Richelle Mead Quotes

I spent the rest of the day doing little more than that. I skipped dinner. I shed a few tears. But mostly, I just sat on my bed thinking and growing more and more depressed. I also discovered the only thing worse than imagining Dimitri and Tasha together was remembering when he and I had been together. He would never touch me again like that, never kiss me again…

~ Richelle Mead

Behaviours and feelings rarely line up.

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Of course, some might argue that one can never know what's in the heart of a woman— For they are strange and mysterious creatures,and a man must be a mind reader if he ever wishes to make them happy.

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After the bitching I'd done to Abe about going to remote, crappy places, I should have been excited about the prospect of going to Sin City.

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It made you happy...

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No, I thought. Not just Hell. Really, Heaven was just as guilty. What kind of group could advocate goodness and not allow its members to love?

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I don't think most people take honest well. They prefer the games. They want to believe the pretty lies.

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I stared. Canadian Satanists? You're sending me to a group of Canadian Satanists?

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I wrapped my arms around his neck and pulled him closer. I didn't care that we were out in public. I didn't care that he was Moroi. All that mattered was that he was Adrian, my Adrian. My match. My partner in crime.

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The only thing better than imagining Dimitri carrying me in his arms was imagining him shirtless while carrying me in his arms.

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There's nothing worse than waiting and not knowing what'll happen to you. Your own imagination can be crueler than any captor.

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what's your name?what? i asked, squinting at the light.your name. I reconized Dr. Olendzki peering over me.you know my name.I want you to tell me.Rose. Rose Hathaway.Do you know your birthday?Of course I do. Why are you asking me such stupid things? Did you lose my records?Dr. Olendzki gave an exasperated sigh and walked off, taking the annoying light with her. I think she's fine

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Wow. I hadn't thought Dimitri could be any cooler, but I was wrong. You beat up your dad. I mean, that's really horrible...what happened. But, wow. You really are a god.He blinked. What?Uh, nothing.

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Roza. His voice had that same wonderful lowness, the same accent . . . itwas all just colder. You forgot my first lesson: Don’t hesitate.

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By the way, my name's Rose Hathaway. I'm seventeen years old, training to protect and kill vampires, in love with a completely unsuitable guy, and have a best friend whose weird magic could drive her crazy.Hey, no one said high school was easy.

~ Richelle Mead

It’s okay. Everything’s going to be okay. You can let go of the sword.I can’t. I can’t leave him alone. I have to protect him.You have.

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Call me crazy for asking this, but, um, are Lissa and I going with you?NoNo?No.

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With a few swift steps, Adrian stood in front of me again. The wall was only a couple inches behind me, and I had nowhere to go. He made no threatening moves, but he did clasp my hands and hold them to his chest while leaning down to me.“No, you will listen. For once, you’re going to hear something that doesn’t fit into your neat, compartmentalized world of order and logic and reason. Because this isn’t reasonable. If you’re terrified, believe me—this scares the hell out of me, too. You asked about Rose? I tried to be a better person for her—but it was to impress her, to get her to want me. But when I’m around you, I want to be better because… well, because it feels right. Because I want to. You make me want to become something greater than myself. I want to excel. You inspire me in every act, every word, every glance. I look at you, and you’re like… like light made into flesh. I said it on Halloween and meant every word: you are the most beautiful creature I have ever seen walking this earth. And you don’t even know it. You have no clue how beautiful you are or how brightly you shine.

~ Richelle Mead

What were good and evil, really, but stupid categories? Stupid categoriesthat restricted people and punished or rewarded them based on how they responded to their own natures, natures they really didn't have any way to control.

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It is terrifying,” said Adrian. “And weird, for lack of a better word. And part of you knows… well, part of you knows something’s not right. That your thinking’s not right. But what do you about that? All we can go on is what we think, how we see the world. If you can’t trust your own mind, what can you trust? What other people tell you?

~ Richelle Mead

Everything's about my personal entertainment. The world is my stage. Keep it up- you're becoming a star performer in the show.

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This college would probably have the same problem as the last one did.I frowned, What's that?Homework.

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All we can go on is what we think, how we see the world. If you can't trust your own mind what can you trust?

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That creature's staying?' It figured. Her daughter-in-law transforming into an animal? No problem. Having to take care of a cat? Crisis. (Sydney Sage-Ivashkov)

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What we had was love. We were like two halves of a whole, always ready to support each other. Neither of us was perfect, but that didn't matter. With him, I could defeat this rage that filled me. He believed I was stronger than it. And I was.

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Love and loyalty run deeper than blood

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Malicious or not, strong leaders always attracted followers

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You and me are going to have so much fun, Rose. Picking out curtains, doing each other's hair, telling ghost stories....

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I also never would have imagined I'd quote back a church lesson, but when the rest of the crowd stood up to take communion, I found myself saying to Dimitri: Don't you think that if God can supposedly forgive you, it's kind of egotistical for you not to forgive yourself?How long have you been waiting to use that line on me? he asked.Actually, it just came to me. Pretty good, huh? I bet you thought I wasn't paying attention.You weren't. You never do. You were watching me.

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You will not! It's wrong.What, kissing you, or kissing you in Pies and Stuff?

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I don't balance you like you need.What the hell does that mean? he exclaimed.My heart ached for him, and I was so sorry for what I'd done...but this was the truth of it all. The fact that you have to ask says it all. When you find that person...you'll know.

~ Richelle Mead

It's kind of hard to outlive your past

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Sometimes talking to you is like talking to myself: pretty damned annoying.

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Тhere isnʹt much I wouldnʹt do for you. Тhe stupider, the better.

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But once in a while . . . I don't know. I feel so close, Rose. So close to the edge. Like if I allow myself one small misstep, I'll plunge away and never come back. It's like I'll lose myself.

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I don’t believe in soul mates, not exactly. I think it’s ridiculous to think that there’s only one person out there for us. What if your ‘soul mate’ lives in Zimbabwe? What if he dies young? I also think ‘two souls becoming one’ is ridiculous. You need to hold onto yourself.

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How we love others is affected by how we love ourselves, and for the first time in a long time, I was whole.

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But I didn't know about the other story.What other story?”About how you and Adrian Ivashkov are—No, whatever you heard it’s not true.But it was really romanticThen it’s definitely not true.

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Don't worry know what you can't change. rest when you can so you'll be ready for tomorrows battle.

~ Richelle Mead

You can think whatever you want, do whatever you want... I'm going to just go on loving you, even if it's hopeless. - Adrian Ivashkov

~ Richelle Mead