Quotes by Richelle Mead

For every bad thing in life, there are more good things to tip the balance.

What hope is there?" I asked. "If even angels fall, what hope is there for the rest of us?

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

Life, unfortunately, doesn't seem to care what we want.

But what are loyalty and caring really worth?""To me? Everything.

There was a lot of apologizing going on, but I realized that was how it was with people you cared about. You forgave each other and moved on.

Hope implies that you think you have a chance at something.

Tradition or not, I sometimes thought putting children on an old guy’s lap was already creepy enough. We didn’t need to mix alcohol into it.

Setting out around midnight, I couldn't help shaking my head, "We're the goddamned hottest vampire hunters ever." I muttered.

So they finally gave you the license to kill, about time.

I certainly hadn't expected to walk away from today's trip with joint custody of a miniature dragon.

This isn't a Christmas special! This is my life. In the real world, miracles and goodness just don't happen.

Too bad. Family members hit you by accident. Psychopathic whores tend to come back for more.

What's that?" he asked, when I stood beside him again."Halos," I said with a grin. "For heavenly creatures like us.""That might be a stretch.

She says you're not awake until you're actually out of bed and standing up.

Adrian, I'm on a date. Why are you here? On my car?

If I let myself love you, I won't throw myself in front of her. I'll throw myself in front of you.

Things die. But they don't always stay dead. Believe me, I know.

But when I touch you, your aura … itsmolders. The colors deepen, it burns more intensely, the purple increases. Why? Why, Sydney?” He used that hand to pull me closer. “Why do you react that way if I don’t mean anything to you?” There was a desperation in

He sighed and then focused his eyes right on me. It was like drowning, drowning in seas of green. There was nothing in the world except for those eyes."I want to kiss you, Rose," he said softly. "And I want you to want me too.

I don't care if you say we can't be together. I don't care if you think I'm the most evil, unnatural creature walking on earth. You can think whatever you want, go whatever you want. I'm going to just go on loving you, even if it's hopeless.

I'll find you. There is no place in this world you can hide from me. I'm watching.Love, Dimitri

She was right about something else too," Dimitri said after a long pause. My back was to him, but there was a strange quality to his voice that made me turn around."What's that?" I asked."That I do still love you."With that one sentence, everything in the

Wait. You think I'm going to die? That's why you slept with me?

Because I’ve got a lot more terms of endearment to use. Honey pie. Sugarplum. Bread pudding."“Why are they all high-calorie foods?

The center will hold.”“How do you know?”“Because we are the center.

If you want some advice—which I'm sure you don't—you guys should lay off on the magic. Christian still thinks you're moving in on Lissa.""What?" he asked in mock astonishment. "Doesn't he know my heart belongs to you?""It does not. And no, he's still worried about it, despite what I've told him.""You know, I bet if we started making out right now, it would make him feel better.""If you touch me," I said pleasantly, "I'll provide you with the opportunity to see if you can heal yourself. Then we'd see how badass you really are.

You can't force love, I realized. It's there or it isn't. If it's not there, you've got to be able to admit it. If it is there, you've got to do whatever it takes to protect the ones you love.