Top 200 Elise Kova Quotes (2026 Update)
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151. “I am a spoiled prince. No matter how unfair it may be, I do not do well being denied something I want, even if it’s self-inflicted. I have hurt you, I have put you in harm’s way, and I will continue to ask this and more of you the longer you stay near me. Yet knowing this, I seem to want you closer even when sense tells me the opposite.”

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152. “Vhalla gave the tiniest of smiles when her eyes fell on Fritz, and he risked breaking his wrist with his frantic, not so subtle waving.”

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153. “Home had become wherever he was.”

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154. “No, you’re leaving Midscape. Leaving me. We... I can’t.”

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155. “If she had everything before, then she wasn’t missing something now.”

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156. “Reading the books, I’ve always loved reading. It was easier than talking. Like a child playing games.”

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157. “Neither of them were wrong, neither right. Simply different.”

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158. “There are good men among the wicked in this world, donning the fleece of the innocent.”

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159. “You have a right to nothing of mine that isn’t freely given.”

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160. “Don’t tell me.” Shades of a healthy Baldair returned as he wheezed for breath. “You two did the do on my couch.”

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161. “I wanted your forgiveness, as though that innocent acceptance would absolve me of all the blood on my hands. I wanted to see you well and happy. I wanted to see you flourish, and I wanted only a small piece. To know that, in you, I had made something good. And I truly wanted to keep you from pain.”

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162. “They will weep in the streets, they will name babes after you both!”

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163. “Vhalla wasn’t exactly good at relationships as she preferred to spend more time with books than people.”

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164. “My brother played with spell-books, I played with swords. One gives you paper cuts, the other removes your fingers.”

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165. “Vhalla reached out and grabbed the prince’s bandaged hand, clinging to it. His right hand, the hand that had written her letters, the hand that had tangled itself into her hair as she slept, the hand that held her face when he kissed her; it was a wonderful hand of endless possibilities that now rested completely limp in her grasp.”

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166. “The wind bent to her will. She spun in place, starting for the door. She had to find Aldrik and tell him.”

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167. “Vhalla,” he said in a dangerously soft voice, “you may be incredibly special to me, but never lash out at me again.”

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168. “Then, your father was the king married to Alice?” He goes rigid, tense. The muscles in his jaw bulge as he fights back whatever his first instinct told him to say. “He was.” Without another word on the matter, we continue forward. Though I would’ve given anything to stop and probe the depths of the emotions he was trying to hide. What was Alice to him?”

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169. “Now that she had him, all she wanted was him.”

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170. “Nothing about him was traditionally handsome, and for it all, he was astonishingly striking.”

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171. “Just because something isn’t right, doesn’t make it wrong.”

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172. “Numbers remained consistent. Numbers and facts attempted to bring order from a chaotic world, to make sense of the impossible. They were the foundation for colossal structures and the tiniest of clockwork machines alike. Ari loved numbers, and not just because they saved her life by keeping her alert in her surroundings.”

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173. “How many times would she follow the prince into darkness, trusting his light to guide her?”

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174. “My queen. Those two words are almost as sweet as losing myself in the taste of his mouth.”

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175. “We made a deal,” I finally whisper.”

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176. “You are a symbol, Vhalla. And, despite what some may have you believe, you have more control over what you symbolize than anyone else.”

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177. “The Epic?” Raylynn raised her eyebrows. “You actually read through it?” “Of course.” Vhalla couldn’t fathom who wouldn’t finish a book once they’d started.”

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178. “She tried to make a deal with devils, but she’d forgotten that devils lie.”

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179. “Who we are is independent of the trauma that tries to mar our souls. It is a part of us, it might teach us, but it does not define us.”

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180. “No matter how far we go, the Tower takes care of its own.”

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181. “You foolish idiot,” he suddenly rasped, drawing himself to his feet. “You went without orders from your superior. You ignored the call. You could have killed yourself, you dumb girl.” Vhalla shrunk back as though he’d slapped her. “And you stopped the storm.” He sat heavily on the edge of her bed. Without hesitation, Aldrik reached up and cupped her cheek gently. “You foolish, amazing, astounding woman, you saved us all.”

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182. “Vhalla held her tongue that “backward and barbaric” were often times only used when one culture didn’t properly understand another.”

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183. “Aldrik,” she said stubbornly, “I survived the Night of Fire and Wind, an assassination attempt, a fall from the Pass, a run alone through the North.” Vhalla took a step away and pulled his hands from her shoulders. “I’ve killed more people than I have fingers. I’m not the girl you found in the library, and I can protect myself.”

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184. “Vhalla was tempted to show them all exactly how she’d gotten the title of the Hero of the North. She’d reaped destruction and rained hellfire upon her enemies. Vhalla straightened, holding herself taller. But she’d also earned her title and freedom by playing this noble game. If they wanted her to play, then she would show them how to play to win.”

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185. “Vhalla was discovering that the path to being the person she wanted to be had no end point. There would always be room for her to adapt, to change, and to improve.”

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186. “Home. This magnificent palace had been her home since she was eleven. She’d came to it as a farmer’s daughter, and now she’d leave it as a soldier.”

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187. “You’ve struck me as the sort of person who can move mountains with nothing but an almost suicidal, ignorant determination.”

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188. “If you do not help us, we will consider you our enemy.” Vhalla paused with a sigh. “Frankly, I don’t care if I am your enemy.”

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189. “You’re not like most of them, are you?” Prince Baldair’s voice was softer than she had heard it before, the jest and levity absent. “Most of them?” she repeated, bracing herself for a parrot comment. “You’re not the first low-born I have invited to lunch.” He leaned back in his chair, food forgotten. “They come in, swoon over my chambers, prattle about the food endlessly, try everything they can to make eyes at me. By the end of it all, they’re belly up and bare on the bed.”

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190. “Pantheon above save him, he might care for the woman more than he’d ever bargained for. The brash and unfashionable Wraith had lived up to her word from New Dortam. She had stolen his heart after all.”

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191. “Just like that, the world changed. Aldrik held out both hands before her and helped her to her feet. Vhalla stood, not as a common-born library girl, a soldier, a sorcerer, or a lady, but as an Empress.”

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192. “We all know the story. We heard it not long after the Night of Fire and Wind. You were the low born library girl turned sorceress who rode with princes.”

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193. “Our song, lurked in crypts of kings gone by.” I shift my fingers on the neck, transitioning back to the verse, now playing each note in harmony as I find the melody once more.”

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194. “Kiss me and we’ll both make it out of this unscathed.”

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195. “He wanted her closer, or so he had said. It put butterflies in her stomach as much as it put alarms in her head.”

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196. “I find I can’t stand most humans,” I mumble.”

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197. “She was the one in charge of her own destiny; and, now that she knew this feeling, Eira would never let anyone take it from her again.”

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198. “Vhalla blushed and averted her eyes from his handsome face. “It’s still a poor choice,” she whispered. “It always will be.” Aldrik stood. Her breath quickened by his proximity alone. He hooked his fingers under her chin and pulled her face upward gently. “If you want to make the widely accepted appropriate decision, then leave now, have mercy and end this before you entice me further. Because I promise, this will never be easy – for either of us – and I refuse to love you halfway.”

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199. “Vhalla knew she understood love. Love was throwing herself into a sandstorm. Love was braving her darkest fears and battling her demons. Love was a blind dash through a Northern jungle. Love was hopeful words shared across a pillow in the darkness. Love was bravery and – perhaps most importantly – forgiveness.”

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200. “Aldrik turned back to the marker. “Dia, I realize you are aware, but your daughter has grown into one astounding woman, and I would be lost without her.”

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