Kiera Cass Quotes & Sayings

Yes, you're trying to make it to the end, but not by beating someone else. — Kiera Cass

I've held back so much from you out of fear. I'm afraid that if I show you everything at once it will overwhelm you and you will run away. I'm afraid that's somewhere in the back of your heart is a love for someone else that will never die I'm afraid that I will make a mistake again, something so huge thay you retreat into that silent world of yours — Kiera Cass

He looked down on me from the corner of his eyes, for all the world as if there were some mortal feud unavenged between us. — Kiera Cass

America, there's no question that you've had my heart from the beginning. By now you have to know that — Kiera Cass

So why, here and now, in this frozen, useless time, did someone have to make me feel this way? — Kiera Cass

Every girl needs to shine once in a while. — Kiera Cass

How are you feeling?" "Your eyes look like chocolate," I mumbled. He smiled. "And yours look like the morning sky." "Can I have water?" "Yes. Lots," he promised. "Let's get her upstairs," he said to someone else. And I fell asleep to the rocking of his steps. — Kiera Cass

Is my kissing that bad? — Kiera Cass

Having a boy see you, acknowledge you in such a way that you felt sure no one had ever experienced that feeling before, all the while knowing you'd joined a long line of people who did the same dance to find the person they spend their lives with. — Kiera Cass

CAN YOU JUST PUT YOUR hand on the page and pretend I'm giving you a high five? Seriously. How else do I thank you for reading my books? — Kiera Cass

It was over, and I knew that. But you don't love someone for almost two years and then turn it off overnight ... — Kiera Cass

I was stunned into silence, the way I always was when he touched the sky places of my heart. — Kiera Cass

We swayed, barely moving. I settled my cheek on Maxon's chest, he rested his chin on my head, and we spun to the music of the rain. — Kiera Cass

I was overwhelmed. He understood me so well, how nervous I was about making this commitment, how frightening it was for me to become a princess. He was going to give me every last second he could and, in the meantime, lavish me with everything possible. I had another one of those moments when I couldn't believe this was all happening.
"That's not fair, Maxon," I mumbled. "What in the world am I supposed to be able to give you?"
He smiled. "All I want is your promise to stay with me, to be mine. Sometimes it feels like you can't possibly be real. Promise me you'll stay."
"Of course, I promise. — Kiera Cass

And his was so beautiful. — Kiera Cass

I smiled to myself, thinking of America, measuring her against the other girls. She was pretty, if a bit rough on the edges. It was an uncommon type of beauty, and I could tell she wasn't aware of it. — Kiera Cass

I love you beyond paint, beyond melodies, beyond words. And I hope you will always feel that, even when I'm not around to tell you so. — Kiera Cass

yesterday made me think of something. — Kiera Cass

It's not. There are bigger things than love. — Kiera Cass

And there it was, pushing up through all the worries: hope. — Kiera Cass

You can be brave and still be feminine. You can lead and still love flowers. Most importantly, you can be queen and still be a bride. — Kiera Cass

I kind of wanted someone to rearrange the stars so they spelled out his words. I needed them big and bright, and somewhere I could see then when things felt dark. I love you. And I'm so, so proud. — Kiera Cass

She giggled. "Excellent attention to detail. — Kiera Cass

I was being pushed into a corner from every angle, and I was missing out on all the things that had always mattered to me. — Kiera Cass

Failure meant having my life led by someone else. — Kiera Cass

I sniffed as a few tears escaped, lifting my hands to wipe them away. It was then that I caught the only clues I'd been given by whoever had left me here.
On one wrist someone had written You are Kahlen. The other said He is Akinli.
I flipped my hands over and searched up and down my arms, hoping there was more.
"Look," I begged, holding out my arms.
"Pretty handwriting," Ben commented.
Julie hit him, but in a way that seemed playful. "Seriously?"
"That's all you have?" Akinli asked.
"Apparently. So, all I know is who I am and who you are." I looked into his eyes, the glowing blue, and sensed that was all that mattered. — Kiera Cass

