Victoria Aveyard

“The war never leaves.”

— Victoria Aveyard

“Diamond walls. “That”

— Victoria Aveyard

“At least I have my earrings. The”

— Victoria Aveyard

“Didn’t want to overload you”

— Victoria Aveyard

“Monsters are made”

— Victoria Aveyard

“My corpse will smell wonderful.”

— Victoria Aveyard

“Everything is wrong. I am alive.”

— Victoria Aveyard

“her motions quick and precise.”

— Victoria Aveyard

“No kind of love can erase his faults, just like none can erase mine.”

— Victoria Aveyard

“You ask how much of it was me. Some. Enough.”

— Victoria Aveyard

“This is for a broadcast. Thousands, millions, will see this. “Don’t”

— Victoria Aveyard

“Names,” a gruff voice barks, and Gisa stops short. “Gisa”

— Victoria Aveyard

“The fish boy and the lightning girl, about to fly.”

— Victoria Aveyard

“They’re the only ones rich enough to use private transportation.”

— Victoria Aveyard

“There's nothing wrong with being different.”

— Victoria Aveyard

“If you die, I'll kill you." He smiles sadly. "Likewise.”

— Victoria Aveyard

World-building is my favorite pastime, so with me, I'm always about reining myself in.

— Victoria Aveyard

“Tramy finally lets me go, putting me back down next to Cal, who’s doing a wonderful job looking awkward and out of…

— Victoria Aveyard

“I woke up this morning as one person, and now I'm supposed to be someone else entirely.”

— Victoria Aveyard

“My master—he fell. He died. I’m not an apprentice anymore.” I try to hold in”

— Victoria Aveyard

“He knows I’m sinking fast, a stone dropping through the river. And he wants to drown with me. ”

— Victoria Aveyard

“Yes, long live the king!” she says, glaring at us. “Tiberias the Seventh! Long live the king!” Cal. Maven”

— Victoria Aveyard

“Here on the road with nothing but darkness around me, I tell a stranger how terrible I am.”

— Victoria Aveyard

“In the fairy tales, the poor girl smiles when she becomes a princess. Right now, I don't know if I'll ever smile…

— Victoria Aveyard

“I will never make the mistake of loving you ever again." "So you choose him?" That's all this ever was. Jealousy. Rivalry.…

— Victoria Aveyard

“Are you going to babysit me every day or just until I learn my way around?" "What do you think?" "Here's to…

— Victoria Aveyard

“I’m Cal, by the way,” he adds, stretching out a hand to shake. I don’t take it, remembering the blazing heat of…

— Victoria Aveyard

“Mare?" "Are you afraid, Maven?" "I am. I'm afraid of failing. I'm afraid of letting this opportunity pass us by. And I'm…

— Victoria Aveyard

“But my brother shakes his head slowly, staring at me with familiar honey-colored eyes. Shade was always the handsome one, and death…

— Victoria Aveyard

“Many things led to this day, for all of us. A forgotten son, a vengeful mother, a brother with a long shadow,…

— Victoria Aveyard

A lot of readers ask me, "Do you ever get emotional while writing the book?" or "Did you cry when you killed…

— Victoria Aveyard

“histories of the world before our own. That was a world of empires, of corruption, of war-and more freedom than I've ever…

— Victoria Aveyard

“My son the general!" King Tiberias booms, his proud voice cutting through the din of the party. For a second, when he…

— Victoria Aveyard

“His lips are on mine, hard and warm and pressing. The touch is electrifying, but not like I'm used to. This isn't…

— Victoria Aveyard

“The sparks are gone, replaced by fierce, ugly tears that track down my face. Thunder rumbles somewhere far off and the air…

— Victoria Aveyard

“To my dismay, he recovers quickly and smoothes his hair. "So you choose him?" That's all this ever was. Jealously. Rivalry. All…

— Victoria Aveyard

“We’ve taken everything from her, brother,” Maven murmurs, drawing close. “Surely we can give her this?” And then slowly, reluctantly, Cal nods…

— Victoria Aveyard

“Cal and Maven are deadly creatures, soldiers. But their battle isn't just on the lines. It's here, in a palace, on the…

— Victoria Aveyard

“I'll make the other scream for you, Mare, every last one. Not just your parents. Not just your siblings. But every single…

— Victoria Aveyard

I've always really loved big worlds and the kind of worldbuilding where you can open a portal into a new realm that…

— Victoria Aveyard