Madeline

“In the palace, during my imprisonment, I learned that Maven had been made by his mother, formed into the monster he became. There is nothing on earth that can change him or what she did. But Cal was made too. All of us were made by someone else, and all of us have some thread of steel that nothing and no one can cut. I thought Cal was immune to the corruptive temptation of power. How wrong I was. He was born to be a king. It's what he was made for. It's what he was made to want.”
― Victoria Aveyard, King's Cage

“You're like Thomas was. You are the only person I care about, the only person who reminds me I am alive. Not empty. And not alone.”
― Victoria Aveyard, King's Cage

“Another round," she goads, and holds out a hand for the cards. "I bet a week of laundry."
Across from us, Cal stops his preparatory stretching to snort. "You think Mare does laundry?"
"Do you, Your Highness?" I snap back, grinning. He just pretends not to hear me.”
― Victoria Aveyard, King's Cage

“Cal stares ahead, as if his eyes alone can set the entire world on fire. I think he wants to. That would make this easier.”
― Victoria Aveyard, King's Cage