Top 100 Thorne Quotes
#1. I am a gypsy, Mahgen. What that means is that sometimes I do shit. On purpose. Shit, that pisses people off. And I like it. A lot.
-Madison Thorne Grey, Sustenance
Madison Thorne Grey
#2. I can see that you're in need of an accomplice," Thorne said, straightening his jumpsuit. "And lucky for you, I happen to be a criminal mastermind."
She glowered at him. "Go away."
"That's a difficult request in this situation.
Marissa Meyer
#3. Aces," Carswell Thorne murmured. Dropping his feet to the ground, he leaned forward to inspect her closer. "Is that all hair?
Marissa Meyer
#4. When she had gone, Thorne let out a low whistle. "I know, I know. She seems a little" - crossing his eyes, he swirled both fingers around his ears - "but it's really part of her charm, once you get to know her.
Marissa Meyer
#5. I was not being mean. Mean was her mother giving her the name Bernice Woodward.
Ryals, R.K.. Cursed (The Thorne Trilogy Book 1) (Kindle Locations 66-67). . Kindle Edition.
R.K. Ryals
#6. I wondered if there were any rooms in all of Thorne Abbey that wouldn't leave me gawking in wonder at the doorway.
Rachel Hawkins
#7. Yes, Kinney?" said Cinder. "The captain and his crew are requesting an audience." "Ha!" Thorne's voice carried from the corridor. "I told you I could get him to call me the captain.
Marissa Meyer
#8. Hello, Scarlet," said Maha, composing herself enough to smile. "Ze'ev failed to mention he was in love with you." Scarlet could feel her cheeks turning as red as her hair. Thorne
Marissa Meyer
#9. Your reaction makes me deliciously curious. Will you be kept awake tonight wondering if I knew it was you? Imagining yourself under me?"
-Madison Thorne Grey, Sustenance
Madison Thorne Grey
#10. Brave, stupid girl, Thorne muttered. He sank back down to the floor, his expression torn between relief and increased distress.
Marissa Meyer
#11. I passed out from stress? That's it?" "I believe the princess term is fainted," said Thorne. Cinder smacked him.
Marissa Meyer
#12. The tale of love and power was a continuum, much like the white carousel just outside of Acronis's hall. It turned around and around. Acronis was tired of the spin."
-Madison Thorne Grey, Sustenance
Madison Thorne Grey
#13. Thorne, on the aisle, held out his hand as Cinder passed. She snorted and accepted the high five before floating up the stairs.
Marissa Meyer
#14. A kiss from the Captain would probably melt my central processor."
Thorne winked at her. "Oh trust me. It would.
Marissa Meyer
#15. You're a good guy, Thorne." She paused. "Well, you have your moments.
Marissa Meyer
#16. You have the right to flirt with and kiss and proclaim your love for whoever you want to. Which is good, because you do. All the time." Thorne
Marissa Meyer
#17. A relieved grin filled up Thorne's face. "We're having another moment, aren't we?"
"If by a moment, you mean me not wanting to strangle you for the first time since we met, then I guess we are.
Marissa Meyer
#18. I hate to agree with Thorne," said Cinder, "I mean, I really hate to agree with him, but
Marissa Meyer
#19. Thorne's voice pitched high in imitation of the queen. The impostor of my beloved niece is vanquished ... Let us put this messiness behind us while we go forward with the coronations ... I am a psychotic, power-hungry nut basket and my breath smells really bad under this veil.
Marissa Meyer
#20. I think she was practicing her sarcasm," said Iko. Thorne
Marissa Meyer
#21. I've often said the reader knows every bit as much about Thorne as I do. When I created him for 'Sleepyhead,' I was determined he should be a character who would develop, book by book, change and grow as we all do, and who - crucially - would be unpredictable.
Mark Billingham
#23. She was trapped. Thorne was captured. But they had been heroic.
Marissa Meyer
#24. The Romany culture is not really in the media that much and Jack Thorne wanted to portray that.
Yasmin Paige
#25. Like my fictional protagonist Tom Thorne, I love country. My tastes go back a bit further than his do, and I still listen to stuff from the late '70s and early '80s.
Mark Billingham
#26. This is Winter," said Scarlet. "Princess Winter."
Thorne guffawed and pushed a hand into his hair. "Are we running a boardinghouse for misplaced royalty around here, or what?
Marissa Meyer
#27. Ze'ev failed to mention he was in love with you." Scarlet could feel her cheeks turning as red as her hair.
