“Isn't that what stories do, make real things fake, and fake things real?”
―
Marie Rutkoski,
The Winner's Curse
“Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous.” ― Marie Rutkoski, The Winner's Curse
“He knew the law of such things: people in brightly lit places cannot see into the dark.” ― Marie Rutkoski, The Winner's Curse
“You don't, Kestrel, even though the god of lies loves you.” ― Marie Rutkoski, The Winner's Curse
“The truth can deceive as well as a lie.” ― Marie Rutkoski, The Winner's Curse
“If you won’t be my friend, you’ll regret being my enemy.” ― Marie Rutkoski, The Winner's Crime
“You don't need to be gifted with a blade. You are your own best weapon.” ― Marie Rutkoski, The Winner's Kiss
“Arin smiled. It was a true smile, which let her know that all the others he had given her were not.” ― Marie Rutkoski, The Winner's Curse
“My soul is yours," he said. "You know that it is.” ― Marie Rutkoski, The Winner's Curse
“She turned to look at him, and he was already looking at her. “I’m going to miss you when I wake up,” she whispered, because she realized that she must have fallen asleep under the sun. Arin was too real for her imagination. He was a dream.“Don’t wake up,” he said.” ― Marie Rutkoski, The Winner's Crime
“Sometimes you think you want something,” Arin told him, “when in reality you need to let it go.” ― Marie Rutkoski, The Winner's Crime
“Arin wondered if she would lift her eyes, but wasn’t worried he would be seen in the garden’s shadows.He knew the law of such things: people in brightly lit places cannot see into the dark.” ― Marie Rutkoski, The Winner's Curse
“Nothing in dreams can hurt you.” ― Marie Rutkoski, The Winner's Curse
“Marry him,” Arin said, “but be mine in secret.” ― Marie Rutkoski, The Winner's Crime
“The god of lies must love you, you see things so clearly.” ― Marie Rutkoski, The Winner's Curse
“I don’t mind being a moth. I would probably start eating silk if it meant that I could fly.” ― Marie Rutkoski, The Winner's Crime
“People in brightly lit places cannot see into the dark.” ― Marie Rutkoski, The Winner's Curse
“He changed us both." She seemed to struggle for words. "I think of you, all that you lost, who you were, what you were forced to be, and might have been, and I—I have become this, this person, unable to—"She shut her mouth."Kestrel," he said softly, "I love this person.” ― Marie Rutkoski, The Winner's Kiss
“You might not think of me as your friend,' Kestrel told Arin, 'but I think of you as mine.” ― Marie Rutkoski, The Winner's Curse
“Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous.” ― Marie Rutkoski, The Winner's Curse
“He knew the law of such things: people in brightly lit places cannot see into the dark.” ― Marie Rutkoski, The Winner's Curse
“You don't, Kestrel, even though the god of lies loves you.” ― Marie Rutkoski, The Winner's Curse
“The truth can deceive as well as a lie.” ― Marie Rutkoski, The Winner's Curse
“If you won’t be my friend, you’ll regret being my enemy.” ― Marie Rutkoski, The Winner's Crime
“You don't need to be gifted with a blade. You are your own best weapon.” ― Marie Rutkoski, The Winner's Kiss
“Arin smiled. It was a true smile, which let her know that all the others he had given her were not.” ― Marie Rutkoski, The Winner's Curse
“My soul is yours," he said. "You know that it is.” ― Marie Rutkoski, The Winner's Curse
“She turned to look at him, and he was already looking at her. “I’m going to miss you when I wake up,” she whispered, because she realized that she must have fallen asleep under the sun. Arin was too real for her imagination. He was a dream.“Don’t wake up,” he said.” ― Marie Rutkoski, The Winner's Crime
“Sometimes you think you want something,” Arin told him, “when in reality you need to let it go.” ― Marie Rutkoski, The Winner's Crime
“Arin wondered if she would lift her eyes, but wasn’t worried he would be seen in the garden’s shadows.He knew the law of such things: people in brightly lit places cannot see into the dark.” ― Marie Rutkoski, The Winner's Curse
“Nothing in dreams can hurt you.” ― Marie Rutkoski, The Winner's Curse
“Marry him,” Arin said, “but be mine in secret.” ― Marie Rutkoski, The Winner's Crime
“The god of lies must love you, you see things so clearly.” ― Marie Rutkoski, The Winner's Curse
“I don’t mind being a moth. I would probably start eating silk if it meant that I could fly.” ― Marie Rutkoski, The Winner's Crime
“People in brightly lit places cannot see into the dark.” ― Marie Rutkoski, The Winner's Curse
“He changed us both." She seemed to struggle for words. "I think of you, all that you lost, who you were, what you were forced to be, and might have been, and I—I have become this, this person, unable to—"She shut her mouth."Kestrel," he said softly, "I love this person.” ― Marie Rutkoski, The Winner's Kiss
“You might not think of me as your friend,' Kestrel told Arin, 'but I think of you as mine.” ― Marie Rutkoski, The Winner's Curse
