Top 300 Julie Kagawa Quotes (2024 Update)
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201. “I didn’t want to wake up. There was nothing but pain waiting for me in the real world. If I was asleep, I couldn’t feel anything. If I was asleep, I didn’t have to face Ash and the cold contempt on his face when he looked at me. Darkness was my retreat, my sanctuary. I drew back from Ash’s voice, deeper into the comforting darkness.”

— Julie Kagawa

202. “Helpless, I clenched my fists against my back, well aware that every mile, every minute that ticked by, took me ever farther from getting to them in time and closer to losing the red dragon forever.”

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203. “A ruse. That’s all it was. Pretend to like this girl. Pretend to have feelings, to pursue some kind of relationship. Earn her friendship and trust, knowing I might have to destroy it, and her, in the end.”

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204. “As I studied the remians of book pages, scatered among the ashes, my heart sank.”

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205. “Careful, human.” Grimalkin appeared on the corner of the stage, overshadowed by the dead chimera. “Do not lose your heart to a faery prince. It never ends well.”

— Julie Kagawa

206. “What was with this family, that all the sons were so freaking handsome it hurt to look at them.”

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207. “Because I know that you, at least, won’t turn on me if something better comes along,” he elaborated. “Because you have that disgusting sense of loyalty that keeps getting you into trouble. And because you aren’t half bad in a fight, either.” His expression moved between arrogance and pity. “I figure I can be the smart, practical, logical one and you can be the pretty, hotheaded, overemotional one, and between us, we’ll be ready for anything.”

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208. “I would have chased your spirit across the universe, to the place where your soul came to rest, and demanded the keepers of the gates to let me see you once more.”

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209. “You’ll take her to a healer, prince, or so help me I will cut out that piece of ice you call a heart and take her myself.”

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210. “I kissed him. His arms slid around me and drew me close, and we stayed like that for a while, my hands tangled in his hair, his cool lips on mine. My earlier thoughts in the crypt came back to haunt me, and I shoved them into the darkest corner of my mind. I would not give him up. I would find a way to have a happy ending, for both of us.”

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211. “Allison, how you live your life is up to you. I can only give you the skills you need to survive. But eventually, you will have to make your own decisions, come to your own terms about what you are. You are Vampire, but what kind of monster you become is out of my hands.”

— Julie Kagawa

212. “Mortals have perfected the art of not seeing what they don’t expect to be there.”

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213. “You can’t be completely in love with a dragon and expect anything to be normal.”

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214. “Guess I’ve been officially slapped on the wrist for fishing in the River of Dreams without a license. Hey, is that a peach?”

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215. “Ouch. You really know how to tear a guy’s heart out, don’t you, princess?”

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216. “Whatever you’ve done, or think you’ve done, it’s over now. You can’t go back and change it. What you do about it, right now, from here on out, that’s the important thing. -Dawn of Eden, Ch8.”

— Julie Kagawa

217. “When I wrote my first story, all the characters were teenagers because I think 16, 17 is a great age.”

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218. “I was a huge bookworm as a kid, and you could usually find me reading something with a dragon on its cover.”

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219. “It would be hilariously tragic if I avoided the rabids, avoided the sun, only to be fried to a crisp on a damn electric fence because I was too impatient.”

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220. “Leaving would imply suitcases and empty drawers, and late birthday cards with ten-dollar bills stuffed inside.”

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221. “The mighty hunter,” I quipped as we snuck out the back door, escaping into the yard. “He can take down vicious rabids and rampaging boars, but one old lady can make him flee in terror.”

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222. “All souls have a destiny. Some are simply brighter than others.”

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223. “He closed his eyes, and a single tear crawled down his cheek. I knew I was asking him to do the impossible, and it was tearing me apart that Ash was suffering. But at least I would make it right in the end. I’d promise him that much.”

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224. “A silhouette was striding down the center of the road, heading for the alley we’d just vacated. Lean, tall, a long black coat rippling behind him, he was instantly recognizable. Even from this distance, I could see the glow of his sword, blue-black and deadly, and the glint of a cold silver eye.”

