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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
ambition
ᐧ
feelings
ᐧ
being on guard
ᐧ
power hungry
concepts
02
“Power is infectious. Power is greedy.”
Holly Black
author
The Wicked King
book
Jude Duarte
character
power
ᐧ
greed
ᐧ
infectious
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 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
fear
ᐧ
senses
ᐧ
falling in love
ᐧ
mortals
ᐧ
dizziness
ᐧ
racing heart
ᐧ
heightened senses
ᐧ
lightheaded
concepts
05
“I want to be anyone but the person I am.”
Holly Black
author
The Wicked King
book
Jude Duarte
character
change
ᐧ
dislike
ᐧ
being
ᐧ
knowing who you are
concepts
06
“It is said we learn more from our failures than our successes.”
Holly Black
author
The Wicked King
book
Madoc
character
success
ᐧ
learning
ᐧ
failures
concepts
07
“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
power
ᐧ
decisions
ᐧ
want
ᐧ
getting what you want
concepts
08
“Fear is terrible, but the combination of hope and fear is worse.”
Holly Black
author
The Wicked King
book
Jude Duarte
character
fear
ᐧ
hope
ᐧ
terrible
ᐧ
the worst
concepts
09
“Watching my back is the perfect opportunity to stick a knife in it.”
Holly Black
author
The Wicked King
book
Jude Duarte
character
opportunity
ᐧ
watching your back
ᐧ
knife
ᐧ
stabbed in the back
concepts
10
“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
heroes
ᐧ
being with someone
ᐧ
story
concepts
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The Jungle Book
power
ambition
feelings
Jude Duarte
being on guard
power hungry
greed
infectious
Cardan Greenbriar
scarcity
sweet
wanting what isn't there
fear
senses
falling in love
mortals
dizziness
racing heart
heightened senses
lightheaded
Balekin Greenbriar
change
dislike
being
knowing who you are
success
learning
Madoc
failures
decisions
want
getting what you want
hope
terrible
the worst
opportunity
watching your back
knife
stabbed in the back
heroes
Taryn Duarte
being with someone
story
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