Tella Dragna Quotes

“So,’ she said cautiously, 'is all this your way of telling me you’re the villain?’
His chuckle was dark. 'I’m definitely not the hero.’
'I already knew that,’ Tella said. 'It’s my story, so clearly I’m the hero.”
― Stephanie Garber, Legendary

“The first time I met her, she threatened to throw me from a sky carriage.'

'And you liked her for that?' Evangeline asked.

'I'd just threatened to kill her.' He said it as if they'd been flirting.

'This is a terrible love story, Jacks.'

'Who said it was a love story?' His tone turned back to acid.”
― Stephanie Garber, Once Upon a Broken Heart

“But judging her based on a moment like that is the same as reading one page from a book and assuming you know the whole story”
― Stephine Garber

“You foul, heartless, wretched, cheating, manipulating, apple-sucking demon!”
― Stephanie Garber, Finale

“You know,' Tella mused, 'if I didn't hate you, I might actually enjoy your company.”
― Stephanie Garber, Legendary

“The garment he'd sent had straps made of flower petals, a bodice made of ribbons lined in gems as small as glitter and a full skirt formed of hundreds of silk butterflies, all in different shades of blue that together formed a magical hue she'd never seen. Some had sheer blue wings that were almost as pale as tears, others were soft sky blue, a few had hints of violet, while some had periwinkle veins. The butterflies weren't alive, but they were so delicate and ethereal, at a glance they looked real.”
― Stephanie Garber, Excerpt: Finale

“Is she were Scarlett, someone would have come to her rescue by now. Julian would have probably flown in on a hot-air balloon, and then sprouted wings to soar down and carry her away. Unfortunately Tella wasn't the sort of girl people saved – she was the one they left behind.
But she was also the sort they underestimated.
She reminded herself she was the daughter of two dangerous criminals.
She'd once bet her life on her sister's love.
She'd kissed the Prince of Hearts and still lived.
These Fates would not kill her tonight.”
― Stephanie Garber, Legendary

“I hate to break your heart, but I think of girls the way I imagine you think of ball gowns; it's never a good idea to wear the same one more than once."
...
"What a coincidence, that's the same way I see young men.”
― Stephanie Garber, Legendary

“She should have known better than to think Death wouldn't haunt her after she'd escaped. Tella was amazing; of course Death would want to keep her.”
― Stephanie Garber, Legendary

“Tells had a spark that could either set the whole world ablaze, or give it much-needed light.”
― Stephanie Garber, Finale

“And in that moment, Legend no longer felt like Tella's enemy, or her friend, or the boy she used to love – Legend felt like every story she'd never wanted to believe about him.”
― Stephanie Garber, Finale

“Tella decided long ago to never make decisions ruled by fear. Fear was a poison that people mistook as protection. Making choices to stay safe could be just as treacherous.”
― Stephanie Garber, Finale

“The cavern should have filled with silence, but Tella could hear the pieces of her heart as it shattered.”
― Stephanie Garber, Finale

“I want you to be immortal so that you won't die."
"But I don't want your immortality, Legend. I want your love.”
― Stephanie Garber, Finale

“This was why Tella had always liked Julian. He never gave up on Scarlett.”
― Stephanie Garber, Finale

“He wasn't a hero. And she'd never wanted a hero. She was the hero of her own story, and it was time to save herself from him.”
― Stephanie Garber, Finale