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title: "4 Gates Quotes By Kiersten White"
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> [I closed my eyes. The only things I knew about why Empty Ones worked the way we did was that we had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiersten-white/i-closed-my-eyes-the-only-things-i-knew-about-why-empty-ones-worked/)

[Kiersten White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiersten-white/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06f/kiersten-white-398_dawn_i-closed-my-eyes-the-only-things-i-knew_706935.jpg)

> [Greed and desire Not peace, but fire Coveting creation Created damnation Pulled alongside A gate thrown too wide Now our home calls…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiersten-white/greed-and-desire-not-peace-but-fire-coveting-creation-created/)

[Kiersten White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiersten-white/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c8/kiersten-white-398_clarity_greed-and-desire-not-peace-but-fire-cove_772989.jpg)

> [If he wakes up, I swear I’ll do anything. I’ll open gates, I’ll help all the paranormals, I’ll never judge people wearing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiersten-white/if-he-wakes-up-i-swear-i-ll-do-anything-i-ll-open-gates-i-ll-help-all/)

[Kiersten White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiersten-white/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b55/kiersten-white-398_crocs_if-he-wakes-up-i-swear-i-ll-do-anything_1948186.png)

> [I think I might miss you, too. So few things left in this world to terrorize me and look pretty while doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiersten-white/i-think-i-might-miss-you-too-so-few-things-left-in-this-world-to/)

[Kiersten White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiersten-white/)

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## Other authors on Gates

## More by Kiersten White

> [Be careful. I wouldn’t want anything to happen to the worst Spanish student in the history of the language.” I laughed. “No problemo.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiersten-white/be-careful-i-wouldn-t-want-anything-to-happen-to-the-worst-spanish/)

[Kiersten White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiersten-white/)

> [“I shuffled my weight from foot to foot, trying to relieve some of the soreness and wondering how long it would take Reth to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiersten-white/i-shuffled-my-weight-from-foot-to-foot-trying-to-relieve-some-of-the/)

[Kiersten White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiersten-white/)

> [“It’s about Fia. Everything always is, even when she is nowhere near, even when she left all of us. We still orbit the brilliant,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiersten-white/it-s-about-fia-everything-always-is-even-when-she-is-nowhere-near/)

[Kiersten White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiersten-white/)

> [Where did you find that one?" "I have no idea. I'm a magnet for crazies, I guess." "They must be able to sense a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiersten-white/where-did-you-find-that-one-i-have-no-idea-i-m-a-magnet-for-crazies-i/)

[Kiersten White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiersten-white/)

> [...sometimes I get tired. Sometimes I get bored. And sometimes all I want, more than anything else in the world, is to go on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiersten-white/sometimes-i-get-tired-sometimes-i-get-bored-and-sometimes-all-i-want/)

[Kiersten White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiersten-white/)

> [Fun-run" indeed,what a misnomer. That'd be like saying "calm gremlin" or "pleasant hag." Or 'entertaining history textbook.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiersten-white/fun-run-indeed-what-a-misnomer-that-d-be-like-saying-calm-gremlin-or/)

[Kiersten White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiersten-white/)

> [“You bet I'm trouble.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiersten-white/you-bet-i-m-trouble/)

[Kiersten White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiersten-white/)

> [Yes, I have a driver's license." I leaned back against the wall, sighing. "Man, that must be so cool." "It ranks right up there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiersten-white/yes-i-have-a-driver-s-license-i-leaned-back-against-the-wall-sighing/)

[Kiersten White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiersten-white/)

> [“Sir, yes, sir!' Tyler jumps up mock-saluting. 'I love when you get bossy, it's kind of adorable”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiersten-white/sir-yes-sir-tyler-jumps-up-mock-saluting-i-love-when-you-get-bossy-it/)

[Kiersten White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiersten-white/)

> [“Jack, who apparently always had to be moving in some way, had made up for the missing knife by grabbing a half loaf of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiersten-white/jack-who-apparently-always-had-to-be-moving-in-some-way-had-made-up/)

[Kiersten White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiersten-white/)

> [“Reth reached out and took my fingers in his own, his touch light but comforting. “I’ve found that sacrifice is called that for a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiersten-white/reth-reached-out-and-took-my-fingers-in-his-own-his-touch-light-but/)

[Kiersten White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiersten-white/)

> [“Heaven and hell,your hands are cold." "I never thought I'd prefer the dead silence of the Paths over anything,but it had to be better…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiersten-white/heaven-and-hell-your-hands-are-cold-i-never-thought-i-d-prefer-the/)

[Kiersten White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiersten-white/)

> [“What about our souls?' Mehmed whispered. Before Lada walked out, she paused at the door. 'Souls and thrones are irreconcilable.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiersten-white/what-about-our-souls-mehmed-whispered-before-lada-walked-out-she/)

[Kiersten White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiersten-white/)

> [Give me a mirror.Or holy water. I'll drink it,even!" I gasped as someone threw water on the side of my face. "A little warning…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiersten-white/give-me-a-mirror-or-holy-water-i-ll-drink-it-even-i-gasped-as-someone/)

[Kiersten White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiersten-white/)

> [“Ignorance was bliss. Or at least less painfull”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiersten-white/ignorance-was-bliss-or-at-least-less-painfull/)

[Kiersten White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiersten-white/)

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