Top 500 Shannon Messenger Quotes (2024 Update)
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451. “But I wouldn’t recommend telling Grizel you were planning to request reassignment without consulting her,” Alden warned. “Or that you find her distracting,” Grady added. “I’m sure she’d have some thoughts about that.” “Very loud ones,” Alden agreed.”

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452. “Really?” Keefe asked. “Seems to me like they got to see you guys unleash something you didn’t understand, then cower under a force field for a bit and finally flee without even recovering the body of your fallen friend. I’m sure everyone was super impressed.”

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453. “Her adoptive parents were champion worriers.”

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454. “And then he looked like he wanted to hug it out, so I bolted out of there.”

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455. “Ro muttered something about foolish boys, which made it impossible to translate Fitz’s tone when he told Keefe, “Yeah.”

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456. “I mean, you came to the right place – this is definitely a judgment-free zone. But it miiiiiiiiiiight help if you tell me what the decision actually was. Just, you know, for clarity.”

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457. “Oh good. Here comes the elf parade,” Ro muttered. “The Vacker parade,” Keefe corrected. “And get ready for it. They’re the sparkliest of us all.”

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458. “These groups may have created the game. But that doesn’t mean we have to play by their rules.”

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459. “Linh let her watery stars evaporate. “Being created doesn’t make it any less real. Look at Sophie.” Sophie definitely wasn’t sure what to do with that comparison – or Linh’s point about the gorgodon.”

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460. “Linh ignored Wynn and Luna as they trotted up beside her – even when they made some seriously adorable squeaky whinnies.”

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461. “You’re basically Sophie’s telepathic backup, aren’t you? Is that why you’re so bothered about what happened at the storehouse? She was supposed to need you, and she didn’t?”

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462. “He said he couldn’t risk being discovered.”

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463. “Keefe pulled Biana behind him. “Yo guys, I hate to break it to you, but giant bugs are so last year. All the cool villains are threatening with ogres now.”

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464. “The only ones to refuse readings are those with darkness to hide.”

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465. “Balance is good,” Linh agreed. “But it can be hard to hold on to,” Tam countered.”

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466. “And Sophie cooperated with the punishment – until she “lost” the ability restrictor through suspicious circumstances, right before illegally teleporting to the human world.”

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467. “Everyone believes I’m the fragile beauty hiding in my husband’s shadow. But I’m far more powerful than anyone imagines.”

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468. “Leave it to her to pick the stinky imp over the majestic alicorn. Then again, she never thought of Silveny as an “animal.” Plus, Iggy’s breath might be toxic – and his farts could be weaponized – but he needed her as much as she needed him.”

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469. “If this is how I’m going to have to dress all the time, I’m definitely passing on the Regent appointment,” Sophie grumbled, trying to lift her dark blue gown as she walked – but there were so many tiers of tulle, she couldn’t find the right layer of fabric to grab.”

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470. “You’re going to tell us we can’t do this, right?” she asked. “Because it’ll hurt my recovery?” “Nah. I just want to see what happens,” he said. Keefe pumped his fist. “WOO, we have Elwin approval! That makes this official. This. Is. Happening!”

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471. “Wait,” Sophie had to interrupt. “Aren’t you always saying that abilities can’t be switched off once they’ve been triggered?” “For ordinary elves, yes,” Mr. Forkle agreed. Sophie groaned, knowing this was going to lead to another “let me explain how very weird you are” speech.”

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472. “Actually, I was thinking it’d be smart to spend some time learning everything we can about the history of ogre weaponry.” “Seriously?” He cracked a smile. “Nah. Just wanted to make sure you were still awake.”

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473. “Where are the gnomes under quarantine?”

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474. “If you do, you’re going to be sorely, sorely disappointed – and covered in biscuit crumbs.” “Don’t worry, she came here to talk to you about it,” Ro jumped in. “The cookies were just her excuse. You gonna deny it?” she asked when Sophie turned to scowl at her.”

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475. “So how do you want to do this? Should I sit between you guys, so it’s like a Sophitz sandwich? Or will that make it too hard for all the staring into each other’s eyes?”

