251 Quotes by Rachel Hawkins

Perhaps the most defining characteristic of a superhero is a willingness to sacrifice for the good of others, even to the point of laying down his or her own life.

Dad goes back inside, and I smile as I watch him go. I’ve missed having my parents around, which is a sentiment that might get me kicked out of teendom, but it’s the truth. No matter how embarrassing my dad might be, how distracted my mom always is, they love us. They’re easy to be around, and they’ve only ever wanted us to be healthy and happy. In that way, we’re a lot luckier than the royals.

I had to get out of this before I was killed with some elaborate cutlery.

You hate him for what he did, but you miss him.

It’s going to be okay,” I told her, even though I was pretty sure we were all going to be skewered on L’Occhio silver daggers any minute now.

The “Holy-crap-that’s-a-lot-of-pink” zone would have been a more accurate description.

He’d taken all this weirdness and done the same thing I’d managed to do with it: take it in, feel crazy for a little bit, and then deal.

Ryan rolled his eyes. “Harper, you and David Stark have been circling each other since kindergarden.

A man who overestimates his intelligence is a man who can be easily manipulated.