If you are looking for proper reading material, we strongly suggest looking into the series written by SJM. And just for your convenience, we have gathered here for you all of our favorite and epic book quotes from ACOTAR, TOG, and Crescent city. Let’s dive in and explore what are favorite ACOTAR characters have said and left us addicted to them.
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What Are Some Sarah J. Maas Quotes Worth Mentioning
- “You do not yield.”
— Sarah J. Maas, Kingdom of Ash
- “To the stars who listen- and the dreams that are answered.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Mist and Fury
- “Through love, all is possible”
— Sarah J. Mass, House of Earth and Blood
- “To whatever end.”
— Sarah J. Maas, Queen of Shadows
- “I love you. There is no limit to what I can give to you, no time I need. Even when this world is a forgotten whisper of dust between the stars, I will love you.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Empire of Storms
- “I came to claim the one I love.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Thorns and Roses
- “Then I would have torn the world apart to get you back.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Mist and Fury
- “You cannot pick and choose what parts of her to love.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Heir of Fire
- “She was the heir of ash and fire, and she would bow to no one.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Heir of Fire
- “And then I am going to rattle the stars.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Heir of Fire
- “My mate. Death incarnate. Night triumphant.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Mist and Fury
- “What blinds an oracle, Bryce Quinlan?”
― Sarah J. Maas, House of Earth and Blood
- “If you're a monster, I'm a monster.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Queen of Shadows
- “I claim you, Rowan Whitethorn. I don't care what you say and how much you protest. I claim you as my friend.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Heir of Fire
- “We all bear scars... Mine just happen to be more visible than most.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Throne of Glass - “Fire-breathing bitch-queen.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Queen of Shadows
- “You do not fear,” Rhys breathed. “You do not falter. You do not yield. You go in, you get her, and you come out again.” I nodded again, holding his stare. “Remember that you are a wolf. And you cannot be caged.”
— Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Wings and Ruin
- “The world,” Aelin said, “will be saved and remade by the dreamers, Rolfe.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Empire of Storms
- “Tomorrow will be better. It might be only a foot more than today, but it will be a foot longer that you can run.”
— Sarah J. Maas, The Assassin's Blade: The Throne of Glass Novellas
- “You didn't need a weapon at all when you were born one.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Heir of Fire
- “That's the point of it, Bryce. Of life. To live, to love, knowing that it might all vanish tomorrow. It makes everything that much more precious.”
― Sarah J. Maas, House of Earth and Blood
- “My name is Celaena Sardothien," she whispered, "and I will not be afraid.”
― Sarah J. Maas, The Assassin's Blade
- “We're all are broken, in our own ways—In places no one might see.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Wings and Ruin
- “Our love is stronger than time, greater than any distance. Our love spans across stars and worlds. I will find you again, I promise.” —Sarah J. Maas, A House of Sky and Breath
- “Then Celaena and the King of Adarlan smiled at each other, and it was the most terrifying thing Dorian had ever seen.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Crown of Midnight
- “Live, Manon. Live.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Kingdom of Ash
- “If you can learn to endure pain, you can survive anything. Some people learn to embrace it—to love it. Some endure it through drowning it in sorrow, or by making themselves forget. Others turn it into anger.”
― Sarah J. Maas, The Assassin's Blade
- “I would have waited five hundred more years for you. A thousand years. And if this was all the time we were allowed to have... the wait was worth it.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Wings and Ruin
- “Where will we go?”
“I hear hell is particularly nice at this time of year.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Queen of Shadows
- “You're the person I don't need to explain myself to—not when it matters. You see everything I am, and you don't run away from it.”
― Sarah J. Maas, House of Earth and Blood
- “I am a descendant of Ranthia Drahl, Queen of Embers. She is with me now and I am not afraid. My friends are behind me, and I will protect them.”
― Sarah J. Maas, House of Earth and Blood
- “A reminder that she might be the heir of fire... but Erawan was King of the Darkness.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Empire of Storms
- “I was his and he was mine, and we were the beginning and middle and end. We were a song that had been sung from the very first ember of light in the world.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Mist and Fury
- “Then I would have torn the world apart to get you back.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Mist and Fury
- “Loyal unto death and beyond”
― Sarah J. Maas, House of Earth and Blood
- “I never realized it ... That you and I are mirrors'
... 'You look how I feel. Every day”
― Sarah J. Maas, House of Earth and Blood
- “The first time I saw that look on your face, you were still human. Still human, and I nearly went to my knees before you.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Silver Flames
- “I claim you, Aelin. To whatever end.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Heir of Fire
- “And I realized—I realized how badly I'd been treated before, if my standards had become so low. If the freedom I'd been granted felt like a privilege and not an inherent right.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Mist and Fury
- “I love you,” he whispered, and kissed my brow. “Thorns and all.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Thorns and Roses
- “I have no regrets in my life, but this. That we did not have time. That I did not have time with you, Nesta. I will find you in the next world—the next life. And we will have that time. I promise.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Wings and Ruin
- “It would not take a monster to destroy a monster—but light, light to drive out darkness.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Heir of Fire
- “They joined hands.
