Top 500 Lauren Roberts Quotes (2026 Update)
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201. “It’s Adena’s boy from Loot.” She chokes on his name. “Mak.”

— Lauren Roberts

202. “That tether between us grows taut, heavy with the weight of so many unspoken words. But even the strongest of ties wear over time. It will be the slow death of us, spending every day alongside each other but never truly together.”

— Lauren Roberts

203. “Every dark lash lining those silver eyes. Every twitch of his too-familiar lips. Every lock of ebony hair falling in waves atop a tanned brow. Every piece of him perfectly in place, exactly how I’d left him.”

— Lauren Roberts

204. “Paedyn. I am content to listen to you talk for hours, but if you must speak about fruit, then at least pick one we both enjoy.”

— Lauren Roberts

205. “So I said her name, again and again. I finally let myself do it. Let that last piece of attachment to her lock into place. Just saying her name felt intimate, personal, somehow.”

— Lauren Roberts

206. “I’m quite sure that even the stars are envious of you.”

— Lauren Roberts

207. “Do it. Wouldn’t be the first time you spilled royal blood.”

— Lauren Roberts

208. “I can’t seem to tear my eyes from her.”

— Lauren Roberts

209. “Because it is far more fun to admire you when the action is mutual.”

— Lauren Roberts

210. “Since we are admitting things,” she forces out, “you should know that I always wanted to be a baker.” The Imperial blinks. This is then followed by the predicted laughter. “I’m sorry, I just can’t imagine you wanting to make anyone feel warm and fuzzy inside.”

— Lauren Roberts

211. “It’s strange,” he says quietly, his eyes scanning the crowded garden. “I haven’t known her for long, and yet, I find myself wanting to know her for longer.”

— Lauren Roberts

212. “Rough fingers glide from my back to catch my chin, gently guiding my face back to his as he mutters, “By all means, carry on. I’ll never deny myself the chance of watching you watch me.”

— Lauren Roberts

213. “Just count the stars, Dena.” I choke out the words, whisper them on the wind that will carry her soul far away from me. “Just count the stars.”

— Lauren Roberts

214. “Maybe I am still delusional after all.”

— Lauren Roberts

215. “The strongest weapon a woman has at her disposal is that she is often underestimated,” I answer with a small smile. “And I wield that all the time.”

— Lauren Roberts

216. “Without hesitation.”

— Lauren Roberts

217. “If darkness is the absence of light, then that is what I am when she is not around. And I wonder how I’ve stumbled this long without her to guide me.”

— Lauren Roberts

218. “Power is portrayal.”

— Lauren Roberts

219. “Fate is a funny, fickle thing, offering you no choice in how you live.”

— Lauren Roberts

220. “My pretty Pae. Tell me you missed me.”

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221. “Go live,” she urges softly. “While you still can.”

— Lauren Roberts

222. “I’m straddling him, panting down at the worry he’s wearing. “Why won’t you fight me?” My voice cracks, tears suddenly crowding my vision. “Because the next time I lay a hand on you, I only ever want it to be in a caress,” he says softly.”

— Lauren Roberts

223. “My mind reels, running over every bit of information given to us about the Elites. It’s public knowledge that Kai Azer is the only recorded Wielder in all of Ilya. Some believe it is because no one has ever possessed such power, while others speculate that the king has ensured his son is the most powerful Elite in the kingdom by killing off any other threat. And I think I may be staring at one. May have been staring at one for a week.”

— Lauren Roberts

224. “Yes, we had a quick chat before I sent him on his way. Didn’t want a boy here during our tea time.”

— Lauren Roberts

225. “Father and his subtle encouragement to spend time with her.”

— Lauren Roberts

226. “Because I only want your hands all over me if you want them to be.”

— Lauren Roberts

227. “I don’t want to gain power if it means I lose myself in the process.”

— Lauren Roberts

228. “Tell me you hate me, and I’ll still count every heartbeat, every freckle, every shiver of your body, if only you say it with a smile.”

— Lauren Roberts

229. “Your smile.” I cut him off before his offer can tempt me. “I like when you truly smile. When you’re not wearing the mask of the future Enforcer or the prince, and you simply allow me to see you. It’s a smile I wish you would share with me more often.”

— Lauren Roberts

230. “She is a devil. She is a deity. She is a man’s downfall in human form. She is my downfall.”

— Lauren Roberts

231. “Because I love you, Paedyn Gray. And I will happily spend the rest of my life trying to deserve you.” “I love you,” she says, suddenly stern. “And I will spend the rest of my life shouting it until even Astrum hears, because it is Death who should fear me if he ever tries to take you away.”

— Lauren Roberts

232. “I press a calloused palm to the stubborn beat of my heart, proof that broken things can still serve a purpose.”

— Lauren Roberts

233. “You did the right thing. Run to me. Always run to me.”

— Lauren Roberts

234. “That girl – that haunted, weak girl begging for help, for love – is me. Without her, I wouldn’t be who I am today. I’m still haunted, maybe even still hoping for love, but I am no longer weak because of it.”

— Lauren Roberts

235. “Territorial, are we, Blair?” I say, looking from Kai to her blazing gaze. She clearly didn’t like the fact that the prince was giving someone else attention, even if that attention was him throwing a knife at my head.”

— Lauren Roberts

236. “First, there is nothing. Second, there is everything. There is her.”

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237. “It looks as though she has been exercising. What an unappealing use of life.”

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238. “You going to kiss me, Gray, or just continue admiring what you see?” he murmurs, now running a thumb over my bottom lip.”

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239. “Choosing me. Finding me worth the effort. Because I’m completely undeserving of it. Of her. If darkness is the absence of light, then that is what I am when she is not around. And I wonder how I’ve stumbled this long without her to guide me.”

— Lauren Roberts

240. “I’m embarrassed by how much this one girl engrosses me, afraid of how affected I am. It makes me feel equally weak and wonderful. Alarmed yet alive.”

— Lauren Roberts

241. “The roses from my garden will look lovely with it.”

— Lauren Roberts

242. “The room spins around me, but it’s him I focus on. Him I cling to. Long after our dance and long into the next life.”

— Lauren Roberts

243. “The stars she now counts for the last time. I weep, unashamed, for her. For the girl who shines so bright that the sun pales in comparison.”

— Lauren Roberts

244. “Power is a sickness that corrupts all those who get a taste.”

— Lauren Roberts

245. “I feel undeserving of her gaze, of the way her eyes roam over my face. I shake my head, still staring down at her. “Don’t look at me like that.” “Like what?” she asks softly. “Like I’m worthy of being seen.”

— Lauren Roberts

246. “I’ve been nothing but willing when it comes to drowning in those ocean eyes. But now, I can’t fathom drowning if she is not the anchor I’m sinking with.”

— Lauren Roberts

247. “Don’t do that,” I breathe. “Do what?” I duck my head. “Ruin me.”

— Lauren Roberts

248. “She’s a flame, and I’m going to get burned. An ocean and I’m going to drown.”

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249. “No.” My voice is stern. “No, I’m sick of running. And I won’t spend the rest of my life doing it unless it’s you I’m running back to.” “Then I’ll spend the rest of my life tracking you down,” he says quietly.”

— Lauren Roberts

250. “Just because I’m a lover, doesn’t mean I can’t admire the fighters.”

— Lauren Roberts