Romantasy Quotes

“She is the embodiment of a bad decision. The twin of danger and desire. The fine line between deadly and divine. And I can feel myself drowning.”
― Lauren Roberts, Powerless

“There is no me without you.”
― Rebecca Yarros, Fourth Wing

“My smell. Do I smell like…?”
“Mine.” It’s a rumble in his throat. “You smell like you’re mine, Misery.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Bride

“Some broken things stay broken”
― Holly Black, The Prisoner’s Throne

“In fact, once I have retaken my throne, you will not have to do anything if you do not wish it. If you desire to sit in some corner of the castle hunched over your books and notepaper, bestirring yourself only to demand a tour of some brownie market or bogle den, then it will be done."
I let out a trembling breath. "And what sort of queen would that make me?"
He looked perfectly earnest as he leaned in to kiss my cheek. "Mine.”
― Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales

“That scar you flaunt is beyond hideous. I suggest you wear a scarf or a large necklace at the very least, to provide a distraction from such a glaring flaw.”
“Ah, now your rumoured exceedingly large collection of scarves and enormous necklaces makes sense.”
― Jane Cousins, The Beast Of Gloomenthrall: A snarky, hot and fun romantasy.

“I don’t like to be one to say I told you so.” Perri nudged her sister, as Alia stifled yet another yawn. “But the two of us would have made dreadful nuns.”
― Jane Cousins, The Beast Of Gloomenthrall: A snarky, hot and fun romantasy.

“They stared at each other, and just for a moment, it was like no one else was there. Just them. No dreks. No soldiers. He looked at her like she was the beginning and end of his world, and he smiled-”
― Alex Aster, Nightbane

“Light. Hope. Home. Autumn was coming, but with her by my side, the promise of summer spread its wings in me. I would hold on to that and fight for this life I wanted until I had no more breath inside me.”
― Ruth McKell, Honey in Her Veins

“What, it's my fault you can't broker a deal without omitting a major safety clause?" One of his perfect eyebrows lifted. "The Poppy I knew would never be so hasty with the blame."
"The Poppy you knew hadn't spent three years in therapy picking through a lifetime of brainwashing." I was almost surprised to hear the words come out of my mouth, but I knew as I said them they were true. "You and Sloan both worked hard to fuck me up, Elan. I'm not about to act like that's just forgiven.”
― Reena McCarty, The Tricky Business of Faerie Bargains

“I told you, I'm not leaving you. Not for anything in this world”
― Ariana Rowe, Bound By Her Choice

“Between the temple’s influence and the public’s anger against the death of their beloved priestess, along with his two previously failed engagements, the crown prince was finally branded as none other than…

The Prince of Sorrow.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Heartless Villainess

“I am so fucking tired. Tired of swallowing the pain and calling it peace. Tired of being the reasonable one. Tired of bleeding quietly so that other people don't have to feel uncomfortable. I am not able to die. Not like this. Not for him.”
― Nisha

“Judgment is for the choices we make, the actions we stand by. One does not decide to be born. We live because over thousands of years and thousands of peoples's love, our soul’s puzzle finally found its completion. To judge someone because they breathe air into their lungs at birth is just cruel.”
― Lana B. Knight, Nightwither

“—Te aseguro que desearás estar muerto.
—Solo hay una cosa que podría hacer que volviera a desear algo así. Y no volveré a dejar que suceda.
—¿Qué tiene que ver eso con la estaca de mi hombro?
—Todo.”
― Sarah A. Parker, When the Moon Hatched

“You are the quintessence of lovable.”
― Ember Holt, Oh No! There's a Dragon in my Bookshop

“Love was the culprit behind her downfall. Her epic fall from grace.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Heartless Villainess

“Acting on her impulses rather than reason, she stupidly threw away her entire fortune and future, all for the sake of an unrequited love. Had she not loved Florian, then her destiny would have been so much better.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Heartless Villainess

“Whenever people cried tears of happiness or heartbreak, Esme could no longer relate to them. Whatever moments of joy or sadness existed in this world, these emotions no longer affected her. And as a result of her curse, Esme just... well… was. ”
― Kristina Stangl, The Heartless Villainess

“In the end, she was still the heartless villainess. A woman who was destined to live forever alone, and without a single soul to love her.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Heartless Villainess

“Ah… but here lies Kit’s great misfortune. He might have been the perfect prince on paper; however, this same good fortune did not carry over to his love life. Instead, after three failed engagements, Kit went from being revered as the beloved crown prince to simply put…

The Prince of Sorrow. ”
― Kristina Stangl, The Heartless Villainess

“He might have been the crown prince of this kingdom, but who could ever want to marry, let alone love, a prince attached to such tragedy and woe?”
― Kristina Stangl

“The heart does not practice logic or reason.”
― Lindsay Straube

“I won't let you disappear.”
― Renata Nopine, Where the World Remembers My Name: She survived. She healed. She built a life. Now she has to decide who she wants to become.

“The war was brutal, as all wars are, pointless and cruel.”
― Sasha Peyton Smith, The Rose Bargain

“Falling for the monster was never the plan—but escaping him might be impossible.”
― Scarlett Ash

“I found you," I echoed.
And suddenly he was pushing himself to sit up, sloughing off the vines that had crept around his limbs, golden-yellow petals falling away, and he brought me close, and kissed me like a man who had been wasting his life waiting for this moment. He tasted like honeysuckles, and I imagined that was how sunshine tasted, sweet and warm and comforting.”
― Ashley Poston, The Someday Garden

“Most mornings I get up to listen to the birds, and each summer I taste the honeysuckle, and I kiss Rus in the golden hours of dusk every chance I get. I kiss him in the mornings, too, and in the early afternoons, and in the gazebo of that someday garden, when we finally built it.
I never heard Harriet’s voice again, and while the gardens spun strange stories for other people, Lilymoor’s magic politely passed us by.
Then again, we didn’t need it anymore as we fell in love over and over and over again, season after season, in that someday garden on the cliffs by the sea.”
― Ashley Poston, The Someday Garden

“This man might have resembled the king greatly; but yet, in his eyes, she saw something new. In his frosty blue eyes, she saw a strong sense of passion and determination. A look that she had never once witnessed upon the king’s eyes before.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Heartless Villainess

“This man might have been God sent; but this same God had also forsaken her in the past, too.”
― Kristina Stangl, The Heartless Villainess