Top 140 Danielle L. Jensen Quotes (2026 Update)
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51. “The days grow darker, Killian,” she said. “And I think it will be in the absence of light that we all see who we truly are.”

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52. “And she didn’t deserve it. Didn’t deserve him.”

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53. “Who did this?” The heat in his voice made her skin prickle.”

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54. “Just because a choice is hard doesn’t mean you don’t make it.”

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55. “That’s Vitex. He’s Aren’s pet.”

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56. “I don’t know if what’s left of me is worth anything, whether it is enough, but it’s yours.”

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57. “Dying was and easy thing to accomplish, effortless in its agony. It was living that was hard, requiring endless toil and labor, and for all one’s efforts, it could be stolen in an instant.”

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58. “She knew he was right, but still she said, “I love you.” Aren only walked toward the door. He paused with his hand on the latch, before turning to look at her. “I’m sorry.” Then he disappeared into the night.”

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59. “Everything you’ve said, everything you’ve done, everything between us has been a damned lie.”

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60. “Killing was her specialty.”

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61. “You are mine, Born-in-Fire. Even if only the two of us know it.”

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62. “If you truly believe in something, you should be willing to suffer for it.”

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63. “You don’t attack the strong when you’re weak, Freya. You bide your time.”

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64. “If you let go of me,” she answered, “I shall not be pleased.” “It’s only waist-deep.” She opened her eyes to regard him, steam beading on her lashes. “That’s not the point.”

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65. “I wasn’t fond of your father before,” Aren said quietly. “Less so, now.”

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66. “Since the day we met, there has never been anyone but you. And there never will be anyone but you. You are my queen, and I need you.”

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67. “I will say this once and never again. If anyone harms her, they lose their head. That goes for you, it goes for Aster, and it goes for my grandmother, too, lest she think me ignorant to her ways. Understood?”

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68. “Just because you can’t do something doesn’t make it impossible.”

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69. “I see you growing older, silver hair, face marked from smiles rather than worry, more beautiful with every passing day.”

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70. “My clansmen said to me, ‘You are not such a good fighter bu you are very good-looking, so your task is to swim across the fjord to flirt with the beautiful woman throwing fish. With her distracted, we will be safe to attack.” He sighed. “It was my sole task, and already I have failed miserably.”

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71. “Lara, no matter where you are in the world, if you need me, I’ll come for you. Please know that.”

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72. “Hate me all you want.” He let go of my wrists. “But your last breath will not be today, Born-in-Fire.”

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73. “There are some who’d say she hadn’t known him long enough to be affected. I knew better. There are a rare few in this world with the power to touch the hearts of all those they meet, but Marc was one of them. He’d been my first friend in Trollus, and not a day went by that I wasn’t stricken with an anguish so intense it stole my breath. For Marc. And for everyone else who’d fallen.”

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74. “It is hard to keep one’s wits when faced with a woman as beautiful as the sight of shore to a man who has been lost at sea.”

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75. “I’m not really the ideal messenger for this information, but when a man and a woman – ” “I know how babies are made, Keris!” He shrugged. “Just checking. There was the possibility that all your training was dedicated to learning how to poke holes into a man and not learning what happens when a man pokes you in – ” “If you say it, I’ll stab you in the face.”

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76. “History told through faces and cloathing, the skill of the artist whispering a story with oil and brush.”

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77. “If there are words for how I feel about you, I’ve never heard them. Never seen them written in any of the thousands of books I’ve read.”

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78. “I’d fallen for you before I knew your name. You are everything I can never be. You are powerful and strong and brave. You make me believe I can be better. You give me hope. You are my hope.”

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79. “Because I’m going to kill him. I’m going to make you a free woman so that you can bed me with no concerns for propriety,” he answered, tightening the girth before swinging onto the tall animal’s back. “What other reason could there be?”

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80. “Congratulations on your pregnancy. I’ve lost count of my nieces and nephews, but this one will be special.”

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81. “How am I supposed to get back to shore?” “You have a paddle,” he shouted back, a wild grin on his face as the wind caught at his hair. “Use it!”

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82. “You’re mine, Born-in-Fire,” he answered, reaching out to take my hand. “And I’m yours, even if only the two of us know it.”

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83. “Her fate is inked in her blood,” Harald said, giving a wry shake of his head. “It’s carved in her bones. This power is Freya’s destiny.”

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84. “Again, I was rendered nameless. Just a tool, just a weapon to be wielded by al the men around me. But I’d had enough.”

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85. “Having your back doesn’t mean agreeing to every wild scheme you come up with.”

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86. “Not all scars we earn are skin-deep, Freya Born-in-Fire. There is no less honor in them.”

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87. “Ithicana – and its king – bent to nothing and no one. But he bent for her.”

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88. “Alive isn’t living.”

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89. “What? Too good to scrub the skids from an old woman’s drawers?”

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90. “Failure always has a price, Freya. But it isn’t always paid by the one who fails.”

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91. “I didn’t know you were squeamish,” she said, and he noticed a slight tremor in her voice. “I’m not.” He fought the urge to pull away from her. “But I’m spectacularly vain.”

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92. “Matters of the heart do not bow to logic or reason. Anyone who does not understand that has either never lived or is devoid of a heart themselves.”

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93. “You hurt me but earned my forgiveness, and to deny it only makes the pain worse. Forgiving you frees me to feel things other than pain. I’m forgiving you for myself.”

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94. “This was how it was supposed to feel. Like standing on a cliff high above a turquoise sea, terrified to jump but desperate for the thrill of the fall.”

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95. “You will not die today, Born-in-Fire, because I will slaughter anyone who comes near you. That is a promise.”

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96. “Yet my fear faded to longing as I stared at the dark water. It whispered words promising relief from the grief that clawed at my heart. From the rage that plagued my soul. From the loneliness that hollowed my insides, for I had lost everything that mattered to me, including my purpose.”

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97. “Love makes men into fools.”

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98. “The sea reached for me, and my fingers slackened, my broken heart yearning for the respite from the pain. To be drawn down down down into the darkness.”

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99. “I’m not a good man, Keris. And if you insult Lara again, you’ll find out just how bad I can be.”

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100. “I wanted you the moment I first set eyes on you. I wanted you in Fjalltindr. I want you now, and tomorrow, and all the tomorrows, Freya.”

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