Quotes from Melissa de la Cruz

Do not cry for me, Azrael. Do not waste your tears. You made your decision. And this is mine. Sacrifice seems to be my destiny. A funny thing for a selfish man, isn't it? They always called me weak back then...

I meant does it hurt when you hide every last shred of your individuality and self worth behind acres of silk and cups of powder and smiles that never, no matter how hard you try, reach your eyes?

It's not fair. It's not our fault. We have no say in our own lives. We're living a fairy tale someone else wrote.

But these aren't just stories," she'd said. "They're whole kingdoms. They're worlds. They're perspectives and opinions you can't offer, from lives you haven't lived. They're more valuable than any gold coin, and more important than any state luncheon. I should hope you, as king, would know that!

Who wanted to make lemonade from lemons, when you could make perfectly good lemon grenades?

I don't trust an organization that would make policy out of fear.

Sometimes she was even sure that she had ever really existed.

Bonds are made to be broken, he said. Just like rules.

I know you. I know this isn't you. And even if it is, I still love you. As much as I always have. You will always be mine. I will always love you, I promised you that when you left, and it's true now.

Why should I? What do you promise me? Nothing. And everything. A life of danger and adventure. A chance to be yourself. Leave him. Come with me.

It was maddening how your best friend could twist the knobs inside of you so much that it hurt.

She could not trust herself to hope—but without hope, she realized, she had no reason to go on.

Goodness works in mysterious ways. Even in the deepest dark, you'll find a light to shine your way through.

Dude you scare me sometimes! You're all vampire superwoman

Death was just the beginning of a journey that everyone took at some point.

You have punished me long enough, you have punished yourself long enough. Return to me. I beg.

Looking for Narnia? You're in the wrong universe

Trust me to return to you. I will wait forever. however long it takes.

Popularity was fickle and elusive, like trying to catch fireflies in a jar. You were either born with it or relegated to wallflower status according to your mysterious and unknowable workings of the universe.

I am not sorry for a moment . It was worth every moment, every second we were together. I would not change it for an immortal lifetime

I don't want to make the same mistakes I've made before. I want to be free. I want to be with you. We will be together. I believe I will have less to live for, if I am not with you.

It didn't help that she was painfully shy and kept to herself, because then they just thought she was stuck-up, which she wasn't. She was just quiet.

You made a sacrifice. And heaven rewarded you.

If you think we'll get in, we'll get in. It's all about confidence, trust me.