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Melissa Marr, born on July 25, 1972, is an American author known for her works in fantasy and young adult literature.

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“Trust your instincts, trust your judgment.”

Judgment Instinct Trust Your Instincts

Author:Melissa Marr

“Some things are more important than safety.”

Important Safety

Author:Melissa Marr

“Pride goeth before the fall....but you've already fallen, haven't you?”

Fall Havens Pride Fallen Goeth

Author:Melissa Marr

“but it's not always as set as that. Some things, though, feel like they're right. You and me? It's one of those things. I don't know why they see or why things are such a mess, but in the middle of it all, I do know that being around you is one of tue best things that happened to me in, well, ever.”

Knows Feels Wells Happened Middle Mess Best Things

Author:Melissa Marr

“With a strange half-mocking tone, Aislinn said, "It's not just guys like those today. Even the pretty ones can be awful. Don't trust them just because they're pretty." Donia laughed, coldly, sounding every bit Beira's creature in that moment. "Where were you when I needed that advice? I've already gone out with the biggest mistake a girl can make.”

Said Moments Today Guy Girl Bits Mistake Half Gone Advice Strange Needed Creatures Awful Tone That Moment Laughed Don't Trust Biggest Mistake Already Gone

Author:Melissa Marr

“Good night, Seth." "So you're running again, then?" One of his boots thudded on the floor. "I'm not running." The other boot hit the floor. "Really?" "Really. It's just—" She stopped; she didn't have anything that would finish that sentence and be honest. "Maybe you should slow down, so I can catch you." He paused, waiting.”

Should I Can Running Night Waiting Honest Sentences Being Honest Boots Slow Down Good Night

Author:Melissa Marr

“He tipped her head up. "Don't give up. Don't leave me before you're even here.”

Giving Giving Up Leaving Me Don't Give Up Heads Up Don't Leave Me

Author:Melissa Marr

“And sometimes you meet someone who doesn't see you any differently if you tell them. That is everything.”

Ifs Sometimes Ink Exchange

Author:Melissa Marr

“-"You won't like me if I'm cruel." -"I don't like you now." -"We don't lie." -"I'm mortal, Irial. I can lie all I want to.”

Ifs Want I Can Lying Like You Like Me Mortals Don't Lie I Don't Like You Ink Exchange

Author:Melissa Marr

“Leslie?" Irial whispered. "What are you doing?" "Choosing." Tears were soaking the blanket under Leslie's face. "I'm mine. Not anyone else's." "I'm still yours, though. That won't ever change, Shadow Girl." And then he was gone, and her emotions crashed over her.”

Stills Faces Girl Emotion Gone Tears Mines Shadow Blanket Soaking Leslie

Author:Melissa Marr

“She turned so they were face-to-face and gave him back the words he'd offered her their first night together: "I survived. Isn't that what matters?”

Firsts Matter Together Faces Night What Matters Survived Face To Face

Author:Melissa Marr

“What would I do without you?" "You'll never find out.”

Without You

Author:Melissa Marr

“But you didn't need me, did you? You'd already got yourself to safety." "Sometimes, I sleep better knowing you . . . and Niall . . ." She faltered. "Love you from a safe distance," he finished. "Yes.”

Needs Sometimes Sleep Knowing Love You Safe Safety Distance Finished

Author:Melissa Marr

“I still dream that it was you. No matter how many times I've looked, in my dreams it's always been you who were meant to be my queen.”

Stills Matter Dream Queens Meant To Be Were Meant To Be

Book:Fragile Eternity

Source: Fragile Eternity

“That's what the court needs-a happy king, a king who can't stop dreaming of being lost in someone who wants to be just as lost. Tell me you'll let me get lost in you.”

Want Needs Dream Lost Kings Let Me Court Stop Dreaming

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“I don't know if you realize it or not, but your sudden devotion to her is creepy.”

Ifs Knows Realizing Devotion Creepy

Author:Melissa Marr

“I’ve never loved anyone the way I love you,” he whispered. “Lucky them.”

