Top 500 Shannon Messenger Quotes (2024 Update)
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101. “One should never rely on their enemies to give them hope.”

— Shannon Messenger

102. “I think we could all use a little more weird in our lives.”

— Shannon Messenger

103. “You gave me the gift of goodbye.”

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104. “Both Fintan and Councillor Kenric never made it out of the tower.”

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105. “We were two broken, incomplete people. Now we’re one. No one will ever understand me the way she will. No one will ever understand her the way I will.”

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106. “It’s okay,” Keefe whispered, pulling off Sophie’s other glove and sending her a blue mental breeze.”

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107. “Back the t-rex up.”

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108. “Sophie Foster was going home.”

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109. “Hindsight is a dangerous game.”

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110. “They didn’t break me,” she said again. “They’ll never break me.”

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111. “But we’re just kids she thought For the moment yes But we are talking about the future You really think we’ll still need a Black Swan that many years from now Yes I believe we will always need a Black Swan The world has gotten too complicated to leave any one group solely in charge There needs to be a system of checks and balances We do hope to someday work hand in hand with the Council But even if that never happens we should be there to keep them honest.”

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112. “Is it, now?” Ro patted the chaise next to her. “Well then, why don’t you sit right here and tell Auntie Ro all about it?” “Auntie Ro?” Sophie, Sandor, and Keefe all asked in unison. Ro shrugged. “What? I can be nurturing when I want to be.” That would’ve been a lot easier to believe if she weren’t using a dagger to clean beneath her claws.”

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113. “The wind – or maybe Keefe – must’ve thrown back his father’s hood. But it wasn’t his father facing him. It was Lady Gisela. Keefe’s mom.”

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114. “That might be older than Bronte. But not older than Fallon Vacker, our great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather.”

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115. “You must be lost.” Keefe Sencen to Sophie, Keeper of the Lost Cities.”

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116. “Tell my dad... that I’ve been hiding his favorite cape in a closet on the twenty-ninth floor. But don’t tell him the door is rigged with gulon gas. Let him find that out on his own.”

— Shannon Messenger

117. “I’m Batman, so I could be your hero anyway!”

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118. “She wasn’t sure who cheered louder, Grady and Edaline – or Dex.”

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119. “Ugh, now I get why Keefe was always going on about this one,” the figure to Gethen’s right grumbled. “They both think they’re so clever.”

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120. “Dare we ask what made you willing to suffer the furry disgrace?”

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121. “But your dad’s enjoying it. He’s been rigging traps.”

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122. “He grabbed her arms to steady her. “It’s ok, Sophie. I’m here to help you. We’ve been looking for you for twelve years.”

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123. “I’ll let that go,” Ro told him, “if you tell me what it was like in my father’s head.” Fitz let out a relieved breath. “Fluffy.” “Like sinking into a giant marshmallow covered in feathers,” Sophie agreed. Ro choked on her laugh. “Okay, I need to figure out how to blackmail him with that.”

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124. “Keefe?” she whispered. He smirked. “Did you miss me?”

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125. “They weren’t friends. And they weren’t actually sisters. They were just two different girls from two different worlds.”

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126. “It’s lonely speaking a language few others understand, isn’t it?”

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127. “You’re wrong. I’m just irritated.” “Nah. You’re flattered.” He scooted away before she could shove him. They walked in silence for a minute before Sophie’s eyes dropped to her feet. “Could you really feel that I was irritated or were you guessing?” “You look worried – you wouldn’t have something to hide, would you? A secret crush, maybe?” “Never mind. Forget I asked.” He cracked up. “It’s almost too easy to annoy you, you know that?” She sighed.”

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128. “But, I also think this is one of those ‘the enemy of my enemy is my friend’ kind of deals. Or is it ‘my enemy isn’t my enemy if they’re also my enemy’s enemy’?”

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129. “Yeah, I’m sure he’ll have me over for lushberry juice and mallowmelt,” Sophie mumbled. “Right after he tells me to call him Uncle Timkin.”

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130. “Ugh, don’t even get me started,” Tam grumbled. “Our real family name is supposed to be Tong. But my great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandmother started calling herself Lady Song, and when she registered her daughter, she put that as the surname – and it’s been passed down ever since.”

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131. “Spoiler alert: Apparently, alicorn vomit was just as sparkly as their poop.”

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132. “Sophie tugged out a loose eyelash-a nervous habit-and started at her feet.”

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133. “I’d heard your powers were legendary.”

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134. “The right choice sometimes isn’t easy, Sophie. But that doesn’t mean it’s not right.”

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135. “Fitz yawned, and she patted Mr. Snuggles on the head as she stood to leave. He mumbled something, the words too sleepy to be coherent. But Sophie could’ve sworn he’d said, “Miss you.”

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136. “At nine years old, Amy already had the annoying little sister role mastered.”

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137. “She wasn’t the same girl she’d been the year before, who though failing out of Foxfire would be the end of the world. Now she’d been kidnapped, presumed dead, banished from the Lost Cities, and helped stop a plague from killing off the entire gnomish species. She’d even snuck into the ogres’ capital and helped destroy half the city – which happened to be why the Council was struggling to negotiated a new elvin-ogre treaty.”

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138. “Ever since the kidnapping everyone kept her closed in, trying to keep her away from danger. All it really meant was that she was the one being held prisoner while the bad guys ran free.”

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139. “Let’s not add projectile vomiting to the list of Awesome Things We Get To Do Today.”

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140. “In every photo her face looked scrunched with concentration, like she was trying to make sense of the world. Or maybe she’d been pooping. With babies, it was hard to tell.”

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141. “Please tell me you’re going to make them wear glittery armor that says Fearsome Foster Five!”

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142. “All the times I imagined this moment, I never got it right. Her lips are sweeter and softer, and they fit against mine like we were formed that way. Everything about us matches. Our breathing. Our movements. And the heat. The delicious fire that ripples through my body before it rushes back to hers. She clings to me as hard as I cling to her, her hands sliding down my back as I grab her waist and press her against me, so there’s no space between us. I’ll never let anything separate us.”

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143. “For the Mysterious Miss F – If you don’t relax, this candy will always taste bitter – so snap out of it! And try to stay out of detention! – K.”

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144. “She was amazed Silveny had even let them get close enough to attach the reins. Clearly she needed to teach the glittering horse how to recognize pure evil.”

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145. “Unpacking made everything real. She lived here now, in this strange, slightly too perfect world where everything she knew was wrong.”

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146. “Don’t you miss when crushes were only silly, secret things?” she asked quietly. “Suddenly it’s getting all so... real – and not just because of this. I mean... Fitz already finished filling out his matchmaking packet. And you probably need to go pick up yours – if you haven’t already.”

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147. “Dex snorted. “You want Sophie, Fitz, and Keefe to do trust exercises together.” “I think it would be very enlightening,” Mr. Forkle agreed. “Oh, it’ll definitely be that,” Dex said with a particularly huge grin. “Can I, uh, be there when you do?” he asked Sophie.”

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148. “Fitz grinned – and a girl who’d been watching him tripped over her own feet.”

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149. “Mr. Snuggles is always the best thing to see when you first wake up.”

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150. “The Ballad of Bo and Ro.”

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