Thorne muttered, "How could you not tell?" Cinder kicked him.
Marissa Meyer
#28. Another silence as the heat in the engine room hovered just upside of comfortable. Then, You're ... rather handsome, Captain Thorne.
Marissa Meyer
#29. Pause one second. And be honest." Thorne held up a finger.
"Are you having a mental breakdown right now?
Marissa Meyer
#30. Don't. Open. My control panel," she said. Releasing Thorne, she shut the plate in her head.
"Then stop going comatose on me!
Marissa Meyer
#31. Scarlet finally built us a landing pad beside the hangar so Thorne would stop flattening her crops." She glanced toward the cockpit. "I hope he didn't miss it." They could hear Thorne's growl from the cockpit. "I didn't miss it!" The
Marissa Meyer
#32. Thorne looked to the woolly beast at his [Bram's] knee and and cocked a brow. "You seem to have acquired a lamb, my lord."
"The lamb goes home tomorrow."
"And if he doesn't?"
"He's dinner.
Tessa Dare
#33. Ser Alliser Thorne walked from the room so stiffly it looked as though he had a dagger up his butt.
George R R Martin
#34. The man, a huge grin spreading over his face, was slower to stand, first grabbing a cane from against the wall. "Welcome aboard the Rampion, Your Magesticness. Captain Carswell Thorne, at your service." He bowed.
Marissa Meyer
#35. Unless you think he is as lucky as you are." "I'm pretty sure he's luckier." Thorne nodded in agreement,
Marissa Meyer
#36. I heard of a tradition," said Thorne, "where the guests are supposed to make a bunch of raucous noise outside of the bridal chambers on the wedding night, until you give us candy and send us away."
Scarlet glared at him. "Yeah, please don't do that.
Marissa Meyer
#37. Well," Cinder finally grumbled. "I guess that was pretty fast thinking."
A relieved grin filled up Thorne's face. "We're having another moment, aren't we?"
"If by a moment, you mean me not wanting to strangle you for the first time since we met, than I guess we are.
Marissa Meyer
#38. Somehow, Thorne's inability to talk about his attraction to Cress spoke so much louder than an outright confession. After all, he had no trouble making suggestive commentary about Cinder.
Marissa Meyer
#39. There's discipline, Mahrree knew, and then there's abuse. The first works, while the second never does. And some people, like Lemuel Thorne, had no idea there was even a difference.
Trish Mercer
#40. I think my queen is looking for you." Thorne quirked an eyebrow. "Was that supposed to make me feel better about having him on board?
Marissa Meyer
#41. The price is the blood of the girl who cowers behind you. - Hecate to Grimalkin about Thorne
Joseph Delaney
#42. Ha!" Thorne's voice carried from the corridor. "I told you I could get him to call me the captain." Cinder
Marissa Meyer
#43. These kids were smart, they were enthusiastic, and they were young enough so that the schools hadn't destroyed all their interest in learning. They could still actually use their brains, which in Thorne's view was a sure sign they hadn't yet completed a formal education.
Michael Crichton
#44. But just before their lips touched, Thorne thrust his hand in between them, receiving dual kisses on his fingers. Wolf and Scarlet jerked back
Marissa Meyer
#45. Thorne "I don't like to think of it as 'stolen. They have no proof that I didn't plan on giving it back".
Marissa Meyer
#47. When they locked you up," Thorne said, "didn't they consider that this prison might have some security weaknesses?" "It didn't at the time. This hand is kind of a new addition." She
Marissa Meyer
#48. Thorne scoffed. "Careful is my middle name. Right after Suave and Daring."
"Do you even know what you're saying half the time?" asked Cinder.
Marissa Meyer
#49. His eyes twinkled, and Scarlet - to her own surprise - started to blush again. "You two are giving me a stomachache," Thorne griped.
Marissa Meyer
#50. He looked down at the pillow that had fallen to the floor at his feet. "Are you seriously beginning a fight you cannot possibly win, druid?" he asked, his Gwarda green eyes deepening in color from the challenge."
-Madison Thorne Grey, Sustenance
Madison Thorne Grey
#51. Thorne "But I'm a wanted fugitive, like Cinder, they do realize I'm missing, don't they?"
Cinder "Maybe they're grateful
Marissa Meyer
#52. A laugh came from the cockpit and Thorne appeared in the doorway, strapping a gun holster around his waist. You're asking the cyborg fugitive and the wild animal to be the welcoming committee? That's adorable.
