I don't like to think of it as 'stolen'. They have no proof that I didn't plan on giving it back." "You're kidding, right?" He shrugged. "You have no proof either." She squinted back at him. "Were you planning on giving it back?" "Maybe." An orange light blinked on in the corner of Cinder's vision-her cyborg programming picking up on the lie.
Marissa Meyer
Related What have the nibblers ever done for you?" The breeze ruffled her hair, pushing it back from he... SUZANNE COLLINS Lia pulled back, moonlight dancing in her dark eyes. “If you’re trying to make me go easy on you... LISA KESSLER Dont shave,I like it..It helps with one of my new fantasies." "Yeah ?"Zack shifted a litt... JENNIFER CRUSIE We shouldn’t,” protested Isabelle. “The Clave has a plan.” “The Clave has the c... CASSANDRA CLARE I want you,” she said. “Naked.” His nostrils flared as if he was soaking in the sc... NALINI SINGH Wow,” said Adrian. He sat down on the bed and tested its bounciness, giving it a nod of approval. ... RICHELLE MEAD So," he called to her back, "Just out of curiosity, you know, purely conversation and all, at what a... LAINI TAYLOR He came back, sat on the ledge again, and handed her a glass. “You haven’t slept; you haven’t ... J.D. ROBB No, I mean with us. Do you think we would have made it?" It took a moment for her to answ... NICHOLAS SPARKS She chuckled, leaned on him as they headed out of the park. “All in all, it was a hell of a party.... J.D. ROBB One of them has to break,” the queen said to the princess. “Only then can it begin.” SARAH J. MAAS You cold or something?' he said. She strained against him; she wanted to pass clear through him: 'It... TRUMAN CAPOTE I’ll come back,” she promised. “I’ll always come back to you.” “I know,” he said ... TIFFANY REISZ If I release you, you won't scream? I'd rather not continue the conversation like this." She sh... JAIME RUSH Stop!” she screamed. “Don’t hurt him.” “Back off!” Billy shouted. ... KASI BLAKE I thought it could be something, I mean, eventually." Harrison finally looks at us. "My life I thoug... COURTNEY SUMMERS No Child of Yours I saw a child hide in the corner So I went and asked her name TERESA COOPER Angel clicked on a few more pictures on the screen, and Alex made small talk about the place. Then h... ELIZABETH REYES Look, if you say that science will eventually prove there is no God, on that I must differ. No matte... MITCH ALBOM The Anadens have a somewhat different perspective on death.” “On account of not havin... G.S. JENNSEN There’s a gun in your desk. It’s fully loaded.” “How do you know?” His frown deepens.... E.L. JAMES Just say, dakhilak.” Without hesitation, “Dakhilak.” He nodded. Her accent was getti... V.S. CARNES Portia followed after, a smirk on her face, and Syc hissed as he passed. Donegan waited till th... DEREK LANDY When you've lived as long as I have," he said, eyes heavy-lidded but definitely on her, "you learn t... NALINI SINGH Yes," Jace said, "I regret having disobeyed you." No! Clary thought, but her heart sank. Was he... CASSANDRA CLARE He's not doing anything he shouldn't be doing, right?" "Like what?" "Like hitting on you.... RACHEL CAINE You are real," she said to herself. "Aye." His voice was deep and resonant, a caress in h... J.R. WARD Unamused, Ushara went to pull the kettle from the stove and pour the tea. “That’s beside the poi... SHERRILYN KENYON Try it again," I said. "Kiss me." "No," he said. "Kiss me." "No," And then he smiled.... BENJAMIN ALIRE SáENZ All right, my hope—but I am not saying the rest of it—I have something you need to feel.” SHERRY THOMAS Oh, by the way…” Jason glanced at Percy. “I resigned my office, gave Frank a field promotion t... RICK RIORDAN Devereaux is going with our pitch.” “Hey, that’s just great,” I said superperkily. “W... MARIAN KEYES I nodded. “I’m sorry I let you down.” “No, no, dear,” she said, turning forward... KIERA CASS After a while Mary said, “Zsadist?” “Yeah?” “What are those markings... J.R. WARD Da. This is going very well already." Thomas barked out a laugh. "There are seven of us a... JIM BUTCHER This is your last chance to do the right thing.' 