Sarah J. Maas quote: "If you were going to die, I was going to die with you. I couldn’t stop thinking it over and over as you screamed, as I tried to kill her: you were my mate, my mate, my mate."

The Forest - my forest.
SARAH J. MAAS

I had become the music and the fire and the night, and there was nothing that could slow me down.
SARAH J. MAAS

The best lies were always mixed with truth.
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I'm not ill like that,” she groaned. He sat on her bed, peeling back the blanket. A servant entere...
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A lovely girl gazing at the stars, and the stars who gazed back.
SARAH J. MAAS

Don't be angry, Finnula had said, be smart.
SARAH J. MAAS

You’re a girl?”
“Surprising, I know. Everyone thinks I’m older.
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Nameless is my price.
SARAH J. MAAS

Aelin Galathynius had raised an army not just to challenge Morath, but to rattle the stars.
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All she knew was that whatever and whoever climbed out of that abyss of despair and grief would not ...
SARAH J. MAAS

Ten years of shadows, but no longer. Light up the darkness, Majesty.
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There are different kinds of darkness,” Rhys said. I kept my eyes shut. “There is the darkness t...
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As my friend, you should either bring me along, or keep me company."
"Friend?" he asked.
S...
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I see all of you, Rhys. And there is not one part that I do not love with everything I am.
SARAH J. MAAS

She was the heir of ash and fire, and she would bow to no one.
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How long was I asleep?" she whispered. He didn't respond.
"How long was I asleep?" she asked a...
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Would you like me to grovel with gratitude for bringing me here, High Lord?"

"Ah. The Sur...
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You cannot pick and choose what parts of her to love.
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My name is Celaena Sardothien. But it makes no difference if my name's Celaena or Lillian or Bitch, ...
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To the people who look at the stars and wish, Rhys."
Rhys clinked his glass against mine. “To...
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There are good days and hard days for me—even now. Don’t let the hard days win.
SARAH J. MAAS

Don't feel bad for one moment about doing what brings you joy.
SARAH J. MAAS

I was not a pet, not a doll, not an animal.
I was a survivor, and I was strong.
I would no...
SARAH J. MAAS

When you spend so long trapped in darkness, Lucien, you find that the darkness begins to stare back.
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And then I am going to rattle the stars.
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We all bear scars,... Mine just happen to be more visible than most.
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No. I can survive well enough on my own— if given the proper reading material.
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You could rattle the stars," she whispered. "You could do anything, if only you dared. And deep down...
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I name you Elentiya." She kissed the assassin's brow. "I give you this name to use with honour, to u...
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Azriel shrugged. “We—Rhys, Cass, and I—will occasionally remind each other that what we think ...
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They say you came back different. Came back wrong.” A crow’s laugh. “I never bother to tell th...
SARAH J. MAAS

Be happy, Feyre.
SARAH J. MAAS

Leave this world... a better place than how you found it.
SARAH J. MAAS

Nesta looked at the king with death twining around his hands, then down at Cassian. And covered Cass...
SARAH J. MAAS

One life may change the world.
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I have no regrets in my life, but this. That we did not have time. That I did not have time with you...
SARAH J. MAAS

What we think to be our greatest weakness can sometimes be our biggest strength.
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I believe everything happens for a reason. Whether it is decided by the Mother, or the Cauldron, or ...
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Only you can decide what breaks you, Cursebreaker. Only you.
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When you healed my arm...You didn't need to bargain with me. You could have demanded every single we...
SARAH J. MAAS

Feyre Archeron,' the Suriel said again, gazing at the leafy canopy, the sky peeking through it. A pa...
SARAH J. MAAS

Libraries were full of ideas—perhaps the most dangerous and powerful of all weapons.
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We're all a broken, in our own ways - In places no one might see.
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He looked at his friend, perhaps for the last time, and said what he had always known, from the mome...
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Sometimes, the wicked will tell us things just to confuse us–to haunt our thoughts long after we'v...
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To whatever end.
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I sipped from my wine. "And if he had grabbed me?"

There was nothing but uncompromising w...
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Come on, Feyre. We don’t bite. Unless you ask us to.
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Males are horrible creatures, aren’t they?
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There you are. I've been looking for you.

