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“I had never known happiness before her. But if there is to be an after in which she doesn’t exist, I know I never will again.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerful

“In the morning, you can forget it. You can go back to pretending you don't like me, and I can pretend that I don't care. But for tonight, let me pretend you're mine.”
― Stephanie Garber, The Ballad of Never After

“The girl was dead. If her lifeless body had not confirmed it, then it would have been made clear by the horrible scream of the Fate who held her in his arms. The story curse was familiar with pain, but this was agony, the sort of raw grief that was only seen once in a century. The Fate was every tear that anyone had ever shed for lost love. He was pain given form.”
― Stephanie Garber, The Ballad of Never After

“It hurts, Jacks.”
“I know, love. I’m going to take you somewhere safe.”
― Stephanie Garber, The Ballad of Never After

“I wish our story could have had another ending.”
― Stephanie Garber, The Ballad of Never After

“Jacks no longer felt like her enemy, he felt like her home.”
― Stephanie Garber, The Ballad of Never After

“The Fate didn’t move. He didn’t let the girl go. He looked as if he never would. He continued holding her as if he could return her to life with the force of his will. His eyes were wet with blood. Red tears fell down his cheeks and onto hers. But the girl didn’t stir.”
― Stephanie Garber, The Ballad of Never After

“Sorry to break your fairytale, Little Fox, but ballads don't end happily, and neither do the two of us.”
― Stephanie Garber, The Ballad of Never After

“See you in the sky,”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerful

“You make even the stars envious,” I repeat softly, leaning toward her. “Because one day—far from now—you will be up there beside them, outshining every single one.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerful

“If darkness is the absence of light, then that is what I am when she is not around. And I wonder how I’ve stumbled this long without her to guide me.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerful

“I always wondered how something could shine so bright, even while being swallowed in darkness.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerful

“Falling is not what I do. No, I trip into love, unable to slow down long enough to question these feelings or the person I've dumped them on.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerful

“She’s counting the stars. I break. All of me. Every inch of my being shattering at the realization.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerful

“I’ve made him smile.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerful

“And just like that, I’ve picked which pretty prince to root for. Because it’s Kai who is destined for Paedyn, no matter how tragic their story. No matter the opposite roles they play in this life. But maybe things will be different in the next.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerful

“You don't need a blade. I would bleed if only you asked.”
― Lauren Roberts, Fearless

“You’re quite the poet, Prince.” Moonlight pools in the dimple that accompanies his grin. “And you the muse, darling.”
― Lauren Roberts, Fearless

“For those fearless enough to follow their heart”
― Lauren Roberts, Fearless

“Love each other for me.”
― Lauren Roberts, Fearless

“Every brutal act is born of love.”
― Lauren Roberts, Fearless

“I’ve been nothing but willing when it comes to drowning in those ocean eyes. But now, I can’t fathom drowning if she is not the anchor I’m sinking with.”
― Lauren Roberts, Fearless

“Damn the pretending. Damn the hiding. Damn everything but him and us and this moment where I need him.”
― Lauren Roberts, Fearless

“So in the wise words of Adena, this is simply a good way to say goodbye until....whatever the hell."
"Until whatever the hell." Paedyn repeats with a nod.”
― Lauren Roberts, Fearless

“Nothing is stronger than a woman who is told she’s weak.”
― Lauren Roberts, Fearless

“Death is the only constant in my life, like an old friend who hones every one of my dark secrets into a weapon. He calls me weak and all I hear is Ordinary. He calls me doomed and all I hear is an earnest promise. His is the hand my bloody fingers reach for because there is comfort in his imminence.”
― Lauren Roberts, Fearless

“I want to tell you a secret, but I’m scared of it.” He offers to say it for me. I nod. I notice what is hooked around his fingers, dangling from the hand beneath my knees. “You found my shoes!” He whispers the three-worded secret. “You found my shoes for me.” Another murmured declaration of devotion. Tears prick my eyes. “… you found my shoes for me.” He says he loves me. Again and again.”
― Lauren Roberts, Fearless

“We are all waiting for someone.”
― Lauren Roberts, Fearless