230 Quotes by Melissa de la Cruz

As an author you hope your characters have sparks but truly in the end they have minds of their own!

Carlos never shied from a mission, and if Mal wanted a howler, there was no alternative but to provide one. There was nothing he could do about it, AP Evil Penchant or not. He knew his place on the totem pole. First things first: a party couldn’t be a party without guests. Which meant people. Lots of people. Bodies. Dancing. Talking. Drinking. Eating.

Kingsley, ever the joker, had his Venator mark tattooed near his unmentionables.

He knew what it was like to love one who did not – or could not – love you back. But he’d had no choice. None of them did.

Never trust a shiny surface. They hide a multitude of flaws.

Even though you can’t control the things that happen to you, you can control your perspective and your actions. There’s never a moment you can’t choose who you want to be.

But these aren’t just stories,” she’d said. “They’re whole kingdoms. They’re worlds. They’re perspectives and opinions you can’t offer, from lives you haven’t lived. They’re more valuable than any gold coin, and more important than any state luncheon. I should hope you, as king, would know that!

Memories were moving pictures in which meaning was constantly in flux. They were stories people told themselves.

One should not seek those who do not wish to be found.