Cress Quotes

Knees suddenly weak, she reached for his forearms to stabilize herself. “You came for me.”He beamed, looking for all the world like a selfless, daring hero.“Don’t sound so surprised.” Dropping the cane, he pulled her into a crushing embrace that tore her away from Wolf and lifted her clean off the floor. “It turns out you are worth a lot of money on the black market.

~ Marissa Meyer

Captain! To your left there’s a Lunar guard and on your right is a doctor who’s running tests on Lunars and I’m being held by one of Levana’s wolf hybrids and please be careful!”Thorne took a step back into the hallway a gun from his waistband. He spent a moment swiveling the barrel of the gun in each direction, but nobody moved to attack him.With some surprise, Cress realized that the operative’s grip had weakened.“Er…” Thorne furrowed his brow, aiming the gun somewhere near the window. “Could you describe all those threats again because I feel like I missed something.

~ Marissa Meyer

He leaned forward to inspect her closer. Is that all hair?... Sudden, overwhelming panic clawed up Cress's throat. With a squeak, she ducked out of view of the camera and scrambled beneath the desk. Her back struck the wall with a thud that rattled her teeth. She crouched there, skin burning hot and pulse thundering as she took in the room before her— the room that he was now seeing too, with the rumpled bedcovers and the mustached man on all the screens telling her to grab her imaginary partner and swing them around.Wha—where'd she go? Thorne's voice came to her through the screen.Honestly, Thorne. A girl. Linh Cinder? Do you ever think before you speak?What? What did I say? 'Is that all hair?' Did you see it? It was like a cross between a magpie nest and ball of yarn after it's been mauled by a cheetah.A beat. Then, A cheetah?It was the first big cat that came to mind.

~ Marissa Meyer

My life is an adventure. she said, growing confident as she opened her eyes again. I will not be shackled to this satellite anymore.

~ Marissa Meyer

Everyone is trying to impress everyone else, trying to make themselves out to be smarter or more confident than they actually are.

~ Marissa Meyer

Everyone is trying to impress everyone else. to make themselves out to be smarter or more confident than they actually are.

~ Marissa Meyer

Captain?Yeah?Do you think it was destiny that brought us together?He squinted and, after a thoughtful moment, shook his head. No. I'm pretty sure it was Cinder.

~ Marissa Meyer

I guess it’s time.”While Cress’s thoughts continued to churn through the horrible things that could happen to her, she felt herself being suddenly spun around and dipped backward, a supportive arm scooping beneath her back. She yelped and caught herself on Thorne’s shoulder.Then he was kissing her.

~ Marissa Meyer

The other girl, Iko, cupped her chin with both hands. This is so much better than a net drama.

~ Marissa Meyer

But was the woman's death the tragedy, or her life?

~ Marissa Meyer

I haven't used my glamour since I was twelve years old,” she whispered, gaze piercing as if it were very important to her that Scarlet understand this. “Not since I was old enough to control it. That's why the visions come to me. That's why I'm going mad.

~ Marissa Meyer

She would be brave. She would be heroic. She would make her own destiny.

~ Marissa Meyer