Top 400 Nalini Singh Quotes (2026 Update)
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251. “Why would you say I shouldn’t wait for you?” It was a snarl. “If you’re mine, you’re mine. And I’m yours. Today, tomorrow, always.”

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252. “If I take you,” she said, and it was a warning, “I’ll keep you. Always.”

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253. “He really was a T-Rex, stomping through the company, chewing up people and spitting them out left, right, and center. But the T-Rex wasn’t looking Charlotte’s way, and that was fine with her. She’d just be a quiet, industrious little mouse in the corner, not worth bothering with but too useful to fire.”

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254. “Our laws might seem harsh but we’re not inhuman. We treasure every unique individual. We make room for difference.”

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255. “She was more than willing to let him walk off his temper. And the man had one, even if he wasn’t willing to admit it.”

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256. “Laughter filled the line, the sound big and warm and primal. “We are family now, Bowen Knight!”

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257. “We are all scarred by life. And mortals die where angels recover.”

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258. “Where did you learn your charm – the gulag?”

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259. “I always knew you were tough, but you’re about to try to take on the wolves, the Arrows, the Forgotten, and God knows who else, all at once. Forget brass balls. Those things are goddamn titanium!”

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260. “Trust is a fragile glass bird. Drop it once, and it will shatter into shards innumerable.”

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261. “He didn’t care about the cameras, just wanted to touch her. He could do that now without crossing dangerous lines because Kit thought it was all make-believe. But when he wrapped her hand firmly in his and held it against his thigh, he meant it. And when he tugged her close to his side and leaned down to nuzzle at her hair, he meant that too. As he did his words when he released her hand to wrap his arm around her shoulders. “I’m glad you’re here.”

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262. “Thank you,” she said, running her foot over his shin, “for loving me enough to let me fight my own battles.”

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263. “I think, to be missed is a gift. To be remembered an even bigger one.”

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264. “I just met my new boss,” she groaned into the phone. “Or more specifically, I threw an industrial-strength stapler at his head.”

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265. “If he laid on the Irish any thicker, she’d be drowning in shamrocks.”

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266. “Elena dared link her fingers to his for a second, felt her heart squeeze when he curled his own around hers. “We lucked out with the people who love us, didn’t we, Aodhan?” His answer was a smile that lit up even the secret-shadowed hallways of Lumia.”

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267. “Love, she realized at that terrible moment of truth, could be incredibly unselfish, even when it hurt until she bled.”

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268. “Mercy kicked out a leg and spun, hitting her target – her favorite tree. She called it Riley, having been driven to kick it after their first real meeting.”

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269. “None had had a chance to experience love in this way, to walk hand in hand with a man who would lay down his life for her. A day, a week, a month, a year – no matter how long she lived as a whole person, she would do it with an open heart and an unfettered spirit.”

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270. “The Psy race’s greatest advantage was the mind; the changelings’, the body.”

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271. “Trembling, Mahiya walked to lean her face against Jason’s back, his wings strong and sleek and paradoxically soft on either side of her. ‘I don’t know what to think.’ She passed him the letter without shifting from her position tucked against his back. He didn’t force her to move, didn’t attempt to turn and take her into his arms – as if he understood she just needed to lean on his strength a little until the world stopped spinning.”

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272. “Damn it, Honor, what do I do with an Ancient mother-in-law who thinks I’m a bug?” One that had infested the life of Caliane’s beloved son.”

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273. “This time, his bear stayed quiet, finally getting with the “sneaky like a cat” program. Today.”

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274. “When he is not broken, Raphael said, he is a shooting star caught midfall.”

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275. “Immortals don’t get heart attacks.” “Look closely. This is my not-laughing face.”

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276. “Cradling her face with one hand, he said, “I won’t ever clip your wings, baby.” Regardless of how much he hated the fact that she was in danger – because to do so would be to put her back in that cage, and his mate had spent more than enough time locked in the dark.”

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277. “Focus on the squadron, Naasir. I will take care of Lijuan.”

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278. “I might be on the fence about this life, but I ’m not and will never be on the fence about you. I will fight for you.”

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279. “All changelings knew that, sometimes, touch could heal what words never could.”

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280. “I accepted being a damn damsel in distress for you. You can be the hunky archangel in distress for once.”

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281. “My men and women are loyal and will fight to the bloody end,” he said, his broad shoulders holding the weight of a staggering number of lives, “but I’m afraid I am about to lead them into certain death.”

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282. “IN THE YEAR 1979, the Psy race made the decision to embrace Silence and condition all emotion out of their young; to become without hope or despair, anger or fear, sorrow or joy.”

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283. “Surely,” he said, “you don’t doubt Samuel Rain’s genius. Are you a monkey?”

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284. “What is it like to be mortal?” Startled, she took a second to think, to consider. “Life is much more immediate. When you have a time limit, every moment gains an importance that an immortal will never know.”

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285. “He hugged her again, before she could put some distance between them. Then the most sneaky wolf in the den lowered his voice and whispered, “But you’ve got an advantage, sweetheart. You’re already in his head. And you know how to mess with it.”

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286. “That’s your idea of teaching? I could’ve been splattered from here to Manhattan!”

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287. “The Council turned an elite squad into a mockery,” Marjorie had said to Zaira more than once. “They used us as a whip on the backs of those who would oppose their rule, while allowing the true threats to roam free.”

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288. “Obviously, I need to study princesses further.”

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289. “First you throw bread at my head and bow you expect me to be a movie critic- Raphael said to Elena.”

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290. “Ms. Baird,” he said, using her formal title because it made her pay attention, “have I or have I not made it clear that I would like you in my bed?”

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291. “I felt him and didn’t resist the power draw. I knew Aden would never do something like that unless he was in danger.” And that, Zaira thought, was why she had always trusted Vasic. Even when she’d been jealous of him, she’d known he wouldn’t hesitate to stand with Aden against any threat.”

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292. “Judd gave the others hope,” Aden said quietly. “You make them believe in that hope.”

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293. “Because she was very much his lover, even if they’d never been skin to skin. The idea of being with any other woman after he met her had simply been out of the question.”

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294. “It wasn’t only his city that was healing, Raphael thought, his eyes catching the refracted light that betrayed Aodhan’s presence in the sky; his people were, too. And it had all begun with a single, vulnerable mortal who did not accept that to be an archangel was to be always right.”

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295. “The scope of it might have driven another man mad; it was to Kaleb’s advantage that he’d had his brush with madness as a child and survived. Whether or not he was sane was another question.”

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296. “Your father will wake at reckless speed to avenge you.”

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297. “Me, I like my woman so tough grown men whimper and hide when they see her coming their way.”

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298. “Zaira had no dealings with children. Not even Arrow children. “What am I supposed to do?” she said to Aden. “Pick her up.” “Like a sack of supplies?” “A bit more carefully.”

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299. “The man I was, the man I am, the man I will be, the man I want to be, they all belong to you. Always.”

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300. “Something bad happened to me, didn’t it?” Worse than the captivity, worse than the torture after she created the labyrinth. Kaleb knew he’d made a major tactical error. But he’d promised Sahara he’d never lie to her, so he said, “Yes,” and waited. “I’m not ready yet.” Her hand fell to his shoulder. “Not strong enough yet. But I will be soon.”

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