Top 90 Kristen Ciccarelli Quotes (2026 Update)
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51. “His eyes blackened. “Who did this to you?”

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52. “Your laugh is like a fuse. It lights you up.”

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53. “The point is to let me give you this one small thing, because I couldn’t give you the rest.”

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54. “Drawing her knees to her chest, she remembered him stepping into the black flames that had come to devour her. While everyone else ran away, he had run toward her.”

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55. “I remember the sound of your laugh,” he said as the back door of the house came into view. “It pulled me like a magnet toward the beach, where I found the most beautiful girl in the world standing on the shore.” Rune’s footsteps slowed as they approached the door. His stopped altogether. “When I saw Alex at your side, I knew exactly who you were: Rune Winters. The girl Alex never shut up about. A girl who was entirely off-limits, because my little brother found her first.”

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56. “I’ve had better,” he said, staring Harrow down. “You were right; it was no chore. But I’m not about to repeat the endeavor anytime soon.” The lie sank inside him like poison. “She’s a pretty face, nothing more.”

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57. “To play by the rules when everyone else disregards them – that is foolishness.”

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58. “His kisses continued, increasing in urgency, trailing over her skin. Was this real, or were they still pretending?”

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59. “It was almost as if he were a weapon specifically designed to compromise her.”

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60. “I pity the man who clips her wings.”

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61. “Live in the darkness too long, and eventually you won’t recognize the light. You’ll become like the monsters you hate.”

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62. “My name is Wisdom.” Her voice rang like a drawn blade. “And I’ve waited a long time for this.”

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63. “Gideon was her perfect rival; a deadly enemy to outwit. Without him, Rune could only be half of her full potential. It was why, deep down, she wanted him to come for her. She ached for the challenge of him. She needed to finish what lay unfinished between them.”

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64. “Rune had told Gideon that buttercups were her favorite flower, and instead of picking some, he sewed them for her. Had he stayed up all night doing so?”

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65. “His gentleness snuck past her defenses, unlocking the deadbolts inside her. Letting the enemy in.”

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66. “Of course he was tempted. A life with Rune? It was worth everything. Which was precisely why he needed to stay and fight. This was where they both belonged. He wanted to save it-for her, for them, more than anyone. Anything less, and he would never be the man she deserved.”

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67. “Every time Gideon looked at the young heiress, she reminded him of the sea: steal-your-breath beautiful on the surface, with the promise of untold depths beneath.”

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68. “You get the world you’re willing to fight for.”

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69. “Sparing the life of someone you hate doesn’t make you weak, it makes you better than the rest of us.”

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70. “He’d spent the last two hours making it for her, feeling slightly ill as he sewed every petal. Roses always brought the painful memories rushing back. But Harrow’s advice – to woo Rune – kept ringing through his head, and his mother could never resist the silk roses his father used to make her after they argued.”

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71. “You are far worse than a thorn in my side,” he said, his dark eyes gleaming at her. “You are a knife in my heart.”

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72. “Are you so determined to misunderstand me?”

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73. “I’m in love with him. Instead of getting Gideon Sharpe out of her system tonight, Rune had gone and gotten herself addicted. The hunted had fallen for the hunter.”

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74. “What the hell do you think you’re doing with my wife?”

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75. “Suddenly, it wasn’t just Emeline’s song flooding out, but something else. A thick and shimmering power gushed out of her, like blood from a wound. Around her, the clearing changed. Pale, dead leaves cascaded to the forest floor like snow. The trunks of the trees changed from powdery white to deep browns and dappled greens, color spreading like a blush from their roots to their branches. New leaves began to bud and unfurl, teeming with life.”

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76. “Only fools believed in happy endings.”

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77. “You can’t undo the past. You can only go forward and make things better in the future.”

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78. “In forgiving him, a strange thing happened: Rune found forgiveness for herself, too. For what she’d done to Nan. The thing she’d needed all this time was right there inside her.”

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79. “Somewhere beneath the fear was the girl he loved. A girl who stared down danger with a smile and a knife. His brave, clever Crimson Moth.”

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80. “Rune was a deer, and he was a hunter. Taking her measure, noting every detail and flaw, trying to decide if she would be worth the hunt.”

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81. “If you truly love me, said Nan from the other side of the door, you will spare me the agony of watching them kill you. Rune’s eyes burned with tears; her throat choked on sobs. Please, darling. Do this for me.”

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82. “But which character was she – the heroine, the villain, or the fool? The fool.”

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83. “Of all the boys in the world, why did she have to fall in love with the one who could never, ever love her back?”

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84. “Sometimes our paths must diverge from those we love,” Antonio said as they rode, side by side, scanning the surrounding mountains. “But if love is the highest power, our paths will converge again – if not in this world, then the next.”

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85. “Her skin tingled everywhere he’d touched her. You’re falling for his tricks. Gideon was winning at this game. Because what they’d done tonight, Rune wanted to do again – for reasons that had nothing to do with rescuing witches. “I loathe him,” she told the shadows in the garden, trying to remember all the reasons this was true. But her voice trembled as she said it.”

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86. “Some people are determined to live out their own personal tragedies.”

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87. “They see us as a contamination of what is natural and good. They fear our magic the way they fear disease.”

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88. “Rune has been out rescuing witches all night. They say the Crimson Moth only works beneath the cover of darkness.”

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89. “You want the truth?” Her own hurt bubbled up, like steam from a volcano ready to erupt. “This is the truth: I would have married you in a heartbeat, had you asked me. I would have married you knowing you would hand me over to my killers – or kill me yourself – the moment you found out what I was. That’s how pathetic I am, Gideon! That’s how desperately I wanted to be yours!”

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90. “For a girl who hates reading, you own a lot of books.”

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91. “And after we’re done fighting, I’ll take you to bed, and we’ll reconcile. In fact, I think we should fight every day just so we can make up every night.”

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92. “When a witch drew blood by cutting her skin, the magic used to cast a spell discolored the scar, turning it silver. It was why casting scars were considered beautiful during the Reign of Witches.”

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93. “The problem with love is the more you try to destroy it, the stronger it becomes. It might look like weakness on the surface. But in truth, it’s tougher than steel. Love can’t be controlled. Love can’t obey unjust laws. Love will always oppose tyrants. Love is the real enemy of the regime, and that’s why you despite it. It’s why Cressida tries to crush it. Because you both know, deep down, it has the power to topple you.”

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94. “At least she likes it when I touch her.”

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95. “Just remember: a great leader weighs the consequences of every decision, and must bear the weight of those consequences. So ask yourself: which consequences can you live with?”

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96. “He escaped what the rest of us could not.”

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