Top 500 Shannon Messenger Quotes (2024 Update)
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201. “Sometimes you have to be brave.”

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202. “A huge, goofy grin spread across her lips as both Sandor and Grizel flushed bright pink. “Oh my goodness – that’s the sweetest thing EVER!” Sandor groaned. “As if they don’t tease us about our relationship enough already!” “I’m not going to tease you,” Sophie promised. “But Keefe will,” Fitz jumped in. “And I’m sure he’s going to be here any second, so – ” “Actually, Keefe said he wasn’t getting anywhere near you and a bunch of weapons right now,” Sophie told him.”

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203. “The words might as well have been a giant pair of scissors, snipping the threads of excitement that had been stitching Sophie’s newfound hope together.”

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204. “So you never told us,” Ro said, filling the tense silence. “What team name did you go with? Team Awesomesauce?” “Dex campaigned pretty hard for that,” Sophie admitted. “And Biana tried for Team Sparkles a couple of different times.”

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205. “Ro elbowed Keefe. “Nothing you want to say about this, Lord Hunkyhair?” Any other time, Keefe would’ve already made five different Fitzphie jokes. But he didn’t respond – even when Ro told him she was going to start calling him “Lord Funkyhair.”

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206. “Life is a series of hard choices, Miss Foster. The most we can do is face them one at a time.”

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207. “Being the moonlark meant being lied to and lying to everybody.”

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208. “Winning me – what?” Sophie asked. “That’s not – I – what?”

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209. “Fitz gave me this big speech about how there’s no way he and I wouldn’t be on each other’s lists.” Ro snorted. “Wow. Is that what you elves call romance? ‘Don’t worry, my love, a bunch of snooty intellectuals are totally going to put your name on a piece of paper and give us permission to date each other’? Ugh, no wonder you haven’t felt ready for any smooching.”

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210. “But then he leaned back and added, “I have way too much fun annoying you.” Sophie sighed. “That does seem to be one of your talents.” “And you adore me for it. In fact, maybe we should find out if we’re meant to be.” He puckered his lips and Sophie shoved him a little harder that time.”

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211. “Their eyes locked and it was suddenly much harder than it should have been to come up with a response.”

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212. “We cannot control the actions of others, nor stop them from disappointing us. We can only use the anger and pain to fuel us. To rise above.”

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213. “We left once,” Ro admitted, “but only because I made Hunkyhair shower and change – and you’re welcome, by the way. I swear the stench radiating off of him was making the flowers in your carpet wither.”

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214. “You told That Boy about this?” Grady interrupted. “He didn’t make you feel embarrassed, did he? Or pressure you to – ” “Actually, he told me no one would care about the unmatchable thing,” Sophie corrected. “Well, not anyone who mattered, at least.” Edaline’s smile practically glowed. “That was very sweet of him – not that I’m surprised.” Grady snorted. “And he’s absolutely right,” Edaline added, elbowing Grady in the ribs.”

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215. “Keefe grinned. “You’re so adorable when you worry. I’ve told you that, right?” Sophie gave him her best glare, and his smile only widened.”

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216. “Sophie sank back onto the stair, and Keefe and Fitz took the spots on either side of her, each grabbing one of her gloved hands.”

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217. “My theory is that Keefe made one too many jokes about Fitzphie, and Sophie finally threw him off a cliff,” Tam told Marella, careful to keep his voice low.”

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218. “They’d reached the stairs by that point, and Sophie noticed Tam gritting his teeth as he floated Alvar up. “Here,” Biana said, letting her mind take control – and smacking Alvar’s body against the metal railing in the process. “That was an accident,” she insisted.”

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219. “It’s Miss Foster’s decision,” Mr. Forkle interrupted. Sophie snorted. “Right. Just like it was my decision the day you reset my abilities. I could either stay malfunctioning, or risk my life to fix everything – and bonus: It was the only way I’d be able to heal Prentice and Alden. That’s not much of a choice, is it?”

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220. “That’s right – I heard you were going to be part of a multispeciesial bodyguarding experiment,” Keefe said. “Please tell me you’re going to make them wear glittery armor that says Fearsome Foster Five!”

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221. “Ugh, I should’ve known Bangs Boy was going to be a part of this,” Keefe grumbled. “And I’m assuming by ‘talked,’ you mean one of your Look-at-my-fancy-Telepath-tricks! kind of chats, right? Mommy Dearest didn’t send him to deliver a special message, did she?” He sat up straighter. “Wait. He didn’t blow up anything, did he?”

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222. “Personal stuff is my specialty! Need some smooching advice? Because you’re probably overthinking it. You just – ” “NO!” Sophie interrupted, definitely not wanting to hear the end of that sentence.”

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223. “Instead, he turned to Biana and said, “Did I hear something about an exploding chandelier – because that’s a story I need to hear.” “Uh, yeah!” Ro added. Biana gave a brief retelling, and Keefe smirked at Sophie. “That sounds like our Lovely Lady F – can’t take her anywhere without her trying to blow something up.” “Uh, excuse me, the explosion was Wylie’s doing, not mine,” Sophie argued. “And Biana was the one who suggested we search the Grand Hall.”

