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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
being on guard
ᐧ
power
ᐧ
ambition
ᐧ
feelings
ᐧ
power hungry
concepts
02
“Power is infectious. Power is greedy.”
Holly Black
author
The Wicked King
book
Jude Duarte
character
power
ᐧ
infectious
ᐧ
greed
concepts
03
“Nothing is sweeter, but that which is scarce.”
Holly Black
author
The Wicked King
book
Cardan Greenbriar
character
wanting what isn't there
ᐧ
sweet
ᐧ
scarcity
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
learning
ᐧ
success
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
Balekin Greenbriar
ᐧ
Cardan Greenbriar
characters
fear
ᐧ
dizziness
ᐧ
lightheaded
ᐧ
heightened senses
ᐧ
senses
ᐧ
racing heart
ᐧ
mortals
ᐧ
falling in love
concepts
07
“Fear is terrible, but the combination of hope and fear is worse.”
Holly Black
author
The Wicked King
book
Jude Duarte
character
the worst
ᐧ
hope
ᐧ
terrible
ᐧ
fear
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
decisions
ᐧ
power
ᐧ
want
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
stabbed in the back
ᐧ
knife
concepts
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The Jungle Book
being on guard
Jude Duarte
power
ambition
feelings
power hungry
infectious
greed
wanting what isn't there
Cardan Greenbriar
sweet
scarcity
dislike
being
change
knowing who you are
failures
Madoc
learning
success
Balekin Greenbriar
fear
dizziness
lightheaded
heightened senses
senses
racing heart
mortals
falling in love
the worst
hope
terrible
decisions
want
getting what you want
story
heroes
being with someone
Taryn Duarte
watching your back
opportunity
stabbed in the back
knife
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