Top 500 Lauren Roberts Quotes (2026 Update)
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251. “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

252. “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

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

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

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255. “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

256. “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

257. “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.”

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258. “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.”

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

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260. “Without hesitation.”

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261. “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.”

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262. “Power is portrayal.”

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

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264. “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

265. “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

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

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

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

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

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270. “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.”

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271. “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

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

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

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274. “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

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

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

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277. “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.”

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278. “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.”

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

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280. “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

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

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282. “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.”

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283. “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.”

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284. “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

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

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286. “Everyone loses themselves to something. So make it worthwhile.”

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287. “This is just us.” A hand slides up my back and over my hair. “No titles. No obligations. No history.”

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288. “Every soul tells a story, and hers is riddled with perseverance.”

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289. “Well, not to you,” I scoff. “I’m not wasting any of my goodness on someone who clearly already has an abundance.”

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290. “Paedyn tips her head back and laughs. My body goes still as I listen to the sound of it fill the kitchen.”

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291. “Not everything.”

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292. “Kitt has changed since I tore his life at the seams. Now, selfishly, I’m hoping he will allow me back into this carefully mended one.”

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293. “So, if even a sliver of your soul longs for mine, I’ll spend the rest of my life trying to deserve it.”

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294. “I am no one’s queen.” “Is that so?” My fingers find her cheek before trailing down the smooth slope of her nose. “Then you have no idea how much power you hold over me.”

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295. “She has spent the entirety of her life practicing the art of pretending.”

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296. “I want her to burn for me, even if it means with hatred.”

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297. “Her gaze softens. “That doesn’t mean you keep suffering just because you know you can.”

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298. “Shouldn’t let the tension ease from my body when he holds me. But I can do nothing to stop it. Utterly and completely powerless.”

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299. “It’s as though she is whole again in my arms, reunited with the ghost of her father and held in the arms of her Enforcer. And when she kisses me, long and fierce, I realize how happily I’d live the rest of my life at the end of a blade. So long as she is the one holding it.”

— Lauren Roberts

300. “Oh, I’m sure we will be meeting again, Adena.”

— Lauren Roberts