Richelle Mead Quotes

I can understand bitchiness in any language.

I hadn't gotten far when I ran into Mason.
Good God. Men everywhere.

My heart swelled, so full of love I didn't know how any physical body could possibly contain such power. I felt like my chest would burst.

Don't be sorry you loved him. That's part of you, part you have to let go ...

Same plan," agreed Dimitri. "You go to the house. You look less threatening."
"Hey!"
He smiled. "I said look.

Not into older guys, huh?" asked Adrian once we were alone.
"You're imagining things," I said. "Clearly, my stunning beauty has clouded your mind.

Sometimes it's worth lingering on the journey for a while before getting to the destination.

Sage, aren't you guys supposed to have uniforms? This looks like what you usually wear.

When I reached the end, I was sobbing, all the love and rage and anguish I'd been holding onto since that night on the bridge exploding out of me.

A princess of her people has no business sitting off to the side while her people are in danger.

Isn't it obvious, Sage? No, of course it isn't. I did it so I'd have a reason to be around you - one I knew you couldn't refuse.

I brushed a kiss over her lips and then studied her face, finally daring to believe that this beautiful, brave woman was really my wife.

You want diamonds? I'll give you diamonds. I'll shower you in them. Hell, I'll get you a gown made out of them. But it's going to be skimpy.

Oh God. She probably thinks we were off doing - you know - romantic type, um, things -

And after a while ... I mean how do you choose? Who gets to live? Part of life is that ... well, some people have to die.

What search?" I asked. He smiled. "The search for some place more romantic than Pies and Stuff.

I also knew every stolen moment we had together put her at a terrible risk to face the Alchemists' wrath.

Maybe you don't need beauty sleep, but some of us aren't so lucky.

Something clenched in my chest, and for a moment, the whole world narrowed down to the green of his eyes.

My muse is an ungrateful harlot who's abandoned me to actually come up with my own plots.

Really?" I asked. "Misty Steele?" Marcus shrugged. "It was Adrian's suggestion." "It's badass," insisted Adrian.

Nice blouse, Sage," Adrian told me, deadpan. "It really brings out the khaki in your pants.

You'll have your own superhero club before you know it. -Christian Ozera

Georgina," He murmured, pulling me closer. "You are the world.

Look at you," I teased, walking over to her. "Fearlessly vanquishing Cashew the Deranged Squirrel.

Life's like that. As we grow and change, some things we've experienced before take on new meaning. It'll happen for the rest of your life.

Immortals are, by definition, immortal. End of story.

Let's not think about anything like that. No point stressing over what hasn't happened. Just work on what you can control now.

I've lost someone, too; someone I loved. I know how you feel."
- Does it get easier?
"Yes. But you'll never be the same again.

If you'd teach me to swear in russian, i might have a new appreciation for it

My mother should have been an attorney. She and Abe could have opened a law firm together.

It's not my fault so much as my genius,

Dimitri always left my heart full of pain and longing, but I still wanted Adrian in my life.

The kind of kiss that said, I want to consume every inch of you and hear you scream my name.

We didn't live in a normal world, of course, but in this kiss, it was easy to imagine we did.

Adrian naturally needed to know everything that was going on in my life.

I lost track of day and night too. My time was divided into Dimitri and not-Dimitri. He was my world. When he wasn't there, the moments were agony.

He was actually the leader of a bunch of mountain vampires and had multiple wives but that was beside the point.

Polly Hall was thirteen but wore enough makeup to rival a 40-year-old whore.

I love you, and beneath all that logic, calculation, and superstition, I know you love me too.

The love we'd shared always burned within me, no matter how often I told myself to move on, no matter how much the world did think I'd moved on.

Through the metal grating on my carrier door, Adrian's face suddenly appeared, peering in at me. What new, pussycat?

I realized I'm in love. It's always been right in front of me.

That was nothing. I've talked myself out of much worse.

I think it's more like a shirt that says, 'I'm going to have to end this date early so I can go prepare my Power Point presentation

You understand your responsibilities better than guardians twice your age. You'll do what you have to do to succeed.

Poor Martin. Geek or no, committing his soul to eternal damnation was a helluva price to pay for six minutes.

They come first.

Invisible ice on the stairs," I told Adrian. "I know I'm not supposed to say this," he said. "But I think I love you more than ever.

