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

“Our imagination flies -- we are its shadow on the earth.”
― Vladimir Nabokov

“Because hers was not a story of darkness.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Heir of Fire

“Her heart was raw and trembling, and the darkness faded.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Throne of Glass

“She was fire, she was darkness, she was dust and blood and shadow.”
― Sarah J. Maas, The Assassin's Blade

“One by one, like shadows emerging from the mist, they appeared. The faces of the people she had loved with her heart of wildfire.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Heir of Fire

“...her dearest friends are characters in books.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Heir of Fire

“There was no way in hell she was going to move to the southern continent without all of her books.”
― Sarah J. Maas, The Assassin's Blade

“My name is Celaena Sardothien. But it makes no difference if my name's Celaena or Lillian or Bitch, because I'd still beat you, no matter what you call me.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Throne of Glass

“If they wanted Adarlan's Assassin, they'd get her.

And Wyrd help them when she arrived.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Crown of Midnight

“Words could be just as deadly as steel.”
― Sarah J. Maas, The Assassin and the Desert

“Life isn't easy, no matter where you are. You'll make choices you think are right, and then suffer for them.”
― Sarah J. Maas, The Assassin's Blade

“This girl wasn’t like wildfire—she was wildfire. Deadly and uncontrollable. And slightly out of her wits.”
― Sarah J. Maas, The Assassin's Blade

“Quiet as mice, quiet as the wind, quiet as the grave.”
― Sarah J. Maas, The Assassin's Blade

“The girl wore her scars the way some women wore their finest jewelry.”
― Sarah J. Maas, The Assassin and the Healer

“Get ready to unleash hell.”
― Sarah J. Maas, The Assassin's Blade

“The world balanced on the edge of a knife, slipping, slipping, slipping.”
― Sarah J. Maas, The Assassin and the Empire

“The girl was alluring. Like wildfire, or a summer storm swept off the Gulf of Oro.”
― Sarah J. Maas, The Assassin and the Healer

“The silence was suddenly too charged, his face too beautiful in the light.”
― Sarah J. Maas, The Assassin's Blade

“But she squared her shoulders. Straightened her spine.

“My name is Celaena Sardothien,” she whispered, “and I will not be afraid.”
― Sarah J. Maas, The Assassin and the Empire

“Hatred felt like a strong word, as she couldn't quite hate someone who had saved her life, but dislike fit pretty damn well.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Heir of Fire

“You have the skills,” Chaol said, “but some of your moves are still undisciplined.”
“That’s never stopped me from killing before,” she spat.
Chaol chuckled at her agitation and pointed his sword at the rack, allowing her to get to her feet.
“Pick another—something different. Make it interesting, too. Something that will make me sweat, please.”
“You’ll be sweating when I skin you alive and squish your eyeballs beneath my feet,” she muttered, picking up the rapier.
“That’s the spirit.”
She practically threw the rapier into place, and drew the hunting knives without hesitation.
My dear old friends.
A wicked smile spread across her face.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Throne of Glass

“I'll kill you! Sam had screamed it at Arobynn as the King of the Assassins beat her. He'd roared it. In those horrible minutes, whatever bond had sprung up between her and Sam hadn't broken. He'd switched loyalties- he'd chosen to stand by her, fight for her. If anything, that made him different from Ansel. Sam could have hurt or betrayed her a dozen times over, but he'd never jumped at the opportunity.”
― Sarah J. Maas, The Assassin and the Underworld

“She realized that Rowan saw each of those thoughts and more as he reached into his tunic and pulled out a dagger. Her dagger. He extended it to her, it's long blade gleaming as if he'd been secretly polishing and caring for it these months.
And when she grasped the dagger, it's weight lighter than she remembered, Rowan looked into her eyes, into her very core of her, and said, 'Fireheart'.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Heir of Fire

“You want to know what price I asked for forgiving Arobynn, Celaena?" Sam stood so still the he might have been a statue. "My price was his oath that he'd never lay a hand on you again. I told him I'd forgive him in exchange for that.”
― Sarah J. Maas, The Assassin's Blade

“I can wait," he said thickly, kissing her collarbone. "We have all the time in the world.”
― Sarah J. Maas, The Assassin's Blade

“You said you didn’t care what I thought. Or what I did. Or if I died, if I’m not mistaken."

“I lied! And you know I lied, you stupid bastard!”
― Sarah J. Maas, The Assassin's Blade

“Aelin was a warrior, able to fight with blade or magic. And she was done with hiding.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Heir of Fire

“Their hands clasped between them, he whispered into her ear, "I claim you, too, Aelin Galathynius.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Heir of Fire

“No—she wasn’t human at all. Celaena was Fae.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Crown of Midnight