Top 450 J.R. Ward Quotes (2026 Update)
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151. “Neither said anything while they embraced. Sometimes words didn’t go far enough, the vessels of letters and the ladles of grammar incapable of holding the heart’s sentiments.”

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152. “Tragedy, like love, makes people blind.”

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153. “Turned out Qhuinn was a snuggler. Who knew – and how fabulous.”

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154. “Tore up from the floor up. Followed by a big outtie. John Mathew.”

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155. “It was a universal truth among males that anytime you saw a guy get it in the nuts, you experienced a shot of phantom pain in your own croquet set.”

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156. “Life was too short, no matter how long you lived.”

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157. “As her eyes scanned his face, he feared that she saw everything, right down t the core of him. Where his obsession with her was the strongest. -Butch and Marissa.”

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158. “The past is what it is – good and bad, it’s written and unchanging. And there’s solace to be had in that.”

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159. “But of course, time didn’t work like that. And memory was but a television show of your own life, a movie screen you could play witness to, but not interact with, change the course of, redirect.”

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160. “You’ve got nothing to worry about. The righteous do not always right, but their souls remain pure. -Lassiter the Angel.”

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161. “Christ, don’t you ever knock? It’s Lassiter. L-A-S-S-I-T-E-R. How is it possible you’re still getting me confused with someone else? Do I need a nametag?”

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162. “And suddenly it wasn’t a joke. The further she went, the more serious Lassiter got, and the shakier Wrath’s shellan became, as if the words she were speaking were ones of great value and meaning. This was tradition for her, he realized.”

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163. “No stonger allies no greater friends no bigger fighters of honor could a king behould then these assembled afore me mine brothers mine blood.”

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164. “I wish to be naked before you,” she commanded. “Make it so, Manuel.”

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165. “Courage doesn’t mean you aren’t scared.”

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166. “The male’s diamond eyes locked on Payne, and though she hadn’t seen him in forever, she knew who he was. Sure as if she was staring at her own reflection. Tears sprang unbidden to her eyes for last she had known, he breathed no longer. “Vishous,” she whispered desperately. “Oh, brother mine...”

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167. “The Maker was a genius, he thought. Infinity resulted in insolence. But transience was the way one treasured what one had been given.”

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168. “Quick question. Does this magical skill with gray matter come with a total lack of compunction for your kind, or is it just you who were born without a conscience? V: I beg your pardon?”

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169. “If you’re going to insist on being reasonable, I’m going to stop hanging with you.”

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170. “Here’s what I know to be true. We can bury the past all we like. We can use a hundred thousand distractions, some of which are healthy, some of which are not, to keep it under the ground – but when something isn’t processed, it will absolutely, positively come back and bite us on the ass.”

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171. “I have no words. Sixteen languages, but no words. -Vishous.”

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172. “Unfortunately, you choose things because they’re safer – that is understandable, though. Inanimate objects don’t do unexpected things or break your heart or betray you. Objects are safe. People are complicated.”

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173. “She was a mahmen. She was a lover. She was a proud female, a strong female, a female who knew right from wrong, family from stranger, good from evil. She had lived through two birthings and stood up to a Brother just now, and she would take on the King if she had to. She was fallible and could get confused and might well flounder from time to time. But she would survive. That was what the strong did.”

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174. “Isn’t it wonderful not to have to be perfect to be loved?”

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175. “Vishous, could you stop grinning like that? You’re beginning to freak me out.”

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176. “They sat side by side in silence – because sometimes that was all you could do for someone you loved: There were paths that had to be walked alone. And that just sucked.”

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177. “You are the sweetest thug I’ve ever known.”

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178. “The guy in the Red Sox hat came in with an astonishingly beautiful blond woman at his side. He stood close to her, and though they weren’t touching, it was clear that they were a couple. They just belonged together.”

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179. “When you were contemplating cheating on your mate, it was not easy on the conscience. And not something you wanted to do in the home you shared with her.”

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180. “The Brotherhood was strong, a unit. a powerful force in their world for good. And so too were the females. Strong. A unit. A powerful force for good in their world.”

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181. “How old are you?” “Eighteen years out of my transition. You?” He raised his cocktail glass. “Three hundred fifty-eight years and two months.” “Not even middle-aged.” “No.” He smiled. “Not old. Now, if we were humans, this would be inappropriate.” “Well, you would be dead. So yes, necrophilia is creepy.”

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182. “She got her phone again and went into the received-calls log and fired up Rehvenge’s number. She took a deep breath and a long pull on the latte. And hit send. Destiny had a 518 area code. Who knew.”

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183. “I fell in love with one. And he fell in love with me.” And then I died and his mother brought me back to life – it’s great to have demigods as in-laws.”

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184. “Without his mate to share his life, he was but a screen for events and circumstances to pass through. He was npt even empty, for he was no vessel to hold even the thinnest of air. He lived, though was not truly alive.”

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185. “Fear of change was a weakness.”

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186. “Snowflakes, which had started out at lunchtime dancing in the winter air, had soon put on so much weight that they could no longer perform arabesques on the wind currents. They were also in a hurry now, wasting their freedom in a rush to get to the ground, not realizing that the fall was the very best part of their lives, and that once that descent was over, they were going to be trod upon, sped over, plowed into dirty piles like they were degenerates as opposed to floating miracles.”

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187. “These were gym towels. They were supposed to be thin and mean, the terry-cloth equivalent of coyotes. When you were sweating like a pig and couldn’t feel the bottoms of your feet from exertion, you didn’t want to pat yourself down with a Pomeranian.”

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188. “Z was the last to come over, and as he opened his arms wide, for some reason, the slave bands that had been tattooed around his throat and wrists stood out to her.”

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189. “Weight carried, whether it was physically, mentally, or emotionally, slowed you down.”

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190. “A leader gathered his thoughts before he spoke; he did not rush to the podium to be adored. Ego, after all, was the root of evil.”

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191. “Love can conquer everything but reality.”

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192. “I mean, come on. He’s kind of cute, in a Godzilla sort of way.”

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193. “Sometimes, nothing made you feel older and more worn out than the happiness of others. And yes, that was uncharitable – but that was why it was good that inner thoughts were things one shared only with oneself.”

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194. “You sure about this?” he asked in a guttural voice. “I get down on that mattress right now, I’m not stopping until I’m inside of you.”

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195. “Did television execs have souls? Now, that was an existential question and a half.”

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196. “Right? That’s exactly what I think. He’s a tough number, aren’t you, Rhamp? Also poops out toxic waste. You’ll learn that later.”

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197. “Whoa. Fangs. She had fangs. She leaned in, prodded them a little. Eating with those puppies was going to take some getting used to, she thought. On impulse, she brought up her hands, turned her fingers into claws. Hissed. Cool.”

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198. “Letting go meant you accepted what couldn’t be changed. You didn’t try to hold on to hope in order to coerce a change in fortune... nor did you battle against superior forces of fate and try to make them capitulate to your will... nor did you beg for salvation because you assumed you knew better. Letting go meant you stared at what was before you with clear eyes, recognizing that unfettered choice was the exception and destiny the rule.”

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199. “Could the past be like this, he wondered, looking around at the empty clearing. A structure in your mind that you could burn down and get free of.”

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200. “Be present. Love her until the end. Never her leave her side until the last breath. That was how he was going to honor her with his heart and his soul, even though he wasn’t worthy.”

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