Quotes by Kiera Cass

“I let myself be sad. I let myself think of him.”

“Great. Now the queen thought I was a misfit, too.”

“The Swendish queen— whose name I couldn’t pronounce to save my life.”

“Yeah, Mom, I’ll just keep telling the prince that he has absolutely no shot with me and offend him as often as I can. Great plan.”

“The picture of me just after I’d found out Aspen was saving up to marry me. I looked radiant, hopeful, beautiful. I looked like I was in love. And some idiot thought that love was for Prince Maxon.”

“She couldn’t have been more than twelve years old. In her hands was a sign that said RED-HEADS RULE! with a little crown painted in the corner and tiny stars everywhere. I knew I was the only redhe...”

“My shoes I got to pick. I chose worn-out red flats. I figured I should make it clear from the start that I wasn’t princess material.”

“So here I was expecting at the very best a cordial welcome from the girls who were prepared to fight me to the death for someone I didn’t want. Instead I was embraced.”

“I don’t think any girl in all of Illéa could have been smiling more than me.”

“I had to stop myself from laughing. Who needs help taking a pill?”

“He wasn’t allowed to come with me there—my own rule for thislittle adventure.No more.Good-bye, Aspen.”

“So far, I had a solid collection of my honest opinions…”

“She must have been debating staying in the line or forcing me to run home and change.”

“And Carolina will be cheering on the beautiful daughter of Magda and Shalom Singer, the new Lady America Singer!”

“I thought about the cameras following me in the terminal and pictured my family watching my entrance on TV. I hoped they’d be proud.”

“Maybe it's not the first kisses that are meant to be special. Maybe it's the last ones.”

“I’d waited an eternity for this. I’d have waited all over again if I had to. I was meant to kiss this boy, designed to be held by him.”

“When you know who matters most to you, giving things up, even yourself, doesn’t really feel like a sacrifice.”

“They got under each of my shoulders and pulled me up, Padma walking in front of me and holding her arms out for good measure. I walked on my own, but I knew that if they hadn’t been there, I might ...”

“I can text in complete sentences. Oh, yeah, it’s a skill.” He smiled, proud of his accomplishments. “And, thanks to my mom being a competitive dancer as a teen, I know how to do the Lindy hop and t...”