Top 500 Shannon Messenger Quotes (2026 Update)
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251. “Grady’s hands curled into white-knuckled fists. “I knew we shouldn’t have left you alone with that boy!”

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

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253. “Sophie was starting to put serious thought into Keefe’s “kidnap Elwin” plan.”

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254. “He sighed. There you go being all practical and wise. Hey, one of us has to be. He laughed at that – and reached over to give her ponytail a playful tug.”

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255. “Back the T-rex up!- Keefe Sencen.”

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

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257. “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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258. “I’m done with food forever.” “Me too,” Dex agreed. “Me three,” Biana said.”

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259. “I want it to be you.”

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260. “I know this isn’t going to make any of it better,” Sophie said, holding her sister tighter. “But I’ve done this before. The part where it all feels hopeless, and like it’s never going to come together. And you know what? Somehow, it does. It’s never perfect. But it’s usually better than I’d been fearing.”

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261. “His floating thoughts made it clear how determined he was to protect her. It made her heart somehow both light and heavy at the same time.”

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262. “Ordinarily, I’d be skeptical,” he said, smoothing the edges of his simple gray cloak. “But you’ve always had a gift for making the impossible possible, so I guess we’ll find out – assuming you’re still up for it.”

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263. “No matter how many times the elves explained the “illumination in a darkened world” analogy, she would never stop thinking it was weird to have a school named after glowing fungus.”

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264. “He tapped a rapid rhythm against the metal, and thousands more cities appeared across the parts of the map that had previously been empty, most scrunched so closely together that their labels overlapped in a tangle of letters. But Sophie could still tell she was looking at the Forbidden Cities. Human cities.”

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265. “But from now on, count on me not letting you out of my sight.”

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266. “The next body she found was a goblin with long curly hair. Grady’s bodyguard.”

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267. “Fitz laughed. You really are adorable when you worry.”

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268. “Seriously, what was it about cute boys that made it so hard for her to function?”

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269. “Oh! It’s like a snickerdoodle.” “Okay, I don’t know what a snickerdoodle is or why anyone would want to eat something called that,” Ro said, hooking her arm around Elwin’s elbow and hauling him toward the door, “but she took her medicine and your three seconds are up. So out with you! My boy needs a good, long talking-to.”

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270. “Now I know why Bianas ready to start stabbing things.”

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271. “I already did a cave of horrors thing with you a few weeks ago, and it wasn’t awesome.”

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272. “Sophie wished the Black Swan had given her laser eyes so she could skewer Keefe with her death glare.”

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273. “But something about the way Grady was smiling at them made Sophie’s cheeks feel hot. Dex must’ve noticed it too, because his face was bright red as he mumbled some excuse about his parents worrying if he wasn’t home soon, and quickly leaped out of there.”

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274. “You’ve made us whole again. Given us back our lives. Now it’s our turn to help you.”

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275. “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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276. “We’re cousins,” she finished. Dex blinked. Then he cracked up.”

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277. “Keefe’s laugher.”

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278. “He’s already lost more than a decade of his life – why waste another second of it trying to scrape together the past?”

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279. “Things are happening, and I need your help. When and where can we meet?”

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280. “She’d spent forever trying to find him something personal, settling on a miniature Albertosaurus covered in deep violet feathers. She knew it was silly, but it reminded her of the day they met, and in the card she thanked him for showing her what dinosaurs really looked like.”

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281. “But nature is an intricate jigsaw puzzle, and every piece matters.”

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

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283. “See, but ‘smart’ really isn’t my brand. I’m more ‘reckless dream guy without a care’! It’s part of my whole ‘bad boy’ image.” He tossed his hair. “And don’t think I won’t tackle you to get my silver notebook back – I will.” “Okay,” Ro jumped in, before Sophie could respond. “Fun as it is to watch you two try to make each other’s heads explode, I had big plans for napping before some serious pranking this evening. So how about I settle this for you guys and you let me get my beauty rest?”

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284. “All work is progress,” Emery said. “Which is political-speak for ‘no’?”

