Top 500 Victoria Aveyard Quotes (2024 Update)
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351. “Delivering uniforms is safer than wearing them.”

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352. “I have managed to find mention of a small nuclear attack dated to the year 2022 CE.”

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353. “I see him in every shadow of every tree, a ghost standing tall against the rainstorm in the Bowl of Bones. Water streams between the points of his iron crown, into his eyes and mouth, into his collar, into the icy abyss that is his wasted heart. It goes red in color, turning from water to my blood. He opens his mouth to taste it, and the teeth within are sharp, gleaming razors of white bone.”

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354. “Something tears inside me. It’s the barrier between human and animal, between sense and madness. Suddenly I’ve forgotten the jet, the altitude, and everyone else relying on my weakening control.”

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355. “No, I’d rather be in school, learning nothings in a classroom full of children.”

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356. “He loves a girl with Red blood.”

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

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358. “He’s already given up. I will not.”

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359. “Cal stares ahead, as if his eyes alone can set the entire world on fire. I think he wants to. That would make this easier.”

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360. “We are silver houses of noble and ancient blood, allied with rebels, criminals, servants and thieves. Abilities or not, our ways of life stand in direct opposition. Our goals are not the same. The council chamber is a powder keg. If I’m lucky it will explode. Blow apart any threat of marriage. Destroy the cage they want to put me back in.”

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361. “You ask how much of it was me. Some. Enough.”

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362. “They never miss an opportunity to lord over the others. Either they’re very vain or very aware. To look powerful is to be powerful.”

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363. “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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364. “He’s strong, he’s talented, he’s powerful – and I’m his shadow. The shadow of the flame.”

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365. “Shade appears behind her, solidifying out of thin air, and wraps her up in an expert military hold.”

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366. “I’m so good at saving your life, I might as well get paid for it.”

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367. “Red as the dawn...”

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368. “And three for the miscarriages she suffered over the years. Each one came at night, on the heels of a violent nightmare.”

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369. “It would be easy to stay in the dark, to drown. Slowly, I lower my hands and force myself to look at the sunlight.”

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

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371. “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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372. “Never breaking eye contact, Maven slips the flamemaker bracelet from his wrist. It’s slow, deliberate, methodic. I hear it hit the floor and roll, silver metal ringing against the marble. The other quickly follows. Still watching, he leans back in the bath and tips his head. Exposing his neck. At my side, my hands twitch. It would be so easy.”

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373. “Revolution needs a spark. And even sparks burn.”

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374. “I’m a shadow, and no one remembers shadows.”

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375. “He only asks what he already knows the answer to.”

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376. “We stayed the same, stagnant in our own bodies. The world changed around us and we stayed the same.”

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377. “He pulls water from the fountains, from every glass, raining it down again and again. The nymph is drowning him. The.”

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378. “This is for a broadcast. Thousands, millions, will see this. “Don’t.”

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379. “Thanks, Cal. I think he gets it,” I say, speaking for Maven. His.”

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380. “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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381. “Remember what they are, and how they feel. They are not the only ones who see the ruin in this world.”

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382. “I’m not a fool, little lightning girl. If you’re going play in my head, I’m going to play in yours. It’s what we’re good at. – Maven Calore, King’s Cage.”

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383. “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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384. “I can’t,” I bite out, looking anywhere but his face. He responds quickly, with force. “Neither can I.” “But I also can’t – ” Stay away. Keep doing this. Denying ourselves in the face of always-looming death. Tiberias hisses out a breath. “Neither can I.”

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385. “I can’t be alone with myself, not now, not yet. So I sit and listen, and I watch. And through it all, I feel his eyes.”

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386. “How could servants create such beauty and still be considered inferior? They are capable of wonders different from our own.”

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387. “There’s a reason my only friends are written words.”

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388. “No kind of love can erase his faults, just like none can erase mine.”

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389. “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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390. “Even with an army at my back, I am still alone. Maybe.”

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391. “Who would I have chosen? If none of this had happened, if Kilorn’s master never died, if Gisa’s hand was never broken, if nothing ever changed. If. It’s the worst word in the world.”

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392. “They’re the sons and daughters of important people, and to them, the war is just another place to visit.”

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

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395. “Attend to your own fate.”

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396. “Storm Legion, killed by friendly fire, body cremated. November 19, 297 NE. Pace Gardner, Red.”

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397. “When Kilorn steps toward me, his face set and determined, his bruises and scars and bandages seem to fade. I think I see the dawn in his eyes.”

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398. “I have not stepped into another jail, not yet, but I can feel the key in the lock, threatening to turn. Luckily, I have experience in this kind of thin.”

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

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400. “He stands in stark contrast, his shirt fine and clean, and.”

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