His first words to me— not a lie at a...
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The issue isn't whether he loved you, it's how much. Too much. Love can be poison
SARAH J. MAAS

When you spend so long trapped in darkness, you find that the darkness begins to stare back.
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I was not prey any longer, I decided as I eased up to that door.
And I was not a mouse.
I ...
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Many atrocities, have been done in the name of the greater good.
SARAH J. MAAS

And I wondered if love was too weak a word for what he felt, what he’d done for me. For what I fel...
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I am broken and healing, but every piece of my heart belong to you.
SARAH J. MAAS

My mate. Death incarnate. Night triumphant.
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No one was my master— but I might be master of everything, if I wished. If I dared.
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He thinks he'll be remembered as the villain in the story. But I forgot to tell him that the villain...
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Rhysand stared at me for long enough that I faced him.
"Be glad of your human heart, Feyre. Pit...
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And he looked lonely enough that she said, 'If you like, you could be my friend'.
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It’s Aelin now,” she snapped as loudly as she dared. “Celaena Sardothien doesn’t exist anymo...
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The wrath Chaol found in Aelin’s eyes was world-ending. “You bring my court into this, Chaol,”...
SARAH J. MAAS

Even when we’re apart tomorrow, I’ll be with you every step of the way. And every step after—w...
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Her scent hit him. For a second, he could only breathe it deep into his lungs,his Fae instincts roar...
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What if we go on,' he said, 'only to more pain and despair? What if we go on, only to find a horribl...
SARAH J. MAAS

I miss you,' she said. 'Every day, I miss you. And I wonder what you would have made of all this. Ma...
SARAH J. MAAS

Tell me that we’ll get through tomorrow. Tell me that we’ll survive the war. Tell me—” She s...
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Elegant, feminine, and utterly wild. Warm, and steadfast—unbreakable, his queen.
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Whatever you had to do to survive, whatever you did from spite or rage or selfishness … I don’t ...
SARAH J. MAAS

What in hell is that?”
She kept going toward the bathroom, refusing to apologize or look down...
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Fae warriors: invaluable in a fight—and raging pains in her ass at all other times.
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But she was her own champion now.
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Aelin took a step forward.
One step, as if in a daze.
She loosed a shuddering breath, and...
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Thirty minutes later, Rowan was still staring up at the ceiling, teeth gritted as he calmed the roar...
SARAH J. MAAS

They were infinite. They were the beginning and the ending; they were eternity. The king standing be...
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He shifted his arm so he could brush her hair back. His fingers lingered along her jaw. “You make ...
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I missed you,” he said quietly, his gaze darting between her mouth and eyes. “When I was in
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But perhaps the monsters needed to look out for each other every now and then.
SARAH J. MAAS

Sometimes there won’t be a right choice, just the best of several bad options.
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They joined hands.
So the world ended.
And the next one began.
SARAH J. MAAS

If you're a monster, I'm a monster.
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She looked at them, at the three males who meant everything—more than everything. Then she smiled ...
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Because I am lost," she whispered onto the earth. "And I do not know the way.
SARAH J. MAAS

Still, the image haunted his dreams throughout the night: a lovely girl gazing at the stars, and the...
SARAH J. MAAS

She was a whirling cloud of death, a queen of shadows, and these men were already carrion.
SARAH J. MAAS

Each of the scars, the chipped teeth and broken claws, the mutilated tail—they weren’t the m...
SARAH J. MAAS

And Chaol was afraid, but not for himself. He was afraid of what would come when Aedion and Aelin we...
SARAH J. MAAS

I worry because I care. Gods help me, I know I shouldn't, but I do. So I will always t...
SARAH J. MAAS

We each survive in our own way.
SARAH J. MAAS

I'm not married,” he said softly, “because I can't stomach the idea of marrying a woman inferior...
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Of course." He picked up the brown bag of candy on the table. "What's your . . ." He trailed off as ...
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Where will we go?"
"I hear hell is particularly nice at this time of year.
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I found him carefully studying me, his lips in a thin line. “Has anyone ever taken care of you?”...
SARAH J. MAAS

I got the idea for 'Throne of Glass' when I was sixteen. Music always inspires my books, and...
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Fear could break a line faster than any enemy charge.
SARAH J. MAAS

If you can learn to endure pain, you can survive anything. Some people learn to embrace it- to love ...
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I moaned then, tilting my head back to give him better access. His hands clamped on my waist, then m...
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Names are not important. It's what lies inside of you that matters.
SARAH J. MAAS

Some things you hear with your ears. Others, you hear with your heart.
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I threw myself into that fire, threw myself into it, into him, and let myself burn.
SARAH J. MAAS

The Court of Dreams.
The people who knew that there was a price, and one worth paying, for that...
SARAH J. MAAS

Since my 'Crown of Midnight' tour in 2013, we've had such a rapid jump in audience numbe...
SARAH J. MAAS

I've always been a huge fantasy fan. I was always interested in fairy tales and anything with ma...
SARAH J. MAAS

