Top 150 Maria V. Snyder Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “Trusting is hard. Knowing who to trust, even harder.”

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2. “Positive thoughts lead to positive results.”

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3. “It’s the effort, not the results that matter.”

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4. “There is a reason for everything. You might not be able to figure it out, and time might have made us all forget it, but the reason is there all the same.”

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5. “But you’ve slipped under my skin, invaded my blood and seized my heart.”

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6. “The heart is a strange beast and not ruled by logic.”

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7. “I never said it would be easy. Giving up is easy.”

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8. “There’s always another storm. It’s the way the world works. Snowstorms, rainstorms, windstorms, sandstorms, and firestorms. Some are fierce and others are small. You have to deal with each one separately, but you need to keep an eye on whats brewing for tomorrow.”

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9. “Sieges weathered, fight together, friends forever.”

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10. “Unfortunately, diplomacy was a dance I needed to learn.”

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11. “Bad dreams are ghosts of our fears and worries, haunting us while we sleep. I doubt Valek is in trouble.”

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12. “Many have tried to kill us. All have failed. -Valek.”

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13. “You can’t let the past ruin your future.”

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14. “Maximum damage. It was the beginning of the end. Either we would fail or not. At least we could say we tried.”

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15. “Knowing and believing are sometimes hard to combine.”

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16. “Broken trust was harder to fix than bones.”

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17. “The Commander assigned jobs based on skills and intelligence, not on gender.”

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18. “Everyone grieves in different ways. For some, it could take longer or shorter. I do know it never disappears. An ember still smolders inside me. Most days, I don’t notice it, but, out of the blue, it’ll flare to life.”

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19. “The past shouldn’t be forgotten. It should be used as a guide for future situations and not used as a reason to avoid making difficult decisions. There was always a choice.”

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20. “You should know what happens when you play with fire, Cahill. Eventually, you’ll get burned.”

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21. “You’re better off fighting hand to hand than wielding a weapon you don’t know how to use. A skilled opponent would simply disarm you. Then your troubles would be doubled. Not only would you be under attack, but you’d have to counter your own weapon.”

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22. “I offer my heart, entrust my soul and give my life to you.”

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23. “Don’t feel ashamed for having those feelings and those memories. What happened in the past can’t be changed, but they can be a guide for what happens in the future.”

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24. “Everyone makes choices in life. Some bad, some good. It’s called living, and if you want to bow out, then go right ahead. But don’t do it halfway. Don’t linger in whiner’s limbo.”

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25. “Sleep? What’s that? A new type of casserole?”

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26. “Words are easy. It’s convincing the heart that’s hard.”

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27. “His words sliced through my heart, cutting it into little pathetic pieces.”

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28. “Lying to yourself is easy, too. I know. It’s much harder to stay and deal with consequences.”

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29. “Being a scrub was undesirable and hard work, living in crowded conditions with no privacy and just being one of many. Undistinguishable.”

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30. “Love trumps logic. And when it comes to you, love, I can be extremely irrational.”

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31. “No hope, is worse than fear.”

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32. “You have my heart, my soul, my life. I’m an empty shell without you.”

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33. “Valek’s thoughts returned to Yelena. An icy finger of loneliness touched the emptiness inside him. She was in Sitia, where she needed to be to learn about her magical powers, but she had taken his heart with her.”

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34. “The uniform enhanced his athletic body, and my thoughts drifted to how magnificent he would look with his uniform puddled around his feet.”

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35. “I always remember the faces and names of my enemies. I don’t want to forget to kill anyone.”

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36. “I doubt I would ever be missed. Noted absent, charged delinquent, reprimanded but never missed.”

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37. “I wanted to dissolve into the floor, mixing myself with the hard stone. A stone had a single purpose: to be. No complicated promises, no worries and no feelings.”

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38. “I didn’t want or expect this. But I couldn’t resist you.”

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39. “Living with your decision must be hard. Nothing I or anyone can say will give you any peace. You must reconcile your actions in your heart.”

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40. “You can’t let the past ruin your future, I changed over in my mind.”

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41. “There are certain people I trust no matter what. Even when it seems like they’ve turned into monsters, you need to stay true to them. Because, in the end, they’ll be the ones backing you up.”

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42. “Your fear remains strong. You are not ready to face your story, preferring instead to surround yourself with knots. Someday, they will strangle you.”

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43. “Only the weak invite their demons to live with them. Isn’t that right?”

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44. “You asked how I can be so calm. I don’t have time not to be. I would like to grieve and worry and carry on, but that doesn’t achieve results.”

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45. “The Queen Seeker was back!”

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46. “Ari said you screamed and raved a lot while he took care of you. In fact, he said that if Reyad was alive today, he’d gut the bastard without a moment’s hesitation. I just thought you might want to know.” Janco gave me a brotherly kiss on the forehead and left.”

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47. “You’ve only had a small glimpse of how insufferable and annoying I can be. As the older brother, it’s my birthright.”

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48. “Our herd may roam, but we all know where is home.”

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49. “Skewer is just too vague. I think if you say, ‘Stand back or I’ll stab him in the stomach,’ then I have an idea about how serious you are. After all, Leif’s stomach is his favorite body part so that’s a decent threat.”

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50. “Poisoned, pursued and living with a psychopath. Not what I would consider the good life. Death has its perks.”

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