Top 300 Gena Showalter Quotes (2025 Update)
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201. “I know you don’t want to see me because I’m “dangerous,” “deranged,” and “possibly the worst being ever created by Zeus – or anyone.” But underneath this chiseled, bronzed exterior beats a heart of gold, probably. You’ll never know the truth unless you come out of hiding and take another peek under my hood.”

— Gena Showalter

202. “I may not be a doctor, but I’ve watched every episode of House. I’m pretty sure I know what I’m doing.”

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203. “To answer your question, you want me because I’m made of awesome.”

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204. “I looked around, counting the competition. Sixteen. To win, all I had to do was incapacitate each one, place my hand over their hearts and turn my palm into a flame. Easy. Yeah right.”

— Gena Showalter

205. “So what. He was made of awesome. Anyone who couldn’t see that wasn’t smart enough to be with him, anyway.”

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206. “Please,” she cried. “Please.” A fierce roar split the night, shaking the ground, rattling the trees. Suddenly Maddox was beside her again, drowning out the voices. “Foolish Bait,” he spat. More to himself, he added, “Foolish warrior.” Crying.”

— Gena Showalter

207. “Because you aren’t who you think you are. You aren’t what everyone else believes. You might have delivered countless deaths but you love more fiercely than anyone I’ve ever known.”

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208. “Scars speak for you. They say you’re strong, and you’ve survived something that might have killed others.”

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209. “The doors closed, sealing her inside with him. I don’t judge by outward appearance. I really do not judge by outward appearance. But oh, wow, wow, wow, he had to be a time-traveling Viking sent here to abduct modern women to give to his men back home – because they’d killed all the women in their village.”

— Gena Showalter

210. “If you’d rather not go with me, I will completely understand and won’t hate you for more than a day. Maybe two.”

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211. “But if anyone so much as threatened them because of what Kaia had once done, she would turn the Slumber Party Massacre into Blood, Bath and Beyond, a documentary by Kaia Skyhawk.”

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212. “First rule of Teach Kane a Lesson: you don’t talk about Teach Kane a Lesson. Second rule of Teach Kane a Lesson: you don’t talk about Teach Kane a Lesson. Third rule of Teach Kane a Lesson: if someone taps out, you just keep fighting. Fourth rule of Teach Kane a Lesson: there are no rules. Got it?”

— Gena Showalter

213. “All I want from a man is everything and nothing at the same but different times, sometimes and never but always.”

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214. “Clay is in the Everlife now. We should be happy for him.”

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215. “I peered at Farrah and suddenly understood why the Seven Dwarves had sung their song. “Hi... ho.”

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216. “A slice of chocolate cake – priorities! – a scoop of chicken potpie, slice of chocolate cake, scoop of yam casserole, slice of chocolate cake, two scoops of mashed potatoes, a slice of chocolate cake, a scoop of buttery green beens, a slice of chocolate cake -.”

— Gena Showalter

217. “Until I’ve finished touching all of you, I’ll be as selfish as I please... and you’ll like it.”

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218. “I’m kind of jealous of people who haven’t met you. If ignorance ever goes up to $5 a barrel, I want drilling rights to your head.”

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219. “You have made me more frustrated than a zombie at a salad bar. Fix it!”

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220. “We’re gonna lie when the truth is hard? That’s how this relationship is going to work? All righty, then.”

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221. “The customer is always right, Brook Lynn often said. And Jessie Kay agreed... unless the customer was a douche bag, and then he was just a douche bag.”

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222. “Jessie Kay had once briefly considered thinking about exercising along with Monica’s video. Then she’d found a bag of Kit Kat Minis and the insane idea went back to hell where it belonged.”

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223. “I’ve heard it said your entire life flashes before your eyes as you die. Those words comfort those who have loved and been loved but torment those who have failed and been failed.”

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224. “I am not the monster who lives inside me.”

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225. “No. Dang him, no!”

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226. “In that moment, Maddox fell completely, absolutely, irrevocably in love with her.”

