Quotes from Richelle Mead

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

I certainly like your mouth.

Oh, Rose." He didn't laugh, but I could tell he was smiling again. "I don't think you'd ever be happy someplace quiet. You always need something to do." "Are you saying I have a short attention span?" "Not at all. I'm saying there's a fire in you that drives everything you do, that makes you need to better the world and those you love. To stand up for those you can't. It's one of the wonderful things about you.

And really, half of beauty is attitude. You feel sexy, they you are sexy.

Get a new dress. One that shows a lot of skin. Short. Strapless. Maybe a push-up bra too." He actually had the audacity to do a quick assessment of my chest. "Eh, maybe not. But definitely some high heels.

I'm going to just go on loving you, even if it's hopeless.

Don't get so upset about people worrying about you. It means they care. If enough of us were like that, there'd be a lot less pain in the world.

He hesitated a moment and gave a decisive nod. Then, to my complete and utter astonishment, he got down on his knees before me and clasped my hands in his. "Sydney Katherine Sage," he said, his green eyes full of love and earnestness. "Would you do a brooding, deadbeat Moroi the honor of being his wife?

Siamo tutti responsabili delle nostre esistenze... e dobbiamo vivere con le conseguenze delle scelte che facciamo.

Kill me, Doug. Just kill me now. Put me out of my misery.' My immortality notwithstanding, the sentiment was sincere.

Well, you can think what you want, so long as you remember—no matter how ordinary things seem between us—I'm still here, still in love with you, and care about you more than any other guy, evil or otherwise, ever will.

Wanting and needing are two different things." He stepped away from me, and I suddenly felt incomplete without his body against mine. I had a fleeting flash of some connection bigger than both of us, and then it was gone. "A long life means nothing if it's empty and has no purpose. Better to live a short one filled with the things that are important to you.

I pretended not to see as Eddie kissed Jill goodbye and promised to see her soon.

Todo tiene lados buenos y malos. Nosotros solo tenemos que balancearlos lo mejor que podamos.

I'm still here, still in love with you, and care about you more than any other guy ever will.

But per what usually happens in catastrophic situations, people panic and open the door for the loudest voices to seize control. And once they get power in a world where everything's been destabilized, they can then rebuild that world in their own image.

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

Whoa, Melbourne. Where have you been hiding?" Trey strolled over to us and began liberally filling a cup with the fluorescent green punch. "You look badass. And hot.

I had a standing arrangement with God: I'd agree to believe in him—barely—so long as he let me sleep in on Sundays.

One of the guardians distracted Ryan while the other—Dimitri, I now saw— grabbed Camille . She screamed, not faking her fear. She apparently didn't find being in Dimitri's arms as thrilling as I did. Mead, Richelle (2008-11-13). Shadow Kiss: A Vampire Academy Novel (p. 47). Penguin Young Readers Group. Kindle Edition.

Rose, will you come with me to the feeders?" asked Christian. He spoke in a flat tone, and his expression was unreadable. "I'm not guarding you today." "Yeah, well, I miss your charming company." Mead, Richelle (2008-11-13). Shadow Kiss: A Vampire Academy Novel (p. 287). Penguin Young Readers Group. Kindle Edition.

When he was gone, Jesse said, "We have an invitation for you." "To what, a party?" "Kind of. It's a group . . ." Ralf wasn't so good with words, Mead, Richelle (2008-11-13). Shadow Kiss: A Vampire Academy Novel (p. 305). Penguin Young Readers Group. Kindle Edition.

I leaned toward him, hoping the corset top would do half my work for me in smoothing the matter over. "Do you remember that one scene in The Glass House? The one where O'Neill walks that waitress home?" He raised an eyebrow. "Um, I wrote that scene.

It's probably some kind of karmic way to balance out the universe. Otherwise, it wouldn't be fair to have one person so full of awesomeness.