212 Quotes by Stephanie Garber

For it was also said the Prince Of Hearts was not capable of love because his heart had stopped beating long ago. Only one person could make it beat again: his one true love. They said his kiss had been fatal to all but her – his only weakness – and as he’d sought her, he’d let a trail of corpses.

But there are many things to want in life. It’s not a bad thing if there are other things you desire a little more.

But the lie had already buried itself inside of Scarlett, as lies that children are told often do.

Scarlett nodded, afraid saying the wrong thing might push him away. With Julian it wasn’t about protection – she just wanted to be with him. The boy who’d saved her from drowning in more ways than one.

Tella imagined wanting someone without loving them was like an endless hunger – even if you managed to hold the person you wanted in your grasp it would never be enough, and letting them go would be even worse.

A second in Caraval seemed richer than an ordinary second, like that moment on the cusp of sunset, when all the colors of the sky coalesce into magic.

Invite the lie to play until you become so comfortable with it that it feels like the truth.

When did you become such an idealist?” “When I met a girl who loved her sister so much she was able to wish her back to life. You might possess magic, but love like that is real power.” “And yet all the love in the world wouldn’t have brought Tella back without my magic.” “She never would have died without your magic, either.” Julian’s smile disappeared. “Tella would have found another way. She didn’t and doesn’t need you to save her. She needs to save you.

But for all its sparkle, once Tella looked closer she thought it seemed more like glitter pretending to be stardust.