Eadlyn Schreave Quotes

#1. I'm Eadlyn Schreave and no one in the world is as powerful as me.

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#2. Didn't they know who I was, what they'd trained me for? I was Eadlyn Schreave. No one was more powerful than me.
So if they thought I was going down without a fight, they were sadly mistaken.

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#3. You are Eadlyn Schreave. You are the next person in line to run this country, and you will be the
first girl to do it on your own. No one," I said, "is as powerful as you.

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#4. I watched him go and told myself that the only reason I was smiling like that was because the cameras were hidden somewhere, not because of anything Kile Woodwork had done.

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#5. I still couldn't see any rhyme or reason to fighting through countless obstacles for love only to have it leave you powerless in the end.

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#6. I couldn't help but
notice it was always this way. At state events or important dinners, Mom was beside Dad or situated
right behind him. But when they were just husband and wife - not king and queen - he followed her
everywhere.

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#7. This is a dandelion, " I told him. He shrugged. "I know. Some see a weed; some see a flower. Perspective.

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#8. Should I get more butter?"
"Shut up, Eadlyn,

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#9. Two of them have asked in the most circumspect and quiet ways possible if there was a chance that you prefer women."
I let out a sound that wasn't quite a laugh. "Of course, because the only way I could possibly like men is if I bowed down at their feet?

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#10. I hope one of those books is a primer on etiquette. You seriously need a refresher."
"You're not queen yet, Eadlyn. Take it down a notch." He walked away, and I was furious with
myself for not getting the last word.

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#11. I'm eighteen. I'm genetically encoded to fight with my parents.

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#12. It was a bubble of pure joy.
There were no cameras around to capture it, no reporters to tell the world about it. And for some
reason, that made it so much better.

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#13. What was so wrong with me that I got rejected simply for being myself?

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#14. Between Dad's confession that Mom wasn't even supposed to be a choice and Mom's revelation
that she didn't want to be a part of the choosing in the first place, I wondered how they had managed
to find each other at all

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#15. And his was so beautiful.

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#16. Are you all right? I know last night was kind of scary."
"I just didn't expect it. It was asparagus ... He literally punched someone over a vegetable."
Kile laughed. "See, this is why you stick with butter."
"Oh, you and your stupid butter."

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#17. When my father is stern, no one chastises him. I don't think it's fair that when I act similarly, I'm seen as cruel. I'm making a huge decision, and I'm trying to be wise about it.

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#18. Love. Like clothes, I had guessed it was something that fit no two people exactly the same way. I was still unsure what the word looked like for me, but I sensed that sooner or rather than later, it would be fully defined. All that remained to be seen was if I could be satisfied with the definition.

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#19. I only have one heart, and I'm saving it.

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#20. I'm not sure anyone knows what they're looking for until they find it.

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#21. I loved those little bits of luxury in my day. Dresses made to
my exact measurements, exotic desserts flown in simply because it was Thursday, and an endless
supply of beautiful things were all perks; and they were easily my favorite parts of the job.

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#22. When we met, you couldn't stop staring at my breasts."
His face went pale, as if he seriously thought he was so subtle no one would notice. "Make sure you get an equally satisfactory look a my backside as you leave.

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#23. I never got to tell you so many things. Like how I wish I
could command a room like you. It's so impressive. Or how your eyes sparkle when you make a joke.
It's really pretty.

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#24. Do you think that was good enough?"
"I ... um ... don't know,"
"Just to be sure.

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#25. At the end of the day, I can't force any of you to treat people the way you should. But it should be on your conscience that whatever law I pass won't do much unless each of you takes it upon yourself to show kindness to your fellow citizens.

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#26. It was a delicious feeling, falling in love. I'd had so many luxuries in my life, and I thought I'd had a taste of this before, but I realized now it was merely a cheap imitation of something not meant to be imitated in the first place.

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#27. You know how your mother and I met," Dad began.
I rolled my eyes. "Everyone does. You two are practically a fairy tale.

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#28. I didn't know it would be so easy to make you smile

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#29. This time, I felt like I was on the other side of that, looking past duty and worry and rank, seeing the true heart of a person.
And his was so beautiful.

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#30. Go on a date or something, you need to get a life,

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