'Do you want to attack first, or will I?' DEREK LANDY Have you ever been in love?" I ask, turning on my side to look at him. He stares up at the sky. Blin... TAHEREH MAFI Now he felt temper snapping at the nerves. “If you can’t be comfortable in the house while I’m... J.D. ROBB Well, Watson, what do you make of it?' Holmes was sitting with his back to me, and I had ... ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE Sorry,” he said. “Let me drop the belt-" “No.” She held on when he would have pulled aw... JILL SHALVIS Well I won't back down No I won't back down You can stand me up at the gates of hell ... TOM PETTY Hadrian caught her arm. “You go back and we’ll continue searching.” “I’m not go... SHERRILYN KENYON Merry Christmas.” he says quietly, pulling something from his back pocket. I frown in confusi... TRACEY WARD Do you love him?” I jumped out of my skin. She was standing right beside me. “Who?” JULIE ANNE PETERS You should read something else." Why would he have done that to him?" I don't know," she s... NICHOLAS SPARKS Her phone beeps and she pulls it out again. She frowns. I give her a side-eye. “Everyth... ASHLEY POSTON The houses have been condemned on Memory Lane I’m tired of this struggle that leaves everythi... DAVID LEVITHAN So, what did you think of the Unseelie Court?" A slow, wicked smile spread on his face. "... HOLLY BLACK Clay, did you ever love me?" I'm studying a billboard and say that I didn't hear what she said.... BRET EASTON ELLIS Right," Chaol said. "So you're just...memorizing that information now?" "If you're sugges... SARAH J. MAAS When Kai fell silent, she risked a glance at him. He was staring at her hands [which she always hold... MARISSA MEYER A poetess is not as selfish as you assume. After months of agonising over her marria... KAMAND KOJOURI but bein alive & bein a woman & bein colored is a metaphysical dilemma/ i havent conque... NTOZAKE SHANGE Lily?” She couldn’t see his face, but she knew his eyes were on her. She could feel them. ... JESSICA LEMMON you're @ home?"She could hear him moving around..."I'll let you go then." "What if I dont want ... MELISSA MARR Pamela pulled off her cloak and Alexei gasped. "You have on breeches!" He stared in disbelief. ... VICTORIA ALEXANDER I was thinking we could get a picture of you holding a pitchfork or something. Maybe a big wooden cr... STACIA KANE And I'm not sensitive at all, Philip. Just mean." He smiled down at her. "Have you ever co... NORA ROBERTS He carries stars in his pockets because he knows she fears the dark. Whenever sadness... ALASKA GOLD All right, then,” she snapped, “do as you please! Perhaps afterward we could manage a coherent d... LISA KLEYPAS I… What are you saying, Zsadist?" she stammered, even though she'd heard every word. He... J.R. WARD Abby,” he signed. “Hmm?” “I have a confession to make.” “Okay,” she ... SAMANTHA CHASE I dispelled my invisibility for a few seconds in his full view, a finger resting provocatively on my... KEVIN HEARNE How do we exorcise one of the Jinn?" He shrugged. "You got Yellow Pages?" "Seriousl... SAMANTHA YOUNG Doran stood on the dais, fists clenched. "All right," he said. "Let's do it, come on. Charge me up."... DEREK LANDY Is it true that you shouted at Professor Umbridge?' 'Yes,' said Harry. 'You ca... J.K. ROWLING Of course." He picked up the brown bag of candy on the table. "What's your . . ." He trailed off as ... SARAH J. MAAS Plastic ware," he said slowly, "like knives and forks and spoons?" I brushed a bit of dirt off ... SARAH DESSEN You adopted him," I said when Romeo sat on the coffee table in front of me. "You love him," he ... CAMBRIA HEBERT I'm ending this.' 'No. Come on. It's not worth it.' 