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The Wicked King Quotes
10 of the best book quotes from The Wicked King
01
“I, who have had little power in my life, must be on guard against that feeling. Power goes to my head too quickly, like faerie wine.”
Holly Black
author
The Wicked King
book
Jude Duarte
character
power
ᐧ
power hungry
ᐧ
being on guard
ᐧ
ambition
ᐧ
feelings
concepts
02
“Power is infectious. Power is greedy.”
Holly Black
author
The Wicked King
book
Jude Duarte
character
greed
ᐧ
infectious
ᐧ
power
concepts
03
“Nothing is sweeter, but that which is scarce.”
Holly Black
author
The Wicked King
book
Cardan Greenbriar
character
scarcity
ᐧ
sweet
ᐧ
wanting what isn't there
concepts
04
“I want to be anyone but the person I am.”
Holly Black
author
The Wicked King
book
Jude Duarte
character
dislike
ᐧ
being
ᐧ
change
ᐧ
knowing who you are
concepts
05
“It is said we learn more from our failures than our successes.”
Holly Black
author
The Wicked King
book
Madoc
character
failures
ᐧ
success
ᐧ
learning
concepts
06
“I have heard that for mortals, the feeling of falling in love is very like the feeling of fear. Your heart beats fast. Your senses are heightened. You grow light-headed, maybe even dizzy.”
Holly Black
author
The Wicked King
book
Cardan Greenbriar
ᐧ
Balekin Greenbriar
characters
lightheaded
ᐧ
heightened senses
ᐧ
fear
ᐧ
racing heart
ᐧ
dizziness
ᐧ
senses
ᐧ
falling in love
ᐧ
mortals
concepts
07
“Fear is terrible, but the combination of hope and fear is worse.”
Holly Black
author
The Wicked King
book
Jude Duarte
character
hope
ᐧ
the worst
ᐧ
fear
ᐧ
terrible
concepts
08
“Power is the ability to get what you want. Power is the ability to be the one making the decisions.”
Holly Black
author
The Wicked King
book
Madoc
character
want
ᐧ
decisions
ᐧ
power
ᐧ
getting what you want
concepts
09
“When I’m with him, I feel like the hero of a story, of my story.”
Holly Black
author
The Wicked King
book
Taryn Duarte
character
story
ᐧ
heroes
ᐧ
being with someone
concepts
10
“Watching my back is the perfect opportunity to stick a knife in it.”
Holly Black
author
The Wicked King
book
Jude Duarte
character
watching your back
ᐧ
opportunity
ᐧ
knife
ᐧ
stabbed in the back
concepts
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Winnie the Pooh
power
power hungry
being on guard
Jude Duarte
ambition
feelings
greed
infectious
scarcity
Cardan Greenbriar
sweet
wanting what isn't there
dislike
being
change
knowing who you are
failures
success
learning
Madoc
lightheaded
heightened senses
fear
racing heart
dizziness
senses
falling in love
Balekin Greenbriar
mortals
hope
the worst
terrible
want
decisions
getting what you want
story
Taryn Duarte
heroes
being with someone
watching your back
opportunity
knife
stabbed in the back
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