, and agreed to act as your parental figure,”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Ashes

“Children tend to see things far more simply than adults,” Ashtine replied. “It is a shame we lose such clarity as we age.”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Ashes

“Callan stiffened at the liberal touches, looking as uncomfortable as a virgin in a brothel.”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Ashes

“When night and darkness meet, when dreams and stars collide, when ashes meld with shadows, you will find me waiting.”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Ashes

“When night and darkness meet, when dreams and stars collide, when ashes meld with shadows, you will find me waiting, and the first words from my lips will be my name.”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Ashes

“He looked around the room, slightly shocked to find various clothing strewn about. Books and papers were scattered across a low-lying table. It made sense, he supposed. This was perhaps the one place she was not required to be perfect and proper. The one place she could be messy and chaotic.”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Ashes

“He prefers the darkness, Scarlett. Let him stay in it,” he said gently. “Let us stay in your darkness.” “Okay,” she breathed. “Okay.”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Ashes

“Always be listening, Callan,” she replied, a wry smile pulling at the corner of her lips. “You never know what you will hear.”
― Melissa K. Roehrich, Lady of Ashes