Melissa Wright > Quotes

“I struggled to hold her. It was not unlike holding a cat. Some wild, ninja, cat.”
― Melissa Wright, Bound by Prophecy

“The girl was fast, I’d give her that. But even I couldn't outrun a Buick.”
― Melissa Wright, Bound by Prophecy

“There was a darkness under her eyes and I wondered if she’d slept at all since I’d taken Brianna. And then I corrected myself, because I’d not taken Brianna. I’d saved her.”
― Melissa Wright, Bound by Prophecy

“Her tone made everything she hadn't said perfectly clear. I was a psychopathic kidnapper. No two ways about it.”
― Melissa Wright, Bound by Prophecy

“Her face twisted at the words, and I felt a sudden stab of guilt. I was protecting her, I reminded myself. Protecting us all. This was the only way.
And then she hauled off and punched me.”
― Melissa Wright, Bound by Prophecy

“So that was it, then. She wasn't about to let me call her on anything. Not this psycho.”
― Melissa Wright, Bound by Prophecy

“Just because life gave her sour grapes didn't mean she had to stomp them into wine and get drunk.”
― Melissa Wright, Frey

“You fate-forsaken spawn of a⁠—”
― Melissa Wright, Beneath Stone and Sacrifice

“Rest,” he said. “We are all safe.” It wasn’t a promise to remain unharmed, only the reprieve to shut your eyes. To recover until the next round.”
― Melissa Wright, Reign of Shadows

“...and then, because he couldn’t seem to stop himself, added, “Can being claimed really be that bad?”
― Melissa Wright, King of Ash and Bone

“I had been right; his eyes appeared nearly black in the shadows.”
― Melissa Wright, Frey

“It was quiet and I had to fight the thoughts that were trying to creep in. I began to run songs through my head for distraction, mangling the lyrics and humming through the parts I couldn’t remember at all.”
― Melissa Wright, Frey

“Scars are only proof that a person has experience in battle and that they've earned a victory and survived a fight again”
― Melissa Wright, Seven Ways to Kill a King

“I remained silent, because I was pretty sure it was a rhetorical question. And because I was pretty sure you should never offer your opinion to an angry woman.”
― Melissa Wright, Descendants Series

“His eyes were blued steel, lined in coal and cut through with silver. They were like clouds and storms and all the things she’d never understood about poetry and romance novels.”
― Melissa Wright, King of Ash and Bone

“Somewhere in the depths of my subconscious, I knew what I was watching might be the final straw, might finally split a tenuous crack, leaving me in separate, unconnected pieces. But I couldn't make myself look away.”
― Melissa Wright, Pieces of Eight

“I spotted a small toad and concentrated on it, willing it to turn to a moth. It started to swell like a tiny green balloon, but suddenly burst, spewing entrails that reached the hem of my dress.”
― Melissa Wright, Frey

“It struck me then that I had the perfect comparison for the prophecy. It was like reading the end of a book, knowing what would happen but having to wait to see how the chapters played out in between.”
― Melissa Wright, Shifting Fate

“I can’t let you leave. He’s only trying to keep you safe.” She sighed. “I’m sorry to make you break your word. Truly, I am. But Wes, what will Warrick do should you not do as he’s asked?” “He’ll be disappointed.” “And?” His reply was soft. “And I don’t like to disappoint him.” “Neither do I,” Nim said. “But I’d rather not be hanged by the king.” Wesley’s lips pursed. “Where are you going?” “To find out about magic.”
― Melissa Wright, Before Crown and Kingdom

“Sometimes,” I said, “you have to choose between two bad things.”
― Melissa Wright, Shifting Fate

“You realize, my lady, that you're meant to merely swoon, not examine the promises made by a suitor."
"Even once we are betrothed?"
His expression went grave. "Especially then."
"I'll take it under consideration."
"I think it's in the vows." He paused. "You shouldn't examine those either.”
― Melissa Wright

“Vattier, eh?” I thought I heard the stranger mutter under his breath, “Well, you can call me Bonnie Bell.” Chevelle waited unmoved for his response. He finally held his hand out in return. “Steed. Steed Summit.” They shot me a glare as my giggle slipped out. Steed”
― Melissa Wright, Frey

“Nim walked in a daze through the streets of Inara as the glow of sunrise crept over the city’s dark stone walls. She’d come out of a hidden corridor deep within the castle, its entrance entirely disguised by magic that had not been bought by the Trust. Warrick had powers of his own—that much was clear—but his magic felt nothing like the unpleasantness that was Calum’s.”
― Melissa Wright, Between Ink and Shadows

“What should I do?” A sly grin crossed his face and he rolled his hand out in front of him. “You are only limited by your imagination, Freya.” Great, so if I screwed it up it was just a problem with my mind. I considered that, recalling what Steed had said about feeling it, thinking about what you wanted to happen. But what did I want to happen?”
― Melissa Wright, Frey

“His gaze met mine, unflinching, and he said, “I’m not leaving you, Brianna. Not again.” My heart clenched as the moment changed. They weren’t just words, they were a confession, a promise. And not from my protector. From Logan.”
― Melissa Wright, Shifting Fate

“If I had been a psychopathic killer, her mood would have taken the fun right out of it.”
― Melissa Wright, Bound by Prophecy

“For thousands of years, the Seven Lines have held a prophecy. The details are vague, as such things often are, but it can pretty much be summed up like this: Do things right, or everyone will die.”
― Melissa Wright, Bound by Prophecy

“society. Nim had led Margery to believe the information was used in business dealings,”
― Melissa Wright, Between Ink and Shadows

“dumbfounded. I”
― Melissa Wright, Frey

“Excitement spread like fire, and in the end someone always got burned.”
― Melissa Wright, Bound by Prophecy