Quotes from Falling Kingdoms

Morgan Rhodes ·  412 pages

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“Even paradise could become a prison if one had enough time to take notice of the walls.”
― Morgan Rhodes, quote from Falling Kingdoms


“Even in the darkest and most cruel person, there is still a kernel of good. And within the most perfect champion, there is darkness. The question is, will one give in to the dark or the light? It's something we decide with every choice we make, every day that we exist. What might not be evil to you could be evil to someone else. Knowing this makes us powerful even without magic.”
― Morgan Rhodes, quote from Falling Kingdoms


“You're the same as you were yesterday and the day before. Nothing has changed. Not really. Forget what troubles you. Regret nothing, but learn from any mistakes you make. Tomorrow will be a brighter day, I promise.”
― Morgan Rhodes, quote from Falling Kingdoms


“You must continue to believe with all your heart. Sometimes belief is all if takes to make something real.”
― Morgan Rhodes, quote from Falling Kingdoms


“Then his heart, now broken into a thousand pieces, slowly began to turn to ice.”
― Morgan Rhodes, quote from Falling Kingdoms



“Magic will find those with pure hearts, even when all seems lost.”
― Morgan Rhodes, quote from Falling Kingdoms


“Hate is such a strong emotion. Much more powerful than indifference. But those who burn with hate can also love just as intensely. Can't they? When you hate--or love--do you do so with all your heart? So much that it feels as if you might die from it?”
― Morgan Rhodes, quote from Falling Kingdoms


“I have stories. But stories are not facts.'
'I like stories. Love them, actually. Most of the time they're better than facts.”
― Morgan Rhodes, quote from Falling Kingdoms


“You must draw from that strength. You must increase it. And you must hold on to it because sometimes that small glimmer of inner strength is all that we have to help us press forward through the darkness.”
― Morgan Rhodes, quote from Falling Kingdoms


“The truth is only dangerous if it can inflict injury.”
― Morgan Rhodes, quote from Falling Kingdoms



“Love is stronger than anger. Love is stronger then hate-stronger than anything. Remember that.”
― Morgan Rhodes, quote from Falling Kingdoms


“Those who appeared to be victims were always the easiest to victimize.”
― Morgan Rhodes, quote from Falling Kingdoms


“But perhaps a heart takes experience and time to harden.”
― Morgan Rhodes, quote from Falling Kingdoms


“Follow you heart wherever it leads. Appreciate life, Cleo. It's a gift that can be stolen at any time.”
― Morgan Rhodes, quote from Falling Kingdoms


“That which one fears, one typically won't embrace with open arms.”
― Morgan Rhodes, quote from Falling Kingdoms



“Even in the darkest and most cruel person, there is still a kernel of good. And within the most perfect champion, there is also darkness. The question is, will one give in to the dark or the light?”
― Morgan Rhodes, quote from Falling Kingdoms


“My grief has burrowed into me like a dark thing that eats away at my life.”
― Morgan Rhodes, quote from Falling Kingdoms


“If you want something, you have to take it. Because nobody's ever going to give it to you. So we're going to take back what has been taken from us. Ad then we'l' create a better future for Paelsia. A better future for us all.”
― Morgan Rhodes, quote from Falling Kingdoms


“He said we'd become stars when we died watching over the ones we love. Now I watch the sky every night hoping to find him there.”
― Morgan Rhodes, quote from Falling Kingdoms


“Sometimes I feel as if I'm cursed. A slow, hungry curse that has worked its way across my entire life, stripping me of everything I love.”
― Morgan Rhodes, quote from Falling Kingdoms



“I guess I have a hard time believing in things I can't see.”
― Morgan Rhodes, quote from Falling Kingdoms


“Allow your heart to have faith no matter what. It's what will give you strength in troubled times.”
― Morgan Rhodes, quote from Falling Kingdoms


“So my happiness that you're safe is more powerful than any anger. Love is stronger than anger. Love is stronger than hate--stronger than anything. Remember that.”
― Morgan Rhodes, quote from Falling Kingdoms


“I've found rumors have much in common with feathers. It's rare that either holds much weight.”
― Morgan Rhodes, quote from Falling Kingdoms


“If you want something," Tomas had always said, "you have to take it. Because nobody's ever going to give it to you.”
― Morgan Rhodes, quote from Falling Kingdoms



“Sometimes you don't realize how strong you are until you're tested”
― Morgan Rhodes, quote from Falling Kingdoms


“I’m just trying to make sense of everything and finding that nothing at all makes sense.”
― Morgan Rhodes, quote from Falling Kingdoms


“I never said she was evil. Nor was she good. Even in the darkest and most cruel person, there is still a kernel of good. And within the most perfect champion, there is also darkness. The question is, will one give in to the dark or the light? It's something we decide with every choice we make, every day that we exist. What might not be evil to you could be evil to someone else. Knowing this makes us powerful even without magic.”
― Morgan Rhodes, quote from Falling Kingdoms


“Lies can make harsh truths less painful. But I believe pain is essential for growth.”
― Morgan Rhodes, quote from Falling Kingdoms


“...You need to think with your head, not only your heart."
He couldn't help but snort softly at that. "You think I'm using my heart right now?"
Brion rolled his eyes. "Yes. And in case there's any doubt, your heart is an idiot just like the rest of you...”
― Morgan Rhodes, quote from Falling Kingdoms



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