'You are,' he said fiercel... RAINBOW ROWELL Girl Without Hands Walking through the ruins on your way to work that do not lo... MARGARET ATWOOD She wondered If I had woken up, would I have smelled his sadness, his desperation, and his detachmen... RACHEL THOMPSON Who do you have to find?” “The boy. My son. Daemon.” Lucivar’s heart clogged his... ANNE BISHOP I was trying to make you jealous!" Simon screamed, right back. His hands were fisted at his sides. "... CASSANDRA CLARE -I would die for you -You lie -If I lie, why do I stand here before and beg on my knees t... M Lok’tar ogar!” The daemon holding me pulled my head back, exposing my throat. “Victory or... ALLISON PANG Butterfly. What a beautiful word What a delicate creature. Delicate like the cruel wo... COLLEEN HOOVER A wicked grin crinkled one corner of his mouth as he secured another sticky note on the door before ... DARYNDA JONES There once was a girl who found herself dead. She peered over the ledge of heaven and saw ... JANDY NELSON Alright! You sir, you sir, how about a shave? Come and visit your good friend Sweeney. You... STEPHEN SONDHEIM Who's they?" He wanted to know. "Who, specifically, do you think is trying to murder you?" "Eve... JOSEPH HELLER Once on a yellow piece of paper with green lines he wrote a poem And he called it "Chops"... STEPHEN CHBOSKY Was it ever . . .” She winced, wished she could muffle the need to ask. “Before, with anyone els... J.D. ROBB Are you armed?" Oliver asked her. She glanced down at her backpack and instantly, instinctively... RACHEL CAINE On the blank leaf glued to the inner back cover I drew the double curve within the circle, and black... URSULA K. LE GUIN He shrugged. “I have a stomach thing. Don’t get close.” “Well, now you’ve spoil... MICHELLE HODKIN She tilted her head, looking back down at Del’s notes as she absently tore the crust off her pizza... PRISCILLA GLENN Ah, yeah. Yeah, tis awful all right. Well, your Mam wanted me to talk to you about it, but…’ CIARáN WEST They sat cross-legged on the floor, short of lotus, lay back between table and couch. In t... NATHANIEL MACKEY Good folk, I have no coin, To take were to purloin: I have no copper in my purse, I h... CHRISTINA ROSSETTI Do you want to marry him?" Peter stopped in front of her, pressing close. "You know I don't." SARAH BLAKLEY-CARTWRIGHT You said he was a soldier. You don't suppose...?" "Oh, Gods." Ignata blinked. "You think someth... ILONA ANDREWS And stop doing that,” he said. “Backing away, giving me that look.” Like you’re scaring... KELLEY ARMSTRONG Halt eyed them balefully. They were all being so obvious about not mentioning his sudden reappearanc... JOHN FLANAGAN What about San Francisco?" "What about it?" "Did you like it?" She shrugged. "It was ... ARMISTEAD MAUPIN Some make you sing and some make you scream, One makes you wish that you'd never been seen. DAVID BOWIE When the tide of life turns against you And the current upsets your boat, Don't waste tears on... ANON. I'm not leaving." I said. "Why not?" he demanded. "I'm in my last semester of school -it ... STEPHENIE MEYER Astrid found the hem of his T-shirt and pulled it up over his head. She unbuckled his belt and shove... MICHAEL GRANT Does it give you deja voodoo how alike the houses are?" "That's deja vu, and I hate you right n... RACHEL CAINE
More Marissa Meyer
