--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: He’d known, since the moment he figured…" description: "\"“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" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/259/sarah-j-maas-58_chaol-westfall_he-d-known-since-the-moment-he-figured-o_1618554.png" --- # He’d known, since the moment he figured out who she was… ![“He’d known, since the moment he figured out who she was, that while Celaena would always pick him, Aelin would not.” quote by Sarah J. 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