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Defiance (Defiance, #1) QUOTES

Defiance (Defiance, #1) QUOTES

1 " It’s probably my job to tell you life isn’t fair, but I figure you already know that. So instead, I’ll tell you that hope is precious, and you’re right not to give up. "

― C.J. Redwine , Defiance (Defiance, #1)

2 " There are much more important qualities to have than a docile disposition. "

― C.J. Redwine , Defiance (Defiance, #1)

3 " I love how you still think if you tell me to do something, I'll just check my brain at the door and do it. "

― C.J. Redwine , Defiance (Defiance, #1)

4 " You're worth so much more than anything I can give you. If you can't believe that right now, believe in me. "

― C.J. Redwine , Defiance (Defiance, #1)

5 " I ache to hear her tell me she loves me, but forcing her to put words to how she feels pushes her further into the silence she seems comfortable calling home now. I tell myself to be patient and understanding, but inside there's a longing only those words will fill, and it hurts to ignore it. "

― C.J. Redwine , Defiance (Defiance, #1)

6 " You know how it feels to think you've ruined everything. You're hoping if my story has a happy ending there's hope for yours too... "

― C.J. Redwine , Defiance (Defiance, #1)

7 " Please tell me you're not that stupid.

Rachel to Melkin "

― C.J. Redwine , Defiance (Defiance, #1)

8 " I never thought it was fair that anatomy decided what my brain was fit for. "

― C.J. Redwine , Defiance (Defiance, #1)

9 " Losing your head in a crisis is a good way to become the crisis. "

― C.J. Redwine , Defiance (Defiance, #1)

10 " I promised I will always protect you. You've been wounded badly because I've failed to keep that promise.
[...]
But I won´t fail you in this, Rachel. no matter what has happened. No matter what you've done. No matter what you will do. I will always love you. I swear it. "

― C.J. Redwine , Defiance (Defiance, #1)

11 " That's not what he meant," Rachel says again, pink flushing her cheeks.
"Actually, I meant-" I start to say, but Willow cuts me off.
"What? It's true. He looks at you like he'd like to dip you in sugar and eat you up. "

― C.J. Redwine , Defiance (Defiance, #1)

12 " Silent acquiescence in the face of tyranny is no better than outright agreement. "

― C.J. Redwine , Defiance (Defiance, #1)

13 " Take the blame that belongs to you, and nothing else. I’m asking you to look it in the eye and face it for what it is. "

― C.J. Redwine , Defiance (Defiance, #1)

14 " Mind over matter. Reason over pain. "

― C.J. Redwine , Defiance (Defiance, #1)

15 " the best way to punish a good deed is to announce it to everyone else. "

― C.J. Redwine , Defiance (Defiance, #1)

16 " Even for the worthy cause of giving both Rachel and Oliver what I know they want. I’ll have to come up with another way to put Oliver in charge of Rachel. Maybe as her new Protector, it’s within my rights to assign her to another? "

― C.J. Redwine , Defiance (Defiance, #1)

17 " No matter what has happened. No matter what you've done. No matter what you will do. I will always love you. I swear it. "

― C.J. Redwine , Defiance (Defiance, #1)

18 " His knives are nice. Mine is better. "

― C.J. Redwine , Defiance (Defiance, #1)

19 " What's the use in being diplomatic? I'd rather just pull my weapon and wing it. "

― C.J. Redwine , Defiance (Defiance, #1)

20 " I'm no longer a daughter.
No longer a granddaughter.
No longer a girl with dreams. With hope.
I'm a weapon, now. "

― C.J. Redwine , Defiance (Defiance, #1)