Top 500 Victoria Aveyard Quotes (2025 Update)
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301. “One day he’ll realize I’m his enemy, and all this will be a far-gone memory. But not yet.”

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302. “Red as the dawn...”

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303. “And she’s not even finished. Julian’s words echo in my head – words can lie.”

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304. “Instead, he stands quietly, content to watch. It seems his loyalties lie not with the king but with the queen. She’s.”

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305. “They don’t act out of need. They are driven by want. And what they want, they get.”

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306. “I can’t imagine living for a thousand years and still being so stupid... It’s almost an accomplishment.”

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307. “I used to think there was only the divide, Silver and Red, rich and poor, kings and slaves. But there’s much more in between, things I don’t understand, and I’m right in the middle of it.”

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308. “Her eyes are on mine as he brings the butt of his gun down, shattering the bones in her sewing hand.”

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309. “And behind every false smile is a reminder; they are watching.”

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310. “Todos tenemos cicatrices y fantasmas propios.”

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311. “For their lives, for their children’s lives, they will give up what little freedom they had left.”

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312. “But still, somehow, I feel a pull to him. I remember the burdened boy who gave me a silver coin when I was nothing. With that one gesture he changed my future, and destroyed his own.”

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313. “Anyone can betray anyone. Without.”

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314. “The Sentinels lead the way through the maze of passages in the upper levels of the palace. Like the Spiral Garden, the architecture is all curves of stone, glass, and metal, slowly turning downward. Diamondglass is around every corner, showing breathtaking views of the marketplace, the river valley, and the woods beyond. From this height, I can see hills I didn’t know existed rising in the distance, silhouetted against the setting sun.”

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315. “Dimly, I hear Maven yelling somewhere, the prince charging in to save his princess. But I’m not a princess. I’m not the girl who gets saved.”

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316. “I follow the usual schedule... Wake up. Immediately regret it.”

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317. “I can only nod. We’ve faced worse, I tell myself.”

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318. “Your favorite son and brother, Shade. Like.”

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319. “But there are friends I would trade, lives I would forsake, for my own victories. I’ve done it before. It isn’t hard to let people die when their deaths gives life to something else.”

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320. “It’s not something you can control, Mare,” he replies, still standing so far away. “We can’t choose who we love. I wish, more than anything, that we could.” I feel cracked open. My skin still runs hot from Cal’s embrace, remembering the feel of him only moments ago. But in the deepest part of me, in spite of every fiber of my being, I think beyond the clearing, to ice-colored eyes, an empty promise, and a kiss aboard a boat.”

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321. “I hope Maven will see what we are, what we can do, and know he cannot win. Even he is not a fool. Even he knows when he is beaten. At least, I hope he does. Because as far as I can tell, Maven has never been defeated. Not when it really counts. Cal won their father, his soldiers, but Maven won the crown. Maven won every battle that truly mattered. And given time... he would’ve won me too.”

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322. “It’s to bad we didn’t stay longer”, I murmur, looking out at the river. “I would have liked to die close to home.”

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323. “An eye sees only what they look for. Their sight is narrower than a blade of grass.”

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324. “Being a doll is an odd thing. I spend more time on the shelf than at play.”

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325. “I’m not a prince, my life has not been charming. I know to expect the worst out of everything and everyone.”

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326. “Even now, the fish boy takes nothing seriously. He’ll laugh his way into his grave.”

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327. “He is not only a distraction I can’t afford but a heartbreak waiting to happen. His allegiances are shaky at best. One day he will leave, or die, or betray me like so many others have. One day, he will hurt me.”

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328. “I do not fear pain.”

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329. “Don’t cry in front of Mom, apologize to Farley, figure out how to save five thousand children, nanny a bunch of Silvers, put my head through a wall. Seems doable. The.”

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330. “I expect him to take my arm, to envelop me in his warmth, but there’s nothing but cold dripping off him. He’s afraid, I realize.”

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331. “Kilorn is a shadow through the tall grass, parting green stalks with able hands. He hardly leaves a trail, not that it matters. With Cal crashing along behind me, his broad bulk trampling everything in his path, there’s no point in masking our presence.”

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332. “The past is so much greater than the future.”

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333. “A hierarchy within the hierarchy.”

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334. “Thankfully, my silver powder holds. It’s made of stronger stuff than I am.”

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335. “And then it explodes in bright plumes of orange and red, a sun to split the silver darkness.”

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336. “All of us were made by someone else, and all of us have some thread of steel that nothing and no one can cut.”

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337. “I am not a fool little lightning girl. if your going to play with my head, I’m going to play with yours.”

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338. “Weakness is acceptable, forgivable, around family. But not when lives and wars hang in the balance.”

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339. “How many dead?” “Ten so far,” he mutters. “Three in the shooting, eight in the explosion.”

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340. “There was silver on it, blood dark from the passing hours. and her bathwater was black with it.”

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341. “Or are we just winging it now?”

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342. “But Maven is not Cal, no matter how much his father might want him to be. He isn’t a soldier, he won’t be a king, but he’s braver. And he’s willing to do what’s right.”

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343. “I wish there were some middle ground.” A place where our names and our blood and our pasts don’t matter. A place without weight. A place that has never been and will never exist. “Good night, Tiberias.” Hissing, he clenches a fist. “I really need you to stop calling me that.” And I really need you. I turn and walk toward my room, my footsteps echoing and alone.”

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344. “I am the lightning girl. I am a storm. It feels like a lie. The lightning girl is dead.”

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345. “If it isn’t too late for me, it isn’t too late for yourself.”

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346. “No heart can ever be truly understood. Not even your own.”

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347. “They trained me for this. It’s their own fault. They helped make their own doom.”

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348. “Whispers are rare, dangerous, and powerful, even among the Silvers, even in the capital. The rumors about them vary, but it boils down to something simple and chilling: they can enter your head, read your thoughts, and control your mind.”

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349. “This is the world I’m trying to bring down, the world trying to kill me and everything I care about.”

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350. “How many times does one wicked boy have to betray you people before you learn?”

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