Top 500 Marissa Meyer Quotes (2025 Update)
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401. “I keep trying to get rid of this thing, but somehow it keeps finding its way back to me. What made you keep it?” “It occurred to me that if I could find the cyborg that fit this foot, it must be a sign we were meant to be together.”

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402. “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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403. “Three empty blocks later, Thorne.”

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404. “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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405. “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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406. “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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407. “I feel like I should be going with her,” said Kinney. Snarling, Iko stepped over the fallen guard and jabbed a finger at his chest. “I have known her a lot longer than you have, mister, and if there’s one of us who should be going with her, it’s me. Now open these doors.” One.”

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408. “I hate to agree with Thorne,” said Cinder, “I mean, I really hate to agree with him, but.”

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

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410. “I just look at things and figure out how they work. Once you know how something works, you can figure out how to fix it.” She.”

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411. “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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412. “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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413. “Wolf had blue-checkered fabric tied around his waist.”

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414. “Despite all odds, she still had this one precious life. She still had a chance to do things differently. Which meant they all could do things differently. They could choose a different future, a different fate. Together, they could end this senseless destruction. They could choose to rebuild, to create, rather than tear down and destroy.”

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415. “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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416. “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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417. “Cath wondered if that youthful face had ever seen a true smile.”

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418. “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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419. “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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420. “Margaret Mearle, daughter of the Count of Crossroads, had been Catherine’s closest bosom friend since they were toddlers. Unfortunately, they had never much liked each other.”

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421. “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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422. “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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423. “Jacin. I’m sorry that I’m not sort of pretty anymore.”

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424. “You saved me.” “You wouldn’t have needed saving if it wasn’t for me.”

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425. “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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426. “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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427. “Which must be nonsense.” “I rather enjoy nonsense.”

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428. “To know what this world could look like, what humanity could be, if only we all chose to do our best, to help others, to... to be, well, heroes.”

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

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

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432. “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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433. “I’ve already made my decision. I have as much to lose as any of them.” “She makes some good points,” said Cinder. “Surprisingly,” added Scarlet. Jacin.”

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434. “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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435. “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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436. “Oh sweetheart. I’m a supervillian. I am nothing if not practical.”

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437. “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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438. “I would not have thought it before, but now I think Her Majesty might actually have cause to be afraid of you, Princess.”

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439. “Kai was looking at her again. She gulped and found that she was shaking – with anger and terror and nerves and the sensation of being captured by his brown eyes. Her.”

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

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

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444. “Oh, you just look at something and figure out how it works,” Kai deadpanned, standing beside her. “Is that all?” Cinder fixed her ponytail and shrugged, suddenly embarrassed. “It’s just mechanics.” Kai scooped an arm around her waist and pulled her against him. “No, it’s impressive,” he said, using the pad of his thumb to brush something off Cinder’s cheek. “Not to mention, weirdly attractive,” he said, before capturing her lips.”

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

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447. “You’re extra beautiful when you talk about baking. You know you’re good at it, and that knowledge lights you up.”

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448. “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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449. “Yes,” he said firmly. “We are obviously soul mates. Now please, stand up.” “You’ve probably told lots of girls you loved them.” “Well, yeah, but I would have reconsidered if I’d known you were going to hold it against me.”

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450. “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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