Top 40 Aprilynne Pike Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “You are all awesome like woah.”

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2. “Are you looking for something real in this world of illusions? Call me. Casual Flings need not apply. I am looking for Love.”

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3. “If the time comes and your dream doesn’t seem worth it, then maybe it was the wrong dream.”

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4. “Whether or not there was room in her life for Tamani, Laurel knew that there was precious little room in Tamani’s life for anything but Laurel. He lived to protect her, and he’d never failed her. Annoyed her, frustrated her, hurt her, maddened her – but never once failed her.”

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5. “That you don’t believe does not change the truth.”

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6. “All I’m saying is that you shouldn’t stay with him for the wrong reasons, even if they are noble ones. No one owes it to someone else to be their girlfriend. It’s a choice you remake every day.”

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7. “But love is something that has to be as selfish as it is unselfish. You can’t make yourself love someone because you feel like you should. Just wanting to love someone isn’t enough.”

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8. “No – the light in Tamani’s eyes was much more than a reflection. It was the fire that melted her anger and devastated her resolve, every single time she saw it.”

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9. “Before ‘Wings’ came out, I told a few people that at the end of book one, readers should think Laurel made the right choice. Then, at the end of ‘Spells,’ they should understand why Laurel made the choice she did.”

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10. “I’m not asking for forever, Tamani said. Yet. I’m just asking for a moment.”

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11. “Typical mother advice. Sweet, honest, and completely useless.”

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12. “I just don’t want to cozy up to the guy whose girl I have every intention of stealing.”

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13. “I am a gym rat who loves to work out, particularly running, Zumba, yoga, cycling, and kickboxing.”

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14. “Square root of a cosine? How is that ever going to be useful?”

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15. “May as well leave the door open.”

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16. “Guess I’ve been reading too much fantasy.”

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17. “But with me, you are never just a spring faerie.”

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18. “Thank you for the exquisite comfort of your kitchen floor.”

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19. “She started to turn, but before she could step away, Tamani grabbed her hand. Without breaking eye contact, he raised her hand to his face and brushed his lips over her knuckles.”

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20. “At the end of ‘Illusions,’ readers should see the inevitable coming.”

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21. “Anyone can pluck a flowertrue strength is knowing how to give it life.”

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22. “The first two chapters of any first draft generally need to be cut.”

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23. “Like most authors, I also love to read.”

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24. “It’s only by becoming familiar with poisons that you can make the best antidotes.”

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25. “The illusion of confidence is far more important than actually possessing the feeling.”

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26. “Is it truly worth saving your life if you lose your soul in the process?”

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27. “Sometimes I think his boiling rage is the only thing left in the world that can still warm my heart.”

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28. “His face was tense, his jaw flexed as he stared at her. She could hardly stand to meet his eyes. They were an ocean of betrayal. They probed her, searching for the smallest sign that she didn’t mean it. That spark of hope that never seemed to go out.”

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29. “He’s not David,” she added, “but he definitely has his own charm.”

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30. “And who the hell came up with jeans? Tamani continued darkly. Heavy, sweltering fabric? You’re seriously telling me the race that invented the internet couldn’t create a fabric better than denim? Please!”

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31. “When one is dining with the devil himself,” I mutter, “a vast amount of preparation is in order.”

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32. “I am not afraid of bras!” I said, knowing, even as the words escaped my mouth, that I sounded like a total moron.”

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33. “Please do not ask me,” I interrupt, my voice so wobbly the words barely get out. “There are secrets so dangerous one shouldn’t even confess them to the dearest of friends.”

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34. “The best, most lasting changes are those which come about gradually; to reach great heights, a tree must first put down extensive roots.”

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35. “These aren’t cupcake sprinkles.”

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36. “Still, there are many things we can toss at them that don’t require magic at all. Acid. Hot oil. Bookshelves.”

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37. “And do you really think someone’s going to look at you and say, ‘Hmm, I think that girl’s a plant’?”

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38. “I close my eyes and press my face into his shirt and howl against him, liquid agony pouring from me. He smooths my hair from my face and continues to murmur, but he never shushes me, never tells me to stop. Never tells me it’ll be all right. He knows life too well to believe such lies.”

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39. “The greatest acts of heroism are ones no one will ever know about.”

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40. “My world’s not worth saving without you.”

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