Imagine there was a cure, but finding it would cost you everything. It would completely ruin your li... MARISSA MEYER I'm sure I'll feel much more grateful when I find a guy who thinks complex wiring in a girl is a tur... MARISSA MEYER But hoping," he said, "is how the impossible can be possible after all. MARISSA MEYER Are you still waiting for me to fall in love with you? MARISSA MEYER I promise, I will not let you die without being kissed. MARISSA MEYER Captain,” she murmured. “I think I’m in love with you.” An eyebrow shot up. She c... MARISSA MEYER A relieved grin filled up Thorne’s face. “We’re having another moment, aren’t we?” MARISSA MEYER Have you given any thought to your wedding vows?” Kai snorted. “Delete anything that... MARISSA MEYER I don't know. I don't actually remember anything from before the surgery." His eyebrows r... MARISSA MEYER It is a dangerous thing to unbelieve something only because it frightens you. MARISSA MEYER Maybe the princess could save herself." "That sounds like a pretty good story too. MARISSA MEYER Maybe there isn’t such a thing as fate. Maybe it’s just the opportunities we’re given, and wha... MARISSA MEYER A captain always knows where his ship is. It's like a psychic bond.” “If only we had a capt... MARISSA MEYER We met less than a week ago and in that time I've done nothing but lie and cheat and betray you. I k... MARISSA MEYER Kai neared his desk again, seeing that the fugitive's profile had been transferred to the screen. Hi... MARISSA MEYER She cried for the girl who had never belonged. A girl who tried so hard, harder than anyone else, an... MARISSA MEYER She was prettier than a bouquet of roses and crazier than a headless chicken. Fitting in was not an ... MARISSA MEYER Wolf, are you asking me to be ... your alpha female?" He hesitated. Scarlet couldn't help ... MARISSA MEYER He froze, becoming stone still. As the hover climbed the hill to the palace, his shoulders sank, and... MARISSA MEYER A beating heart was skewered on its tip. It was broken, cut almost clean in half by a blackened fiss... MARISSA MEYER Do I have permission to take control of you first? Just your bodies, not your minds." "I've bee... MARISSA MEYER Thorne cleared his throat. "We need to get back to the house. We've already risked drawing enough at... MARISSA MEYER Even if I believed I was doing good- for who I am to presume what is good for others? MARISSA MEYER «Tal vez soy un poco héroe después de todo. Pero... de verdad, Cress: solo un poco.» MARISSA MEYER She was tired of everyone deciding her life for her. She was ready to figure out who she really was-... MARISSA MEYER Tú estabas tan segura de que yo era otra persona, y a mi me gustó que me vieras diferente de los d... MARISSA MEYER Podía ser una esperanza frágil, pero en ese momento era su mayor esperanza. MARISSA MEYER Iko held up a hand. "You need a system debug if you're suggesting that I would abandon you know. MARISSA MEYER She shrank into her chair, sure that if he could see her now, he would know. The truth would be evid... MARISSA MEYER Some say it is better to have eaten and lost than never to have eaten at all. MARISSA MEYER But was the woman's death the tragedy, or her life? MARISSA MEYER One cannot be brave who has no fear. MARISSA MEYER What,” Scarlet breathed, clutching the bouquet, “is this?” Wolf smiled around his canine ... MARISSA MEYER Do you think she is?" Her voice trembled. Her heart throbbed as she waited for him to answer. "You t... MARISSA MEYER Love is a conquest! Love is war! MARISSA MEYER But her grandmother had never suggested she could think the same of Scarlet. You'll be fine, she alw... MARISSA MEYER To be all right implies an impossible phase. We hope for mostly right on the best of o... MARISSA MEYER And they all lived happily to the end of their days. MARISSA MEYER If you honestly believe that," said Thorne, stowing the gun again, "then you really don't recognize ... MARISSA MEYER His eyes softened into something almost like amusement, as if such a ragged appearance was all one c... MARISSA MEYER I am capable of choosing my battles, if that's what it takes to win the war. MARISSA MEYER WINTER SPOILER - KINDA IDRK Cinder looked away. Though so much had changed between them since t... MARISSA MEYER I am not human. I am a cyborg. I am mechanic. That's all I am... right? MARISSA MEYER When Rapunzel saw the prince, she fell over him and began to weep, and her tears dropped into his