Top 120 Alex Aster Quotes (2026 Update)

1. “There are lies and liars all around you...”

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2. “Lightlark was a shining, cliffy thing.”

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3. “That was the moment I knew I loved you, he had said. When that arrow went through your heart, and it might as well have gone through mine.”

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4. “The temptress and the ruler of darkness. A winning pair.”

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5. “And above all, do not stare too carefully into the sea, for the sea will begin to stare back.”

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6. “I’ll give you anything,” he said immediately. “Anything you need. Anything of mine. It’s yours.”

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7. “The Centennial was many things. A game. A chance at breaking the many curses that plagued the six realms. An opportunity to win unmatched power. A meeting of the six rulers. A hundred days on an island cursed to only appear once every hundred years. And for Isla – Almost certain death.”

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8. “You might be dying, but You’re not dead yet, you miserable wretch.”

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9. “You take the pain like medicine, Terra had said in response to her tears. You swallow it down with a smile.”

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10. “They had always loved wildly, lived freely, and fought fiercely.”

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11. “You are a rose with thorns, she said. A pretty thing capable of protecting itself.”

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12. “I’ve brought them to Nightshade, it said. They’re waiting for you, heart. We’re all waiting for you.”

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13. “The king. He was clapping for her. Again. She turned back to the Nightshade ruler, expecting him to hate her. But he was grinning, his eyes filled with something like delight. He was thrilled that she had beaten him.”

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14. “She imagined fate laughing at the irony of their pairing: a liar loved by someone who could sense the truth.”

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15. “If you hurt her,” he said, voice lethally calm, “she will kill you. And then I will find a way to revive you so I can kill you again with my own bare hands.”

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16. “The girl has a name – and a title,” Oro said, his voice cutting through the room. “You will address her with the respect you give all rulers, or I will use you as kindling for the castle hearth.”

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17. “And Isla was left alone in the market, wondering why the ruler of Nightshade was helping her.”

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18. “I hold grudges like security blankets. I treat everyone I meet like a thief, someone who will inevitably betray me if I’m dumb enough to let them inside my house. I resist change, like if I sit solidly in place and keep everything around me very still, nothing new will come through the net I’ve cast around my little life, and that means nothing can hurt me. Not anymore. Not ever again.”

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19. “I go to that cliff, that beach, every single morning because the sea is the green of your eyes, and it’s the closest I get to waking up next to you.”

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20. “Demon,” she said. “I’m not going to have any dresses left if you keep destroying them.” “I’ll buy you new ones. I’ll buy you a market. I’ll get you your own tailor.” “Fine,” she said, and the dress didn’t stand a chance. It was ribbons in a second, and then his mouth was on her chest.”

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21. “Grim’s expression turned serious. “If you would like me to leave you alone, I will. Say the word, and I’ll vanish.”

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22. “Love was a wildflower, she realized. It grew best in secret.”

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23. “You’ll watch how you speak to my wife in our home.” Grim’s voice was as piercing as the blade at his side.”

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24. “Hearteater.” His voice broke on the word. She faced him. “I thought you were dead.”

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25. “You know better than anyone that disturbing behavior is only really disturbing – ” “If you don’t think the guy is attractive. I know, I know. Like Edward watching Bella sleep in Twilight.”

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26. “She had learned that it was better to let others speak when she had much to hide.”

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27. “When you’ve seen something truly beautiful, everything else starts to look painfully ordinary.”

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28. “Did you laugh when I left your room? When I told you all my greatest secrets, and all you gave me were lies?”

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29. “Grim’s voice seemed to rumble the world as he said, “Let go of my wife.”

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30. “He shrugged a shoulder. “It doesn’t matter,” he said. “Love is for fools, anyway. It makes people do foolish things.” He looked at her and said, “I do not intend to become a fool.”

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31. “But I want to be the only person you glare at, Hearteater. I want to be the only person you insult. I want to be the only name you speak in your sleep.” His eyes darkened. “I want to be the only person who knows how to make you writhe against a wall.” He studied her. “You know what? I want everything. I want to be greedy and selfish with you. I want all your laughs. All your smiles too.” He frowned. “I would rather die than watch you smile at anyone that isn’t me.”

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32. “You have invaded my mind. I have questioned my sanity. I think about you all the time.”

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33. “For the third, he looked up and caught Isla’s eyes. He frowned a bit, as if disturbed his gaze had shifted her way. But he did not look away as he spoke the third and final word of his greatest secret: “Dying.”

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34. “He looked at her like she was the thing they had torn apart the island for, the heart he had been desperately trying to find all these years, the needle that had finally threaded him together.”

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35. “It’s the parts you don’t seem to like about yourself that I love the most.”

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36. “Heart,” he said, blinking more than usual, as if trying to discern a dream from reality. “What – ” “I’m ready,” she said. She took a step forward. “I’m ready to try again. To be your wife. Truly.”

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37. “So before Grim could portal them to Nightshade, she turned and said, “I love you, Oro.” She closed her eyes tightly. Felt tears sweep down. She took Grim’s hand. “But I love him too.” And, because of his flair, he knew it was true.”

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38. “Bodies fell from the sky like stars that had lost their grip on the galaxy.”

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39. “I didn’t fall in love with a version of you, Elle,” he says. “I fell in love with every you.”

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40. “To break the curses and fulfill the prophecy, the original offense had to be repeated again. You had to make Oro fall in love with you. But we were already in love. You would have refused. So, I had to take the memories of us together away.” Isla could barely breathe.”

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41. “No one understood her, not really. Oro tried, he really did, but there were parts of her she would never let him see.”

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42. “Begrudgingly, he made the tiniest of flowers bloom in his hand. Then, Isla turned to Oro. It hurt to look at him. His eyes were not hollow, not lifeless, but full of pain. Fear. Determination. She remembered a time when they had only been filled with love. Slowly, he uncurled his fingers. Petals dripped from them, onto the floor, roses tipped in thorns.”

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43. “The best gift I can give either of you is the freedom to live your life exactly the way you want to. Don’t let anyone ever take that away from you.”

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44. “Control your emotions, or you could bring the palace down. Control your heart, because allowing anyone access to that power would be ruinous. Control your tongue, because you are not the firstborn, and your opinions don’t matter.”

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45. “And there was no bondbreaker.”

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46. “What a thing, to be known.”

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47. “I would do it a thousand times over, heart; you should know that. I will choose you over the world every single time.”

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48. “My entire world was night, and you lit a match. No matter what happens to me in this life, I’ll find you in the next one. I’ll always find you.”

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49. “You are enough, little bird. Better than any of them.”

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50. “Life might be complicated, but love isn’t. It’s pretty straightforward. It’s a lance through plans, and morals, and pride. It cuts right through everything. It doesn’t care about the mess it makes. It hurts, and we let it.”

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