Cinderella never asked for a prince, she asked for a night off and a dress — Kiera Cass

Only a true friend would try to get someone she cared about to become princess over herself. — Kiera Cass

She had brillant red hair, like honey and roses and the sun all together. — Kiera Cass

As always, I thank God for words. I'm so glad I don't have to try to communicate this story to you with my antennae or something. Words are so delicious, and I'll be forever happy they exist. — Kiera Cass

America, I might have my family, but imagine how embarrassing it is to have your parents watch as you attempt to date for the first time. And not just your parents - the whole country! Worse than that, it's not even a normal style of dating. — Kiera Cass

Either way, I'm sure I failed. He fidgeted with — Kiera Cass

Dear America, will you do me a favor? He took my hand again. He was persistent. — Kiera Cass

You have to do whatever it takes to be with the person you love. — Kiera Cass

Why does she even bother sleeping?" I heard Elizabeth ask quietly. "You'd think by now she'd stop trying. We don't need it."
I paused, waiting to hear Miaka's response. "She must have a really wonderful dream often enough to make the bad ones worth it. — Kiera Cass

All I knew was, even if she wasn't mine, I wanted to leave her with a smile. — Kiera Cass

And Carolina will be cheering on the beautiful daughter of Magda and Shalom Singer, the new Lady America Singer! — Kiera Cass

I was home. And I finally found my voice. Yes. — Kiera Cass

I didn't really care for coffee-it was too bitter for my tastes-but I knew it would help wake me up, so I braced myself to take a drink.

Before I could even sip, Maxon slid the bowl of sugar in front of me. Like he knew. — Kiera Cass

I'm smart and beautiful and strong. I don't need to be rescued. — Kiera Cass

It's hard to know everything about people close to you, even the people you love the most. — Kiera Cass

We should take pictures!" Elise said.
"Anyone got a camera?" Celeste asked. "I;m a pro at this."
"Mason does!" Kross shouted. "Come here for a minute," she said to a maid, waving her over encouragingly.
"Hold on," I said, grabbing some paper. "Okay, okay. 'Your Highest of Highnesses, the ladies of the Elite require, immediately, the least fancy of your cameras for. . .'"
Kriss giggled, and Celeste shook her head.
"Oh! A study in feminine diplomacy," Elise added.
"Is that a real thing?" Kross asked.
Celeste tossed her hair. "Who cares?"
Maybe twenty minutes later, Maxon knocked on the door and pushed it open an inch. "Can I come in?"
Kross ran over. "No. We just want the camera." And she snatched it from his hand and closed the door in his face.
Celeste fell on the floor, laughing.
"What are you doing in there?" he called. But we were all too busy doubling over to answer. — Kiera Cass

It was a delicious feeling, falling in love. I'd had so many luxuries in my life, and I thought I'd had a taste of this before, but I realized now it was merely a cheap imitation of something not meant to be imitated in the first place. — Kiera Cass

I never thought to question the lack of truth until it had been placed in front of me. Why did the king just let us guess? — Kiera Cass

Though I still occasionally questioned my desire to be the princess, there was no doubt in my mind that I wanted to be Maxon's. — Kiera Cass

I breathed. It was the only way to get from any moment to the next. Breathe in, breathe out. — Kiera Cass

Almost all the girls who went home are already engaged to wonderful men. To be a part of the Selection at all makes you a prize. And you made it to the top four of the Elite at the very least. Trust me, Elise, guys will be lined up around the block for you."
Elise smiled. "I don't need a line. I just need one."
"Well, I need a line," Celeste said, making us all chuckle, even Elise.
"I'd like a handful," Kriss said. "A line does sound overwhelming." They looked at me.
"One."
"You're nuts," Celeste decided. — Kiera Cass

If this were a simpler matter, I'd have eliminated everyone else by now. — Kiera Cass

You were a dream I didn't dare speak aloud — Kiera Cass

It's you," I said. "I don't want to leave you." "Me?" I nodded. "You want me?" I giggled at his bewildered expression. "That's what I'm saying. — Kiera Cass

