Delilah S. Dawson said this quote

Let me guess. You think we’re going to live happily ever after, like some stupid fairy tale?”“Why not?” His stare dared me to laugh or, worse, to argue.“Because the whole thing is ridiculous,” I said. I despised the bitterness in my own voice. I sounded so damaged. Good. If he thought I was his soul mate for some mysterious reason he wouldn’t let on, let him see the worst of me.“It’s not ridiculous to me. Perhaps that’s the difference between predators and prey, love. I’ll never stop hunting. But I expect that one day, you’ll stop running.”“Because I want to die?”“Because you want to live.

~ Delilah S. Dawson

. . . dreams are your heart's playground.

~ Delilah S. Dawson

It’s easy to be a hero when your own survival is aligned with someone else’s, when your victory is a victory for your entire clan.

~ Delilah S. Dawson

That’s the problem with following all the rules—somebody else is eventually going to get ahead by breaking them, and then where will you be?

~ Delilah S. Dawson