Top 500 Lauren Roberts Quotes (2026 Update)
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51. “He laughs, and it’s a biting sound I forgot him capable of. “Of course I know. But don’t you see? That doesn’t matter.” He lifts a hand toward my face before thinking better of it. “I’m selfish, Paedyn. I burned your home to the ground just to have you and now it is all of Ilya standing in my way, tempting me to light a match.”

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52. “I am more than his shadow. I am a moth to his flame.”

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53. “We were inevitably imperfect for each other.”

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54. “She was my A. But she was his Dena.”

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55. “Plagues, a pretty boy with pretty words. Dangerous.”

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56. “My blood is only useful if it can manage to stay inside my body. My mind is only useful if it can manage to not get lost. My heart is only useful if it can manage to not get broken. Well, it seems I’ve become utterly useless, then.”

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57. “The man’s disdain for Paedyn was more than obvious as he recapped what she had sensed from him. And yet, he failed to mention how he’d hit her. Perhaps I’ll relieve him of one of his hands, so he never has the opportunity to lay it on a woman again.”

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58. “My eyes are puffy, face splotchy, but he looks at me with a reverence reserved for religion.”

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59. “A forget-me-not, since you always seem to be forgetting who I am.”

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60. “She is an intoxicating sort of exhausting, like running until you’ve lost your breath but enjoying the feeling all the while. And I feel as though I’ve been sprinting for days. Even worse, I fear that I am, in fact, beginning to enjoy her. What a terrifying realization, to admit one’s admiration for another.”

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61. “I never wanted this. Never wanted to be what I am today. But monsters are made, not born. And I had no choice in the matter. I have no choice in the matter.”

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62. “Like the beginning of the end.”

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63. “She is a vision, something so ethereal in this moment that I may just believe there is a God. She is the closest thing to a deity.”

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64. “Now, please entertain me, darling. I’m bored. What am I to do if not count your freckles? Your Cocky Bastard.”

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65. “Are you going to sleep?” “Oh, darling, I’m already dreaming.”

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66. “You know,’ I mutter, examining the bite closely, ‘I’m beginning to think that you enjoy getting hurt, if only so you can have my hands all over you.’ He lets out a low laugh. I can practically feel his gaze gliding over me as he says, ‘Oh, I’m not making you do anything, darling. You can leave me to bleed out if you must. Because I only want your hands all over me if you want them to be.”

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67. “Today, Paedyn’s Trial will consist of retrieving her crown from the crypt she is buried in.”

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68. “Why did I ever think I could have her, ever think she would have me? Because beasts don’t get the beauty.”

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69. “I ignore the dull ache in my chest. This is precisely what I feared – myself. Adena’s light within me sputters out.”

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70. “Sometimes I’m envious that you were the one to kill my father.”

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71. “Kai. It’s Kai. I’m okay. I don’t have to hurt him. His fingers are warm beneath my chin as he guides my face to his. I blink slowly, taking in his crinkled brow and icy eyes. “You’re done, okay? You did it.” He tucks a strand of hair behind my ear, more gently than I deserve. “I wish I could have done it for you. My soul is already stained enough for the both of us.”

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72. “In my search for comfort, it is him I crawl back to. Peace is the place he resides, and passion is a word I only understand when I look into his eyes. He is the freedom I cannot grasp. We are inevitable. We are tragedy.”

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73. “Maybe Father would like this version of me.”

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74. “He only kept one of each and now has a Wielder who happens to be a son he can control.’ She studies me as though I’m one of her rows of stitches. ‘You two seem oddly similar. In more ways than just ability.”

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75. “She holds herself with a certain confidence that tells me there once was a time when she did not.”

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76. “His dark sleeves are sloppily rolled to his elbow, displaying muscled arms.”

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77. “It’s a good thing you’re not here,” he says softly, a tone I never thought I’d hear from him again. “Because I still haven’t found my courage.”

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78. “So, what, you don’t think I could steal from you again without you noticing?” “I think that I notice everything you do. So, no.”

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79. “Perhaps in another life, I am brave enough to confess that I love him. Perhaps in another life, I learn to love him from afar. And that is the most fearless thing of them all.”

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80. “I think you overestimate love,” I say simply. “You can’t overestimate something that is infinite.” Infinite. How equally intimidating and intriguing.”

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81. “Every touch, every dance, every kiss disguised as distraction was anything but. Because before I loved her, I longed for her. She was a want I wasn’t worthy of. And I’m afraid I’ll never get the chance to deserve her.”

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82. “I shouldn’t stay here. What I should do is turn, wish him goodnight, and head back to my room without another word. And yet, my feet make no move to carry me away from him.”

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83. “What a terrifying realization, to admit one’s admiration for another.”

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84. “Seeing that you’re the future Enforcer, I wasn’t sure if you were capable of showing mercy. Clearly, you are.”

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85. “Out here I am Kai and nothing more.” His throat bobs. “Out here I am powerless. A monster without an ability to hide behind. An Enforcer free from his masks. A man shouting his love for a woman.”

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86. “At the end of a blade, I would love you. Until it pierced my throat, I would say ‘yes’ to you.” The tear that slips down his cheek coaxes one from my own eye. Kai’s voice is rough with emotion as he murmurs, “You’re quite the poet, darling.”

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87. “Everything about him is lethal. That smile. Those eyes. That cunning mind of his.”

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88. “I could,” he murmurs. “So easily, I could.” His thumb slides over my knuckles. “The problem wouldn’t be taking that ring off. It would be getting me to put it back on.”

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89. “He looks to be guarding the sticky bun with his life.”

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90. “Both boys have been continually told the very same lie as the kingdom beyond their castle walls. Kitt’s mother died giving birth to him before the king remarried and had Kai, making the princes half brothers. That is what they know to be true. Anyone who knows differently is part of the staff, sworn to secrecy, and stowed away within the palace.”

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91. “I freeze, heart pounding, barely breathing. Prince Kai. I’d never seen the man. Never thought I would. Never thought I would steal from him either.”

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92. “Thank you, Jax. You didn’t have to help me, but you did.” “Of course I helped you,” he says with a shrug. “Besides, I’m not sure my brothers would forgive me if I hadn’t.” His brothers.”

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93. “Every brutal act is born of love.”

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94. “But I refuse to be ashamed of my softness. Gentleness is the strength that fragility lacks.”

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95. “Her chest heaves, brushing mine with each heavy breath. “Don’t think for a second,” she whispers, “that I won’t be the death of you.”

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96. “Guess who, Little Psychic?” My heart stutters, yet I somehow manage to keep my voice steady. “Someone who has already forgotten my new title?” Kai’s dry chuckle drifts into the breeze as I stand to lean over the railing. “Majesty, I have many titles for you. Not all are appropriate to shout.” I roll my eyes. I can’t help but leap at the distraction he offers from my spiraling thoughts. “What do you want, cocky bastard?” “You forgot the ‘my’ in front of that endearing nickname.”

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97. “Loving is the gravest danger one can put themselves in. Those you hold dear will inevitably slip from between your grasping fingers.”

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98. “The brush of Death’s fingers down my face, like a calming caress. I thought I would be frightened of him and the end he’s dragging me towards. But it’s comforting in a way, being fully aware that this is the end.”

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99. “Looks like I messed up your pretty face after all, despite my best efforts.” “Oh, this is nothing.” She laughs breathlessly. “You should see the damage I did to your pretty face.” My lips quirk into a smile as I lift my head toward hers. “Oh, darling, as long as you still think I’m pretty, I don’t give a damn what I look like.”

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100. “He shuts his eyes to bask in the warm light. “Just admiring the sun.”

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