Top 450 J.R. Ward Quotes (2026 Update)
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351. “Phury laid a hard one on the male’s mouth, the kiss a punch between faces, not anything even remotely sexual. And he did it only to wipe the expression off the bastard’s face. It worked. The Reverend stiffened and growled, and Phury knew he’d called the guy’s bluff. But just to make sure the lesson was learned, he clipped the male’s lower lip with a fang.”

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352. “Payne nailing him in the face woke him up. George brought him back his independence. But Beth handed him his crown.”

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353. “Wrath to Butch : I always knew you were a royal; just didn’t think it went past the pain-in-the-ass part is all.”

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354. “We were always every age we had ever been.”

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355. “The guy stroked his goatee. “What do you call twenty guys watching the world series?” “The New York Yankees,” Butch replied.”

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356. “I’m not cock-blocking for kicks and giggles. The mother ship called.”

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357. “The nurse stared at him with such shock, it was clearly the first time anyone had not provided her with a safe, supported, emotionally aware and nurturing, micro-aggression-free educational platform.”

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358. “Sometimes strength rested not in resistance, but in the release of arms against a foe of one’s own creation.”

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359. “Mary, you can’t second-guess yourself. Listen, you go to war in your own way, and the worst thing a soldier can do is have his confidence fried before he hits the field. Not everything is going to end up in victory, but you’ve got to start it all off, every time, knowing that your training and your instincts are sound. You didn’t do anything wrong. You didn’t hurt Bitty on purpose.”

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360. “His heart was as empty as her stare.”

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361. “But that was life: Nobody got a guided tour to their own theme park. You had to hop on the rides as they presented themselves, never knowing whether you would like the one you were in line for... or if the bastard was going to make you throw up your corn dog and your cotton candy all over the place.”

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362. “Destiny is not a straightaway. It’s cluttered with corners and all of them are dark. We make the turns we do... and find ourselves where we are.”

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363. “Justlikethat, the brother dematerialized out of the alley, and Rhage knew better than to think that the pair of them would ever speak of it again. And man, that was so V – the SOB was capable of great kindness and empathy, but always at arm’s length, as if he were afraid of getting too entangled in emotion. He was always there for the people he loved, though. Always. “Thank you, my brother,” Rhage said to the thin air where the male of worth had stood. “Thank you as ever.”

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364. “High above, the rafters were made of old wood, and sturdy as the mountain the house had been built on, and across the way, sixteen coffins were stacked one upon the next, as if they were nothing but moving boxes from U-Haul. The.”

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365. “I would rather be in a hovel with you than a castle with anybody else.”

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366. “McDonald’s, he thought. Why couldn’t she have wanted Mickey D’s. Or Pizza Hut. Taco Hell –.”

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367. “But if you had to have something to live for, it might as well be love, right?”

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368. “Staring at her in his arms, he knew that he would lay his life down for hers without regret. He would slay dragons and move mountains for her. He would conquer whole worlds at her command and starve to skin and bones just to ensure she had food. She was not his sun or moon, but his galaxy.”

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369. “And then he let out a predatory hiss – – and bit her so hard she had to hold back a curse. Now.”

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370. “I love you, Lassiter,” she said without looking away from her daughter. “I know.” Mary glanced back at him. “Did you just quote Harrison Ford to me.” “Yes, Leia. And it’s also true. Go on, Mother, she’s safe.”

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371. “Do you like what you see?” he said in a quiet voice.”

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372. “I got to go! Bye!” “You’re ammmmmmmmmmmaaaaaaaazing – ” Click. This time when she put her cell phone back down, she felt as light and frothy as the bubbles in a champagne flute. And a little drunk, too.”

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373. “I had her all over my face. It was fantastic.”

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374. “When do we ever know what we’re walking into,” he said in a low voice. “Destiny is not a straightaway. It’s cluttered with corners and all of them are dark. We make the turns we do... and find ourselves where we are.”

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375. “Sometimes the only thing that got you through hell was that you were in too deep to pull out.”

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376. “And bottom line, without John by her side, everything seemed to be just a big, resounding meh.”

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377. “And it was hard, when you were in a dark place, to be around those who were not. You didn’t want to bring anybody down, but you also couldn’t fake the happiness.”

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378. “All right, then, her first rule for the rest of her days: no more looking outside for definitions. She might not have any clue who she was, but better to be lost and searching than shoved into a social box by someone else.”

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379. “Sometimes the changes in life came at you so fast, and with such fury, there was no way to keep up with reality. It took time for things to sink in, the new equilibrium establishing itself only after some period of your brain sloshing back and forth against the walls of your head. He was still in the slosh zone.”

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380. “Going over to their prisoner, Vishous performed a visual assessment on Xcor. When they’d brought the bastard in here, V had strapped him onto the wooden slab table face-up and spread-eagled, locking stainless-steel cuffs on those wrists and ankles and around that thick neck – and what do you know, the guy was right where he’d left him. Color was passable. Eyes were closed. Head wound at the rear of the skull was no longer leaking, having healed already.”

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381. “Course, I always knew you were a royal. Just didn’t know it went past the pain-in-the-ass part.”

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382. “Chaos and love when hand in hand and oh, the glorious grace of the world because of it.”

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383. “In the Old Language, he whispered, “I am barren of words, my female. For no sounds from my mouth are worthy of your hearing.”

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384. “There is no fight – I’m yours. If you want, here and now. Or later. A week, a month, years from now.”

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385. “Caregivers had to take care of themselves, and part of that meant having a life beyond whatever illness had put them in their cole.”

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386. “She looked into the room. So many machines and wires and tubes – a reminder that the human body was an incredible miracle, its countless autonomic functions a gift when they were operating as intended, and a cumbersome nightmare to have to approximate when they were not.”

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387. “You know, you handled yourself last night. Don’t know many humans who would have taken on Rhage or me. Much less in front of all the brothers.” “Ah, now, don’t get all mushy on me. We ain’t dating.”

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388. “Don’t think I was the only reason he healed. You’re his light, Marissa. Don’t ever forget that.”

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389. “When it came to being a legend, all it took was one person to recognize that you were epic. That was it.”

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390. “Cause nothing said lovin’ like a shitload of motion detectors.”

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391. “When the coffee had finished brewing, he took the pot out from under, poured the entire sugar bowl into it, and followed that up with as much of the half-and-half as he could fit in. Then he took a test sip.”

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392. “But Tudor mansions on manicured grounds didn’t look right with their grand front doors wide open to the night. It was like a debutante flashing her bra thanks to a wardrobe malfunction.”

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393. “The one good thing about the Angels was they always colored within the lines. They had to. Suckers.”

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394. “What do you think?” she asked in his voice. “We should totally remember this for Halloween, right?”

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395. “If love were a requirement for marriage, the human race would have no need for the institution.”

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396. “Blay went back to the door. “I love you with everything I’ve got, and when you and Layla had those kids? You gave me a complete family. And I want my family back, the whole thing – and that includes Layla.” “Blay, please – ” “That’s my condition. And I’m going to make it stick. See you out in the field.” –.”

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397. “You bring me to my knees and lift me up at the same time. It’s the definition of magic.”

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398. “And the storm he was deliberately creating raked over the decimated landscape of his soul, obscuring the ragged, desolated mess he was.”

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399. “Hollywood Expressed his inner Godzilla again” V to Z.”

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400. “A hand landed on his shoulder like an anvil. “How’d you like to stay for dinner?” Butch looked up. The guy was wearing a baseball cap and had some kind of marking – was that a tattoo, on his face? “How’d you like to be dinner?” said another one, who looked like some kind of model.”

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