Top 500 Marissa Meyer Quotes (2026 Update)
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401. “Which must be nonsense.” “I rather enjoy nonsense.”

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402. “For my next trick, I will win a staring contest with the moron in orange sunglasses.”

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403. “The man, a huge grin spreading over his face, was slower to stand, first grabbing a cane from against the wall. “Welcome aboard the Rampion, Your Magesticness. Captain Carswell Thorne, at your service.” He bowed.”

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404. “Because you can’t brainwash us into worshipping you like everybody else?”

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405. “You can wear ruffles; you can be a jock, and you can still be a great computer scientist, or a great technologist, or a great product designer.”

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406. “You are here to supply us with shell blood so that we might study your deficiencies and, perhaps, someday we will know how to fix you. When that day comes, you will be reintroduced as full citizens of Luna.” Her words turned sharp. “But until that day, you have no place in civilized society, and no purpose beyond the blood that runs through your veins. Reading is a privilege that you have not earned.”

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407. “Yeah, I am afraid that I’m going to fail again,” she said, still peering into the nothingness of Phobia’s face. “But one cannot be brave who has no fear.”

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408. “Seeing that smile, Cress melted. Every. Time.”

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409. “Heroism wasn’t about what you could do, it was about what you did.”

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410. “Your input is the only input that matters,” she whispered. He.”

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411. “She picked at the chiffon overlay of her skirt. “Do you think it was destiny that brought us together?” He squinted and, after a thoughtful moment, shook his head. “No. I’m pretty sure it was Cinder. Why?”

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412. “Three empty blocks later, Thorne.”

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413. “With pleasure,” Kinney deadpanned. “In fact, I was hoping that if I came to see you off, I would be asked to do manual labor.” Iko shrugged. “If you don’t want to do any heavy lifting, then stop having such impressive muscles.”

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414. “There are no unimportant jobs,” said Nova, leaning the mop against Snapshot’s desk, “only pretentious, small-minded individuals who seek to inflate their own importance by demoralizing everyone else.”

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415. “Hello again,’ she said, shivering in the night air.‘Good eve, fair lady, your forgiveness we implore, to come so brashly tapping, tapping at your chamber door.’‘Oh, well, this isn’t exactly my chamber door. More like a window, actually.’The Raven bobbed his head. ‘I made some alterations for the sake of the rhyme.’‘I see. Well – good evening, fair Raven, my forgiveness I bestow, for this uncanny meeting outside of my window.’A boisterous laugh startled Catherine, sending her heart into her throat.”

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416. “His eyes softened into something almost like amusement, as if such a ragged appearance was all one could expect from a renowned mechanic.”

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417. “I do not know that even a sane person could recover from this. So how can I?”

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418. “Being an Alpha means that you’ll stand against all adversity to be with your mate. It means accepting each other, both for your strengths and your flaws. It means forging your own path to happiness and to love.”

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419. “Just stay with me. Protect me, like you said you would.”

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420. “He turned her head to face him. “Please wake up.” And she did. Not like a long-sleeping princess, who might have emerged from a leisurely nap with a refreshing stretch, a graceful arch of her back, eyelids flickering groggily from such a satisfying rest. No. Nova McLain bolted upright and screamed.”

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421. “After a beat, he revealed a crack in his armor. The tiniest of smiles. “What?” she asked. Rocking back on his heels, Jacin rested his hand on the knife again. “I wasn’t sure what kind of girl could make a special op go ballistic over her. I’m glad to see it’s not the stupid kind.” She.”

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422. “This woman was full of so much ignorance it was almost like she wanted to stay that way. She saw what she wanted, believed anything to support her limited view of the world.”

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423. “But no. She didn’t want to be Channary. She didn’t want her beauty, not if it came with her cruelty and selfishness as well.”

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424. “I’m going to make it a law that the correct way to address your sovereign is by giving a high five.”

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425. “Sometimes, it was better to be ignorant.”

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426. “How I find myself in the company of such an unadorned cranium, gallivanting about mazes and wells, is ever the mystery.”

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427. “Cath wondered if that youthful face had ever seen a true smile.”

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428. “Could he possibly want her as much as she wanted him? Evret.”

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429. “Don’t leave, and try not to do anything crazy.” Winter winked. “I shall be a vestibule of unhampered sanity.” With.”

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430. “There is no safer place for me than at your side.”

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431. “Besides, if you are who you claim to be, that makes you my true queen. Therefore, you have my loyalty.”

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432. “It is much wiser to let your inner beauty shine through a drab gown than to attempt to conceal it with physical accoutrements.”

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433. “You are the killer. You are the predator. You know nothing of loyalty or love.” She held her hand out to Ryu, who sniffed it, before settling his warm head down on her knee. “We may be animals, but we will never again live in your cage.”

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434. “Oh sweetheart. I’m a supervillian. I am nothing if not practical.”

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435. “Her body simultaneously yearned to close the gap between them and push him away. The anticipation that warmed her lips made it impossible to do either.”

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436. “I really wanted to be a doctor, until my freshman year of college when I realized that while I was good at chemistry and biology, I really wasn’t feeling challenged by it.”

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437. “This was a real question, from a real emperor, who had the real future of his country to consider. If she wanted to be a part of his future, she’d have to be a part of it all. “I would consider it,” she said, then took in the first full breath she’d taken in days. “Someday.” His grin returned, full force and full of relief. He.”

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438. “Cinder found her reflection almost comforting. The shopkeeper called her brave and beautiful. Jacin called her blinding. It was kind of nice to know that they were both wrong. She was still just Cinder. Tucking.”

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439. “Cheshire’s yellow eyes slitted as he held her gaze for one beat, two. Then he began to unravel from the tip of his tail, a slow unwinding of his stripes. ‘These things do not happen in dreams, dear girl,’ he said, vanishing up to his neck. ‘They happen only in nightmares.”

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440. “One does not have to be competent to be an enemy.”

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441. “Jacin. I’m sorry that I’m not sort of pretty anymore.”

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442. “She looked like she hadn’t given a passing thought to her hair or clothes that day, maybe ever. She was pretty, but not exceptionally so. Not noticeably so, until you bothered to look. Kai realized, with some surprise, that he was looking. Which.”

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443. “To find a partner who complements us and teaches us. Who makes us stronger. Who makes us want to be our best possible self.”

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444. “Her body became liquid, and she thought, if they could bottle him, he would make the best pain medication.”

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445. “His smile was instinctive. A little bit apology, a little bit politeness. And a little bit of charm because, of all the things he’d expected to come from his trip to the market, meeting a cute girl with messy hair and dirty work gloves had definitely not been one of them.”

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446. “Hundreds of thousands of people, going about their lives. Day after day. Year after year. Generation after generation. Somehow, humanity had managed to build all of this. Despite everything that had tried to get in its way. Somehow, they prevailed. They continued on.”

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447. “That would imply we give our hearts away willingly, and I am not sure that is the case.”

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448. “You want to know another secret? The biggest secret?” She sat, splaying her legs like a broken doll in front of her. “I’m scared, Kai. I’m so scared.”

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449. “Winter barely smothered her own smirk. A doctor. What might they prescribe for the girl who was going crazy, who heard monsters clawing at her door nearly every night? But.”

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450. “He tipped forward and kissed her on the forehead. The gentleness stilled her. “You were still the girl who fixed Nainsi,” he said. “You were still the girl who warned me about Levana’s plans. You were still the girl who wanted to save her little sister.” She.”

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