ey... MARISSA MEYER Linh Cinder. Such a pleasure. My master has spoken so highly of you.” Cinder paused and... MARISSA MEYER It would be easy to abuse a person when they never recognized it as abuse. MARISSA MEYER The other girl, Iko, cupped her chin with both hands. "This is so much better than a net drama. MARISSA MEYER I passed out from stress? That’s it?” “I believe the princess term is fainted,” said Th... MARISSA MEYER Did you know that she was cyborg?” asked a woman in an unhidden tone of disgust. Kai stared a... MARISSA MEYER What do you mean? Is she in a coma?” “Not anymore.” She braced herself for his reaction.<... MARISSA MEYER You said yourself that the people of Luna need a revolutionary.” She lifted her chin, holding his ... MARISSA MEYER Hello?" A girl again. "I know you can hear me. I'm sorry my friend is such a wing nut. You can just ... MARISSA MEYER I don’t see that her being cyborg is relevant. MARISSA MEYER My only mistake was in waiting too long to be rid of you", Adri said, running the washcloth between ... MARISSA MEYER He blinked. His eyes fell as he processed her response. Then he lifted his chin and attempted a grin... MARISSA MEYER We all have our weaknesses.” “I know,” said Iko. “Mine is shoes. MARISSA MEYER The doctor brushed past her and gestured at the holographic image that jutted from the net-screen. "... MARISSA MEYER He wouldn't even dance with Levana at the stupid ball if he could help it—to hell with diplomacy. MARISSA MEYER The queen's eyes smouldered. "I know my own kind when I see them, and right now there is one in thes... MARISSA MEYER Steadying herself with both hands on the table, she managed an awkward bow.... 'Your Highness,'... MARISSA MEYER ...but I’m trying to be inconspicuous.” Cinder considered telling him it wasn't working but... MARISSA MEYER She briefly wished she did have some sort of magic so she could shoot a bolt of lightning through hi... MARISSA MEYER It looks more like a rotting pumpkin. MARISSA MEYER Clearing his throat, Kai murmured, "You have no idea how to dance, do you?" Cinder fixed her ga... MARISSA MEYER You could move to Europe." "You know, I've actually been considering that lately." Kai lau... MARISSA MEYER That you prefer to rule through fear rather than justice? So sorry, Your Majesty, I’m afraid I alr... MARISSA MEYER She was a cyborg, and she would never go to a ball. MARISSA MEYER Right,' said Kai, 'that'll be no problem in a city of two and a half million people. Let me just go ... MARISSA MEYER I know this is stupid, but part of me felt like if I could come see you today, if I could convince y... MARISSA MEYER Oh, my stars! Think about Prince Kai! You could dance with Prince Kai!” This made Cinder paus... MARISSA MEYER Do your kind even know what love is? Can you feel anything at all, or is it just... programmed? MARISSA MEYER He was the fantasy of every girl in the country. He was so far out of realm, her world, that she sho... MARISSA MEYER Soon, the whole world would be searching for her--Linh Cinder. A deformed cyborg with a missing... MARISSA MEYER Prince Kai! Check my fan, I think I'm overheating. MARISSA MEYER Vanity is a factor, but it is more a question of control. It is easier to trick others into perceivi... MARISSA MEYER It's all right," said Wolf. "You loved her. I would feel the same if someone wanted to erase Scarlet... MARISSA MEYER Let me guess,” Thorne said. “Breaking and entering?” After a long silence of examining th... MARISSA MEYER Thorne blinked at her, then down at the sewage he could barely make out in the darkness. "Don't you ... MARISSA MEYER Bending his head, Kai pressed his lips to her knuckles. The plating had no nerve endings, and yet th... MARISSA MEYER Now, let's never talk about you being related to her again. Because I'm technically still engaged to... MARISSA MEYER I'm going to make it a law that the correct way to address your sovereign is my giving a high five.'