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“He’d heard every person gets one impossible wish—just one—if the person wants something more than anything, and they can find a bit of magic to help them along.”
― Stephanie Garber, Caraval

“It is not fate, it is simply the future observing that which we crave most. Every person has the power to change their fate if they are brave enough to fight for what they desire more than anything”
― Stephanie Garber, Caraval

“Do you always focus on what you're giving up, rather than what you'll be gaining? Some things are worth pursuit regardless of the cost.”
― Stephanie Garber, Caraval

“Every touch created colors she had never seen. Colors as soft as velvet and as sharp as sparks that turned into stars.”
― Stephanie Garber, Caraval

“He tasted like midnight and wind, and shades of rich brown and light blue. Colors that made her feel safe and guarded.”
― Stephanie Garber, Caraval

“The boy who’d saved her from drowning in more ways than one.”
― Stephanie Garber, Caraval

“Welcome, welcome to Caraval! The grandest show on land or by sea. Inside you’ll experience more wonders than most people see in a lifetime. You can sip magic from a cup and buy dreams in a bottle. But before you fully enter into our world, you must remember it’s all a game.”
― Stephanie Garber, Caraval

“No one is truly honest. Even if we don't lie to others, we often lie to ourselves. And the word good means different things to different people.”
― Stephanie Garber, Caraval

“Hope is a powerful thing. Some say it’s a different breed of magic altogether. Elusive, difficult to hold on to. But not much is needed.”
― Stephanie Garber, Caraval

“For a moment she could feel his emotions again, as close as if they were her own. Awe mixed with fierce protectiveness, and a thread of pain so intense she wanted to take the hurt from him.”
― Stephanie Garber, Caraval

“but it felt spectacularly bigger, the way a word feels bigger with an exclamation point tacked onto it.”
― Stephanie Garber, Caraval

“In a crowd of a thousand boys claiming to be the prince, there would be only one with the same look of trouble in his eye.”
― Jennifer A. Nielsen, The False Prince

“You stole it from the master."
"Who stole it from me. What I did simply set the universe back in order.”
― Jennifer A. Nielsen

“...a strong heart will always overcome a strong body”
― Jennifer A. Nielsen, The False Prince

“Is it true?" Devlin asked me. "You're Prince Jaron?"
"KING Jaron, actually. News must travel slower amongst the illiterate." I glared at Gregor with every inch of disdain I felt. "Shouldn't you be groveling to me or bowing or something?"
Gregor smiled. "I think before I have the chance, you will already be dead."
"Ah. So much for all your toasts to my long life.”
― Jennifer A. Nielsen, The Runaway King

“Fink had a full bowl and grinned at me as he sat back on the bench. "It would help if you used words like 'please' and 'thank you.'"
"Then I'll thank you to please stay out of my business.”
― Jennifer A. Nielsen, The Runaway King

“Any chance we can bypass the cruelest method of death and settle this over a game of cards?”
― Jennifer A. Nielsen, The Runaway King

“You were wrong, commander. Whatever chains you try to place on me, I will always, always, rise from them. I'm not buying my freedom, because you never owned it. But I am taking it back, for me, and for my country.”
― Jennifer A. Nielsen, The Shadow Throne

“I can’t follow behind Terrowic’s horse,” I protested. “The smell will be unbearable.” “All horses smell the same,” Kippenger replied. But I eyed Terrowic. “I wasn’t talking about the horse.”
― Jennifer A. Nielsen, The Shadow Throne

“Vargan grabbed the treaty and squinted to read it. While he worked at it, I sat on the desk, crushing a corner of the papers beneath me and said, “I wouldn’t sign so much as my toenail clippings over to you.” Kippenger pushed his way forward and scanned the treaty. “What did he write?” Vargan asked. Kippenger suppressed a grin – I could’ve sworn he did. Without looking at anyone, he said, “Jaron wrote, ‘You’ll get nothing from me, ever, you dog-breath, rotted corpse of a king.’” Vargan glowered at me. In return, I smiled and looked around the room, rather proud of myself for that.”
― Jennifer A. Nielsen, The Shadow Throne

“I can't remember a minute since we met when I haven't been in love with you.”
― Jennifer A. Nielsen, The Shadow Throne

“The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.”
― Elie Wiesel