Way Love You Lucky Way I Love You

Author:Melissa Marr

“Donia asked incredulously. “What were you doing?” “The day had just begun, and we were dancing,” Aislinn said. “Dancing?” Donia looked at the Summer Queen with the same disdain Keenan had once seen on her face when she looked at the Summer Girls. “Of course you were. Bananach is attacking faeries, stealing from our courts. Irial is injured. Faerie is closed. Yes, dancing is precisely what will help.”

Said Helping Faces Girl Courses Summer Court Dancing Stealing Queens Attacking Injured Faerie Disdain

Author:Melissa Marr

“The Summer King stroked her cheek with his thumb. “Can you offer me your fidelity? Your heart and your body and your companionship for eternity? Do you want my fidelity? Either love me or kiss me goodbye, my Summer Queen.”

Want Heart Body Kings Offers Kissing Summer Eternity Your Body Queens Goodbye Cheeks Companionship Thumbs Fidelity Kiss Me

Author:Melissa Marr

“What are you going to do? What do you want to do?” she prompted. “I’m going to go try to help Niall. He’s not acting like himself, and I have a theory on what’s wrong,” he told her. “Then afterward I'm going to ask you to marry me.”

Want Trying Helping Asks Acting Theory Marry Me

Author:Melissa Marr

“Without stopping kissing her, he swept her up into his arms. They stood in the motel lobby kissing until someone called, "Get a room." Donia pulled back and laughed. "That was the plan. They said no.”

Said Rooms Plans Arms Kissing Laughed They Said Stopping Kissing Her Motels

Author:Melissa Marr

“If you fail me, I'll kill you. I swear it, Keenan. If you fail me, I'll rip your heart out with my own hands." "If I fail you, I'll cut it out for you.”

Ifs Heart Hands My Own Cutting Failing Swear Rip

Author:Melissa Marr

“And he was gone before she could think clearly enough to explain that her yes was a Yes, I'll marry you.”

Thinking Enough Gone

Author:Melissa Marr

“Going backwards is never an option.”

Backwards

Author:Melissa Marr

“Discord says it's a good idea. That's comforting.”

Ideas Good Ideas Comforting Discord

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“Everything I could want in eternity is possible because of you," he thought, and then he stopped thinking and simply enjoyed being in the arms of the one person in all of forever who made his life complete.”

Thinking Want Persons Made Forever Arms Eternity Enjoyed Because Of You

Author:Melissa Marr

“She was afraid, but she couldn't just sit around waiting for someone to save her. She had to try to save herself, try to figure it out.”

Trying Waiting Figures

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“Seth: "You're what matters" Ash: "Hold me? If you still want to, I mean." Seth: "Every day, I want to hold you every day. Nothing will ever change that.”

Ifs Want Mean Stills Matter Ashes What Matters Hold Me

Author:Melissa Marr

“Maybe the girl would get strong enough to withstand an ink exchange with one of the chosen faeries. If not, he could always give her to one of the weaker fey. It seemed a shame to waste a lovely broken toy.”

Ifs Giving Enough Girl Strong Broken Waste Shame Lovely Chosen Toys Ink Strong Enough Faerie Fey Ink Exchange

Book:Ink Exchange

Source: Ink Exchange

“You are my queen. I’ve spent nine centuries seeking the mortal who would free this court, who would save my best friend’s son, who would save the lives of the rest of the girls who were not you. I’d die before I’d allow harm to you.” He bowed his head.”

Dies Girl Century Son Court Seeking Harm Nine Mortals Queens My Best Friend

Author:Melissa Marr

“You are the single most amazing person, faery, woman in this world or the other. Because of you, I am a part of this strange new world, have a second mother, and . . . eternity. I have almost everything I could want.”

World Want Persons Mother This World Strange Eternity New World Most Amazing Because Of You Amazing Person

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“When I told you I wanted to try, I spoke the truth. When I turned away, it was for my former court, and when I tried to make another faery love me, it was for that court. I’ve lived for my whole life trying to bring the Summer Court back to the strength it once was. In all of those years, in centuries , I’ve only wished myself free of duty because of one reason. You.”