... MARISSA MEYER My point is that I am going to figure this out, like I always do. First, we’re going to find a way... MARISSA MEYER But I'm a wanted fugitive, like Cinder." Thorne continued. "They do realise I'm missing, don't they?... MARISSA MEYER Not doing pictures these days?" Jacin muttered as they hurried through the shop. "How very Lunar of ... MARISSA MEYER Was it all in my head? A Lunar trick?” Her stomach twisted. “No.” She shook her head, fer... MARISSA MEYER Finally, Cinder gulped. "I'm sorry I had to --" She gestured at the unconscious wedding coordinator,... MARISSA MEYER See? Injustice. Here we are, risking our lives to rescue Kai and this whole planet, and Adri and Pea... MARISSA MEYER When Kai fell silent, she risked a glance at him. He was staring at her hands [which she always hold... MARISSA MEYER Thorne scoffed. “Careful is my middle name. Right after Suave and Daring .”<... MARISSA MEYER Come on, Iko.” Iko was still hiding, hugging herself self-consciously. “Is he looking?” MARISSA MEYER He leaned forward to inspect her closer. "Is that all hair?" ... Sudden, overwhelming pan... MARISSA MEYER All right, Miss Cryptic. What's the new plan, then?" Glancing around the room, Cinder tipped up... MARISSA MEYER Cinder twisted up her lips. "Do you think it could have a virus?" "Maybe her programming was ov... MARISSA MEYER Kai cleared his throat. Stood straighter. "I assume you are going to the ball?" "I-I don't know... MARISSA MEYER Captain?" "Yeah?" "Do you think it was destiny that brought us together?" He squinted... MARISSA MEYER Even in the Future the Story Begins with Once Upon a Time. MARISSA MEYER Did you see any rice in there? Maybe we could fill Cinder's head with it." Everyone stare... MARISSA MEYER I knew they would kill me when they found out, but…” He struggled for words, releasing a sharp b... MARISSA MEYER Yeah, but broken isn't the same as unfixable. MARISSA MEYER Sometimes your heart is the only thing worth listening to. MARISSA MEYER One should never save cake for later when it can be eaten now. MARISSA MEYER Tapping a finger against the flesh of her elbow, she deadpanned, “Jacin Clay, there is an assassin... MARISSA MEYER What did you bring me today? Delusional mutterings with a side of crazy? MARISSA MEYER Thorne shuffled his feet. “You know, if it was a bad kiss, you can just say so.” She stiffe... MARISSA MEYER There was an edge to his expression, like he didn't trust anyone who was more attractive than he was... MARISSA MEYER Android speculation,” Kai said, pointing at Nainsi. “It’s better than regular speculation. MARISSA MEYER She is a rose, Jest. Lovely on the eyes, yes, but such thorns are not to be ignored. MARISSA MEYER Knees suddenly weak, she reached for his forearms to stabilize herself. “You came for me.” ... MARISSA MEYER If you were a gentleman, you would offer to buy me one as well." "If you were a lady, you would... MARISSA MEYER Iko, did we break into that guardhouse and broadcast Cinder's message across all of Luna?" "Yes... MARISSA MEYER I'm not your enemy. MARISSA MEYER What came to mind was a dinosaur. A tiny velociraptor, no bigger than her thumb. Relatively sma... MARISSA MEYER She sighed, annoyed at her restlessness. “So,” she said, disrupting Wolf in another backward gla... MARISSA MEYER Over everything, I choose you MARISSA MEYER We both know the world would be better off without heroes. Without villains. Without any of us, gett... MARISSA MEYER I'll fight the Gargoyle. MARISSA MEYER She's one of us now, whether she likes it or not. MARISSA MEYER Now we're talking. Let's go be superheroes! MARISSA MEYER What exactly are we looking for? Villains, doing villainous things. MARISSA MEYER Impossible is my specialty." -Marissa Meyer, Heartless MARISSA MEYER Besides, if you ever did eat some bad food, I could still find a use for you. I've always wanted a c... MARISSA MEYER Impossible is my specialty. MARISSA MEYER Why is a raven like a writing-desk? MARISSA MEYER These things do not happen in dreams, dear girl,' he said, vanishing up to his neck. 