Top 200 Brigid Kemmerer Quotes (2026 Update)
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151. “He catches me. He holds on. Because he’s not my father. He’s my dad.”

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

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153. “One poor choice shouldn’t undo a thousand good ones.”

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

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155. “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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156. “Fury and fascination wage war in my thoughts.”

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157. “Please, my love,” Corrick whispers into my ear. “Please.”

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158. “Knowledge should not be greeted with scorn.”

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159. “If fate does exist, maybe this is her way of telling me to take control of my own destiny.”

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160. “I completely and wholeheartedly fail.”

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161. “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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162. “You make me want to do better,” he says suddenly, and his voice is thick with emotion, so I go still. “You make me wish Weston Lark was real, because you will never look at me the way you look at him. I don’t know how to fix everything I’ve done wrong, Tessa. I don’t even know if I can. But I want to try.”

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163. “I think about my conversations with Dad, about how everything may happen for a reason, but there are reasons behind reasons, and events we can’t control, causing ripples we may never see.”

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

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165. “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.”

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166. “Led by guards, she could easily look like a prisoner, but instead, she looks like a queen.”

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167. “I don’t really know why I texted her. No, I do. Desperation. The need to send words into the world and get a response.”

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168. “Right now, in this moment, I would grant her my kingdom if she asked.”

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169. “Without a backward glance, Wes is over the top, and I’m on my own.”

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170. “I bring nightmares to life,” I say. “If you think a dark look will affect me, you will quickly learn otherwise.”

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171. “One of my favorite things about the brothers is their endearing closeness.”

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

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173. “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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174. “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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175. “I would have given you ten times as much.” I think of the moment Harper plunged a dagger into Lilith’s chest. I have to put a hand against my midsection to shake off the sudden emotion. “For Harper, I would have given you everything.”

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176. “I shift on the windowsill and keep my eyes off the ground. This is the most reckless thing I’ve ever done. Wait. No. The most reckless thing I’ve ever done was attack a guy on the street with a tire iron. So I guess this is fine.”

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177. “I wish I’d never let you kiss me,” she says quietly. I almost flinch. I should have let her hang on to the chain. Being hit with that would’ve hurt less.”

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178. “I would offer you mercy.”

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179. “Corrick is terrible and wonderful and aggravating and inspiring, and somehow he manages all of it, all at once.”

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180. “I can’t,” I say again, my eyes burning into hers. “I can’t, Tessa. You don’t know how many times I wished dawn wouldn’t come so quickly. How many times I wanted to stay with you instead of returning to this. How many times I wished I were truly Weston Lark, that Prince Corrick was the fabrication.”

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181. “Her sister can pummel me on the field, but Maegan is the one who can pin me down with words. She’s quieter, but that just means she spends more time thinking.”

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182. “I do not understand how he can speak of my failures as if they are victories.”

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183. “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

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

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185. “There’s little use dwelling in self-doubt.”

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186. “He breathes my name like a promise.”

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187. “Lochlan smirks. “Maybe you shouldn’t have walked out of the palace without guards,” he says. “Maybe she shouldn’t have,” says a voice behind me, “but I brought more than enough.”

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

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189. “When Grey first taught me to fight,” he says, “one of the first things he did was ask what I was afraid of. It’s the worst question in the world, and he wouldn’t let me get away from it. I’ll never forget it.”

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190. “Jake glances over. “Penny for your thoughts.” “We don’t have pennies here, Jake.” “Whatever.”

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191. “In matters of the heart, I am clearly hopeless.” He puts down his final card – a prince. A wild card. I stare at him, stunned. It didn’t matter what I played. He would have won anyway. “In matters of strategy,” he finishes, “I am not.”

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192. “Something has changed about him, and it takes me a moment to discern what it is. He’s fully armed, from his long dagger to his throwing knives to the steel-lined bracers guarding his forearms. Grey hasn’t been fully armed in ages. We so rarely leave the castle grounds, and there’s certainly no one here to pose a threat. I smile as I pour. “Does this girl have you spooked, Commander?” “No, my lord.” His voice is even, unaffected. He never lets me bait him.”

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193. “Every emotion pours through his kiss, and this is what finally convinces me that he’s real. I can feel his longing. His loss. His worry. His fear. His love. His hope.”

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194. “Then we step out of the snow, into cursed warmth and dappled sunlight.”

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195. “Such questions you ask.”

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196. “A bit of kindness chased by a bit of cruelty.”

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197. “Mom always says we shouldn’t hide from questions. People who ask want to know the answer. It’s different from people who judge without asking.”

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198. “Still breathing.”

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199. “Without warning, he strides forward, catches my waist in both hands, then presses his mouth to mine.”

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200. “You’re okay. But if you’re going to lose it, this is a pretty safe place to fall apart.”

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