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The Orphan Queen (The Orphan Queen, #1) QUOTES

The Orphan Queen (The Orphan Queen, #1) QUOTES

1 " I wasn't concerned, but I was thinking that the fastest way to get your mind off him and on me would be to tell you something truly appalling about him. "

― Jodi Meadows , The Orphan Queen (The Orphan Queen, #1)

2 " I was going to have to face the man who'd destroyed my kingdom, and the boy who was the reason. "

― Jodi Meadows , The Orphan Queen (The Orphan Queen, #1)

3 " Authenticity was the key to any deception.
Sometimes authenticity was disgusting. "

― Jodi Meadows , The Orphan Queen (The Orphan Queen, #1)

4 " Try to be polite."
"I'm always polite."
"You're always eyeing people's valuables. That's hardly polite. "

― Jodi Meadows , The Orphan Queen (The Orphan Queen, #1)

5 " I, Patrick Lien, son of General Brendon Lien, do hereby swear my life to helping Princess Wilhelmina Korte reclaim her kingdom, no matter the cost. "

― Jodi Meadows , The Orphan Queen (The Orphan Queen, #1)

6 " I was there was the war began. And when it ended. "

― Jodi Meadows , The Orphan Queen (The Orphan Queen, #1)

7 " If I were going to fight and steal, It'd be because I had no choice. It would be for survival. "

― Jodi Meadows , The Orphan Queen (The Orphan Queen, #1)

8 " Oh, nameless girl. When will you learn to trust me? "

― Jodi Meadows , The Orphan Queen (The Orphan Queen, #1)

9 " The pain of what happened – it won’t last eternity.”
A lie. I knew very well how pain could last, and fester, and shape a person in unnameable ways. "

― Jodi Meadows , The Orphan Queen (The Orphan Queen, #1)

10 " What do you enjoy doing?”
Forgery? “Writing letters. Drawing.” Picking locks? “Puzzles.” Fighting? “Sewing. "

― Jodi Meadows , The Orphan Queen (The Orphan Queen, #1)

11 " Taking me out to robberies, bar fights, and wraith houses isn't enough for you anymore? I though we were happy."
"Only the best for you, my lady. "

― Jodi Meadows , The Orphan Queen (The Orphan Queen, #1)

12 " I narrowed my eyes. I don't trust you.
I don't trust you,either.
So we don't move.
Ever? He met my eyes again,and searched me. "

― Jodi Meadows , The Orphan Queen (The Orphan Queen, #1)

13 " You're so optimistic. It's not what I expected from a vigilante who calls himself Black Knife."
"Well, I considered Optimistic Knife, but I didn't think anyone would take it seriously. "

― Jodi Meadows , The Orphan Queen (The Orphan Queen, #1)

14 " The Ospreys, these children, were my life. Without them, I had nothing. But with them… With them, I would take back my kingdom. "

― Jodi Meadows , The Orphan Queen (The Orphan Queen, #1)

15 " I like the way you fight."
Was that a compliment?
"It's very efficient. Who taught you?"
"Your grandmother."...
"That seems unlikely. My grandmother preferred sewing to fighting. "

― Jodi Meadows , The Orphan Queen (The Orphan Queen, #1)

16 " A queen who wouldn't take risks for her people wasn't worthy of being a queen at all. "

― Jodi Meadows , The Orphan Queen (The Orphan Queen, #1)

17 " Yes, I leaned toward desperate danger; I would do anything for my people. "

― Jodi Meadows , The Orphan Queen (The Orphan Queen, #1)

18 " If you wear smiles like armor-
If you put on personalities like clothes-
If you can't show the world all that you are-
This book is for you. "

― Jodi Meadows , The Orphan Queen (The Orphan Queen, #1)

19 " Liadia broke the Wraith Alliance.”
Black Knife stilled. “How do you know that?”
“A refugee told me.”
“Who?”
“I didn’t ask for a name. I didn’t want you to go after anyone, if you found out.”
He tilted his head a fraction. “You don’t trust me?”
“Of course not. You’re a vigilante. "

― Jodi Meadows , The Orphan Queen (The Orphan Queen, #1)

20 " It wouldn't be a ball if someone didn't take it upon themselves to be wildly inappropriate. - Wil "

― Jodi Meadows , The Orphan Queen (The Orphan Queen, #1)