Top 180 Brigid Kemmerer Quotes (2024 Update)
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101. “Just because people treat you like crap doesn’t mean you get to take whatever you want from them.”

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102. “Choices never seem like choices when the world only offers us bad ones.”

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103. “Nothing is black and white. Nothing is simple and straightforward and easy.”

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104. “When he finally gave up, his dad said something like, ‘A real man would have gotten her number.’ And my dad, ‘A real man has no right to take what’s not offered.”

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105. “I’ll never be free of this. Of who I am. This will be my life as King’s Justice: Cruel Corrick, the most feared man in the kingdom, and somehow also the most alone.”

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106. “Instead of magic bringing fear and torment, the way Lillith did, or pain and death, the way my sword would, my magic brought healing and trust, and that is not a small thing at all.”

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107. “The night wraps around us like a cloak, pooling all this emotion in the space between us. I know I build walls around myself, but I’ve never met someone whose own walls seemed equally impenetrable.”

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108. “Scars mean you survived something terrible.”

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109. “We’re both just a little broken.”

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110. “Like shooting arrows, I’m dreading the moment this ends, because the memory will only be painful, when the experience itself is bringing joy.”

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111. “I’m confident in my strengths, but that doesn’t mean I don’t think about my weaknesses.”

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112. “I think desperate people do desperate things.”

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113. “When there are calls for revolution,” I say to him, “we should be riding at the front, not hiding in the shadows.”

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114. “Kindness leaves you vulnerable, Tessa. I learned that lesson years ago.”

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115. “People love finding the weak link that makes them feel superior.”

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116. “He wasn’t your friend, Grey. He had an eternity to be your friend, and he wasn’t. Even when you were dragged back to that castle, even after everything, he treated you like a criminal.”

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117. “And then, because fate seems content to surprise me this season, she steps forward, presses her face against my chest, and wraps her arms around my waist.”

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118. “He stalked across the room like he wanted to wage war, but he kisses me like I’m the most delicate thing in the castle.”

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119. “Sometimes what’s right isn’t debatable, or a matter of opinion.”

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120. “He says the Internet makes too many people loud, and too many people silent, but the loud people are all we hear. We have to ask questions to hear the silent people.”

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121. “She’s not the type to swoon for pretty lies.”

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122. “Fear makes people act in ways we’d never expect.”

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123. “Reading is not unproductive.”

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124. “You’re in Emberfall. And acting like a prince generally means acting like an arrogant know-it-all, so you shouldn’t have any trouble at all.”

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125. “I often find comfort in the thought that fate has already drawn a path beyond what seems impossible.”

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126. “I don’t want fear and anger to be my legacy. I want to be... better.”

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127. “The girl is brave. Brilliant. Strong. Compassionate. The girl does more for Kandala than the spoiled consul standing in front of me.”

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128. “But it took me a long time to forgive them. To reconcile that the good memories didn’t vanish just because there were bad ones in there, too. All those memories are a part of who I am. The good ones and the bad ones.”

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129. “I forget that the world can narrow down to two people, a moment of vulnerability and trust. To a moment of love that seems to outshine the rest.”

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130. “I don’t know what made me ask, but I know I don’t want him to leave. Like every time life throws us together, this moment seems destined to end before I’m ready.”

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131. “Fury and fascination wage war in my thoughts.”

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132. “All along the way, you could have made a different choice and this all could have ended up differently.” I pause. “Failure isn’t absolute. Just because you couldn’t save everyone doesn’t mean you didn’t save anyone.”

— Brigid Kemmerer

133. “Yes.” I pause. “You are not angry about what Lilith has done?” “Oh, I’m furious. But not about my face.” “Then what?” Her voice fills with steel. “I’m mad I missed.”

— Brigid Kemmerer

134. “I’ll take anything over days of silence.”

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135. “Harper has fallen into the role of princess better than I could have anticipated. She is compassionate and kind to everyone she meets, a direct contrast to the royal family of Ironrose in the past.”

— Brigid Kemmerer

136. “I’m not alone here. Not really.”

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137. “Do you still hate me?” he says softly. “No,” I whisper, like it’s a secret. “I love you.” He leans closer. “What’s that?” he teases. “I can’t hear you.” “I said you’re a huge pain in my – ” I break off with a squeal when he kisses me, then melt into his hands when he pulls me close.”

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138. “I think that very few people truly deserve what they get, Tessa.” He pauses, and for the briefest moment, sadness flickers through his eyes. “For good or for bad.”

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139. “I’m not a killer. I heal people; I don’t harm them.”

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140. “Sometimes I think fate conspires against us. Or maybe fate conspires with us. I know you know what I mean. Don’t you feel the same about your sister?”

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141. “He’s never been this close to me before, and he smells like spices and warmth and very dirty thought I’ve ever had.”

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142. “If your heart tells you someone deserves your attention, listen to it.”

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143. “I double over and barely have time to react before she’s swinging for my head.”

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144. “If there’s something you want, you have to be able to push past whatever is stopping you.”

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145. “You lost your mother. I haven’t lost mine. Don’t you think it’s funny how people say “lost” as if they were just misplaced? But maybe it’s a different meaning of “lost,” in that you don’t know where they went.”

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146. “Grey’s expression has no give to it now. This isn’t the man who charmed smiles out of children in the snow. This isn’t even the man who spoke passionately of honor and duty in the hallway. This is the lethal swordsman who kidnapped me. This is the scariest Grey of all.”

— Brigid Kemmerer

147. “My cat, has no tolerance for toddlers or noise, so he springs off the bed to disappear somewhere.”

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148. “Because despite all outward appearances, I’m not cruel. I don’t delight in pain. I don’t delight in any of this.”

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149. “Have we spent so long seeing each others vulnerabilities that we forgot each others strenghts?”

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150. “Sometimes when trying to protect the people closest to us, doing the right thing doesn’t always look so clear.”

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