After a too-long moment, the crown prince spoke. “I don't quite comprehend why you'd force someone...
SARAH J. MAAS

He won every game, yet she hardly noticed. As long as she hit the ball, it resulted in shameless bra...
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Apparently, a woman can only go so long without a sword between her hands.
SARAH J. MAAS

Do you know how far the wall is from the mines?”
He gave her blank look. She closed her eyes...
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His breath was warm on her neck as he bent his head, resting his cheek against her hair. Her heart b...
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You have the skills,” Chaol said, “but some of your moves are still undisciplined.”
“Th...
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Second place is a nice title for the first loser.
SARAH J. MAAS

I wasn't going to kill him, you buffoon.
SARAH J. MAAS

Enjoyed that, did you?" Chaol growled.
"Immensely." Celaena patted Chaol's arm as she took it i...
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Celaena," Chaol said gently. And then she heard the scraping noise as his hand came into view, slidi...
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With each day he felt the barriers melting. He let them melt. Because of her genuine laugh, b...
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She moaned into her pillow. "Go away. I feel like dying."
"No fair maiden should die alone," he...
SARAH J. MAAS

In the garden, the Captain of the Guard stared up at the young woman's balcony, watching as she walt...
SARAH J. MAAS

No matter what happens," she said quietly, "I want to thank you."
Chaol tilted his head to the ...
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Be glad of your human heart, Feyre. Pity those who don’t feel anything at all.
SARAH J. MAAS

And I realized—I realized how badly I'd been treated before, if my standards had become so low. If...
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The people you love are just weapons that will be used against you.
SARAH J. MAAS

Who said anything about shame?" She gestured down to her naked body, even though it was covered by t...
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It would not take a monster to destroy a monster - but light, light to drive out darkness.
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I love you,’ he whispered, and kissed my brow. ‘Thorns and all.
SARAH J. MAAS

My friend through many dangers. My lover who had healed my broken and weary soul. My mate who had wa...
SARAH J. MAAS

And so Tamlin unwittingly led the High Lady of the Night Court into the heart of his territory.
SARAH J. MAAS

She is my mate. And my spy,' I said too quietly. 'And she is the High Lady of the Night Court.'
SARAH J. MAAS

She was fire, and light, and ash, and embers. She was Aelin Fireheart, and she bowed for no one and ...
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Their hands clasped between them, he whispered into her ear, "I claim you, too, Aelin Galathynius.
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You make me want to live, Rowan. Not survive; not exist. Live.
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To the stars who listen—and the dreams that are answered.
SARAH J. MAAS

Pity those who don't feel anything at all.
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Fire-breathing bitch-queen.
SARAH J. MAAS

I claim you, Rowan Whitethorn. I don't care what you say and how much you protest. I claim you as my...
SARAH J. MAAS

I fell in love with you, smartass, because you were one of us—because you weren’t afraid of me, ...
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I like music," she said slowly, "because when I hear it, I . . . I lose myself within myself, if tha...
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What's your name?" he asked above the roar of the music.

She leaned close. "My name is Wi...
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I claim you, Aelin. To whatever end.
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He was hers and she was his and they had found each other across centuries of bloodshed and loss, ac...
SARAH J. MAAS

The world,” Aelin said, “will be saved and remade by the dreamers, Rolfe.
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Even when this world is a forgotten whisper of dust between the stars, I will always love you.
SARAH J. MAAS

Behind them, across the hall, the dancers shattered their roses on the floor, and Aedion grinned at ...
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My name is Celaena Sardothien," she whispered, "and I will not be afraid.
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You belong to all of us, and we belong to you.
SARAH J. MAAS

'A Court of Thorns and Roses,' big surprise, was inspired by music. By actually listening to...
SARAH J. MAAS

My parents told me any and every fairy-tale from all around the world. I usually gravitated towards ...
SARAH J. MAAS

...are you as deft at handling your sword as Captain Westfall?"
"Better," he whispered in her e...
SARAH J. MAAS

War is sanctioned murder, no matter what side you're on.
SARAH J. MAAS

There was no force in any world that could keep her contained.
SARAH J. MAAS

So I’m your huntress and thief?” His hands slid down to cup the backs of my knees as he said wit...
SARAH J. MAAS

I didn’t think saying good-bye would be so hard. And with everything that’s to come—
We�...
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And because she was young, and so damn clever and amusing and wonderful, wherever she made her home,...
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There had never been any line between them, only his own stupid fear and pride. Because from the mom...
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Celaena was the lost Queen of Terrasen.
Chaol sank to his knees.
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I don't think you realize who you're dealing with."