So the world ended.
And the next one began.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Queen of Shadows
- “We each survive in our own way.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Throne of Glass
- “I threw myself into that fire, threw myself into it, into him, and let myself burn.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Thorns and Roses
- “I love you," I said, and stabbed him.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Thorns and Roses
- “You are my salvation, Feyre.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Mist and Fury
- “Then let the world know that my first act of freedom was to help my friends.”
― Sarah J. Maas, House of Earth and Blood
- “Kindness can thrive even amongst cruelty.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Wings and Ruin
- “She was fire, she was darkness, she was dust and blood and shadow.”
― Sarah J. Maas, The Assassin's Blade
- “He was hers and she was his and they had found each other across centuries of bloodshed and loss, across oceans and kingdoms and war.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Empire of Storms
- “It is not such a hard thing, is it—to die for your friends.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Empire of Storms
- “How could she be gone? It was like saying the sun was gone. It just...there was nothing left if she wasn’t there.”
― Sarah J. Maas, House of Earth and Blood
- “No one had ever fought for him. No one had ever cared enough to do so”
― Sarah J. Maas, House of Earth and Blood
- “You and I have always relished damning the odds.”
— Sarah J. Maas, Queen of Shadows
- “Still, the image haunted his dreams throughout the night: a lovely girl gazing at the stars, and the stars who gazed back.”
— Sarah J. Maas, Throne of Glass - “I'd walk into the burning heart of hell itself to find you.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Empire of Storms
- “He'd known, since the moment he figured out who she was, that while Celaena would always pick him, Aelin would not.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Heir of Fire
- “I was not prey any longer, I decided as I eased up to that door.
And I was not a mouse.
I was a wolf.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Mist and Fury
- “Nameless is my price.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Empire of Storms
- “Truth is deadly. Truth is freedom. Truth can break and mend and bind.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Mist and Fury
- “Fae warriors: invaluable in a fight—and raging pains in her ass at all other times.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Queen of Shadows
- “The fear of loss . . . it can destroy you as much as the loss itself.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Empire of Storms
- “I wish you to become who you were born to be. To become queen.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Heir of Fire
- “But wherever you’re headed when this life is over, Quinlan, that’s where I want to be, too.”
― Sarah J. Maas, House of Sky and Breath
- “Leave this world... a better place than how you found it.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Wings and Ruin
- “To escape death, she'd become death.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Crown of Midnight
- “For every Nesta out there—climb the mountain.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Silver Flames
- “Come on, Feyre. We don’t bite. Unless you ask us to.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Mist and Fury
- “Look toward where it hurts the most. That's always where the answers are.”
― Sarah J. Maas, House of Earth and Blood
- “You belong to all of us, and we belong to you.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Wings and Ruin
- “And he looked lonely enough that she said, 'If you like, you could be my friend'.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Heir of Fire
- “We are the Thirteen,” she said. “From now until the Darkness claims us.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Kingdom of Ash
- “The great joy and honor of my life has been to know you. To call you my family. And I am grateful—more than I can possibly say—that I was given this time with you all”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Wings and Ruin
- “This girl wasn’t like wildfire—she was wildfire. Deadly and uncontrollable. And slightly out of her wits.”
― Sarah J. Maas, The Assassin's Blade
- “And will you come with me; On this adventure—and all the rest?"
"Always”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Wings and Ruin
- “You and I are nothing but wild beasts wearing human skins.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Queen of Shadows
- “I can handle myself—'
'I can't fucking handle myself, Quinlan. Not if you might be in danger.”
― Sarah J. Maas, House of Earth and Blood
- “We were supposed to do this together. We were supposed to live out our lives together.”
― Sarah J. Maas, House of Earth and Blood
- “The issue isn't whether he loved you, it's how much. Too much. Love can be poison”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Mist and Fury
- “That I will bow before no one and nothing but my crown.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Mist and Fury
- “But I couldn’t … I couldn’t stop being around you, and loving you, and wanting you. I still can’t stay away.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Mist and Fury
- “Nesta looked at the king with death twining around his hands, then down at Cassian. And covered Cassian’s body with her own. Cassian went still—then his hand slid over her back. Together. They’d go together.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Wings and Ruin
- “Do not be afraid of what makes you shine brightly.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Empire of Storms
- “War is sanctioned murder, no matter what side you're on.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Empire of Storms
- “You might be my mate, he said, but you remain your own person. You decide your fate - your choices. Not me. You chose yesterday. You choose every day. Forever.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Mist and Fury
- “Remember that we have something to fight for, and it will always triumph.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Kingdom of Ash
- “Your power is a song, and one I’ve waited a very, very long time to hear, Nesta.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Silver Flames
- “Whatever you need to throw at me, I can take it. I won't break.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Silver Flames
- “Hunt leaned forward putting his cool brow against hers. 'I've known who you were this whole time. I never forgot you.”
