Top 140 Bella Forrest Quotes (2024 Update)
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51. “I felt a surge of anger at her for disregarding my noble self-sacrifice. I.”

— Bella Forrest

52. “But the more I thought about it, the more I felt like it was turning a blind eye to the truth. Ignoring evidence to make the narrative work. That’s not who I am or who I want to be.”

— Bella Forrest

53. “What I can do, however, is show them that where there is darkness, there is light. Where there is evil, there is good.”

— Bella Forrest

54. “There is something about discovering a derelict place that breaks the heart.”

— Bella Forrest

55. “The wounded can inflict the most painful wound without hesitation.”

— Bella Forrest

56. “It wasn’t anything I did that was the problem, it seemed. It was my mind. My mind, which was so treacherous that it could infect the minds of others without so much as a glance. Because I asked questions.”

— Bella Forrest

57. “Isn’t that the point of love – to be ridiculous with, to, and for each other?”

— Bella Forrest

58. “I couldn’t begin to understand the loss he felt, but I wanted to be there to help him through it.”

— Bella Forrest

59. “What sort of choice was that? Death or blind obedience? I wasn’t sure there was a difference.”

— Bella Forrest

60. “The surrealism of our situation hit me so suddenly I stumbled slightly despite the perfectly flat ground.”

— Bella Forrest

61. “At that moment, however, I knew that no other person had ever mattered to me as much as Sofia Claremont.”

— Bella Forrest

62. “I want to see our world become that. I want to make it better. I want to make us hope and dream again. And maybe I’ll die in the process, but at least I’ll die believing in a future that’s better than our reality.”

— Bella Forrest

63. “Keeping secrets is the cancer.”

— Bella Forrest

64. “He told me things as they were, told me that I could rise up from my past and be better. The reason we could never be together was because I believed that I was irreparable and he didn’t share the same conviction. Being with him meant constantly disappointing him just by being who I was.”

— Bella Forrest

65. “I was so focussed on getting back to our apartment that I didn’t think to check if anyone was following us. If.”

— Bella Forrest

66. “I deserved the tears that were flooding down my cheeks. I had earned them in blood and sweat, and by defying the odds. I had defied death itself and won, at least for the moment.”

— Bella Forrest

67. “Whatever the case, I’d gained a newfound respect for him, because I knew how hard it was to change yourself – especially without any real support system around you.”

— Bella Forrest

68. “I am not designed for vengeance, so don’t make me die trying.”

— Bella Forrest

69. “There were a few times I wished I’d made more space for people’s feelings throughout this journey.”

— Bella Forrest

70. “He was, in his heart, an optimist, and he didn’t try to hide it. And I admired him for it. I was too sarcastic to be an optimist, but anywhere I could find a bit of hope, it was beautiful to me.”

— Bella Forrest

71. “But now, as I sat here alone and taskless in the gloom, I didn’t know how to still my mind. Almost decade-old feelings resurfaced, clawing at my chest and heart, threatening to overwhelm me.”

— Bella Forrest

72. “It was frantic, his hands on my hips, running up the curves of my waist, bringing me as close to him as possible. His kisses weren’t soft or delicate, but that wasn’t what I wanted anyway. I wanted passion and fire, to remind me I was alive.”

— Bella Forrest

73. “Of creatures who inhabit the darkness, there are two types. Those who revel in it, and those who fight to escape it.”

— Bella Forrest

74. “By genetics and upbringing, I was fated to follow the same path as them – just like so many young adults with dysfunctional childhoods who fell by the wayside later in life. But, by God, I wasn’t going to let that happen to me. I wasn’t going to be the repeat of an old song; I was going to be the damn definition of avant-garde.”

— Bella Forrest

75. “I’d begrudgingly tried it, when my face didn’t feel so dry.”

— Bella Forrest

76. “Still, I had faith we would figure something out.”

— Bella Forrest

77. “I cupped her cheeks with both hands. “I adore you, Sofia Claremont.” I placed a gentle kiss on her forehead, breathing out when her arms snaked around my waist.”

— Bella Forrest

78. “Physical pain comes and goes,” he said. “It’s inconsequential. A means to an end. But the mental pain you experienced will remain with you forever.”

— Bella Forrest

79. “Wherever this place called “The Shade” was, I had no allies. No.”

— Bella Forrest

80. “For, in the end, that is all life is – a series of teachings that we may choose to accept or reject,” he replied. “Mistakes and failures are guaranteed, but it is how we choose to educate ourselves after we stumble that molds who we become.”

— Bella Forrest

81. “You are who you choose to be. No matter how much light is shed upon you, if you still choose to remain in darkness, that’s your doing, not anyone else’s.”

— Bella Forrest

82. “Lies were increasingly common, I had learned, which made the truth worth more.”

— Bella Forrest

83. “I haven’t told you thank you yet, have I?” I shifted, uncomfortable, but made the decision not to answer. I really hadn’t done this for thanks, and it made me uncomfortable. I shouldn’t be thanked for doing the right thing – we should all just... do it. Drawing attention to it meant that I had done something extraordinary, but I hadn’t.”

— Bella Forrest

84. “I will wait for you, Vivienne. I don’t care how many centuries it takes before you’re ready, but I will wait for you.”

— Bella Forrest

85. “And I love you, angel. More than the universe and all its stars combined.”

— Bella Forrest

86. “I feared what loving him could mean for me.”

— Bella Forrest

87. “To have her respond in kind, unhindered by the Elder, was an ecstasy I wanted to lose myself in forever.”

— Bella Forrest

88. “It’s what true bravery was, in my opinion. Having not only the self-awareness but the courage to recognize you ought to change, and then preparing to go to war with yourself every day to achieve it.”

— Bella Forrest

89. “They had a story for these ruins, and it was no fairytale. My skin erupted in goosebumps as apprehension welled up inside me. Another story meant more pain, but I owed it to them to witness their history.”

— Bella Forrest

90. “His confidence was something that I admired – he wasn’t cocky or arrogant, but pragmatic. He simply knew what he was capable of.”

— Bella Forrest

91. “Poor Theo. He just wanted to succeed here, but the very system he ascribed to was keeping him from being happy.”

— Bella Forrest

92. “Exactly. This society has no need for an individual who can’t contribute.”

— Bella Forrest

93. “All we do is stumble about, seeking our own pleasure at the expense of others with no idea of the heavy fate that hangs over our heads. There is such profound evil in this world. I feel the roots of it deep within the universe, which is sinking into darkness and despair because of the everyday actions of each and every being across all the planes. When the end comes for us all, maybe it will be for the best.”

— Bella Forrest

94. “But you’re mine, Violet Bates. And I’m going to fight for you, beside you, and probably with you, and it will be worth it every single time.”

— Bella Forrest

95. “Every creature in the universe is born with free will. We can choose to be different, even if we share the same anatomy.”

— Bella Forrest

96. “The whole time, I was aware of Navan, standing there on the periphery, his eyes following my every move.”

— Bella Forrest

97. “In that moment, I was suddenly grateful to Violet. Compassion burned in her like a beacon, and I couldn’t help but be attracted to it like a moth to a flame. Since my wife had died, I had cut off almost everyone I had known. It was easier that way – easier not to feel. How misguided I was: The feelings didn’t go away. I had just buried them under a veneer of calm. I had become so distanced from humanity, so apart from it, that I had forgotten that life was precious.”

— Bella Forrest

98. “No system was worth defending if it didn’t bend for its people.”

— Bella Forrest

99. “What is it with these people and shoving me up against hard surfaces?”

— Bella Forrest

100. “Once something was done, it could never be undone, but it could always be improved upon.”

— Bella Forrest