The Selection was no longer something that was simply happening to me, but something I was actively a part of. I was an Elite. — Kiera Cass

It was completely fascinating to me the way that love grew. I kept thinking I'd found a way to give him all that I had, but then I'd learn a new quirk, hear a new story, go through a new experience, and my heart swelled. — Kiera Cass

It felt like a wonderful secret that I could revisit in the middle of one of Silvia's boring lessons or another long day in the Women's Room. — Kiera Cass

We've got to stop being afraid of the change. — Kiera Cass

It's funny how you think you've said something when you never really did.
It's also funny how you can think you've heard something when you never really did. — Kiera Cass

In a matter of seconds, all the events of the morning became incredibly clear. For years I'd been stealing things for the group, making sure everyone had what they needed. Today, for the first time, I took something for myself. And it was the dumbest thing I'd ever done. There was no way we could actually keep her here for long, and, if we did, girls didn't fall for boys who stole them. — Kiera Cass

Maybe he knew I'd need to smile. — Kiera Cass

When you love someone, you sacrifice. — Kiera Cass

No, I'm not choosing him or you. I'm choosing me. — Kiera Cass

Need someone to talk to? I could tug my ear right now. — Kiera Cass

I feel so rude-O don't even know your name.
He bowed. I'm Erik.
Erik?
Yes.
Huh. I expected something a bit different.
He shrugged. Well, that's the closet translation. — Kiera Cass

When he made it about him, I didn't stand a chance. Because I couldn't hurt him. — Kiera Cass

...simply being alive was not enough to be called living" -Kahlen — Kiera Cass

I still couldn't see any rhyme or reason to fighting through countless obstacles for love only to have it leave you powerless in the end. — Kiera Cass

Please, America, you've said and done so many foolish things, I'm surprised you can even be embarrassed anymore. Maybe it was because — Kiera Cass

Sometimes it's what you want to do, not what you have to do. — Kiera Cass

You know how your mother and I met," Dad began.
I rolled my eyes. "Everyone does. You two are practically a fairy tale. — Kiera Cass

Blakely, isn't it?"
"Ye-" His voice squeaked and he started again. "Yes, Your Highness."
"When we met, you couldn't stop staring at my breasts." His face went pale, as if he seriously thought he was so subtle no one would notice. "Make sure you get an equally satisfactory look at my backside as you leave. — Kiera Cass

WHEN WE GOT THE LETTER in the post, my mother was ecstatic. She had already decided that all our — Kiera Cass

Accepting help is its own kind of strength — Kiera Cass

I'm not sure if fate or destiny is real. But I can
tell you that sometimes the very thing you've been hoping for will walk through the door, determined
to fend you off. And still, somehow, you will find that you are enough. — Kiera Cass

It's like you get three lives. One with no idea how to live it, one with more power than anyone could imagine, and one with a true sense of self and the ability to pursue anything you want. — Kiera Cass

I couldn't help but
notice it was always this way. At state events or important dinners, Mom was beside Dad or situated
right behind him. But when they were just husband and wife - not king and queen - he followed her
everywhere. — Kiera Cass

And that was how the Selection did its first act in my favor: if I had her here, at least I had the chance to try. — Kiera Cass

I looked at myself in the mirror and realized I wasn't bitter about that, not like I thought I'd be. I'd miss it, but it was just a piece of who I was now, not everything I was. (p.141) — Kiera Cass

He must love you very much,' Gavril said once I had my footing.
I couldn't look at him. 'What makes you say that?' Gavril sighed. 'I've known Maxon since he was a child. He's never stood up to his father like that. — Kiera Cass

Despite the knowledge that her affections were unattainable, I couldn't help but be drawn to try. — Kiera Cass

Celeste met me halfway, swinging her branch with each step. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing. Just not feeling well, I guess."
"Do. Not. Puke," she ordered. "Especially not on me. — Kiera Cass

