Amanda Hocking > Quotes

“I don't want only one night. I want all the nights. I want all of you, forever.”
― Amanda Hocking, Ascend

“Wendy: Why are you staring at me?
Finn: Because you're standing in front of me.”
― Amanda Hocking, Switched

“I don't care where I come from or who you are. I can make you happy, and you make me happy. We could have a happily ever after.”
― Amanda Hocking, Torn

“Mark my words, Princess,” Loki said. “One day, you’ll be madly in love with me.”
― Amanda Hocking, Ascend

“Finn: I look at you because I can't look away Wendy.
Wendy: That's kinda creepy.
Finn: I will work on being less creepy then.”
― Amanda Hocking, Switched

“Princess." He smiled up at me, but it was weak. "If i'd known that this is what it would take to get you to hold me, I would've collapsed a long time ago.”
― Amanda Hocking, Ascend

“Everything’s not exactly the way it seems ” I said.
“It seemed like you had your tongue down his throat ” Finn glared at us both.
“Well then everything is exactly as it seems ” Loki said glibly.”
― Amanda Hocking, Ascend

“Did you think you could treat me like shit at a dance, then sneak into my room in the middle of the night and tell me that I'm a troll with magical powers, and I'd just be like, yeah, that sounds right.”
― Amanda Hocking, Switched

“Everything I went through," he said. "For you. It was worth it.”
― Amanda Hocking, Ascend

“When something is important to you, you make sure its safe.”
― Amanda Hocking, Switched

“You should get married more often," Loki teased. "It makes you feisty.”
― Amanda Hocking, Ascend

“Wendy!” Finn shouted pulling me from my moment with Loki. “What are you doing? You’re married. And not to him.”
“Nothing slips by you does it.” Loki asked.”
― Amanda Hocking, Ascend

“What's your angle?" I asked, trying to sound more playful than demanding.
"Isosceles," Jack quipped.”
― Amanda Hocking, My Blood Approves

“Being liked for the way you looked is worse than not being liked at all.”
― Amanda Hocking, My Blood Approves

“I don't need love or a man to complete me,and someday, you'll find that true for yourself. Suitors will come and go, but you will remain.”
― Amanda Hocking

“Can I cut off your head?"
"Are you asking for my permission?”
― Amanda Hocking, Ascend

“How did you even know I wasn't in my room?"
"I checked on you." Finn gave me a look like I was an idiot. "I check on you every morning."
"You check on me when I'm sleeping?" I gaped at him. "Every morning?"
He nodded.
"I didn't know that."
"Why would you know that? You're sleeping," Finn pointed out.”
― Amanda Hocking, Switched

“This is the way the world ends; not with a bang or a whimper, but with zombies breaking down the back door.”
― Amanda Hocking, Hollowland

“Right then, it didn't matter what his reasons were. All I knew that I was sick of him breaking my heart.”
― Amanda Hocking, Torn

“When you dance with the devil, the devil doesn't change. The devil changes you.”
― Amanda Hocking, My Blood Approves

“I predict a long reign ahead of you. Years of being referred to as Your Majesty, Your Grace, Your Excellence, My Liege, My Queen, My Lovely.” “I don’t think that last one is a formal title,” I said. “It should be.”
― Amanda Hocking, Ascend

“I paused outside your door to see if you were awake, and you clearly were, so I came in."
"You still can't just barge in." I crossed my arms over my chest.
"Would you like me to go back out and knock?" Loki gestured to the doors behind him. "Would that make you feel better?”
― Amanda Hocking, Ascend

“I’m alright,” Loki assured me with a grin and stepped out into the hall, so we could have some privacy from onlookers. “What can I do for you, Princess?”

“Can I cut off your head?” I asked.

“Are you asking for my permission?” Loki tilted his head and cocked an eyebrow. “Because I’m going to have to say no to this one request, Princess.”

“No, I mean, can I?” I asked. “As in, am I capable of it? Would you die if I did?”

“Of course I would die.” Loki put one hand against the wall and leaned on it. “I’m not a bloody cockroach. What’s all this about? What are you trying to find out?”
― Amanda Hocking, Ascend

“What I told you before is still true. I want to know that when you're with me, it's because you want to be, not because you have to be.”
― Amanda Hocking, Torn

“Sometimes it seems to me that that’s all my life has been, a series of things that I loved deeply that I could never have.”
― Amanda Hocking, Ascend

“Oh yeah. That's why. Like a fairy tale. I was marrying the Prince. I just happened to be in love with the pauper.”
― Amanda Hocking, Torn

“You just couldn’t wait to get me naked, could you, Princess?” Loki asked tiredly. I started to pull my hand back, but he put his own hand over it, keeping it in place.
“No, I—I was checking for wounds,” I stumbled. I wouldn’t meet his gaze.
“I’m sure.” He moved his thumb, almost caressing my hand, until it hit my ring. “What’s that?” He tried to sit up to see it, so I lifted my hand, showing him the emerald-encrusted oval on my finger. “Is that a wedding ring?”
“No, engagement.” I lowered my hand, resting it on the bed next to him. “I’m not married yet.”
“I’m not too late, then.” He smiled and settled back in the bed.
“Too late for what?” I asked.
“To stop you, of course.” Still smiling, he closed his eyes.”
― Amanda Hocking, Ascend

“Tove had blown the doors open with his abilities, and he stood on the other side of them, looking astonishigly bad ass.”
― Amanda Hocking, Torn

“And I'm stuck in it with no way out. I love you, and I can't stop, and you don't even care!”
― Amanda Hocking, Torn

“I don’t know. After the downstairs, I assumed something creepier and dirtier.” I
shrugged. “You didn’t have electricity down there.”
“It’s for dramatic effect.” Loki gestured widely. “It’s a dungeon.”
― Amanda Hocking, Torn