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225. “If we are talking about choice and regret, what has happened cannot be undone. And dwelling on the past changes nothing. You will only drive yourself to insanity if you do.”

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226. “Let me give you your first and most important lesson, Allison Sekemoto – you are a monster.”

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227. “I’m a Basilisk. We don’t ask permission. When something needs to be done, we trust our own judgement. You should know that just as well as me.”

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228. “Can’t anyone ever start a fight without all the posturing and cheesy Bond-villain threats? It’s not that hard. Here, let me demonstrate.” And he smashed a fist into Colin’s nose.”

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229. “Do you know what this is?” he murmured. Puck smirked. “Uh, yes, actually. In most circles, it’s called a stick. Used for starting fires, poking large insects, and playing fetch with your dog.” Ash.”

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230. “Oh, look at that, he’s heard of me. My fame grows.”

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231. “You wanted the location of the giant ruins. I gave it to you. My end of the bargain was upheld.” “I thought they were deserted! You didn’t say they were still occupied.” “You did not ask if they were.”

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232. “My eyelids flickered, and Ash made a noise that was almost a growl. “Dammit, Meghan,” he snarled, grabbing both my arms. “I am not going to lose you this close to home. Get up!” He rose, pulling me to my feet and, before I could even register what was going on, pressed his lips to mine. -Ash.”

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233. “I wished that, for once, faery tales – real faery tales, not Disney fairy tales – would have a happy ending.”

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234. “I will be with her again, or I will die. There aren’t any other options.”

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235. “It had been her mercy, her refusal to kill a known enemy, that had made me realize the Order was wrong. It was because of her that I was here now, risking my life to protect the creatures I’d once driven toward extinction. Because a dragon had spared the life of a soldier of St. George, everything had changed.”

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236. “I worked at a Books-a-Million in Louisville for several years.”

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237. “Puck and Ironhorse each grabbed a rope and began drawing the platform up the side of the building. The dark, mirrored walls reflected a strange party back at us: a cat, two elf-boys, a girl in a slightly tattered gown, and a monstrous black man with glowing red eyes. I contemplated how strange my life had become, but was interrupted by a soft hiss overhead.”

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238. “He was right. My ruthless, murdering blood brother had been right all along.”

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239. “There was movement on its broad shoulders, and Puck appeared, clinging to its back, a huge grin splitting his face. “All right,” he announced grandly, as the troll jerked and spun around, trying in vain to reach him, “I claim this land for Spain.” And.”

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240. “My fall began, as many stories do, with a girl.”

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241. “Surprisingly, it was Jackal who finally smiled and stepped back, raising his hands. “Okay, bloodbag,” he said, looking past me to Zeke. “Fine. I can be civil. For now. Observe.” He made a great show of looking around the chamber. “Nice place you got here. Love what you’ve done with it. If I’d known, I would’ve brought a housewarming gift. A shag rug to go with the lovely piles of garbage.”

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242. “Man, that was impressive. You must’ve jumped three feet in the air. What did you think I was, leatherface or something? -Robbie Goodfell.”

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243. “Startled by my own thoughts, I leaned back and rubbed my eyes. What was wrong with me? I was a soldier, trained to keep emotions in check at all times. I could face down a charging dragon and show no fear. I could endure two hours of my superior screaming in my face and feel nothing. What was it about Ember that was different?”

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244. “No one who fights so hard to do the right thing is evil.”

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245. “Kissing her in the ocean and feeling my entire world stop. Wishing I could be normal, if only to be with her. Because she hadn’t just taught me how to surf and shoot zombies and to scream while plunging down a roller-coaster drop. She had shown me how to live.”

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246. “Tonight, Garret the soldier didn’t exist.”

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247. “Oh, woe is me, I’m a vampire. I’m a horrible monster who eats babies and murders bunnies, boo hoo hoo.”

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248. “Maybe in a different form, under a different name, but in some small way, our souls will always recognize each other.”

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249. “His nearness made my senses spin.”

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250. “There are only those you can live with, and those you can work to change.”

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