“Technically, I’m a murderer, but I like to think that’s one of my better qualities.”
―
Alexandra Christo,
To Kill a Kingdom
“How strange that instead of taking his heart, I'm hoping he takes mine.” ― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom
“In my heart, I’m as wild as the ocean that raised me.” ― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom
“You can't win a war. Someone else just loses.” ― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom
“They celebrate love as though it's power, even though it has killed far more humans than I ever have.” ― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom
“Lies aren't answers.""But they sound so much better than the truth.” ― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom
“Love and madness are two stars in the same sky. You cannot build a roof to keep out last year’s rain.” ― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom
“You are a little heartless today, aren't you?""Never," I say. "There are seventeen under my bed.” ― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom
“Some people burn so brightly, it's impossible to put the flames out.” ― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom
“People don’t tell secrets because someone needs to know them. They do it because they need someone to tell.” ― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom
“It's like holding a story rather than a person; she feels wild and infinite in my arms.” ― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom
“That's the thing about risks," Kye says. " It's impossible to know which ones are worth it until it's too late.” ― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom
“Everyone is a blank canvas, waiting to be filled with the colour of discovery.” ― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom
“And the ocean, calling out to us both. A song of freedom and longing.” ― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom
“You can’t bend to the world; you have to make it bend to you.” ― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom
“You should be careful" I tell Yukiko. "The thing about taking something that's not yours is that there will always be someone out there ready to take it back." "I suppose I'll have to watch my back, then.""No need," I tell her. "I can see it perfectly.” ― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom
“I’ve made a mistake. It started with a prince, as most stories do. Once I felt the thrum of his heart beneath my fingers, I couldn’t forget it.” ― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom
“I reach out my hand to pull her up, and the look Lira gives me is nothing short of poisonous. “Do you want me to chop it off?” she asks. I keep my hand hovering in the space between us. “Not particularly.” “Then get it out of my face.” ― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom
“He has eyes like vast pools and a jaw made from shipwrecks and broken coral. Every movement he makes is as quick and fluid as a tidal wave. He belongs to the ocean. He is made from it, as much as I am.” ― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom
“How strange that instead of taking his heart, I'm hoping he takes mine.” ― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom
“In my heart, I’m as wild as the ocean that raised me.” ― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom
“You can't win a war. Someone else just loses.” ― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom
“They celebrate love as though it's power, even though it has killed far more humans than I ever have.” ― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom
“Lies aren't answers.""But they sound so much better than the truth.” ― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom
“Love and madness are two stars in the same sky. You cannot build a roof to keep out last year’s rain.” ― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom
“You are a little heartless today, aren't you?""Never," I say. "There are seventeen under my bed.” ― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom
“Some people burn so brightly, it's impossible to put the flames out.” ― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom
“People don’t tell secrets because someone needs to know them. They do it because they need someone to tell.” ― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom
“It's like holding a story rather than a person; she feels wild and infinite in my arms.” ― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom
“That's the thing about risks," Kye says. " It's impossible to know which ones are worth it until it's too late.” ― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom
“Everyone is a blank canvas, waiting to be filled with the colour of discovery.” ― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom
“And the ocean, calling out to us both. A song of freedom and longing.” ― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom
“You can’t bend to the world; you have to make it bend to you.” ― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom
“You should be careful" I tell Yukiko. "The thing about taking something that's not yours is that there will always be someone out there ready to take it back." "I suppose I'll have to watch my back, then.""No need," I tell her. "I can see it perfectly.” ― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom
“I’ve made a mistake. It started with a prince, as most stories do. Once I felt the thrum of his heart beneath my fingers, I couldn’t forget it.” ― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom
“I reach out my hand to pull her up, and the look Lira gives me is nothing short of poisonous. “Do you want me to chop it off?” she asks. I keep my hand hovering in the space between us. “Not particularly.” “Then get it out of my face.” ― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom
“He has eyes like vast pools and a jaw made from shipwrecks and broken coral. Every movement he makes is as quick and fluid as a tidal wave. He belongs to the ocean. He is made from it, as much as I am.” ― Alexandra Christo, To Kill a Kingdom