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285. “Oh yeah?” Dex asked. “Hit us with it, Lady Fos-Boss.” Sophie sighed. “Seriously, that’s not my name.” “Keep telling yourself that,” Dex, Wylie, Biana, and Stina all said in unison, because of course the first thing they’d all agree on would be the need to continue annoying her.”

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286. “Lord Cassius cleared his throat. “Well. My son may like to pretend he’s above everything. But I hope you won’t hold his laziness against him, Miss Foster. Or his sloppiness. I know how much he values your friendship.” “Keep it up, Dad, and Foster’s going to get jealous of all the sweet things you say about me. Not everyone gets to be so lucky, after all!”

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287. “That’s our girl,” Keefe said quietly as Sophie snatched the green pill and gulped it down before she could change her mind. “Knew she was going to Foster it.”

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288. “Cognate – RAWR? Is that the technical term?” “I mean, I can talk about the ‘staring into each other’s eyes’ thing if you really want me to.” Sophie held Iggy close and whispered, “Feel free to go fart on him.” Instead, Iggy blinked his watery green eyes and unleashed a belly-shaking burp.”

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289. “Time is a funny thing. Once it’s gone, it’s gone. But then it passes on to someone else. You’ll do great things with it. Wonderful, incredible things. I’m sorry I won’t be able to see them. But don’t let that stop you from living them. Dream. Fight. Love. Take risks. Allow yourself to be happy.”

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290. “But you’re forgetting something, I like a challenge.” Keefe was so close, his breath warming her cheeks.”

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291. “She rolled to her side, and the bed made an embarrassing squeaking sound. “That was the mattress,” she said. Keefe giggled. “Everybody farts, Foster. It’s cool. I still think you’re cute.”

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292. “I guess I can ask. It was hard to get information out of her. All she wanted to tell me about was – ” “STOP!” Keefe said. “I wasn’t going to say that. She was telling me that she’s really hungry. I’m not sure if it’s a pregnancy craving or an excuse to get more treats, but she went on and on and on about how she needs more swizzlespice.”

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293. “He stood with Sandor near the porch railing, and Sandor side-eyed Keefe’s wiggly dance as he added, “Or any of your other friends?” “Are you implying that I’m not good enough, Gigantor?” Keefe asked, wiggling harder and kicking his legs. “Or are you just jealous of my moves?”

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294. “Okay,” Edaline said, hooking an arm around Sophie as Grady did the same on her other side. “Let’s get you registered!” Sophie could’ve sworn she’d heard Grady mumble, “Here we go again” under his breath as they headed up the path.”

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295. “Keefe’s mind unleashed a bunch of words she’d get in trouble for using.”

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296. “No, I kept my promise to someone who’d made me feel like I mattered at a time when everyone else just wanted me to go away. Someone who gave me a place to stay and made it feel like a home after mine had been ripped apart. I know that doesn’t erase the things she’s done, but it meant too much for me to totally ignore it. I did owe her.”

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297. “Is it ooze time, is it ooze time, is it ooze time?” Ro asked, bouncing on the balls of her feet and clapping her hands. Elwin nodded, turning to Fitz and Sophie. “Who wants to go first?” “Foster volunteers!” Keefe said, with a smirk that so deserved a pillow to the head.”

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298. “I thought we’d start with cold temperatures because it’s a little less miserable than training for heat,” he explained as he pulled off her glove. “Though you’re probably still going to want to punch me when you dunk your arm in.” “My whole arm? Not just my hand?” “Yep. The colder you are, the more it’ll trigger your instincts.” “Of course.”

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299. “She’s been assigned the second highest number of detentions – though the gap between her list and Keefe Sencen’s list is quite large. But she – unlike Keefe – doesn’t seem to enjoy her punishments.”

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300. “You know what’s funny? We’re not that different, you and I. But I didn’t have a brother who stuck by me and took care of me. And it wasn’t Sophie Foster and her little Black Swan buddies who showed up and brought me into a group that promised I’d be able to help them fix all our world’s problems. Crazy how that goes, right?”

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