Top 500 Richelle Mead Quotes (2025 Update)
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301. “That’s what humanity is: a series of successes and failures, a testing of one’s own nature and aptitude. Neither the body nor the soul can sustain such a state. Eventually it consumes a person.”

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302. “I’d been raised to be practical and keep my emotions in check, but I loved cars. That was one of the few legacies I’d picked up from my mom. She was a mechanic, and some of my best childhood memories were of working in the garage with her.”

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303. “You did what you did out of love. I can’t be mad at you over that. It was stupid, but that’s how love is. Do you have any idea what I’d do for you? To keep you safe?”

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304. “How come all the harmless people were so lame? Maybe that was the definition of safe.”

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305. “We cannot road trip to Paris.”

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306. “Wait. You think I’m going to die? That’s why you slept with me?”

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307. “We could have died just now. We didn’t. Maybe we’ll die tomorrow. I don’t know. What matters is that we’re alive now.”

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308. “It doesn’t matter. Take Eddie’s blood. Take Belikov’s blood. Take your own for all I care. But If she doesn’t want to give hers, then that’s all there is to it. She said no. This conversation is done.”

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309. “Oh God. Why, oh why, did I have to be the one to deliver this news? Why couldn’t I be locked away in my room or the library doing something enjoyable, like homework?”

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310. “The other problem in my life is Dimitri. He’s the one who killed Natalie, and he’s a total badass. He’s also pretty good-looking. Okay – more than good-looking. He’s hot – like, the kind of hot that makes you stop walking on the street and get hit by traffic.”

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311. “A man can never compete with a woman’s father.”

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312. “Adrian, I’m on a date. Why are you here? On my car?”

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313. “Even Christian – the poster child for “smartass” – looked grim.”

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314. “Propriety’s never been Adrian’s strong suit.”

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315. “None of you appreciate me. Why is it so hard to believe that I could make a real contribution in these dark rimes?”

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316. “Under normal circumstances, you inviting me to the bedroom would be the highlight of my day.”

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317. “He thought there was no hope for him. Me? I can’t imagine a world without hope.”

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318. “My life was split by two worlds, but he kept me whole.”

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319. “As much as I hated to admit it, I kind of looked forward to seeing him. It made no sense, but something about his infuriating nature made me forget about my other worries. Weirdly, I felt like I could relax around him.”

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320. “The love in his eyes was so powerful, I needed to look away. Seth had an amazing grasp of the English language, but there were days when that skill was nothing compared to what he told me in his looks.”

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321. “I’d seen him fight before, but it never got old. He was captivating. He never stopped moving. Every action was graceful and lethal. He was a dancer of death.”

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322. “I saw him because I see everything. Easy when no one notices you.”

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323. “The love we’d shared always burned within me, no matter how often I told myself to move on, no matter how much the world did think I’d moved on.”

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324. “Metaphors. This was the cost of making out with an artist.”

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325. “I disconnected as a sleepy Seth stepped out of the bedroom. “Who’s Dante? Was that a collect call to the Inferno?” “They won’t accept the charges,” I murmured.”

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326. “When you’ve got everything you need, why complicate it?”

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327. “You and me are going to have so much fun, Rose. Picking out curtains, doing each other’s hair, telling ghost stories...”

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328. “While I’m fine with you two dating and being happy, please try not to break his heart too much when the time comes.”

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329. “He smiled, and it lit up his whole face.”

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330. “I did, however, manage to do it without hurting those dogs. Very considerate of me. Don’t let it be said I’m not an animal lover-that wretched kitsune aside.”

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331. “Sydney might not be an expert in personal relationships but puzzles were familiar territory.”

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332. “With Alicia and the Alchemists on the loose, Sydney couldn’t leave a secure location like this without good reason. She contented herself by holing up in a guest room and prepping some spells that would be of use in the search for Alicia tomorrow. That left Dimitri and me to babysit, which seemed like the setup for some sort of wacky sitcom.”

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333. “That’s the kind of guy you’d follow to hell and back.”

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334. “So. Are you guys here to convert me or sell me siding?”

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335. “This isn’t a game. We don’t want mediocre employees who can keep the status quo. We want souls. We want to win. And you’ve spent most of your time here being mediocre.”

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336. “I think I’ve got something else to help center my life.”

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337. “She knows, because She warns him, and Her instincts never fail, That the Female of Her Species is more deadly than the Male.”

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338. “Gaining superpowers doesn’t mean you know how to use them.”

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339. “I couldn’t stop staring at the cave, back where Dimitri was, back where half of my soul was.”

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340. “Nah. I’m a consultant, of course. Everyone’s favorite nondescript yet well-paid white-collar job.”

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341. “I, had an excellent instructor. One that you currently have locked up. If you want to talk about skills going to waste, then go look in your own jail.”

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342. “I’m really not good with impulse control.”

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343. “Dimitri seemed like the kind of guy you could throw into the wilderness and he would survive off anything.”

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344. “The Guardians wouldn’t abandon the last Dragomir. And I wouldn’t have abandoned Lissa even if there were a million Dragomirs.”

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345. “Melbourne, I always knew you’d need to learn about this kind of thing. I ’d just kind of hoped you’d learn it on a real guy.”

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346. “Adrian: I find prostitutes vastly important. Nathan Ivashkov: Well. How refreshing to see that things haven’t changed.”

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347. “Adrian’s new research partner stepped through the door, and I knew the uneasy peace we’d just established in Palm Springs was about to shatter. Dimitri Belikov had arrived.”

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348. “Adrian was easily distractible by wacky topics and shiny objects.”

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349. “Yeah, I was at the Masquerade of the Damned.”

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350. “I had never thought I could love another person this much. I also never thought I’d live in such fear of losing another person.”

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