Emma > Emma's Quotes

“He stepped back and threw his arms out.
"I'm always crazy around you Rose. Here, I'm going to write an impromptu poem for you."
He tipped his head back and shouted to the sky:
"Rose is in red
But never in blue
Sharp as a thorn
Fights like one too.”
― Richelle Mead, Shadow Kiss

“I set off, off to kill the man I love.”
― Richelle Mead, Shadow Kiss

“Adrian!" Something inside of me burst. "Will you shut the hell up for five seconds?”
― Richelle Mead, Shadow Kiss

“Was it weird having a witch grandma? Scary? Was she always, like, threatening to cast spells if you were bad?"
"Most of the time she just threatened to send me to my room."
"That doesn't sound so scary to me."
"That's because you haven't met her.”
― Richelle Mead, Shadow Kiss

“Throughout history, people with new ideas—who think differently and try to change things—have always been called troublemakers.”
― Richelle Mead, Shadow Kiss

“The battle cry sort of gave you away. Try not to yell next time.”
― Richelle Mead , Vampire Academy

“Maybe you don't need beauty sleep, but some of us aren't so lucky.”
― Richelle Mead , Shadow Kiss

“Don't worry, little dhampir. You might be surrounded by clouds, but you'll always be like sunshine to me.”
― Richelle Mead , Shadow Kiss

“You can't fool me, comrade. You want to put on a cowboy hat and keep lawless bank robbers in line.''

"No time. I have enough trouble keeping you in line.”
― Richelle Mead, Shadow Kiss

“Call me crazy for asking this, but, um, are Lissa and I going with you?"
"No"
"No?"
"No.”
― Richelle Mead, Shadow Kiss

“My cigarettes and I are going outside. At least they show me respect.”
― Richelle Mead, Shadow Kiss

“I couldn't stop staring at the cave, back where Dimitri was, back where half of my soul was.”
― Richelle Mead, Shadow Kiss

“Stop bitching and try again.”
― Richelle Mead, Shadow Kiss

“Wild and disrespectful? Who the hell are you anyway? Outsourced help?”
― Richelle Mead, Shadow Kiss

“I’d said it before and meant it: Alive or undead, the love of my life was a badass.”
― Richelle Mead, Blood Promise

“I know how devastated you must be to miss me, but leave a message, and I'll try to ease your agony”
― Richelle Mead, Blood Promise

“Dimitri: "Why did you come here?"
Rose: "Because you hit me on the head and dragged me here.”
― Richelle Mead, Blood Promise

“You forgot another lesson: Never turn your back until you know your enemy
is dead. Looks like we’ll have to go over the lesson again the next time
I see you—which will be soon.
Love, D.”
― Richelle Mead, Blood Promise

“You've asked me out tons of times."
"Not really. I've made inappropriate suggestions and frequently pushed for nudity. But I've never asked you out on a real date.”
― Richelle Mead, Blood Promise

“If your eyes weren't open, you wouldn't know the difference between dreaming and waking.”
― Richelle Mead, Blood Promise

“Roza." His voice had that same wonderful lowness, the same accent . . . it
was all just colder. "You forgot my first lesson: Don’t hesitate.”
― Richelle Mead, Blood Promise

“Bound by Love, But sworn to Kill...”
― Richelle Mead, Blood Promise

“No one had ever called me unnatural before, except for the time I put ketchup on a taco. But seriously, we'd been out of salsa, so what else was I supposed to do?”
― Richelle Mead, Blood Promise

“We need to be together."
"Why?" I asked softly. The word was carried away on the wind, but he heard.
"Because I want you."
I gave him a sad smile, wondering if we'd meet again in the land of the dead. "Wrong answer," I told him.
I let go”
― Richelle Mead, Blood Promise

“That's what I was supposed to say...”
― Richelle Mead, Blood Promise

“You kill me, Rose," he said melodramatically. "Every day is agony without you. Empty. Alone. I pine for you, wondering if you're even still alive.”
― Richelle Mead, Blood Promise

“Oh God," I said. "I'm Zmey's daughter. Zmey junior. Zmeyette, even.”
― Richelle Mead, Blood Promise

“I nearly dropped the plate I held. "You've asked me out tons of times."

"Not really. I've made inapproprite suggestions and frequently pushed for nudity. But I've never asked you out on a real date. And, if memory serves, you did say you'd give me a fair chance once I let you clean out my trust fund."

"I didn't clean it out," I scoffed.”
― Richelle Mead, Blood Promise

“She says you're not awake until you're actually out of bed and standing up.”
― Richelle Mead, Blood Promise

“Okay," I said, clasping her hand. "I swear it. The next time I do something stupid that might get me killed, you can come along.”
― Richelle Mead, Blood Promise