Trying Years Reason Whole Wanted Century Duty Summer Court Whole Life Former Spokes

Author:Melissa Marr

“Creative vision creates art" - he motioned around the gallery - "that shows the rest of the world a new angle. That's beautiful thing." "Or some sort of madness", she said.”

World Art Said Shows Beautiful Vision Creative Madness Beautiful Things Angle Gallery Creative Vision

Author:Melissa Marr

“A clear division between good and evil, right and wrong, would simplify everything, but life was rarely simple.”

Evil Simple Clear Good And Evil Division Simplify

Author:Melissa Marr

“You are the one who gives me reason to wake in the mornings, who infuriates me, who enrages me, who enthralls me. You are my passion, my fury, my soul. Shall i explain further?”

Giving Soul Reason Passion Morning Give Me My Soul My Passion Fury

Author:Melissa Marr

“Loving someone meant letting them be who they were, not caging them”

Loving Someone

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“Belief is a powerful thing. If you believe you can.”

Ifs Believe Belief Powerful If You Believe Believe You Can

Author:Melissa Marr

“Some mortals--like you--are already half in love with death. It is who you are, and I'll not make it harder on you by telling you things you don't need to know. Ask me again when you die. Then I'll tell you everything, anything, nothing.”

Knows Needs Dies Asks Half Like You Harder Who You Are Mortals Ask Me

Author:Melissa Marr

“Hold me? If you still want to, I mean." She looked away. "Everyday"--then he was there, lifting her into his arms, holding her like she was fragile and precious--"I want to hold you every day. Nothing will ever change that.”

Ifs Want Mean Stills Arms Everyday Fragile Lifting Hold Me

Author:Melissa Marr

“For this mortal I would disobey my queen, abandon my king, the court that has protected me all these years. All of it.”

Years Kings Court Mortals Queens Abandon Protected

Author:Melissa Marr

“This changes nothing. It can't. You are my friend, my king,but that's.... All you can be." He nodded, but it was a gesture that indicated that he heard her, not that he agreed, which was abundantly clear as he said, "And you are my queen, my savior, my partner---and that's everything.”

Said Clear Heard Kings My Friends Partners Queens Savior Gestures

Author:Melissa Marr

“But I want to be near you always," he reminded her. "But you'll lose everyone else, and..." "I want forever with you." Seth lifted her chin so he was able to look directly into her eyes. "The rest will fall into place if I can be with you.”

Ifs Want Looks I Can Eye Able Fall Loses Forever Her Eyes Chins Fall Into Place Forever With You

Author:Melissa Marr

“You already gave me forever, Aislinn. I'm asking for a chance at right now.”

Chance Forever Right Now Asking

Author:Melissa Marr

“He'd given her his vow: to take care of her, to keep her from hurt or pain, from wanting for anything. Her leaving didn't negate his promises; they weren't conditional.”

Care Pain Given Hurt Promise Leaving Take Care Vow Conditional

Author:Melissa Marr

“If he took her into his arms, he would keep her. He wouldn't let her suffer the way the other mortals had when he'd left them. He would keep her, with his court's permission or without it. Irial wouldn't take her, and Keenan wouldn't stand between them.”

Ifs Way Suffering Left Arms Court Mortals Permission

Author:Melissa Marr

“I'm still yours, though. That won't ever change, Shadow Girl.”

Stills Girl Shadow Ink Exchange

Author:Melissa Marr

“It wasn't the tattoo that had changed her, had given her repossession of her body. It was her actions, her choices. It was finding the path when it looked like there weren't any paths to be found.”

Body Action Choices Found Given Path Changed Findings Tattoo

Author:Melissa Marr

“You're not weak at all. Wounded, but that's nothing to be ashamed of.”

Weak Ashamed Wounded

Author:Melissa Marr

“You need to face what you're running from”

Needs Running Faces

Book:Ink Exchange

Source: Ink Exchange

“to not act is a choice too”

Choices

Author:Melissa Marr

About the Author

Born: July 25, 1972
Known for: Author
Quotes: 160

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