Dystopian Romance Quotes

“You’re easy to read, Ivy, but the whole book of you is complicated.”
― Amy Engel, The Book of Ivy

“He sets the rifle down and we close the gap in between us in half a second. His arms around me, mine around him. Holding tight, as though we're trying to fuse ourselves together. It's familiar and lovely.”
― Erik J. Brown, The Only Light Left Burning

“So I distract. I deflect. Desire her more than ever in case this is the last time I get to.”
― Lauren Roberts, Fearless

“He kisses the column of my throat, right down to the hollow at the base of it. “You have my mercy, my mind, my adoration, my body, my… life.”
― Laura Thalassa, Pestilence

“I want the next goddamn tyrant who tries to burn the past down to choke on the ash.”
― Elijah Stepanovich, The Heir of Ash and Thunder

“I want to be the friend you hopelessly fall in love with.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Unravel Me

“She haunted his soul in ways he couldn’t control or explain. She was a poison with no antidote. Sterling had never let impulses overcloud responsibility, and now he had no idea how to handle the inexplicable boiling wrath he felt while seeing her powerless and at the mercy of others. It made him want to burn the whole room and everyone inside. It made feral to see her cuffed to that table - the one he’d purposely stuck her on - dangled like bait for people like Zimmermann to bite on.”
― Myosotis, Alchemy of Light and Shadow

“A tidal wave crashed against the shores of Sterling’s soul, permanently shifting something inside him.
It was as if his body felt too small, too crowded for his own mind, as if something else was there, another heat he couldn’t quite discern amidst his own.
“Catena binds you. Through this rune, you both shall adhere to the order of this court, as neither of you will be able to stay away from the other. The thinner and longer the chain gets, the worse the suffering. The closer you are, the less you’ll feel its effects. This way, Elizabeth cannot escape your control. If she proves too dangerous, she will have no way to run from your punishment, and you’ll keep your oath to neutralise her.”
Sterling didn’t mean for things to go this far.
He merely wanted to be responsible for Elizabeth and keep her under his girdle, not actually be alchemically bound to being near her at all times. Indignation was painted on Elizabeth’s face in colours he yet hadn’t seen on her, washing the feeble traces of fear away. She was furious.
But so was he.
Annoyed with himself for not thinking alchemy would have been used… outraged for liking it.”
― Myosotis, Alchemy of Light and Shadow

“I am Pestilence, and my memory is longer than recorded history- it is even longer than man. I came before him, and, dear Sara, I will outlive his end.”
― Laura Thalassa, Pestilence

“That kiss? I'd Bleed for you again just for another taste.”
― Kay Riley, Bite of Sin

“I'm everything you've been taught to hate. To Kill. Yet here you are willingly putting yourself at my mercy.”
― Kay Riley, Bite of Desire

“My heart squeezed with guilt as I kissed him back. But he knew me. He knew the best way I could distract him. He should have seen this coming.”
― Kay Riley, Bite of Desire

“Don't run," he demanded. "Why? Not a fan of fast food?”
― Kay Riley, Bite of Sin

“you left marks on her. I want scars on you.”
― Kay Riley, Bite of Sin

“You could live a thousand lives and never deserve that boy" - Haymitch
(The Hunger Games)”
― Suzanne Collins, Catching Fire

“There was a twinkle in those grey eyes, like starlight, as if she was a shooting star full of unfulfilled wishes.”
― Talia Wall, The Nightshades

“For the first time in my life, I was a believer. And I was in love.”
― Miscelleana Tsalikis, Beyond Power

“I’ve been angry. I’ve been confused. I’ve been so many things, but mostly, I’ve been grateful. I wouldn’t change one day we had together.”
― Miscelleana Tsalikis, Beyond Power

“I’d never seen anyone—anything—so beautiful.”
― Miscelleana Tsalikis, Beyond Power

“They know what you can do, and they are coming for you. They are coming right now.”
― Miscelleana Tsalikis, Beyond Power

“We write about us. We write it all down. We write until everything disappears, just in case we do too.”
― Lily Braun-Arnold

“My heart flutters against my will, and I curse it for succumbing to flattery. Damn you, traitorous organ.”
― K. A. Riley, The Cure

“Why do you want to marry me?” I ask.
This is not a conversation I ever imagined having.
“You gave yourself over to me, as I did you,” Pestilence says. “You are mine, mind, spirit, flesh.”
Ugh. Definitely working with an Old Testament God here. Pestilence probably expects two cows and four goats from my father too.”
― Laura Thalassa, Pestilence

“In sickness… and in health… till death do we part…” Her eyes redden, brimming with tears. “You promised me, Jake. Twice. Long before this world fell apart. You swore you’d take care of me. Has that changed?”
― Jon Waugh, The Dearly Departing: The Dreams They Planted

“You can call me 'Holden' in private. Just know it's a privilege I might revoke.”
― Aria Lanari, Claimed

“His gaze held my own. I felt myself being consumed by him, and I wanted it.

"I can tell you what I believe." He didn't wait for me to respond. "I want to believe that the curves of like brought you here. That you were meant to be here...with me.”
― Josephine Lamont, Dissent

“The government has stationed rangers as a permanent military presence. It didn’t happen overnight. A trickle of black Kevlar dripped down the hierarchy, replacing the muted green-and-beige camo like a slow cloak of decay. As the complaints of brutality arose, then came the helmets. These anonymous soldiers were repurposed to correct illegal or rebellious behaviour with draconian policing. It didn’t take long for the resistance of civilians to simmer down.”
― Hannah Elliott, Missing Girls & Lost Boys: A Forbidden Love Dystopian Romance

“He chose to move to the city, and he still lives with family, while I’ve been shoved onto a conveyor belt of conformity, treated like a product for reproduction. A number. A wife. A walking, talking pair of ovaries. I don’t even know what life I wanted, but I know it was never this.”
― Hannah Elliott, Missing Girls & Lost Boys: A Forbidden Love Dystopian Romance

“I chew my lip to disguise my disdain, but I can’t help but stare at the men who look up to him with their enduring patriotism, completely unaware that the country they once lived in is not here. There isn’t even an ongoing war. There are no other nations with enough resources to touch us anymore, but who would be left to hate if there weren’t an enemy to focus on? Their oppressor stands before them, and they don’t even recognise it.”
― Hannah Elliott, Missing Girls & Lost Boys: A Forbidden Love Dystopian Romance

“I do. I worry about it. Sure, there are plenty of good men out there, and there’s nothing wrong with that. Some women deserve a good man—but not you. Not my Lee. You deserve a fucking hero,”
― Hannah Elliott, Missing Girls & Lost Boys: A Forbidden Love Dystopian Romance