Marissa Meyer Quotes

Lines drawn into his face suggested he had spent many years thinking very hard over very difficult problems.

The better to eat you with, my dear.

Did you know that she was cyborg? asked a woman in an unhidden tone of disgust. Kai stared at her, appearing confused, then let his gaze dance over the crowd. He shuffled his feet closer to the podium, a wrinkle forming on the bridge of his nose. Cinder bit the inside of her cheek and braced herself for adamant disgust. Who would ever invite a cyborg to the ball? But instead, Kai said simply, I don’t see that her being cyborg is relevant. Next question? Cinder’s metal fingers jolted.

Nothing makes an android feel more useless than when a human is crying.

I just think we shouldn’t judge her, or anyone, without tryo g to understand them first. That maybe we should get the full story before jumping to conclusions. Crazy notion, I know.

Keep your head in the clouds and your hands on the keyboard.

A sickening howl stopped her, sucking the air out of her lungs. The night’s chatter silenced, even the loitering city rats pausing to listen. Scarlet had heard wild wolves before, prowling the countryside in search of easy prey on the farms. But never had a wolf’s howl send a chill down her spine like that.

If you were a gentleman, you would offer to buy me one as well.If you were a lady, you would have waited for me to make the offer.

No. She will never be queen. She swayed toward him, and he felt like he was being encircled by a python, smothered and choked.

I have a glitch, too. Sometimes I forget that I’m not human. I don’t think that happens to most androids.

Kai neared his desk again, seeing that the fugitive’s profile had been transferred to the screen. His frown deepened. Perhaps not dangerous, but young and inarguably good-looking. His prison photo showed him flippantly winking at the camera. Kai hated him immediately.

I’m going to escape now.