The man clicked his tongue, "If you w...
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That gods-damned nightgown.
SARAH J. MAAS

Not consort, not wife. Feyre is High Lady of the Night Court. My equal in every way; she would wear ...
SARAH J. MAAS

I want to take my time with you - to learn … every inch of you. And this apartment has very, very ...
SARAH J. MAAS

My name is Aelin Ashryver Galathynius. And I am the Queen of Terrasen.
SARAH J. MAAS

He locked you up because he knew—the bastard knew what a treasure you are. That you are worth more...
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But then she snapped your neck.”
Tears rolled down his face.
“And I felt you die,” ...
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I want them to hear your story. And know that there is a special strength..." As I spoke I realized ...
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I’m thinking it would be very easy to love you. And easier to call you my friend.
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She realized that Rowan saw each of those thoughts and more as he reached into his tunic and pulled ...
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Aelin was laughing as she cried, and the male was just holding her, his hooded head buried in her ne...
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You're my equal. And as much as that means we have each other's backs in public, it also means we th...
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That was your forest. Where you hunted.” He came closer to the painting, gazing at the bleak, empt...
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She stared at the castle unflinchingly, her form silhouetted against the blazing brightness that sat...
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They had slept in the shelter of the ruins, though neither of them really got true rest.
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That was all Celaena needed to hear before she tossed the ring to Maeve, before Rowan rushed to her,...
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You dare glamour me?" he growled, his violet eyes burning as they bore into my own. Lucien just pres...
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They grabbed for me,
but he bared his teeth in a smile
that was anything but friendly - SARAH J. MAAS

Night Triumphant- and the Stars Eternal.
SARAH J. MAAS

Well, good-bye for now," he said, rolling his neck as if we hadn't been talking about anything impor...
SARAH J. MAAS

One of them has to break,” the queen said to the princess. “Only then can it begin.”

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There was no escaping his crown. Or his father, who would behead Sorscha, burn her, and scatter her ...
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Her cheek against the moss, the young princess she had been - Aelin Galathynius - reached a hand for...
SARAH J. MAAS

What was it like?” Manon asked quietly. “To love.” For love was what it had been—what Asteri...
SARAH J. MAAS

At dawn, Aedion had burst in, demanding why they weren’t ready to leave—to go home. Lysandra had...
SARAH J. MAAS

Manon gazed westward across the mountains. Hope, Elide had said—hope for a better future. For a ho...
SARAH J. MAAS

The Wing Leader said from behind her, "Do you believe monsters are born, or made?"
From what sh...
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You and I are nothing but wild beasts wearing human skins.
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Celaena opened her arms wide, Goldryn burning bright in one hand. “Behold my power, Maeve. Behold ...
SARAH J. MAAS

Celaena walked and walked, until she found herself by the tree-lined shore of a lake, glaringly brig...
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Say it,” I gritted out.
“The High Lord of the Night Court is your mate.
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The girl wore her scars the way some women wore their finest jewelry.
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I skipped between the dancers, twirling my skirts. The seated, masked musicians didn’t look up at ...
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His tunic was unbuttoned at the top, and he ran a hand through his blue-black hair before he wordles...
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I have no name," she purred. "I'm whoever the keepers of my fate tell me to be.
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He grasped her by the wrist , running a thumb along the sensitive skin underneath. "Then let me call...
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And he had just sent her into the arms of her strongest potential allies: to the homeland of her mot...
SARAH J. MAAS

Because I am from Terrasen and believed my queen dead. And now she is alive, and fighting, so I will...
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If you were going to die, I was going to die with you. I couldn't stop thinking it over and over as ...
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Careful, a voice said in her head. Proceed with cunning.
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You didn't need a weapon at all when you were born one.
SARAH J. MAAS

Maybe I'd always been broken and dark inside. Maybe someone who've been born whole and good would ha...
SARAH J. MAAS

Where are you going?”
He looked over his shoulder at me. “If I stay, you won’t get any sl...
SARAH J. MAAS

I can't tell if I should be ashamed of wanting to hold you on this day, or grateful that, despite wh...
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Aedion - every breath she took seemed to echo his name. Aedion, Aedion, Aedion.
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Dorian offered a lazy grin in return, believe it or not, this ship has an unnatural number of attrac...
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If you were going to die, I was going to die with you. I couldn’t stop thinking it over and over as you screamed, as I tried to kill her: you were my mate, my mate, my mate.

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If you were going to die, I was going to die with you. I couldn’t stop thinking it over and over as you screamed, as I tried to kill her: you were my mate, my mate, my mate.

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