Not only me," I admitted. "Kriss. She's at the top, too." "Do you need me to break her leg? I could make it happen." She chuckled to herself. — Kiera Cass

Astra is perfect. — Kiera Cass

Not that I am cheering for him or anything, but if he can't see how amazing you are, he's an idiot.
-Aspen — Kiera Cass

The calls are for updates and to see how her day went. The letters are for the things I can't always say out loud. — Kiera Cass

Well, the one thing I've thought about is having dad give me away. You know when he takes your hand and he puts it in the hand of the person you marry? That's the only part I've ever wanted. — Kiera Cass

If only I could sit and patch them up for him. That was my great ambition. — Kiera Cass

Circumstances being what they are, I haven't had the opportunity to fall in love. Have you?" "Yes, — Kiera Cass

Everything doesn't seem like anything when you love someone. Especially when you're young. — Kiera Cass

Fight," I said to no one in particular. Then remembering where I was, I turned to the camera. "Fight. The rebels are bullies. They're trying to scare you into doing what they want. And what if you do? What kind of future do you think they'll offer you? These people, these tyrants, aren't going to suddenly stop being violent. If you give them power, they're going to be a thousand times worse. So fight. However you can, fight. — Kiera Cass

I had to stop myself from laughing. Who needs help taking a pill? — Kiera Cass

Look closer. You probably have friends in places you never expected. — Kiera Cass

You know when he takes your hand and puts it in the hand of the person you marry? That's the only part I've ever really wanted." Embarrassingly enough, it was true. — Kiera Cass

Break the stupid rule, Eadlyn. Marry the man you love. If he's good enough for you to approve of, then I certainly do. And if the people don't, that can be their problem. Because who are you?"
"I'm Eadlyn Schreave, and no one in the world is as powerful as me," I blurted without thought.
He nodded. "Damn right you are. — Kiera Cass

I remembered suddenly that Aspen had always been this way. He sacrificed sleep for me, he risked getting caught out after curfew for me, he scrounged together pennies for me. Aspen's generosity was harder to see because it wasn't as grand as Maxon's, but the heart behind what he gave was so much bigger. — Kiera Cass

He gave a dark chuckle. "But you're not, so you had absolutely no qualms about kneeing me in the groin, right?"
"I hit your thigh!"
"Oh, please. A man doesn't need that long to recover from a knee to the thigh," he replied, his voice full of skepticism. — Kiera Cass

My mother is in a bed with tubes down her throat, my twin is now on a different continent, and my father is holding himself together by a thread."

Stopping across from him, I continued. "I have two younger brothers to keep calm in the wake of all this, a country to run, and six boys downstairs waiting for me to offer one of them my hand." Coddly swallowed, and I felt only the tiniest bit of guilt for the satisfaction it brought me. "So, yes, I am emotional right now. Anyone in my position with a soul would be. And you, sir, are an idiot. How dare you try to force my hand on something so monumental on the grounds of something so small? For all intents and purposes, I am queen, and you will not coerce me into anything. — Kiera Cass

I wanted to make a good first impression with these girls - and a good second impression with one - and apparently I was convinced this all hung on picking out the right tie. I sighed. These girls were already turning me into a puddle of stupid. — Kiera Cass

You are sunlight falling through trees. You are laughter that breaks through the sadness. You are the breeze on a too-warm day. You are clarity in the midst of confusion. You are not the world, but you are everything that makes the world good. Without you, my life would still exist, but that's all it would manage to do. — Kiera Cass

And you, you make me feel like I could do the stupidest thing in the world, and you'd still like me how I am. — Kiera Cass

It's weird, all the things that go into that feeling of being home. — Kiera Cass

I've met nearly every woman in this room, and I can't think of one who would make a better friend. I'd be glad to have you stay."
My relief was inexpressible.
"Do you think," Maxon asked, "That I could still call you 'my dear'?"
"Not a chance." I whispered. — Kiera Cass

If it was nineteen years until my new life began, that meant that I was now a hundred years old. He was the singularly most beautiful thing I had seen in a hundred years. — Kiera Cass