Top 70 Amanda Bouchet Quotes (2026 Update)

1. “Trial by fire. It forges a heart of iron.”

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2. “I will never let you go, and I will never leave you. I would defy creatures, and Gods, and terrible, brutal queens to keep you safe and by my side. I would move Mount Olympus itself to hold you in my arms and feel your heart beat against mine. You are my soul, and yes, I will fight for you and protect you until my dying breath.”

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3. “I claim you for my very own. With my blood. With my bone. With my heart. With my soul. You are mine. Forever. In this world, and in the next.”

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4. “Have I cheated death again? Hades must be allergic to me.”

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5. “When a crumbling house reaches a certain point, there’s no fixing it. You tear it down. You clear the rubble, and then you build something better.”

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6. “That’s what it comes down to for everyone. How much use we can be.”

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7. “There are multiple roads. You alone choose the ones you take. Some lead to the same destination via different pathways. Others lead to similar or dissimilar outcomes, depending on where you turn.”

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8. “Listen to your heart. You think it’s black. I don’t know everything you’ve been through, but I know enough to understand that your past filled you with hostility and hate. But you still laugh. You still love, and you protect the people you care about. You’re not who you think you are. You’re better, and you’re more.”

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9. “The minute you cease being afraid of yourself, there’s nothing in this world that can stop you.”

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10. “Character, past, and environment all affect the choices we make. The trick is choosing a path and following it. Make a decision, and don’t turn back.”

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11. “No one’s ever called me anything special before, except Thanos, and I’m not sure “little monster” counts.”

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12. “I didn’t want to get caught. But I also wouldn’t stop doing what I needed to do just because I feared the possible consequences. Fear was something I could accept. Abandoning the galaxy to a group of despots was not.”

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13. “Stop looking for things that could go wrong instead of finding things that will go right.” I.”

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14. “I swallow, thinking I might pity myself a little bit right now, too. “He abducted me. He threatened my friends. He kept me tied to him with a magic rope. I couldn’t even pee by myself. He’s awful.” “You’ll get over it.” Jocasta cheerfully throws my own words back at me. “See you at dinner.”

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15. “Sometimes, I think about it – us, together – and everything gets so tight and hot and wound up inside me that I can’t breathe anymore.”

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16. “I dread this power he has over me. It makes me want to tell him all my secrets and see if he still wants me.”

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17. “His burning gaze snags on my braid, following it across my shoulder and over the swell of my breast. As his eyes dip, his lips part, and his fingers twitch on his thigh. My.”

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18. “I conquered a kingdom and found a treasure.” His voice turns gravelly, low. “I won’t let you go. Not now. Not ever.”

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19. “Unless they’re utterly heartless, people put a certain value on human life. It keeps us from killing each other off for no reason. But for leaders like you and me, a moral high ground is too absolute. There are choices to be made.”

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20. “She talks big, but she’s made of custard.” “Fluffy and full of cream?” Kato wiggles blond eyebrows at me. Carver grins. “Think she’s sweet, too?” My eyes spit fire. “Bite me. You’ll find out.”

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21. “I am caught. You caught me. Not the other way around. From the very first day. And from the very first day, I would have done anything for you – except let you go. I couldn’t. Not when deep down, I knew we were meant to be like this. To love like this.”

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22. “I love you like a man insane.”

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23. “Fine. I hereby declare myself Alpha Sinta. I’ll send Egeria a scroll.”

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24. “When Gods dabble in the affairs of men, anything can happen.”

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25. “Men don’t understand discretion. My goal is to survive on my weakest abilities. That saves other talents for when I really need them and doesn’t reveal important skills to any idiot who might be watching.”

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26. “If only is a bottomless well where wishes don’t come true.”

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27. “I turn back to Griffin. His expression is stony and unreadable, although if I had to take a wild guess, I’d say it was tending toward ominous.”

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28. “Butterflies tickle my insides. “You either have an Olympian-sized sense of self-importance, or you’re overcompensating for a lack of confidence.”

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29. “Let go,” I demand. “No.” My eyebrows snap together. “Why not?” “Because your gut reaction is always to punch, and I don’t like being tickled.” Tickled? Tickled! Indignation swamps me. I’ll show him a tickle.”

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30. “Words wouldn’t come, so I used my body to show her. And if she didn’t understand that I loved her, then I’d show her again tomorrow.”

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31. “His tongue swirls against my skin, and I gasp. His voice rough with passion, he rasps, “You’re living fire. I burn.”

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32. “Temporary homecomings are bittersweet. Sometimes it’s better not to go back at all than to have to leave again.”

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33. “You’re the shield, and I’m the sword.”

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34. “Who told you life was fair?”

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35. “His lie rips through me along with the truth, searing my bones and charring my organs, especially my heart.”

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36. “Happiness is a strange, frightening, fragile feeling when you’re not used to it.”

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37. “I’ll show these people how a curtsy is done, even if I am wearing soggy boots and a bloody pair of pants. Literally. There’s blood on them, and I can’t get it out, no matter how hard I scrub. At least it’s not mine.”

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38. “Griffin’s eyes capture mine. He holds my face in his hands. “You. Belong. With. Me.”

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39. “I’ve always been good at denial. I didn’t know I’m such an expert that I can crawl into an abandoned room and put myself into a coma. “All.”

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40. “We were friends before.” Sort of. We never tried to kill each other.”

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41. “I swallow, my throat painfully dry. If it were just me, I wonder how hard I’d fight, what extremes I’d go to to survive. But it isn’t just me, and extremes don’t even come close to what I’d do to protect the people I love. I.”

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42. “You’re impatient,” he says. “I like it.”

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43. “It wasn’t supposed to be this way. Griffin asked me to take a chance. On him. On trust. On love. I did, and look where it got me. That my misery is my own damn fault doesn’t escape me. It just makes it worse.”

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44. “Egeria smiles warmly. “Where did you learn court etiquette, Cat?” “In Castle Fisa.” “What were you doing there?” She sounds genuinely interested, and a little awed. “Mostly getting tortured,” I answer. “Loads of fun.”

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45. “I don’t know why it’s not universally acknowledged that looking back is a terrible idea. It only makes going forward that much harder.”

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46. “Thrilled, I leap on him like an octopus, clinging to him with arms and legs. So more like a quadropus. Does that even exist?”

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47. “The man with the gray eyes is a born leader, and only an idiot would mistake him for anything else.”

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48. “Don’t you get it Cat? You’re the key. I knew it the day I laid eyes on you.”

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49. “You’re a dream I didn’t know I had,” he rasped.”

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50. “When we first found each other, I was a mess, full of conflict and fear. His steadfastness and unwavering faith in me helped to save me from myself, and from what I could become. Right now, he’d kill mother for me. Or he’d watch me kill her myself. He also understands this choice and how it’s a part of me.”

— Amanda Bouchet