Marissa Meyer
Even in the Future the Story Begins with Once Upon a Time.Collection: Once Upon A Time
Vanity is a factor, but it is more a question of control. It is easier to trick others into perceiving you as beautiful if you can convince yourself you are beautiful. But mirrors have an uncanny way of telling the truth.Collection: Beautiful
I knew they would kill me when they found out, but…” He struggled for words, releasing a sharp breath. “I think I realized that I would rather die because I betrayed them, than live because I betrayed you.Collection: Thinking
I'm sure I'll feel much more grateful when I find a guy who thinks complex wiring in a girl is a turn-on.Collection: Girl
My only mistake was in waiting too long to be rid of you", Adri said, running the washcloth between her fingers. "Believe me, Cinder. You are a sacrifice I will never regret.Collection: Running
Imagine there was a cure, but finding it would cost you everything. It would completely ruin your life. What would you do?Collection: Ruins
Do your kind even know what love is? Can you feel anything at all, or is it just... programmed?Collection: Love Is
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.Collection: Confused
I lied to you about a lot of things....but I meant every apology.Collection: Apology
She did not know that the wolf was a wicked sort of animal, and she was not afraid of him.Collection: Animal
Clearing his throat, Kai murmured, "You have no idea how to dance, do you?" Cinder fixed her gaze on him, mind still reeling. "I'm a mechanic." His eyebrows raised mockingly. "Believe me, I noticed. Are those grease stains on the gloves I gave you?Collection: Believe
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.Collection: Crazy
A relieved grin filled up Thorne’s face. “We’re having another moment, aren’t we?” “If by a moment, you mean me not wanting to strangle you for the first time since we met, then I guess we are.Collection: Mean
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.Collection: Gentleman
It would be easy to abuse a person when they never recognized it as abuse.Collection: Abuse
A captain always knows where his ship is. It's like a psychic bond." "If only we had a captain here.Collection: Psychics
She briefly wished she did have some sort of magic so she could shoot a bolt of lightning through his head.Collection: Magic
The queen's eyes smouldered. "I know my own kind when I see them, and right now there is one in these city walls." She pointed a finger toward the balcony."I want her found and brought to me." "Right," said Kai,"that'll be no problem in a city of two and a half million people. Let me just go dig out my special Lunar detector, and I'll get right on that.Collection: Queens
You have no idea how to dance, do you?” Cinder fixed her gaze on him, mind still reeling. “I’m a mechanic.Collection: Ideas
He was the fantasy of every girl in the country. He was so far out of realm, her world, that she should have stopped thinking about him the second the door had closed. Should stop thinking about him immediately. Should never think about him again, except maybe as a client - and her prince. And yet, the memory of his fingers against her skin refused to fade.Collection: Girl
I don’t see that her being cyborg is relevant.Collection: Relevant
Kai cleared his throat. Stood straighter. "I assume you are going to the ball?" "I-I don't know. I mean, no. No, I'm sorry, I'm not going to the ball." Kai drew back, confused. "Oh well...but...maybe you would change your mind? Because I am, you know." "The prince." "Not bragging," he said quickly. "Just a fact.Collection: Sorry
She was a cyborg, and she would never go to a ball.Collection: Balls
Nothing makes an android feel more useless than when a human is crying.Collection: Useless
...but I’m trying to be inconspicuous.” Cinder considered telling him it wasn't working but thought better of it. The lack of a throng of screaming girls surrounding her booth was probably evidence that it was working better than she suspected. Instead of looking like a royal heartthrob, he just looked crazy.Collection: Girl
The doctor brushed past her and gestured at the holographic image that jutted from the netscreen. "Let me tell you what is peculiar about it" "I'd say 36.28 percent of it is pretty peculiarCollection: Past
She raised her eyebrows in a look that she hoped conveyed how much she was all right with him leaving her. After all, he was a prince. The most powerful men and women on Earth had summoned him. She understood. And yet he was still here, with her. "I'm fine," she said. "Go away.Collection: Powerful
Emilie. A beautiful name for a beautiful girl.Collection: Beautiful
Hello?" A girl again. "I know you can hear me. I'm sorry my friend is such a wing nut. You can just ignore him." "That's usually what we do," said the other feminine voice.Collection: Girl
Keep your head in the clouds and your hands on the keyboard.Collection: Clouds
Besides, if you are who you claim to be, that makes you my true queen. Therefore, you have my loyalty.Collection: Loyalty
Hey, I liked my idea of bringer her along, but you already vetoed that idea, so now I'm resorting to Plan B, which is to interrogate her. And I am really looking forward to it. I used to play a game called interrogation with one of my old girlfriends where we-" "That's enough." Cinder raised her hand, silencing him.Collection: Girlfriend
Her mind emptied of everything but the gusting wind and how fragile Wolf looked in that heartbeat, like one movement could break him open.Collection: Wind
The Snow White the midnight the moon tales of the mechanicsCollection: Moon
We met less than a week ago and in that time I've done nothing but lie and cheat and betray you. I know. But if you give me a chance...all I want is to protect you. To be near you. For as long as I'm able.Collection: Lying
You could move to Europe." "You know, I've actually been considering that lately." Kai laughed again, the warmth returning to the sound. "If that's not a vote of confidence, I don't know what is.Collection: Moving
Little Red was a tender young morsel, and the wolf knew she would be even tastier than the old woman.Collection: Would Be
The better to eat you with, my dear.Collection: Little Red Riding Hood
The sahara desert the Rapunzel the charity the gifted tales.Collection: Sahara
Wolf," said Ran, enunciating it very carefully. "What an unusual name. Did your parents give it to you?" "Does it matter?" said Wolf, tossing away his bone. "I'm only making conversation." "I'd prefer silence," Wolf said, a growl in his tone.Collection: Names
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.Collection: Cameras
Thorne blinked at her, then down at the sewage he could barely make out in the darkness. "Don't you have some tool in that fancy hand of yours that can get us across?" Cinder glared, light-headed from her body's instinctively short breaths. "Oh, wow, how could I have forgotten about my grappling hook?Collection: Light
I think it was hiding a princess.Collection: Princess
But you're the only one, Scarlet. You'll always be the only one.Collection: Scarlet
But her grandmother had never suggested she could think the same of Scarlet. You'll be fine, she always said, after a skinned knee, after a broken arm, after her first youthfull heartbreak. You'll be fine, because you're strong, like me.Collection: Strong
Sybil tells me your little festival is an annual occurrence," she said, the cadence of her voice swooning like a lullaby. "Yes," Kai said, lifting a shrimp wonton between his chopsticks. "It falls on the ninth full moon if each year." "Ah, how lovely for you to base your holidays on the cycles of my planet." Kai wanted to scoff at the word planet but sucked it back down his throat.Collection: Fall
Amusement touched the corner of his lips. "Animals love me." "Oh, I'm sure they do," Scarlet said, beaming with fake encouragement. She shut the door before muttering, "What farm animals don't love a wolf?Collection: Encouragement
I know this is stupid, but part of me felt like if I could come see you today, if I could convince you to go with me tonight, then maybe I could still change things. It's dumb, I know. It's not like Levana cares if I, you know, might have actual feelings for someone.Collection: Stupid
If you honestly believe that," said Thorne, stowing the gun again, "then you really don't recognize true value when you see it.Collection: Believe
Let's pick it up," the man behind her said. "How many more of the tranquilizers do you have?" "Just three," the girl panted. "Gonna have to restock." "Right. I'll just... head down... to the convenience store, and-" she didn't finish, the strain too much.Collection: Girl