Top 450 Stephanie Garber Quotes (2026 Update)
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351. “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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352. “I don’t need to think about it. Sometimes you just know. And I know that I can’t imagine spending an eternity with someone who will never love me.”

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353. “They said his kiss was fatal to all but her – his only weakness – and as he’d sought her, he’d left a trail of corpses.”

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354. “It’s not Jacks’s true love who will be immune to his kiss and make his heart beat again. Only a girl who will never love Jacks can survive the kiss. Maybe your love can save his heart, but if you decide to kiss him, you’ll just be one more fox that Jacks has murdered.”

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355. “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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356. “This girl was that hot sunny day in the middle of the Cold Season, either unaware or uncaring that she did not belong.”

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357. “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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358. “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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359. “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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360. “I don’t think what you want will help you. But I do appreciate a good lost cause.”

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

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362. “Don’t worry, I’m still not going to kiss you.” His lips brushed over the delicate underside of her wrist. Once. Twice. Three times. It was barely a touch, and yet there was something incredibly intimate about it. It made her think of the other stories that said his kisses might have been fatal, but they were worth dying for.”

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363. “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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364. “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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365. “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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366. “Love really was another type of magic.”

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367. “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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368. “He looked like ethereal heartbreak.”

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

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371. “Even after jumping from a cliff and falling into the ocean, he still looked like a ruthless fairytale – a fallen prince who refused to break.”

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372. “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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373. “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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374. “Fate is only an idea, but I think by believing in it we turn it into something more. You just said you’ve avoided love because you’ve believed it wasn’t in your future, and so it hasn’t been.”

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375. “Fates were always fighting the urge to be that which they were made to be.”

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

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377. “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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378. “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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379. “She hoped that he would argue with her- she hoped that he would fight for her. She hoped despite everything that he would choose her.”

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380. “Jacks said sweetly. Dreams might seem insignificant, but they give away more secrets than people realize.”

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381. “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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382. “I love balls and parties that have a high probability of ending dramatically. But I could cause an international incident – possibly a war – if I attend this celebration.”

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383. “Jacks dropped a heavy arm around her shoulders, sending a shock straight through her as he pulled her suddenly close. “Want me to kill any of them for you?” “No, they’re just gossiping.” “Then what if I merely give them the urge to cut out their own tongues?” he asked, flashing one of his dimples. Evangeline stifled a giggle, though she knew she shouldn’t be amused. She had no doubt he was serious about the tongues. “Don’t you dare – ” “You sure? They deserve it.” The whole House deserves it.”

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

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

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386. “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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387. “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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388. “She meant to say, For tonight, I’m yours, but all that came out was “I’m yours.”

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389. “This young man was going to ruin the girl that worked inside the shop.”

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390. “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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391. “Believing something doesn’t make it true.”

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

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393. “But when she finally glimpsed her rescuer, the world was suddenly brighter.”

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394. “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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395. “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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396. “So, she only gave herself one minute. One minute to cry for Dante and sob for her sister and rage because Julian was not who she thought he was. To fall on the bed and whine and moan over all the things that had churned out of her control. To pick up Legend’s stupid vase of roses and dash them against the mantel of the fireplace.”

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397. “Butter-soft light streamed through the rounded windows, gilding every surface of the unexpectedly bright flat that Evangeline found herself in. The walls were covered in bold yellow and orange flowers, the shelves were speckled with glitter, and the books on them were arranged by the colour of the spine.”

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398. “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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399. “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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400. “He seemed uncharacteristically nervous as he reached toward her cheek. He slowly took an errant pink strand of hair between his fingers and tucked it behind her ear. He was so careful, his fingers didn’t even brush her skin, but he looked as if he wanted to.”

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