Top 500 Stephanie Garber Quotes (2026 Update)
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351. “There were candles glittering light and fires burning in hearths, but not a single person appeared. Fairytale images covered all the closed doors on the second floor: a rabbit in a crown, a knight holding a star-shaped key, a pastry goblin tossing sweets.”

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352. “She knew that she didn’t love him, but she could love him easily.”

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353. “Then there is the other heart, the second heart, the one that breaks instead of beats, the one that loves so that there is a point to all this living.”

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354. “A faraway place that Tella tried to ignore told her this was all a great mistake – Jacks wasn’t really the one she wanted, Legend was. No matter what he did, or what he was, it would always be Legend.”

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355. “She still believed in love at first sight, but she no longer believed it meant forever love.”

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356. “Utterly commanding as he leaned one elbow against his balcony rail and gave her a smile that said, I might not be the most handsome person in the room, but you know that you’re intrigued.”

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357. “Two nights ago, Apollo had said she wasn’t a prisoner and he’d never lock her up. In fact, he’d looked deeply hurt when she’d mentioned it. Clearly, these guards were mistaken.”

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358. “His heart was wounded like hers, but it was strong, it wouldn’t flinch or shy away from her. It would beat faster, harder, in concert with hers.”

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359. “His silver-blue eyes met hers expectantly and then he grinned like the devil he was. He’d known this moment was coming. “Hello, wife.”

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360. “We want you to get swept away, but be careful of being swept too far away,” repeated Rupert. “What happens if someone does get swept too far away?” asked Scarlett. “That’s usually when people die or go mad,” Rupert answered, so calmly she wondered if she’d misheard him.”

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361. “I was poisoned by a man I thought to be a friend,” Apollo roared. “Lord Jacks is the man who killed me. Then he stole the memories of my bride, Evangeline. I will not rest until Jacks is found and he pays for his crimes with his life!”

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362. “She knew Apollo had warned that regaining her memories would only hurt her, but some things were worth hurting for, and Evangeline believed this was one of those things. She needed to remember.”

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363. “Evangeline spun to the side and slapped him hard across the face. The sound of her hand hitting his cheek echoed through the inn, loud, cracking, and satisfying. You loathsome, conceited, cowardly worm of a prince, she thought as she watched his skin turn an inflamed shade of red.”

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364. “But more than those things, she wanted to forever by his side, whether he was with her as she was fighting a nightmare or chasing a dream, or if it was the other way around and she was helping him achieve a new dream. Even if that meant sacrificing one of her dreams.”

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365. “Jacks had been the moon and she’d been the tide, controlled by his impossible force.”

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366. “She felt like softness and sunlight and seeds for growing dreams.”

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367. “Her future was determined by her choices, not her destiny.”

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368. “He wanted to keep her pressed to the floor beneath him. He would have set the world on fire and then let it all burn just to keep holding her like this.”

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369. “Potremmo non avere quello che vuoi, ma abbiamo quello di cui hai bisogno.”

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370. “But Scarlett had learned too well how treacherous it was to hope in something as illusion as a wish.”

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371. “I made your heart beat. I’m your one true love. Your kiss can’t kill me.”

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372. “There’s more to life than staying safe.”

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373. “Jacks wasn’t safe. He came with no promises of happily ever after. If anything, he guaranteed the opposite. He didn’t believe that heroes got happy endings. Loving Jacks felt doomed from the start. But Evangeline had learned that love was more than a feeling. And it didn’t have to be the safe choice, because love was more powerful than fear. It was the ultimate form of hope. It was stronger than curses.”

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374. “Occasionally people confuse fantasy with reality. Accidents sometimes result.”

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375. “And what do people say? Tella asked. Just that he murdered his last fiancee. But they also say he’s very handsome, she tacked on, as if that made up for murder.”

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376. “But now it was crystal clear – he was the one who did the breaking, because he didn’t know how to love.”

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377. “But Evangeline’s heart was already broken. And she understood the risks she was taking. She knew the rules for visiting Fated churches: Always promise less than you can give, for Fates always take more. Do not make bargains with more than one Fate. And, above all, never fall in love with a Fate.”

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378. “I know I seem naive,” Evangeline pressed on. ” I know my faith in love might appear foolish. I also know it might not be enough. But I’m not doing this because I believe I’ll win. I’m actually a little afraid I’m going to lose. I no longer think love is a guarantee of victory or of happily ever after. But I think it’s a reason to fight for those things. I know my attempt to save Jacks could end in fiery explosion, but I’d rather go up in flames with him than watch while he burns.”

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379. “Are you sure? For a moment you stopped breathing. Or do I just have that affect on you?”

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380. “I’m not afraid of your secrets.”

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381. “Can you at least try to smile?” she asked. He flashed his teeth. “That looks predatory.” “I am predatory. So is everyone else here,” he whispered.”

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382. “Not all loves happened at first; some took time to grow like seeds, or they might be like bulbs, dormant until the right season approached.”

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383. “You make an excellent murder suspect. Orphan, turned savior, turned bride, turned killer – I’m actually surprised that wasn’t Kristof’s headline today.”

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384. “He brought his hand up to her mouth and marked the seam of her lips with the blood. Metallic and sweet. Incredibly sweet. She wanted to hate the taste, but it was more like a feeling than a flavor. It was the last perfect moment before a dream ends, drops of sunshine falling like rain, lost wishes that had been found.”

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385. “But there were reasons powerful emotions didn’t vanish in a blink, reasons why a person had to become stronger than her feelings to let them go.”

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386. “I don’t think what you want will help you. But I do appreciate a good lost cause.”

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387. “We were all a little like you back then, stupid enough to believe that if we did the right thing, it would all work out.”

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388. “Because Tella’s fantasy of being a mermaid gave Scarlett hope – that despite their mother’s abandonment, and their father’s lack of love, her sister could still dream, and that was something Scarlett never wanted to destroy.”

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389. “Not every love needs to make a great story, Jacks.”

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390. “Love really was another type of magic.”

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391. “He looked like ethereal heartbreak.”

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392. “He was trying to dazzle her. But dazzle was a lot like romance – fantastic while it lasted, but it never lasted long enough.”

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393. “Like all admirers of fairytales, she’d always loved the scent of books. She loved the paper dust in the air, the way it swirled in the light like little sprinkles of magic. And most of all, she loved the way that fairytales always made her think of her mother and endless possibilities.”

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394. “Maybe he wasn’t entirely hopeless. She wondered if he just hadn’t had much practice at this. Comforting someone was an intimate thing, and according to the stories, intimacy didn’t end well with Jacks. But he clearly knew how to be gentle.”

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395. “He wanted to know what her voice sounded like, what her skin felt like.”

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396. “You wouldn’t be human if you didn’t cry.”

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397. “It makes everything brighter, it makes people who have it stronger, it breaks rules that aren’t supposed to exist, it’s infinitely valuable. I can’t imagine my life without it. And if you felt any love in your heart, you would understand.”

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398. “You spend so much time lying you can’t tell the truth?”

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399. “You’re staring at the wrong person darling.” Jacks gently pressed a hand to her cheek, shifting her view so that Tella saw her own reflection.”

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400. “Julian was the sun in the middle of the wettest part of the Cold Season, gloriously warm and wonderful when he was there, but completely unreliable.”

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