Divine Rivals Quotes

“Because sometimes strength isn't swords and steel and fire, as we are so often made to believe. Sometimes it's found in quiet, gentle places.”
― Rebeca Ross

“I don’t know who I would be without you, but you have made me in all ways better than I ever was or could have ever hoped to be. - Roman Kitt”
― Rebecca Ross, Divine Rivals

“Sometimes when it rained, flowers would bloom in the most unexpected places--teacups and vases and even old shoes.”
― Rebecca Ross

“Do you ever feel as if you wear armor, day after day? That when people look at you, they see only the shine of steel that you've so carefully encased yourself in? They see what they want to see in you—the warped reflection of their own face, or a piece of the sky, or a shadow cast between buildings. They see all the times you've made mistakes, all the times you've failed, all the times you've hurt them or disappointed them. As if that is all you will ever be in their eyes.”
― Rebecca Ross, Divine Rivals

“Their names would be entwined—Roman and Iris or Winnow and Kitt because could you truly have one without the other?—”
― Rebecca Ross, Letters of Enchantment

“He came between me and Death, taking wounds that were supposed to be mine.”
― Rebecca Ross

“You remove a piece of armor for them; you let the light stream in, even if it makes you wince. Perhaps that is how you learn to be soft yet strong, even in fear and uncertainty. One person, one piece of steel.”
― Rebecca Ross, Divine Rivals

“But I think there is a magical link between you and me. A bond that not even distance can break. - Iris”
― Rebecca Ross, Divine Rivals

“I am so afraid. And yet how I long to be vulnerable and brave when it comes to my own
heart”
― Rebecca Ross, Divine Rivals

“Because sometimes strength isn't swords and steel and fire, as we are so often made to believe. Sometimes it's found in quiet, gentle places.”
― Rebecca Ross, Divine Rivals

“Where's my husband?”
― Rebecca Ross, Letters of Enchantment

“Voleva scrivere la verità”
― Rebecca Ross, Letters of Enchantment

“Per legge siamo entrambe adulte che possono bere alcol ed essere incolpate di omicidio, perciò al momento direi che Helena è salva”
― Rebecca Ross, Divine Rivals, Ruthless Vows

“-when you find something good? You hold on to it. You don’t waste time worrying about things that won’t even matter in the end. Rather, you take a risk for that light.”
― Rebecca Ross, Divine Rivals

“Iris, you are worthy of love. You are worthy to feel joy right now, even in the darkness. And just in case you're wondering... I'm not going anywhere , unless you tell me to leave, and even then, we might need to negotiate.”
― Rebecca Ross

“I’ll have to say it over and over and over, now. If I live, I’ll be full of nothing but regrets and apologies, because I’m the last one. The Sycamore Platoon is gone, Miss Winnow. We woke up this morning to one world, and now the sun is setting on another.”
― Rebecca Ross, Divine Rivals

“Her heart wrenched at the thought. She couldn't bear it, she realized as her hands raced over his face, his chest. She couldn't bear to live in a world without him.”
― Rebecca Ross

“And I'm not afraid to be alone, but I'm tired of being the one left behind.”
― Rebecca Ross

“Roman", Iris whispered tenderly. She rose on her toes and framed his face. She wiped his tears, and he let them fall until he could see her again, vividly. And he tought, ”
― Rebecca Ross, Divine Rivals