Top 350 Kiersten White Quotes (2024 Update)
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201. “He had imagined Constantinople, had wanted it for Mehmed. It had been simple and straightforward. But now he knew the true cost of things, the murky horrors of the distance between wanting something and getting it.”

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202. “I have found that one can either keep secrets or keep servants.”

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203. “Arthur nodded, slipping his arm around her and stroking her hair with a movement so soft she wondered if he realized he was doing it.”

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204. “We live in the darkness. Fight it or embrace it. But accept that even in a world of powers and gods and Slayers, nothing is going to magically heal you and make you the person you used to be. And would you want it to, if it meant sacrificing everything you’ve learned and become?”

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205. “What a lovely balance. Lend shows whatever he wants the world to see and you see through whatever the world wants to show you.”

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206. “The darkness isn’t going anywhere. But there’s a difference between walking through it and becoming it. It doesn’t control you. You got more of it than you should? Good. Use it. Use it all.”

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207. “I am the ocean. I am the yacht in the middle of the ocean. I am nothing. I am flames.”

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208. “Can’t he be lonely and unbalanced around someone else’s girlfriend?”

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209. “Wait, so am I allowed to put my shirt back on? Or did you want me to remove my pants, too?”

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210. “Everywhere she went, no matter how many people surrounded her, she knew now she was alone. She may as well be alone in a place that was beautiful.”

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211. “Perhaps, looking out over it, Mehmed saw what the beginning of his legacy would eventually lead to. Whatever Mehmed did, whatever he built, the greatest city in the world was irrefutable evidence that all things died.”

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212. “Being a Dracul had cost him so much. He had thought he was done paying for the blood that ran through his veins. But he would never be done. The price of being in his family was everything he held dear, taken from him over and over again. They were the dragons. The devils. There was no mercy in them or for them.”

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213. “Because I am in love with you. Because I cannot be around you for fear you will finally see what is written across my heart. Because the pain of you is one I cannot bear.”

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214. “Lada had always known exactly what shape she would take. She had never let it be determined by the people around her. But Radu could not escape the need for love, the need for people in his life to help him see what he should – and could – be. Lada shaped herself in spite of her environment. Radu shaped himself because of it.”

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215. “Weakness is an irresistible lure.”

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216. “That is your problem, then. Peace is not to be found in this city, or any city. Not even Mecca. Peace is to be found here.” He pointed to Radu’s heart.”

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217. “I have tried so hard to escape this, but my path was always leading here. I took every turn I could. I found faith and God. I found a new home and country, even new tongues and a new name. But I cannot escape becoming a Dracul. The cruelty, the willingness to destroy everything else in pursuit of a goal. I know what she would do. I know what I need to do. But I do not want to do it.”

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218. “Christmas Eve is my favorite... I think the anticipation is more fun than anything else. I kind of lost that. The idea that something – food, traditions, an arbitrary date on the calendar – can be special because we decide it should be. We make it special. Not just for ourselves, but for others.”

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219. “We can’t spend every moment afraid of what’s waiting for us. What’s waiting for us out in the world, or inside ourselves, as I’ve learned.”

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220. “So we stand, occupying the space, watching as ordinary ingredients combine into something we hope will be magic.”

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221. “The flock of birds always living in her chest these days had been startled. They flund themselves against the confines of her ribs, beating and flapping in a frenzy inside of her.”

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222. “You are the only real thing in my life.”

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223. “Those same fists had always defied everything expected of her.”

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224. “You carry too much hope, and it will canker in your soul like an infection.”

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225. “I did not repent my distance from God. If I wanted help, I would find it myself.”

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226. “And part of him, a compact, dark lump of meanness buried deep in his chest, had been glad. Let her feel useless. Let her feel like a failure. Let her see that he could do things she never could.”

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227. “I have been stuck in the business of books for so long, I forgot how much fun being a part of a story can be.”

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228. “Maybe I shouldn’t mouth off to the elemental I kinda hoped was my future mother-in-law.”

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229. “A heart did not have to be stone to be strong.”

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230. “It flopped into my leg, leaving a vile, dark smear of disgusting on my jeans. Brilliant.”

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231. “Lend’s dad, two werewolves, and a vampire. It was like the setup to a bad joke or something. A doctor, two werewolves, and a vampire walk into a bar. “What’ll you have?” the bartender asks. “We were thinking him,” the vampire answers, eyeing the doctor. Okay, jokes weren’t my strong point.”

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232. “A true conversion is always only between a man and God.”

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233. “The central aspect I wanted to explore was the path a person takes to get to the point where they can justify doing terrible things in the name of good. What motivations sway them? What stones laid in childhood become the foundation legacies are built on?”

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234. “I find myself in sudden dire need to increase the potency of my charm spelling.”

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235. “I do not want to imagine a world in which you are not you.”

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236. “They are less than the mud. You do not get angry at the mud for clinging to your shoe. You wipe it off and never look at it again.”

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237. “Radu put one hand on her shoulder, felt Lada’s body contract with silent crying. “Get out,” she said again. He climbed onto the narrow bed and curled around her, holding her until she slept.”

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238. “I do not know how to live in a world where everyone is right and everyone is wrong.”

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239. “Biting into her fig, she trailed her fingers along the rough, waxy leaves of an untrimmed hedge and pretended she was in Wallachia. Radu heard it first. “Listen,” he whispered. “Someone is crying.” “And it is not you. What a wonder.”

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240. “This particular type of human carries weapons slightly more lethal than your beloved pink monstrosity.”

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241. “The shelf Imogen is searching is technically off-limits, but since Buffy – the Slayer who single-handedly destroyed almost our entire organization – broke all magic on earth a couple months ago, it doesn’t matter anymore.”

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242. “Just as he reached for my neck, I tased him. I was there to bag and tag, not to kill. Besides, if I had to carry separate weapons for every paranormal I took out, I’d be dragging around a full luggage set. Tasers are a one-size-fits-all paranormal butt-kicking option. Mine’s pink with rhinestones. Tasey and I have had a lot of good times together.”

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243. “It was easer to rage than to despair.”

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244. “If you ever try that again,” I say, taking a sip of chocolate to wet my suddenly parched throat, “I will beat you silly with your own cane.”

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245. “Hatred makes monsters of all of us.”

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246. “What’s wrong? You look as though someone has died. Oh, no, someone has, haven’t they?”

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247. “But the mattress was soft and the blankets warm. Thus every small animal is lulled into security.”

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248. “They revolved around her as though she were the Earth, and they were the adoring but distant sun and moon and stars. It was a type of magic in and of itself.”

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249. “Oh relax.” I waved my hand dismissively. “If he wanted to kill me, he already would have. I brought him all these sharp pencils, ideal for stabbing, and he’s been a perfect gentleman.”

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250. “Bleep if I was going to stage a rescue in a freaking pantsuit.”

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