Marissa Meyer
#53. The captivity of Carswell Thorne had gotten off to a rocky start, what with the catastrophic soap rebellion and all.
Marissa Meyer
#54. That's terrifying, said Iko, who had acknowledged the truth of Cinder's race much as she'd acknowledged Thorne's convict status: with loyalty and acceptance, but without changing her opinion that Lunars and convicts remained untrustworthy and unredeemable as a general rule.
Marissa Meyer
#55. Are we almost done with the gushing and the weeping?" said Thorne, massaging his temple. "When do we start planning a revolution again?" This time, it was Iko that kicked him.
Marissa Meyer
#56. Thorne would come for her. He was a hero. She was a damsel. That's how the stories went - that's how they always went.
Marissa Meyer
#57. 'Outlaw Cook' was a revelation. Folks like Jeff Smith and Marcella Hazan got me interested in cooking, but John Thorne pushed me into the path that I follow to this day. This is the only cookbook I've ever read that understands how men really eat: over the sink, in the dark, greasy to the elbows.
Alton Brown
#58. A hand landed on Cress's head. She
gasped and recoiled, but Thorne was
already wrapping his arm around her
shoulders and squeezing her against him.
"Just checking it was you," he whispered.
Marissa Meyer
#60. The rest of her friends were in their reserved seats in the front row. Thorne, on the aisle, held out his hand as Cinder passed. She snorted and accepted the high five before floating up the stairs. Winter
Marissa Meyer
#61. Kathel opened his eyes as the wood he was touching went up in flames. He then realized he was still holding Mahgen's hand. He released it immediately, completely thrown by the fact that he had no brain.
-Madison Thorne Grey, Sustenance
Madison Thorne Grey
#62. They'd seen her laugh before he did, had seen her live before he had. The thought of it provoked envy inside of Wharick, and that emotion at times, could be just as powerful as jealousy.
-Madison Thorne Grey, Sustenance
Madison Thorne Grey
#63. She felt the press of time as keenly as Kai had. She'd already wasted too much of it. Kissing Thorne in the atrium. Hiding in that cabinet. Dodging in and out of corridors like a lost rabbit.
Marissa Meyer
#64. She heard Thorne say something about freeze-dried cardboard and Iko accuse him of being insensitive to those without any taste buds at all.
Marissa Meyer
#65. An animal?" Thorne said, and she realized he'd been waiting for her to further explain what she was seeing.
"It has long legs and horns and ... and it's beautiful."
"Oh, good, we're back to this, then.
Marissa Meyer
#66. Me? With only one woman forever and ever, blah, blah, blah. I don't think so, brother. I am having too much fun with all the ladies in Johobin.
-Madison Thorne Grey, Sustenance (Breccan)
Madison Thorne Grey
#67. Wherarewe?" Thorne muttered.
"Oh, you're awake already," said Cinder, returning with salve and gauze. "I was hoping you'd stay knocked out awhile longer. The peace and quiet was a pleasant change.
Marissa Meyer
#68. Levana agreed to a cease-fire," said Wolf, "but we're waiting to hear if it's been implemented." "Also, Cress destroyed me in a game of Mountain Miners," said Iko. Thorne nodded, as if these two announcements carried the same weight. "She is a genius." Cress
Marissa Meyer
#69. I'm surprised Thorne hasn't asked if he can start leading guided tours down here. I bet you could charge a hefty admission fee." Cinder snorted. "Please don't plant that idea in his head.
Marissa Meyer
#70. Um, hi, I'm Carswell Thorne, a convicted criminal in your country. Have we met?
Marissa Meyer
#71. Colin stared at the officer. Thorne, you scare me. I'm not ashamed to say it.
Tessa Dare
#72. I wonder what the princess did to anger her."
Thorne folded his arms. "I'm not sure you have to do anything to earn Levana's wrath.
Marissa Meyer
#73. Thorne waved his hand. "They already showed the clips. And now you've achieved the dream of every red-blooded girl under the age of twenty
five"
"Right, my life is a real dream come true."
Thorne wiggled his eyebrow. "Maybe not, but at least dreamy Prince Kai knows your name.
Marissa Meyer
#74. Ser Alliser Thorne was the only man at table who did not so much as crack a smile. "Lannister mocks us." "Only you, Ser Alliser," Tyrion said. This time the laughter round the table had a nervous, uncertain quality to it.
