Colleen Oakes > Quotes

“If the stars above saw what I felt for you, they would pour out their wonders...”
― Colleen Oakes, Stars

“She was learning as quickly that what was right and what must happen weren't always the same thing.”
― Colleen Oakes, Queen of Hearts

“I did not die today, so I will not fear death tomorrow.”
― Colleen Oakes, Queen of Hearts

“I knew I was bound for something different. Something better. I was meant to rule the stars, not gaze at them from under our poverty.”
― Colleen Oakes, Stars

“My fight to live does not begin now. I have been fighting all my life, I just didn't know it.”
― Colleen Oakes, Queen of Hearts

“He is the sun and the moon and everything in between.”
― Colleen Oakes, Stars

“Because fear doesn't care if you are lying down or standing; it comes either way. And I would rather be standing when it comes for me.”
― Colleen Oakes, Shadow

“A true man never needs to take by force.”
― Colleen Oakes, Queen of Hearts

“Dinah drew her sword, and with that, the former Princess of Wonderland and her black devil steed disappeared into the Twisted Wood, leaving nothing behind but a false trail and the distant whiff of a crown.”
― Colleen Oakes, Queen of Hearts

“Wars," he reminded her, "are won in the mind, not on the field.”
― Colleen Oakes, Blood of Wonderland

“There was a freedom in having nothing to lose”
― Colleen Oakes, Blood of Wonderland

“We become who we must to overcome pain and to make things right again.”
― Colleen Oakes, Blood of Wonderland

“Children are not just children in Neverland, Wendy Darling. You should know that more than anyone.”
― Colleen Oakes, Seas

“When a trauma comes from a human hand, it marks you forever. There is a long black road between the assault, revenge, and recovery, and unfortunately, you will walk it alone.”
― Colleen Oakes, The Black Coats

“It’s a shame...that sometimes even the strongest women are not strong enough to endure the wickedness of average men.”
― Colleen Oakes, The Black Coats

“This was who she was, who she had always been. She was no one's daughter, no one's warrior, no one's scapegoat or prisoner. She wasn't a spoiled princes or the savior of a foreign people. Dinah raised her eyes to the circling stars, and her shadow straightened in accordance. I am the queen, she thought.”
― Colleen Oakes, Blood of Wonderland

“The line of betrayal was so fine in war, it was practically made of sand.”
― Colleen Oakes, War of the Cards

“I'm afraid I'll die silently and quietly, like the flame blown from a match, and I'll be nothing more than a child who played at war.”
― Colleen Oakes, Blood of Wonderland

“Queen of Hearts, the daughter of two fathers, heed my words. You will pierce the heart of one man and cut out the heart of the one you love most. Follow the crumbs to find your throne and only then shall your head rest in the grass.”
― Colleen Oakes, War of the Cards

“I’ve begun to think that scars can’t be erased with more scars.”
― Colleen Oakes, The Black Coats

“For many of us, there is only one person who can fill the space of our heart.”
― Colleen Oakes, Blood of Wonderland

“From atop his back, she could see the dazzling spires of Wonderland Palace and the red glow that the palace cast on the land around it. From here she could imagine the small lives taking place; Harris, asleep in the library, glasses sliding off the end of his nose; Sir Gorrann, tossing back some ale as he chuckled among fellow Spades; and Wardley, staring out across the land with a burdened heart, wondering how much he would give for his kingdom.”
― Colleen Oakes, War of the Cards

“Wardley started walking away, the soft whisper of his voice dancing on the wind. "I wish you had died on the battlefield. It's what I wish every day, when I wake up." Dinah let his words cut into her, a swift blade to the heart.”
― Colleen Oakes, War of the Cards

“War was, at its most basic level, the great reassigning of positions - a king who could become a prisoner, a princess who could become a casualty of war.”
― Colleen Oakes, Blood of Wonderland

“These are dark times for the court of Wonderland. Our lives were once full of dancing, tea and tarts, fashion and feasting. Now, life is a hardship we can hardly bear.”
― Colleen Oakes, War of the Cards

“She smelled them, that pungent smell of fear and bloodlust that she, the Queen of Hearts, was causing. With a wicked smile, she opened up her heart and mind, letting the black rage that she constantly suppressed climb up her chest and flood her body.”
― Colleen Oakes, War of the Cards

“I am the Queen of Hearts, born to sit on one of two Heart thrones. I am the Queen of Wonderland and I will have the crown that my brother made for me. I will take it with fury and swords and whatever help I can find. Pride blossomed in her chest, and every inch of her skin felt alive with promise and purpose.”
― Colleen Oakes, Blood of Wonderland

“Soulevez-vous, femmes de la vengeance”
― Colleen Oakes, The Black Coats

“I am the queen,” she breathed quietly, before wrapping her fingers tightly around his crown.”
― Colleen Oakes, War of the Cards

“She was no longer the princess who loved to watch pink snowflakes swirling down from the cloudy sky, one who could command the bowed knee of every person in the room.”
― Colleen Oakes, Blood of Wonderland