We can't do this without you," I managed at last. "Everyone talks about my powers, but you're the badass here.

I wasn't sure if all the bright days I'd had with Dimitri were worth the hurt I felt now.

But saying one thing before it happens and then actually having that thing happen are two different things.

One dress isn't worth your grisly death.

Adrian was completely deadpan. 'So. You're saying my sister is dressed like a prostitute.

You were totally unprepared for her."
"That's for damned sure.

If I propose, you'll know it. For one thing, I'll be hyperventilating.

I lifted the lid and found a piece of bread and some water - and a rat that quickly darted off the tray. Talk about adding insult to injury.

Well, you've finally got a license to kill. It's about time.

I mean, how strange is that we bring plant sex organs to people we're attracted to? What's up with that? It's a weird sign of affection.

Fucking angels
-Georgina Kincaid in each book

He leaned closer to me and then seemed shocked as he realized what he was doing.
Why would you do that? Why would you do that for me?

Dimitri might run off with Tasha, but I would still love him. I would probably always love him.

Our love will never faultier like the sun will never fees, my soul will never leave yours like eternity will never end.

Oh," he said to Kiyo, voice completely devoid of emotion. "I see. It's your turn again.

Wow. You look ... really nice today. Did you do something different?
Only a thirty-four-year-old virgin, I thought.

There's nothing beautiful here. Only death." "That's only true if you let them make it true,

With a great show of courage, he stepped forward and kissed me. It was nice, though once again a little underwhelming.

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

Ooh. Top secret angel business, huh? What're you going to do? Dance on a pinhead? Lobby for National Cute Puppy Day?

I'm backing down now. I really do love you. That's why I'm doing this.

Surely I must be a princess in an enchanted sleep. Any day now, this dream-no, nightmare would end, and I'd get my prince and happy ending.

What in the world is this abomination?"
Lissa, only slightly more tactful, asked, "Adrian, is this some kind of joke?

I neither require nor desire your gratitude, mistress. I want nothing in these worlds save your death.
Volusian to Eugenie

How do you prove we exist? Maybe we don't.

In retrospect, the highlight of dating him had been free coffee and a particularly compelling discussion on the fall of the Roman Empire.

I'm very pleased to introduce the world to Adrian and Sydney Ivashkov.

What was the correct procedure here? Was he supposed to kiss me? Was I supposed to let him? Had that been the real price of my salad?

Falling in love with someone can make you do things the love of a relative can't.

Sage," Adrian declared. "These hands don't do manual labor.

You are the world, Letha..

Not everyone you protect will be your friend. Not everyone you protect will be someone you like.

I kind of like the idea of adorning women in crowns and jewels. Call me sexist, but I think the fair sex should be worshiped. - Seth to Georgina

Promises. I was drowning in promises.

I survived the whole day guarding Lissa, and you guys said I did a good job. Then, I get back here and meet my downfall in the form of a bench.

Wait until next time," he warned. "I'll do things that'll make you lose control within seconds.

Because he likes you, Melbourne. That's what guys do. They buy dinner and gifts, hoping that in return you'll - um, like them back.

Me? I was pretty much an Orthodox Agnostic. I figured God probably existed, but I didn't have the time or energy to investigate.

Throughout history, people with new ideas - who think differently and try to change things - have always been called troublemakers.

You've got a lot to say for a drunk guy.

Whether it's simply some fierce animal
joining of mates or a sublime merging
of souls, she is mine, and I am hers.

The truth, huh? No one wants to hear the truth. The truth is never sexy. But you ... You are too goddamned sexy to be real. -Christian to Lissa

Being with him after so long, after everything we'd endured ... it was like coming home.

A girl just asked for SAT scores good enough to get her into Yale. I think she was nine.

It's not over, Roza.
Do you really think there's anywhere in the World where I can't find you?

Funny how someone telling you not to do something can talk you into it.

Work? Come on, Sage. Go buy a bikini and enjoy the pool while you're hanging around.

Guilt was its own prison.

Abe swept in, resplendent in a gray and yellow suit that coordinated bafflingly well with Adrian's paint job.

This, I realized, was what real depression felt like. What madness felt like.

Wise men don't need concrete answers. By definition, they need wisdom." ~ Geraki