Top 450 J.R. Ward Quotes (2026 Update)
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451. “The brothers chanted as he drank, their voices getting louder and louder, ringing out. He tasted each one of them. The raw power and majesty of Wrath. The vast strength of Rhage. The burning, protective loyalty of Phury. The cold savagery of Zsadist. The sharp cunning of Vishous.”

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452. “There were times in life when, as much as you wanted to fight for something, you just had to let it go.”

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453. “She’d ended up passing out, and sometime later, John must have gotten up to use the loo and left the light on. Probably to make sure she didn’t feel lost if she woke up. Because that’s the kind of male he was.”

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454. “But come on, like she hadn’t seen every aisle in his grocery store already?”

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455. “As much as you wanted someone to change and believed they could, they were in control of their life. Not you. And you could throw yourself against the wall of their choices until you were black-and-blue and dizzy as hell, but unless they decided to take a different road, the outcome wasn’t going to be what you wanted.”

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456. “What if I can’t believe it, he amended. “You assume destiny requires your permission to exist.”

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457. “The heart of another is never ours to demand if it is not freely given.”

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458. “Sixteen coffins. Stacked two high and four deep. The casings for the dead were made out of different kinds of wood, and they had aged in different ways – but what was inside them had something in common. They were the remains of the damned. Brothers who had not been granted proper Fade Ceremonies. Or could not be granted them.”

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459. “You didn’t need to know the specifics about a male like that to be fully aware he was a Taylor Swift song waiting to happen.”

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460. “I’m still convinced you’re doing my GTO, you bastard.”

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461. “True love, when it clicks, is the great eraser. All the conflict and work to get a relationship up off the ground just disappears when people hit smooth sailing.”

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462. “How arbitrary, this distinction of time. How like humans to have to cut the infinite down to something they could believe they controlled.”

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463. “First loves were by definition passion with training wheels on. Sometimes you lucked out and the future was long and full of self-discovery on both sides that only brought you closer together. But more often than not, you had too much to learn about yourself.”

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464. “I learned long ago never to predict. All you can do is influence what you can and endure the rest.”

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465. “Xcor gasped as her breasts were exposed. “Oh, sweetest female.” Frozen.”

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466. “Life is crazy. The foolish thing is thinking it isn’t.”

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467. “Yes, she thought. The one who had always felt a little lost had found her footing and her voice. And it turned out both were that of a lion.”

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468. “What the Hell happened to that angel,” Butch murmured.”It’s like he’s running out of battery strength.” Shaking his head, V went back to his phone. “Betty White did die. Maybe that’s why he’s in decline.”

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469. “No child, no matter how they behave, is responsible for keeping their parents together or in a healthy relationship. That’s up to the grown-ups. That’s their job.”

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470. “Among all the phrases in all the languages in all the worlds, there was one that never lost its luster, no matter how many times it was spoken. “I love you” never got worn out.”

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471. “Strength would be his offering to them. Power his eulogy. Vengeance the prayer at their graves.”

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472. “The Brother looked right into Xcor’s eyes. “I am Hharm’s son. So are you. We are brothers by blood.” Xcor’s heart began to pound so hard his head hurt. And then he felt his stare narrow of its own volition on Tohr’s face. “It’s the eyes,” the Brother said. “You’ll see it in the eyes. And no, I didn’t really know him, either. I gather he was not a good male.” “Hharm?” Wrath muttered. “No, he wasn’t. And that’s all I’ll say about it.” Xcor.”

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473. “Animals have a way of being closer to our hearts than people, sometimes.”

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474. “Why the hell do you care?” With a shrug, Mayhem replied, “I don’t have anything better to do. And I haven’t been allowed to watch TV for how long? Your drama is going to be my new favorite show.”

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475. “Gin supposed, considering how umptious his first wife Chantel was, anything short of a farm animal would be an improvement.”

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476. “What? he said. “Oh, you’re thinking about my glock. Yeah, it’s a big one.”

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477. “Those deep hazel eyes held his and didn’t blink. “You’d be amazed what I would do to keep you alive.” Abruptly, V’s mouth opened, his breath growing tight. And as the two of them stood chest-to-chest, he knew every inch of his body, felt it all at once.”

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478. “Bienvenido al maravilloso mundo de los celos. Por el precio de su entrada, obtiene un maldito dolor de cabeza, un deseo casi irresistible de cometer un homicidio. Y un complejo de inferioridad. Yupi.”

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479. “You got hair like a girl,” Mr. D said. “And you smell like bubble bath. At least I can get a trim.” “I’m wearing Old Spice.” “Next time try something stronger. Like horse manure.” Mr.”

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480. “That scent she threw off was not anything by Chanel. Unless they’d recently added a Tragedy line.”

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481. “I don’t bite,” Saxton whispered darkly. “Unless you ask.” Blay.”

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482. “And he’d cozied up to a lightning strike once or twice before.”

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483. “But the ignition did, in fact, occur. And it changed everything.”

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484. “Wrath would always come first for him. It was true for all the Brothers. And considering what Wrath had done to the game room, that was not a bad thing.”

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485. “Cuando eres esencialmente infeliz, estar con la persona que amas no es suficiente.”

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486. “Ci fu un silenzio tonante, ma solo nella stanza. Nella testa tatuata? Il suo cervello era attivissimo, ogni tipo di pensiero e immagine tormentavano la sua coscienza, era come se la sua materia grigia fosse diventata una scimmia e stesse lanciando merda per tutta la gabbia.”

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