― Sarah J. Maas, House of Earth and Blood
- “Stars flickered around us, sweet darkness sweeping in. As if we were the only souls in a galaxy.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Frost and Starlight
- “She would not be mastered by anything again. She was the master of herself.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Silver Flames
- “The power shall always belong to those who give their lives to the city.”
― Sarah J. Maas, House of Earth and Blood
- “You sent that music into my cell. Why?”
Rhysand’s voice was hoarse. “Because you were breaking. And I couldn’t find another way to save you.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Mist and Fury
- “I don’t make threats. Only promises.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Queen of Shadows
- “It is a new world, and we must decide how we are to end this old one and begin it anew.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Wings and Ruin
- “Fae impulse—to be drawn to music, and to love it.”
― Sarah J. Maas, House of Earth and Blood
- “When we die," she said, "I don't think the gods will even know what to do with us.”
― Sarah J. Maas, The Assassin and the Empire
- “Rowan beheld all Aelin was and is, and he was not afraid.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Tower of Dawn
- “But wherever you’re headed when this life is over, Quinlan, that’s where I want to be, too.”
― Sarah J. Maas, House of Sky and Breath
Are There Any Inspirational Sarah J. Maas Quotes?
- “You could rattle the stars. You could do anything, if only you dared.”
— Sarah J. Maas, Throne of Glass
- “See what you want...and seize it. Don't ask for it; don't wish for it. Take it.”
— Sarah J. Maas, Heir of Fire
- “To the stars who listen—and the dreams that are answered.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Mist and Fury
- “Rhysand stared at me for long enough that I faced him.
“Be glad of your human heart, Feyre. Pity those who don’t feel anything at all.”
– Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Thorns and Roses
- “Don’t let the hard days win.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Mist and Fury
- “No one was my master— but I might be master of everything, if I wished. If I dared.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Mist and Fury
- “I was not a pet, not a doll, not an animal. I was a survivor, and I was strong. I would not be weak, or helpless again. I would not, could not be broken.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Mist and Fury
- “It was knowledge that could change everything. It could change the world.”
— Sarah J. Maas, Crown of Midnight
- “When she awoke every morning, she repeated the same words: I will not be afraid.”
— Sarah J. Maas, Throne of Glass
- “You will make mistakes. You will make decisions, and sometimes you will regret those choices. Sometimes there won’t be a right choice, just the best of several bad options.”
— Sarah J. Maas, Queen of Shadows
Are There Any Spicy Sarah J. Maas Quotes?
- “And when Lorcan laid her out on the cot, his breathing as uneven as her own, when he paused, letting her decide what to do, where to take this, Elide kissed him again and whispered, “Show me everything.”
“And so Lorcan did.”
— Sarah J. Maas, Kingdom of Ash
- “I want to take my time with you—to learn… every inch of you.”
— Sarah J. Maas, Queen of Shadows
- “Did you enjoy the sight of me kneeling before you?”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Mist and Fury
- " And when I lick you"..." I want you splayed out on a table like my own personal feast."
— Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Mist and Fury
- “Put your hands on the headboard”
— Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Silver Flames
How Do Sarah J. Maas’s Quotes Reflect Her Writing Style?
As you can probably tell from our favorite quotes in this article, Sarah J. Maas's immersive and emotionally charged writing style can entice any reader. Especially with her vivid imagery and compelling characters. Maas's writing is lush with descriptive language that vividly paints scenes and characters. Her quotes often showcase this richness, transporting readers to the worlds she creates. SJM is also known for her fast-paced plots and gripping action sequences. Her quotes often capture moments of tension, excitement, or danger.
Are There Any Specific Themes in Sarah J. Maas’s Quotes?
SJM's quotes often touch upon several recurring themes that are prevalent in her novels:
Strength and Resilience:
Many of Maas's quotes focus on themes of strength and resilience, highlighting the inner fortitude of her characters as they face challenges and adversity.
Empowerment and Independence:
Maas often emphasizes themes of empowerment and independence in her work, particularly through the journeys of her female protagonists.
Friendship and Loyalty:
Friendship and loyalty are also recurring themes in Maas's quotes, as her characters forge deep bonds with one another and navigate the complexities of trust and betrayal.
Identity and Self-Discovery:
Maas's quotes frequently explore themes of identity and self-discovery, as her characters grapple with questions of who they are and who they want to become.
Courage and Sacrifice:
Themes of courage and sacrifice are often present in Maas's quotes, as her characters confront difficult choices and make sacrifices for the greater good.
The Bottom Line
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