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1 " I am naked, wrapped up in a dragon that should be a prince, I don't know how much of my crew is dead, and those mermaids could return at any time. Would somebody please say something that makes sense? "
― Megan Derr , Treasure (The Lost Gods, #1)
2 " Though never as complex as we fear, life is also never as simple as we might wish. "
― Megan Derr , Fairytales Slashed 3
3 " Do not underestimate the strength it takes to be the hearth everyone turns to for warmth. "
― Megan Derr , The Painted Crown (Unbreakable Soldiers, #2)
4 " I have found food general guidelines are: be polite, be pleasant, be brief. When even that is too much to manage, pick a quiet corner and look at everyone like they are the greatest of disappointments. Obey royalty, be respectful to those above you, ignore or indulge those below you, and always be generous to staff and tradesmen. One loyal servant is worth then kings. "
5 " The entire place smelled like the bastard child of a florist and a perfume shop. "
― Megan Derr , The Werewolf of Grey Lake Inn
6 " Despair? I don't despair. I have never once in my life despaired anything. I make a point not to go further than resignation. "
― Megan Derr , Chaos (The Lost Gods, #5)
7 " I want to keep you. I want to lock you up and not let anyone near you. I don't want others touching you, I don't want them to smell you. I want you hidden and safe. I want to hoard you and never share you with anyone again. I would shape my entire life around your every want and desire, around pleasing you and satisfying you, keeping you where I am not just the centre of your world but all of it. "
― Megan Derr , Of Last Resort (Princes of the Blood, #1)
8 " It smelled like sugar cookies as he walked through the door, though it was anyone's guess whether actual cookies were involved or if it was just candles made of lies and disappointment. "
― Megan Derr , Wriggle & Sparkle
9 " A man with a sword has a means to stay alive. A man with a named sword has a reason to stay alive. "
― Megan Derr
10 " Nothing is more interesting than doing what you should not. "
― Megan Derr , Bound (Kria, #2)
11 " The problem with becoming too immersed in what people like to call magic is thinking it is superior to everything and learning only contempt for something as simple as a loaded gun. "
12 " Mornings and I had a falling out many years ago. We avoid one another as much as polite society dictates we may. "
― Megan Derr , The Rapier Brothers
13 " I'm about to implement a policy of throwing people out the window whenever they make my life harder instead of easier.""With greatest respect," Lesto drawled, "Your Majesty would have to pitch himself out first. "
― Megan Derr , The High King's Golden Tongue (Tales of the High Court, #1)
14 " Love token? So far you've given me a farthing charm and a book of manners I don't need. No wonder you idiots need a tournament to get married." Tress "
― Megan Derr , Tournament of Losers
15 " Perhaps love was worth any and all sacrifice, but that love was of no comfort to those who were sacrificed. "
― Megan Derr , Dance in the Dark (Dance with the Devil, #2)
16 " If you continue to tie me up, I might think you like me. Stop doing it. "
17 " No tricks, Christian. I don't play that way when I play for keeps.""No one ever said we were playing for keeps.""We? I hadn't realized you'd agreed to play at all, beautiful." Triumph gleamed in Sable's eyes. "
― Megan Derr , Dance with the Devil (Dance with the Devil, #1)
18 " Women always know everything; they like to hoard the information until it can be used to maximum effect. "
― Megan Derr , Prisoner (Kria, #1)
19 " No one can be miserable forever. No one is meant to be. "
20 " Resentment is a waste of energy, and revenge is a waste of living. "