George R R Martin
#75. I believe that if writers want their readers to care about a character, they have to care themselves. I have to root for a detective who screws up as much as Thorne does, who shares my birthday, my North London stomping ground, and my love of country music, both alt and cheesy.
Mark Billingham
#76. Now, hold on just one minute there, little miss disembodied voice. Thorne
Marissa Meyer
#77. a thin scraggle of beard, gave Jon and Sam a cool look. He had been one of Alliser Thorne's henchmen, and had no love for
George R R Martin
#78. Thorne cleared his throat. "We need to get back to the house. We've already risked drawing enough attention, and she..." He looked at Winter. There was an edge to his expression, like he didn't trust anyone who was more attractive than he was. "...will definitely draw attention.
Marissa Meyer
#79. You mean when we discovered the secret lair under the hangar where I'd been kept comatose for eight years of my life, then turned into a cyborg by some mystery surgeon before being given away to a family who didn't really want me? Yeah, Thorne, those were the good old days.
Marissa Meyer
#80. He's not an animal," she said, focusing on the claw marks on the side of Wolf's face.
"Are you sure?"
"I hate to agree with Thorne," said Cinder, "I mean, I really hate to agree with him, but he's right
Marissa Meyer
#81. Cinder's tirade ceased and she gaped at Scarlet. Between them, Thorne settled his chin on his palm as if watching a great show - though his free hand still held the shotgun aimed at Wolf's head.
Marissa Meyer
#82. Thorne glanced back at the pantry. "Did you see any rice in there? Maybe we could fill Cinder's head with it." Everyone stared at him. "You know, to ... absorb the moisture, or something. Isn't that a thing?" "We're not pouring rice in my head.
Marissa Meyer
#83. I am a criminal mastermind," she murmured, "and I'm here to take down this regime." Thorne grinned at her. "That's my line." "I know," she said. "I stole it." Thorne
Marissa Meyer
#84. Do we have to confess our loves to everyone?" asked Thorne softly. "Can we not keep some secrets?
Anne Rice
#85. If you honestly believe that," said Thorne, stowing the gun again, "then you really don't recognize true value when you see it.
Marissa Meyer
#86. I used to be something of an obsessive when it came to research. When I first began writing the Thorne novels, I would drive to a set of traffic lights in the early hours of the morning to make sure you could turn left. I thought it was important to get even the most trivial details right.
Mark Billingham
#87. But I'm a wanted fugitive, like Cinder." Thorne continued. "They do realise I'm missing, don't they?"
"Maybe they're grateful," Cinder muttered.
Marissa Meyer
#88. Now he was the Carswell Thorne who had given her strength in the desert. Who had come for her when she was kidnapped. Who had kissed her when hope was lost and death was imminent. Thorne
Marissa Meyer
#89. Cinder has a bit of crush in him", Thorne stage-whispered.
"Don't we all?" said Iko.
Marissa Meyer
#90. Thais looked up from the book. For a moment he considered telling Kathel he didn't really see anything, but knew it would do no good to lie. "The book recognized me." Honesty won out. "Of course it did," Kathel said sarcastically. "Does it want a kiss hello?"
-Madison Thorne Grey, Sustenance
Madison Thorne Grey
#91. Her soldiers? You mean, her mutant wolf soldiers? Are you insane?" Winter started to giggle. "I might as well be," she said, placing a hand on Thorne's cheek. "For everyone tells me so.
Marissa Meyer
#92. It's a corporate truth universally acknowledged that workers would rather eat rat skeletons than participate in group activities.
Sally Thorne
#94. Vanity and prejudice have as usual played havoc with the truth, and Mr. Topper's reputation has been tossed into a furnace of frantically wagging tongues. The
Thorne Smith
#95. Everything likes to live where it will age the most slowly, and gravity pulls it there.
Kip S. Thorne
#96. It's not the having of the gift that makes the difference in life here or in another place. It's how we use that gift that shows the true heart. ~ Acronis
Madison Thorne Grey
#97. I like clean-cut, very proper, very elegant looks.
Bella Thorne
#98. I have used movies to go to sleep at night. You flip from channel to channel to channel and see just enough to make your brain mushy and go to sleep.
Kip Thorne
#99. Start going to bed earlier! It is a tough adjustment when you have had a summer of staying up late and waking up late.
Bella Thorne
#100. I suffer from an amazing amount of insecurities, and I'm grateful that my body image, it's normally not something I pay attention to.
Callie Thorne
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