'They happen on... MARISSA MEYER A happy king makes for a happy kingdom. MARISSA MEYER One to be a murderer, the other to be martyred, One to be a monarch, the other to go mad. MARISSA MEYER Everyone is trying to impress everyone else. to make themselves out to be smarter or more confident ... MARISSA MEYER Everyone is trying to impress everyone else, trying to make themselves out to be smarter or more con... MARISSA MEYER Her satellite made one full orbit around Planet Earth every sixteen hours. It was a prison that came... MARISSA MEYER The witch snipped off her golden hair and cast her out into a great desert MARISSA MEYER I would have killed everyone of them to get to you. I would have done anything to get you back. Know... MARISSA MEYER She smoothed her skirt around her knees. “This Scarlet … you’re in love with her, aren’t you... MARISSA MEYER Emperor, right." she retacked the curtain "That's weird to say, after eighteen years of listening to... MARISSA MEYER It’s just like the one Scarlet had.” He flipped the gun in his palms, running his thumbs along t... MARISSA MEYER But you're the only one, Scarlet. You'll always be the only one. MARISSA MEYER The mobile phone acts as a cursor to connect the digital and physical. MARISSA MEYER You are not a murderer. I find it difficult to think of that as a personality flaw. MARISSA MEYER She could be a fire hazard. Maybe we should remove her from the ship before she spontaneously combus... MARISSA MEYER I intend to put an end to the rumors of the darling Princess Selene once and for all. MARISSA MEYER One to be a murderer. One to be a Martyr. One to be a Monarch. One to go Mad MARISSA MEYER Right is always right. Except when left is right, naturally. MARISSA MEYER I believe it is the mark of a great leader to question the decisions that came before him. MARISSA MEYER Hello again,’ she said, shivering in the night air.‘Good eve, fair lady, your forgiveness we imp... MARISSA MEYER Sweets and Tarts: The Most Wonderous Bakery in All of Hearts MARISSA MEYER Always check your hats be- fore donning them. You never know what might be lurking inside. MARISSA MEYER You want to hear a riddle, you say? I know a very good one. It begins, why is a raven like a writing... MARISSA MEYER We will all greet fate, on the other side. MARISSA MEYER This was why she enjoyed baking. A good dessert could make her feel like she'd created joy at the ti... MARISSA MEYER Off with his head MARISSA MEYER You know as well as I that you're going to break at least one heart before this is over, and I want ... MARISSA MEYER Her rage split her open. MARISSA MEYER Oh no,” she murmured, her smile thawing, falling, carried away with the undeniable, inevitable, im... MARISSA MEYER Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater, Had a wife but couldn’t keep her; He put her in a pumpkin s... MARISSA MEYER Is this what’s going to make you happy?’ ‘How different everything could have been, if yo... MARISSA MEYER You have my heart, Jest. I don't know if you deserve it or not. I can't tell if you're a hero or a v... MARISSA MEYER Stuff and nonsense. Nonsense and stuff and much of a muchness and nonsense all over again. We are al... MARISSA MEYER Now mine eyes see the heart that once we did search for, and I fear this heart shall be mended, neve... MARISSA MEYER Her mother sneered. “Then you are a fool.” “Good. I’ve become rather fond of fool... MARISSA MEYER Perhaps we know each other in the future and you’re only remembering backward. MARISSA MEYER Fascinating, isn't it, how often heroic and foolish turn out to be one and the same. MARISSA MEYER A heart, once stolen, can never be taken back. MARISSA MEYER When pleased, I beat like a drum. When sad, I break like glass. Once