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> [It is a condition of monsters that they do not perceive themselves as such. The dragon, you know, hunkered in the village devouring maidens, heard the townsfolk cry 'Monster!' and looked behind him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laini-taylor/it-is-a-condition-of-monsters-that-they-do-not-perceive-themselves-as/)

[Laini Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laini-taylor/)

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> [“No, I have to lure him out, like a will-o’-the-wisp, tease him deeper and deeper into the forest until he is lost and doomed. Without the forest or the doom—just the luring. Like a Venus flytrap that says I am…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laini-taylor/no-i-have-to-lure-him-out-like-a-will-o-the-wisp-tease-him-deeper-and/)

[Laini Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laini-taylor/)

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## More by Laini Taylor

> [“Word spread quickly: The visitor wished to address the scholars. 'What can he want?' they wondered, streaming into the Royal Theater. Attendance was voluntary,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laini-taylor/word-spread-quickly-the-visitor-wished-to-address-the-scholars-what/)

[Laini Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laini-taylor/)

> [“The past and the future were just blinders we wore so that infinity wouldn’t drive us mad.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laini-taylor/the-past-and-the-future-were-just-blinders-we-wore-so-that-infinity/)

[Laini Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laini-taylor/)

> [“I love books. Not just for what they contain. I love them as objects too, as ever-present reminders of what they contain, and because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laini-taylor/i-love-books-not-just-for-what-they-contain-i-love-them-as-objects/)

[Laini Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laini-taylor/)

> [“To the naked eye, he’s decent kissing height if I wear platforms, though of course a live test will be required before official certification…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laini-taylor/to-the-naked-eye-he-s-decent-kissing-height-if-i-wear-platforms/)

[Laini Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laini-taylor/)

> [You almost hold up your piece of paper and say, ‘The girl I like just gave me a treasure map to herself.’ But you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laini-taylor/you-almost-hold-up-your-piece-of-paper-and-say-the-girl-i-like-just/)

[Laini Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laini-taylor/)

> [“...You are not just going to vanish like this, Karou. This isn't some goddamn Narnia book.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laini-taylor/you-are-not-just-going-to-vanish-like-this-karou-this-isn-t-some/)

[Laini Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laini-taylor/)

> [Have you ever asked yourself, do monsters make war, or does war make monsters?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laini-taylor/have-you-ever-asked-yourself-do-monsters-make-war-or-does-war-make/)

[Laini Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laini-taylor/)

> [“She told Mik, "You have perfect violin-playing muscles." "And you, with your mighty puppeteer arms. We put the chimaera to shame." She stopped fanning…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laini-taylor/she-told-mik-you-have-perfect-violin-playing-muscles-and-you-with/)

[Laini Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laini-taylor/)

> [As far back as she could remember, a phantom life had mocked her with its impenetrable “something else,” but now it was the opposite.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laini-taylor/as-far-back-as-she-could-remember-a-phantom-life-had-mocked-her-with/)

[Laini Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laini-taylor/)

> [“By the time the plan's wheels touched down on a desolate stretch of desert runway, the sun had cleared a ridge of mountains and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laini-taylor/by-the-time-the-plan-s-wheels-touched-down-on-a-desolate-stretch-of/)

[Laini Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laini-taylor/)

> [“It was hard to imagine feeling that magical tingling sensation in the pit of her belly anytime soon. Best not to worry about it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laini-taylor/it-was-hard-to-imagine-feeling-that-magical-tingling-sensation-in-the/)

[Laini Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laini-taylor/)

> [Staring at her face, she began to fancy her outer layer had begun to melt away while she wasn't paying attention, and something --…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laini-taylor/staring-at-her-face-she-began-to-fancy-her-outer-layer-had-begun-to/)

[Laini Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laini-taylor/)

> [“He listened like a cactus drinks the rain.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laini-taylor/he-listened-like-a-cactus-drinks-the-rain/)

[Laini Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laini-taylor/)

> [Around Mik, my powers desert me. I lose basic motor function, like my brain focuses all neural activity on my lips and shifts into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laini-taylor/around-mik-my-powers-desert-me-i-lose-basic-motor-function-like-my/)

[Laini Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laini-taylor/)

> [Everything lined up. It has been easy, as if it were meant-" "Meant!" she said, amazed. She spun to face him, which, in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laini-taylor/everything-lined-up-it-has-been-easy-as-if-it-were-meant-meant-she/)

[Laini Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laini-taylor/)

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