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476. “Anyone else super confused?” Tam asked. “Yes!” Linh, Marella, Wylie, Sandor, Bo, and Tarina all said in unison.”

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477. “Remember the song you made up for him?” she asked. “And the little hoppy dance?” “Please demonstrate both,” Sandor jumped in. “Along with anything else that would make good blackmail.”

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478. “And if you hadn’t, Atlantis would be destroyed, and you guys would’ve been captured in Ravagog, and who knows what other stories I haven’t heard?” Maruca countered.”

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479. “Keefe looked ready to explode when Fitz tagged him out the second time, and he spent the rest of the night grumbling about conspiracies.”

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480. “You should never be afraid of who you are.”

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481. “How could I lose that much time?” “It’s called almost dying,” Edaline said gently. “Actually, it’s called ‘Fostering’ now,” Keefe corrected.”

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482. “She’d sorta broken up with Fitz.”

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483. “And hey,” Grady added, “if this makes you decide to put the whole dating thing on hold for a while, I can definitely get behind that – OW!” He pulled back from the hug, rubbing the tender part of his arm where Edaline must have pinched him.”

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484. “Okay, I can buy us some time,” Dex said, “but I’m going to have to ruin the obscurer.” “Is that the only way?” Fitz asked. “No, I thought it’d be fun to make things extra hard and dangerous!”

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485. “You’re confident you can mimic your mother’s voice?” “You have no idea how many detentions I’ve talked my way out of.” Mr. Forkle didn’t find that as reassuring as Keefe intended.”

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486. “So much for only one left,” Cadfael muttered. Sophie could only nod and count.”

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487. “That doesn’t change the fact that no one could go near Hunkyhair without coughing!” Ro called from the closet. Keefe gritted his teeth, and Sophie had to laugh – and then whimper as the pain punished her for daring to use her chest muscles.”

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488. “Sandor’s fine – he wasn’t exposed to the kind of shadows that you and Fitz were, so he just had a broken nose and some cuts and bruises.” “And a lot of rage,” Tam added. “Even Ro looked scared of him.”

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489. “Silveny was not thrilled about a Vika visit, she perked up when Sophie gave her permission to drag Vika through the mud like she had the last time.”

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490. “Stop!” a familiar squeaky voice shouted behind her. Sophie froze. She’d learned that it was much easier to let the seven-foot-tall, heavily armed gray goblin lead the way – along with a hulking ogre warrior and a tiny green-toothed gnome. Sandor, Bo, and Flori were three of her five multispeciesial bodyguards, and they took their jobs very seriously.”

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491. “If you’d been there, the only thing that’d be different right now is that Elwin would have another patient.” “And there’s no guarantee I would’ve saved you,” Tam added with a smirk.”

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492. “All the horrible, stinky detentions where Sophie had been singled out for additional punishments – though technically some of that was Keefe’s fault.”

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493. “His jaw locked with a furious click. “What has that boy done now?” “Nothing.” All of her bodyguards looked dubious – which was fair, considering the amount of chaos that Keefe had caused over the years.”

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494. “Then she washed her face, brushed as much of the mud out of her hair as.”

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495. “And I’m not leaving Linh alone in Atlantis – and don’t roll your eyes,” he told his sister. “I know – you have amazing control now.”

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496. “Fitz sighed. “No, it’s fine. I’m going.” Ro muttered something that sounded a little like “about time,” but they all ignored her.”

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497. “We could play something like Two Truths and a Lie?” Sophie suggested – and then immediately un-suggested it once she saw how excited Ro was by that idea.”

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498. “Ro clicked her tongue. “Hmm. This sounds a lot like something I warned you would happen, doesn’t it, Hunkyhair?” Keefe shot her a withering glare before turning back to Sophie.”

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499. “Yeah, I can only hold my breath for fifteen minutes,” Dex said.”

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500. “Whatever it is, make it quick,” Keefe added. “Some of us are running out of time.” Ro snickered.”

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