stolen, I can never be taken ba... MARISSA MEYER The easiest way to steal something, is for it to be given willingly. MARISSA MEYER She definitely has a crush on you. It's about the size of Jupiter. MARISSA MEYER In a moment of weakness, he craned his head and kissed her on the shoulder, where the drop of blood ... MARISSA MEYER You're a good guy, Thorne." She paused. "Well, you have your moments. MARISSA MEYER She’s our lost princess. And she’s coming home. MARISSA MEYER There was an abyss opening up between them, cutting through whatever they’d shared on the train. MARISSA MEYER Are you here for a reason, Cheshire? Why, yes, I would enjoy a cup of tea. I take mine wi... MARISSA MEYER As it so happens, Mr. Jest, I’ve sometimes come to believe as many as six impossible things before... MARISSA MEYER It meant he was sure to see Linh Cinder again. Maybe he could learn more about her then. M... MARISSA MEYER In fact,” Cinder continued, “my understanding is that, under Kai—Emperor Kai—Kaito?” She r... MARISSA MEYER Cinder has a bit of crush in him", Thorne stage-whispered. "Don't we all?" said Iko. MARISSA MEYER Crazy loves company, Sir Clay. MARISSA MEYER It's a terrible shame he's a Renegade, isn't it? Otherwise, you could have asked him to stay for din... MARISSA MEYER Scarlet and Wolf are saying gushy things in the galley," Iko said. "Normally I like gushy things, bu... MARISSA MEYER Hey, I’m not judging. I’m familiar with IT-relations. Just wait until you meet our spaceship. Sh... MARISSA MEYER An animal?" Thorne said, and she realized he'd been waiting for her to further explain what she was ... MARISSA MEYER A kiss from the Captain would probably melt my central processor.” Thorne winked at her. “... MARISSA MEYER Cress?" "It's beautiful out there." A hesitation, before, "Could you be more specific?" MARISSA MEYER And the moral of that is "Once a goldfish, forever a goldfish. MARISSA MEYER Levana knew a great deal about beauty, just as she knew a great deal about ugliness. MARISSA MEYER You can help me pick out a tiara when we’re done saving the world. MARISSA MEYER I guess it’s time.” While Cress’s thoughts continued to churn through the horrible things... MARISSA MEYER You're extra beautiful when you talk about baking. You know you're good at it, and that knowledge li... MARISSA MEYER Over everything, I choose you. MARISSA MEYER It is a dangerous thing to unbelieve something only because it frightens you.” Cath MARISSA MEYER I think I realized that I would rather die because I betrayed them, than live because I betrayed you... MARISSA MEYER Her mind emptied of everything but the gusting wind and how fragile Wolf looked in that heartbeat, l... MARISSA MEYER Wow, when you research, you really research, don't you? MARISSA MEYER Let's pick it up," the man behind her said. "How many more of the tranquilizers do you have?" "... MARISSA MEYER Come here, baby sister," she whispered, and despite the terror twisting inside Levana's stomach, her... MARISSA MEYER Maybe she truly was hideous. But so long as she could deceive everyone, what did it matter? MARISSA MEYER It's just... you never show your face, when they record you. Rumors are starting, you know. People t... MARISSA MEYER I think that burnout happens because of resentment. That notion that, 'Wow, I worked 100 hours l... MARISSA MAYER When people think about computer science, they imagine people with pocket protectors and thick glass... MARISSA MAYER I took a computer-science course to fill a prerequisite at Stanford, and I realized that every day w... MARISSA MAYER Really in technology, it's about the people, getting the best people, retaining them, nurturing ... MARISSA MAYER I think Google should be like a Swiss Army knife: clean, simple, the tool you want to take everywher... MARISSA MAYER You can't have everything you want, but you can have the things that really matter to you. MARISSA MAYER