Top 200 Brigid Kemmerer Quotes (2026 Update)
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151. “I completely and wholeheartedly fail.”

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152. “Reading is not unproductive.”

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153. “I am not crying for you, stupid man. I am crying for me.”

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154. “You don’t like who I am, Tessa.” “I don’t like who you pretend to be.”

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155. “It’s stupid, but I didn’t realise how lonely I was until I wasn’t.”

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156. “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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157. “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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158. “Right now, in this moment, I would grant her my kingdom if she asked.”

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

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

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

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163. “I’m coming, my love.”

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164. “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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165. “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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166. “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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167. “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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168. “I would offer you mercy.”

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

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171. “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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172. “If you’re breathing, you’re alive. If you’re alive, there’s still hope. Don’t undo it on your own.”

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

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174. “One day isn’t your life. It’s just one day.”

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175. “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.”

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

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

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

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180. “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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181. “I’m not alone here. Not really.”

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

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183. “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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184. “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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185. “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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186. “Then we step out of the snow, into cursed warmth and dappled sunlight.”

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187. “Such questions you ask.”

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188. “Still breathing.”

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

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

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

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193. “He’s staring at my mouth like a starving man desperate for a meal. Half his body is against mine, and I suddenly realize it’s not just weapons I’m feeling.”

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

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195. “This would be so mawkish and unbelievable if I tried to explain this moment later.”

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196. “She craved the permanence and precision of the old-fashioned. Handwritten letters.”

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

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198. “Grey might be good with a sword, and he might have the magic, but when it comes to words and strategy, no one beats Rhen.”

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199. “It must be awful, to have no idea what his future holds.”

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200. “In the second drawer I find three circlets, each adorned with more jewels. Tiaras. Because of course.”

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