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224. “Expect rules – lots of rules – which absolutely must be followed, regardless of how unfair or bizarre they may seem. Names are forbidden. Friendship is forbidden. Talking or interaction of any kind is forbidden. Refusing an order or an assignment is – ” “Let me guess,” Keefe jumped in. “Forbidden?”

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225. “You keep trying to fix everything, Sophie. You even fixed Exillium. But you can’t fix me.” His eyes met hers then, and they held some sort of plea. He.”

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226. “Whoever invented air conditioning should win the Nobel Prize. I bet they could bring peace to the Middle East if they gave everyone an AC unit and let them cool the freak down once in a while. I should e-mail the UN the suggestion.”

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227. “Across the river, a row of crystal castles glittered in the sunlight in a way that would make Walt Disney want to throw rocks at his “Magic Kingdom.”

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228. “Ro blinked. “Wow! Okay – I officially take back every bad thing I’ve ever said about your Councillors! They’re my heroes! All hail the sparkle-fied twelve for breaking up the Great Fitzphie!”

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229. “Silveny confirmed that she hadn’t told anyone about the baby – not even Greyfell, which earned her a lecture about telling the daddy.”

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230. “Mallowmelt turned out to be a gooey.”

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231. “Keefe smeared his blood across the smooth panel. But a metallic click echoed through the dark instead. A lock clicking into place. Lady Gisela stepped back, shaking her hair out of her eyes. “Finally done.” The.”

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232. “You changed Iggy’s color?” she asked, heading over to his cage, where, sure enough, the tiny imp had yet another new look. His neatly trimmed, gold, sparkly fur was now a much poofier ice blue with tiny crimps. “Huh, I figured he’d be pink and purple,” Sophie admitted, pointing to Ro’s colorful pigtails. Ro tossed her head, swishing her hair in the process. “Uh, no, I’m not sharing my fabulous style with anyone – much less a creature who spent the last hour eating his own toenails.”

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233. “STOP!′ Keefe held up his hands. ‘Ground rules for this conversation: All talk of alicorn baby-making is off the table – got it? Otherwise I’ll have to rip my ears off.”

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234. “And Fitz is your boyfriend?” Sophie nearly toppled off the bed. “No! Why would you think that?” “Because you get all dreamy-eyed when you talk about him.” “I do not!” “You’re doing it right now!”

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235. “Fitz? What kind of name was Fitz?”

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236. “When she couldn’t stall any longer, she tilted up on her toes and leaned in, lingering a hairsbreadth away, so he’d have the option of pushing her back if he wanted. He didn’t. So she closed her eyes and pressed her lips against his.”

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237. “But he was also the boy who’d shown up on her class field trip and shown her where she really belonged. The one who’d let her cry on his shoulder when she had to leave her family, and who’d gone out searching for her in the middle of nowhere, just because he’d heard her voice in his head.”

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238. “The wind is a part of who I am, and when I expose my heart to it, I feel it calling me home.”

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239. “She pulled her shoulder-length blond hair around her face, wishing she could hide behind it. This is exactly the kind of attention she went out of her way to avoid. Why she wore dull colors and lurked in the back, blocked by the other kids who were at least a foot taller than her. It was the only way to survive as a twelve year old in high school.”

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240. “Gethen clicked his tongue. “So he says. But you know better, don’t you, Fitz? You’ve known all along that something didn’t add up – and no one would listen to you, would they? How frustrating that must’ve been. Even Sophie hasn’t believed you, has she? And we all know how much you rely on her. All this time, you were right. Is that what you want to hear?”

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241. “Wow,” Fitz breathed, and Sophie hoped he meant the river trick – but it was hard to tell with the way he was staring at Linh.”

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242. “Looks like we missed something,” Fitz said, his eyes darting between the paintings and where Keefe’s arms were wrapped around Sophie’s waist.”

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243. “Humans do the best they can – but their minds can’t begin to comprehend the complexities of reality.”

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244. “Having a family crest meant a lot to a girl who’d been adopted.”

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245. “It’s all a rather dark shade of gray. But that’s a color all of us are familiar with, aren’t we?”

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246. “Sophie didn’t know much about him, only that he was Fitz’s great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather and one of the first members of the Council.”

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247. “And none of them have ever sent you home in a panicked, sobbing heap after betraying you.”

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248. “STOP!” Keefe held up his hands. “Ground rules for this conversation: All talk of alicorn baby-making is off the table – got it? Otherwise I’ll have to rip my ears off. And for the record, I do not want to be there when Baby Glitterbutt arrives.”

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249. “Okay,” she agreed. If he refused to be serious, then so would she. “Fine, Im an elf. Am I suppose to help Frodo destroy the ring and save Middle-Earth? Or do I have to make toys in the North Pole?”

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250. “Keefe sounded horrified at the idea of a long family day. But Sophie was happy for him. Maybe his parents were finally realizing how awesome their son was.”

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