Kendra > Kendra's Quotes

“I am well accustomed to darkness by now. What's a few more miles?
Nothing at all.
I've always felt darkness all over me, stubborn as a stain. It follows wherever I go.”
― Victoria Aveyard, War Storm

“My heart leaps in my chest when her feet slide. Moving sideways. Not closer, not farther. Now it's her turn to prowl. Even though she's only walking, it feels like a dance. I mirror her movements, stepping with her. She's more graceful than I am, a lithe thief born of many years and many twists of fate.
...
The sparks reflect in her eyes. They shudder from brown to purple, giving her an unearthly look, like her gaze might run me through.
Part of me wishes she would.”
― Victoria Aveyard, War Storm

“And somehow everyone calls me a monster.”
― Victoria Aveyard, War Storm

“Our paths may be horrible, but they're the paths we made for ourselves.”
― Victoria Aveyard, War Storm

“He must be blessed, by someone or something. My only consolation is knowing I'm right about him, and always will be.”
― Victoria Aveyard, War Storm

“As beautiful as this world is, it's just as dangerous. People who are not useful, people who make mistakes, they can be removed. You can be removed.”
― Victoria Aveyard, Red Queen

“Red blood is just so hard to clean up"
"You would know" I snap remembering Shade. "Because no matter how hard you try to hid it I see it all over your hands”
― Victoria Aveyard, Red Queen

“It's nice to hear that I'm not completely alone in feeling out of place."
"That's something you should know about us Silvers. We're always alone. In here, and here," he says, pointing between his head and his heart.
"It keeps you strong.”
― Victoria Aveyard, Red Queen

“Cal will never turn his back on his crown, on your father."
"I know my brother. If it comes down to it, to saving your life or saving his crown, we both know what he will choose."
"He would never choose me.”
― Victoria Aveyard, Red Queen

“Once, I was afraid of these walls, frightened by such beauty. But I see the cracks now.”
― Victoria Aveyard, Red Queen

“I will never submit again. I will never stop fighting.”
― Victoria Aveyard, Red Queen

“We can bomb and burn every inch of this country down, but that will never do the damage you two can do. A Silver prince turning against his crown, a Red girl with abilities. What will people say, when they see you standing with us?”
― Victoria Aveyard, Red Queen

“If only no one had to fight at all." He shakes his head.
"It does no good to dream.”
― Victoria Aveyard, Red Queen

“Silvers don't mind pain, but we are proud. Pride, dignity, honor; those are things no ability can replace.”
― Victoria Aveyard, Red Queen

“Some say those are just stories, but I don’t believe that. The gods rule us still. They have come down from the stars. And they are no longer kind.”
― Victoria Aveyard, Red Queen

“It's cruel to give hope where none should be. It only turns into disappointment, resentment, rage -- all the things that make this life more difficult than it already is.”
― Victoria Aveyard, Red Queen

“In school, we learned about the world before ours, about the angels and gods that lived in the sky, ruling the earth with kind and loving hands. Some say those are just stories, but I don't believe that.

The gods rule us still, they have come down from the stars. And they are no longer kind.”
― Victoria Aveyard, Red Queen

“You want me to pin my entire operation, the entire revolution on some teenaged love story? I can't believe this.”
― Victoria Aveyard, Red Queen

“Their Silver war is being paid for in Red blood.”
― Victoria Aveyard, Red Queen

“With great effort, I push my fear away. Fear will get me killed.”
― Victoria Aveyard, Red Queen

“I'm red, I'm nothing, and I can still make you fall.”
― Victoria Aveyard, Red Queen

“What a difference a day makes.”
― Victoria Aveyard, Red Queen

“I am only human, and humans are not supposed to deal with days like today.”
― Victoria Aveyard, Red Queen

“This started when I fell into the Spiral Garden, a body made of sparks, and now it ends at the Bowl of Bones. I'll leave as a corpse.”
― Victoria Aveyard, Red Queen

“My son the general!" King Tiberias booms, his proud voice cutting through the din of the party. For a second, when he pulls Cal close, putting an arm around his son, I forget he's a king. I almost understand Cal's need to please him. What would I give to see my mother look at me like that, back when I was nothing but a thief? What would I give now? This world is Silver, but it is also gray. There is no black-and-white.”
― Victoria Aveyard, Red Queen

“No one notices, no one even cares, when I fade away again. I'm a shadow, and no one remembers shadows.”
― Victoria Aveyard, Red Queen

“Cal and Maven are deadly creatures, soldiers. But their battle isn't just on the lines. It's here, in a palace, on the broadcasts, in the heart of every person they rule. They will rule, not just by right of a crown, but by might. Strength and power. It's all the Silvers respect, and it's all it takes to keep the rest of us slaves.”
― Victoria Aveyard, Red Queen

“If you don’t want me to be in love with you, you’re going to have to stop looking so lovely. First thing tomorrow I’m having your maids sew some potato sacks together for you.”
― Kiera Cass, The Selection

“You’ve changed me forever. And I’ll never forget you.”
― Kiera Cass, The Elite

“This isn’t happily ever after.
It’s so much more than that.”
― Kiera Cass, The One