Top 250 Susan Ee Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “I wonder which will get you killed faster – your loyalty or your stubbornness?”

— Susan Ee

2. “I kick him in the face point blank with my high heel. He wasn’t expecting that. The Angel flies back off the stage. “It really is you,“says Raffe.”

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3. “Power is best held by the ones who don’t want it.”

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4. “You’re a very special girl, Penryn. An amazing girl. An I-didn’t-even-know-someone-like-you-existed kind of girl. And you deserve someone who treats you like you’re the only important thing in his life because you are. Someone who plows his fields and raises pigs just for you.”

— Susan Ee

5. “He lifts me in his arms, cradling me while I wrap my arms around his neck. My cheek brushes against his as he picks me up. Warmth flows from the touch and I resist the impulse to nuzzle.”

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6. “I am not afraid of you, your kind, or your god.”

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7. “Anybody that ties you to a chair at gunpoint is a bad guy. Do I really need to explain this?”

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8. “Don’t. Talk. About. Her.”

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9. “Sometimes, as we’re stumbling along in the dark, we hit something good.”

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10. “I’ve never killed anyone before. What frightens me isn’t that I’m killing someone. What frightens me is how easy it is.”

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11. “So if it’s not a pig farm that you want, what is it?” he asks. I swallow. “How about a safe place to live where we don’t have to scrounge for food or fight for it?” “It’s yours.” “That’s it? All I have to do is ask?” “No. There’s a price for everything.” “I knew it. What is it?” “Me.”

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12. “We hold each other close. He feels so good. So warm. So solid. I want this moment to last forever.”

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13. “Try doing that again and I’ll snap you in half before you know it.” “Big words from a guy who’s trussed up like a turkey. What are you going to do, wobble over here like an upside-down turtle to snap me in half?”

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14. “Was that you, Pooky Bear?”

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15. “I feel drained. There must be another answer, but I’m too emotionally beat up to think. I just want to crawl into the vault in my head and close the door on the world. I lean toward Raffe and feel his muscles against my arm. I close my eyes and relax into him. He feels so solid. I’m not sure if I’m giving him comfort or the other way around.”

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16. “He runs his finger tips along my cheek, caressing my face. “Hush. I’m right here.” He looks at me with deep anguish in his eyes. Like there’s so much he wants to tell me but feels it’s too late now. I want to stroke his face and tell him that it will be okay. That everything will be all right. And I wish so badly that it would be.”

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17. “Raffe’s legs tremble violently and he’s losing consciousness, but he stays up out of sheer stubbornness and fury.”

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18. “You think I’d do something to risk a fall?” asks Raffe. “You can’t fall for anything you do here, Commander,” says Thermo. “You’re already in the Pit, so technically, it’s equivalent to being in a Fallen state during the time you’re here.” The heat intensifies in my cheeks, and I want to crawl behind a rock.”

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19. “I don’t even like you.”

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20. “Bow down to me Pooky Bear, who has only two other equals in all the worlds.”

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21. “Thank you for returning me to my family. That was a crazy, dangerous thing to do.” “I was feeling a little crazy and dangerous then.”

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22. “The right thing is a luxury for rich and sheltered people. For the rest of us, the only right thing is staying out of trouble and surviving as best we can.”

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23. “Your sense of judgement could use a dash of common sense.”

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24. “He looks at me with intense eyes. Distressed but swirling with want.”

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25. “Freedom in the shape of demon’s wings. I want to laugh and cry at the same time. I’m in Raffe’s arms, flying.”

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26. “We must be quite a sight. A cloud of scorpion-tailed, man-sized locusts blotting out the sky. And in the middle of it all, a demon with enormous wings carrying a teenage girl. At least, Raffe must look like a demon to anyone who didn’t know he was an archangel flying on borrowed wings. They probably think he kidnapped the girl he’s holding. They couldn’t possibly guess that I feel safe in his arms. That I’m resting my head on the warm curve of his neck because I like the feel of his skin.”

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27. “He pulls me into his arms and holds me tight. He is the one pocket of warmth in a sea of ice. Being in his arms feels like the home I never had. He’s still panting his laugh that rumbles through his chest. My chest moves with his, making me smile.”

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28. “Because she looked like a monster, that’s why. And it never occurred to me that monsters might feel pain.”

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29. “We now play a permanent game of I-am-crazier-and-scarier-than-you. And in that game, my mother is our secret weapon.”

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30. “That wouldn’t diminish my little human commitment to you.”

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31. “Lately, I seem to be all about you.”

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32. “Penryn? Who are you talking to?” My mother sounds almost frantic now. “Just my own personal demon, Mom. Don’t worry. He’s just a little weakling.”

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33. “I try to shove this whole confusing mess of emotions into the vault in my head. But either the vault is full or this bundle of emotions is too big or too stubborn or too thorny to shove into the vault.”

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34. “Josiah looks at me, then back at Raffe. “Does she need to be here?” “Apparently, she does,” says Raffe. “It turns out that she’s the only one I can trust to watch my back.”

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35. “That, and I’m dying to know what he felt during our kiss. I know it doesn’t matter. I know it won’t change anything. I know it’s juvenile. Whatever. Can’t a girl be a girl for, like, five minutes?”

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36. “What frightens me isn’t that I’m killing someone, what frightens me is how easy it is.”

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37. “What would you do if you had to make a run for it?” His voice is husky as he stares, mesmerized, at the unraveling thread. “I’d grab my shoes and run.” “Dressed like this? In front of lawless men?” His eyes drift up to my midriff. “If you’re worried about pervs breaking into the house, it’s not going to make a difference whether I’m in this outfit or in baggy jeans and a sweatshirt. Either they’re decent human beings or they’re not. Their actions are on them.”

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38. “You should be with a nice human boy. One who takes your orders and puts up with your demands. Someone who dedicates his life to keeping you safe and well fed. Someone who can make you happy. Someone you can be proud of.” Raffe.”

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39. “We hold each other in our little pocket of warmth, hidden from the monsters of the night by the mist swirling around us and the bloody surf pounding at our feet.”

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40. “I saved your life,” I say. He arches an eyebrow. “Questionable.” “Twice.”

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41. “Someone stabbed a dead body for reasons only the insane can fathom. My mother has found me.”

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42. “Dedicated to readers like Penryn who have it tough at home, who had to grow up fast due to life circumstances, and who have no idea how much potential they really have. You are being fire forged, just like Penryn. And like her, you can turn your greatest trials into your greatest strengths.”

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43. “He is the one pocket of warmth in a sea of ice.”

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44. “And if there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that trying to make someone stay with you when he doesn’t want to is a recipe for heartbreak.”

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45. “My dad once told me life would get complicated when I grew up. I’m guessing this isn’t what he meant. My mom, on the other hand, agreed with him, and I’m guessing this kind of thing is exactly what she meant.”

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46. “Don’t let my appearance fool you, Penryn. I am not human. The Daughters of Men are forbidden to Angels.”

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47. “I knew from the start that your loyalty would get you killed. I just never thought it would be your loyalty to me that would do it.”

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48. “He brushes my hair out of my face, strokes my cheek. He looks at every part of my face as if memorizing it. A half smile forms on his lips.”

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49. “You humans are so fragile. One minute you’re fine, the next minute you’re gone forever.”

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50. “He moans and kisses the nape of my neck. He works his way up to my mouth. His lips land on mine, hot and wet and sucking. His tongue sweeps in, teasing mine.”

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