Rachel Marek > Rachel's Quotes

“I will not die today.”
― Rebecca Yarros, Fourth Wing

“One generation to change the text. One generation chooses to teach that text. The next grow, and the lie becomes history.”
― Rebecca Yaros

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
― Oscar Wilde

“Having your shit together is not a prerequisite for love.”
― London Sperry, Passion Project

“Think of it this way." She crosses her ankles in my lap. "Imagine your soul is made up of a bundle of matches. They're just sitting there. Do you follow?"
"So far."
"Each one represents something in your life. A match for love, a match for family, a match for career, and all the other stuff that fulfills us. Still with me?"
"Mm-hm."
"You've been pouring water over your matches to keep them in perfect order because fire is scary and you can get burned, but matches don't want to be wet, they want to be on fire. All it takes is one thing to happen, one tiny match gets lit, and it's like a domino effect, lighting all the other matches. All you have to do is light that first match.”
― London Sperry, Passion Project

“Love doesn't care about whether or not you have your shit together, or if you're a grieving mess. Love doesn't care if you're anxious or depressed or drowning in everyday life. Love just loves.”
― London Sperry, Passion Project

“Realizing you might be broken, but that doesn't mean you can't heal. That doesn't mean you can't be loved.”
― London Sperry, Passion Project

“Gwyn whispered, "I am the rock against which the surf crashes." Nesta straightened at the words, as if they were a prayer and a summons. Gwyn lifted the blade. "Nothing can break me."

Cassian's throat tightened, and even from across the ring he could see Nesta's eyes gleaming with pride and pain.

Emerie said, "Nothing can break us ."

The world seemed to pause at the words. As if it had been following one path and now branched off in another direction. In a hundred years, a thousand, this moment would still be etched in his mind. That he would tell his children, his grandchildren, Right then and there. That was when it all changed.

Azriel went wholly still, as if he, too, had felt the shift. As if he, too, were aware that far larger forces peered into that training ring as Gwyn moved.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A ​Court of Silver Flames

“To the people who look at the stars and wish, Rhys."
Rhys clinked his glass against mine. “To the stars who listen— and the dreams that are answered.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Mist and Fury

“Libraries were full of ideas—perhaps the most dangerous and powerful of all weapons.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Throne of Glass

“You could rattle the stars," she whispered. "You could do anything, if only you dared. And deep down, you know it, too. That’s what scares you most.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Throne of Glass

“No. I can survive well enough on my own— if given the proper reading material.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Throne of Glass

“To the stars who listen—and the dreams that are answered.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Mist and Fury

“You cannot pick and choose what parts of her to love.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Heir of Fire

“We all bear scars,... Mine just happen to be more visible than most.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Throne of Glass

“She was the heir of ash and fire, and she would bow to no one.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Heir of Fire

“There are good days and hard days for me—even now. Don’t let the hard days win.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Mist and Fury

“I was not a pet, not a doll, not an animal.
I was a survivor, and I was strong.
I would not be weak, or helpless again
I would not, could not be broken. Tamed.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Mist and Fury

“And then I am going to rattle the stars.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Heir of Fire

“Fire-breathing bitch-queen.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Queen of Shadows

“You make me want to live, Rowan. Not survive; not exist. Live.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Queen of Shadows

“The world,” Aelin said, “will be saved and remade by the dreamers, Rolfe.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Empire of Storms

“Only you can decide what breaks you, Cursebreaker. Only you.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Wings and Ruin

“Names are not important. It's what lies inside of you that matters.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Throne of Glass

“She was Aelin Ashryver Galathynius—­and she would not be afraid.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Heir of Fire

“Because I am lost," she whispered onto the earth. "And I do not know the way.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Heir of Fire

“I claim you, Aelin. To whatever end.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Heir of Fire

“Through love, all is possible.”
― Sarah J. Maas, House of Earth and Blood

“To whatever end.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Queen of Shadows

“You do not yield.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Kingdom of Ash