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227. “Yeah, okay. You’re right. I was having dinner with Zombie Carl the other night. You know, steak, rare, and a bottle of vintage type A. He told me all his secrets, but too bad for you I promised him I wouldn’t tell. In exchange I asked him to gather his best undead buddies and stalk me through my friend’s yard. And oh, yeah, it was totally fine if they wanted to use me as an all-night-dinner buffet, because having organs is SO last year.”

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228. “Hate never kept me warm at night. Never held me when I cried. Never patched me up when I was injured. Like.”

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229. “And the peace! The most magnificent peace. I lose myself in a place where time no longer exists and nothing is impossible. I can do anything I imagine. I can fight and win any war. Nothing frightens me, because I know I’m here for a reason; and I’m not alone. I have friends in high places. Friends here. Friends up there. Victory is mine.”

— Gena Showalter

230. “Her mouth has always lacked any type of filter, a problem exacerbated by her refusal to lie about anything. Two qualities guaranteed to turn every conversation into a battlefield.”

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231. “Everyone has a story, and I will be the author of mine.”

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232. “The best way to spell victory? K-I-L-L.”

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233. “You speak what you believe, and you believe you’re doomed. If there’s one thing I’ve learned throughout the years, it’s that what you believe is the impetus for your entire life.”

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234. “He chokes on his one tongue.”

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235. “Fail: First Attempt At Learning. Always try again. If you can’t save a world, save a city. If you can’t save a city, save a block. If you can’t save a block, save a family. If you can’t save a family, save a person. One person and problem at a time.”

— Gena Showalter

236. “He popped his jaw, trying to relax against a new onslaught of aggression. It wasn’t as if he were the only one to suffer, he reminded himself. The other warriors had their own demons – literally and figuratively. Torin, of course, was keeper of Disease. Lucien was keeper of Death. Reyes, of Pain. Aeron, of Wrath. Paris, of Promiscuity. Why couldn’t he have been given that last one?”

— Gena Showalter

237. “Always blame the guy,” she said.”

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238. “Sister?” Jessie Kay scowled. “Do I really look like his sister? I clearly come from grade-A stock while his ancestors made a few poor choices along the way.”

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239. “You’re making me rethink my stance on cold-blooded homicide.”

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240. “Being with a man incapable of telling a lie – a whole lot of awesome. Being with a man who could taste when you lied – sucked the big one.”

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241. “She knelt beside him. “Now, do you see this?” She plucked a weed from the dirt. “It and everything like it are weeds. Weeds are bad. But those,” she said, pointing to the flower stems, “those are good. Right now, bad is murdering good, so we’ve got to go to war and help.” Horror dawned on his features. “A fancy way of saying I am to... garden?” He shuddered. “You’ll be doing more than that, thank you. You’ll be saving something beautiful.”

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242. “No one hit my friend and lived to tell the tale. That was my new motto, and one I would forever embrace.”

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243. “But we all must be true to our own nature. Acting as anyone other than yourself merely brings you pain and makes you appear ashamed of who and what you are. Others will feed off that shame, and soon it will be all that you are.”

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244. “She stopped at the desk and held up a can for his view. “This looks like an ordinary hairspray can, right?” “Of course.” he said though he had no idea what hairspray was.”

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245. “One day,” Dane snarled, “I’m going to put your nuts in a grinder and make a testicle salad sandwich.”

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246. “The on and off thing is kind of annoying, isn’t it? First with Cole, now with Gavin. “Maybe you need a tune up.” I rolled my eyes. “I’ll just pop into the supernatural ability repair shop sometime tomorrow.” He grinned, his fingers tracing the line of my jaw.”

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247. “Those we love, we can grow to hate. And life... life can be perfect one minute and in shambles the next.”

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248. “From blissful to tragic, innocent to ruined?”

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249. “Low maintenance is what’s forgettable. You might want to wright that down, underline it, circle it and put a star by it. It’s golden.”

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250. “Maddox held Ashlyn for several hours as she napped, hopefully reviving body and soul. Time was his enemy, midnight fast sneaking up on him, but he didn’t wake her.”

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