Poppy Balfour Quotes

“You're an absolutely stunning, murderous little creature,' he murmured.

'There'll be time for all the sweet whispers later,' Jasper said, and when Casteel pulled back, there was a fire in his eyes. 'You do look quite lovely, Penellaphe.'

'Thank you,' I said.

'What about me?' Casteel asked, and behind him, Naill sighed.

'You look passable.'

'That was rude,' he replied.

'Would you like to go sit in the shade and nurse your wounded feelings? Like you did when you were young and inevitably injured yourself doing something incredibly stupid?'

Casteel's brows lowered as he looked over at Jasper. 'This marriage ceremony is starting off in a really weird way.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“What a pretty little flower.
What a pretty poppy.
Pick it and watch it bleed.
Not so pretty any longer...”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“Let's make a deal that we don't borrow tomorrow's problems today.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“You're an absolutely stunning, murderous little creature,' ...”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“That... that's really sad.'

'Some say all great love stories are.'

'Some people are stupid.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“It's never too late. Not even after blood has been drawn and lives have been lost,' he said. 'Things can always be stopped.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“I go by several names. The Dark One. Bastard. Cas. Prince Casteel Da' Neer,' he said, and there was no mistaking the slight widening of her eyes. She hadn't known that- who he truly was. 'Call me whatever you like as long as you know it will be my voice that will be the last sound you hear.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“I'm getting you out of here.'

A knot formed in my throat. 'I can stop this. They won't harm me. I can go-'

'They cannot have you, Poppy. I know what they will do to you.' His bloody fingers splayed across my cheek. 'I cannot breathe when I think about that. I'm getting you out of here.'

A knot formed in my throat. 'What about the others? Naill? Delano? Von-'

'They will take care of themselves,' he swore. 'I need to get you out of here. 'That is all that matters right now.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“I'll cut my throat wide-open if any of you take another step forward. I doubt any of you will live if that happens. He'll take you down.'

'I'm about to take you down,' Casteel growled.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“I need to feel your lips on mine.' He planted his hands on the carriage wall, caging me in. 'I need to feel your breath in my lungs. I need to feel your life inside me. I just need you. It's an ache. This need. Can I have you? All of you?”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“I was happy.
I was scared.
I was hopeful.
I was excited.
And all of those emotions were real.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“Casteel stopped by when he was looking for my father and asked if I had anything that would be deserving of a Princess to wear to her wedding. I told him no. That all I owned was deserving of a Queen,' ...”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“Planning to stab him during the ceremony?' Vonetta asked.

'Why does everyone act like I'm seconds away from stabbing Casteel?' I demanded.

'Apparently, you have a habit of it.'

'I only stabbed him... a few times,'...”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“Why do you look like that when I laugh? Or smile?'

'Because it's a beautiful sound and smile and you don't do it nearly enough.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“It turns me on when you're armed with something sharp.'

'There's something so entirely wrong with you.'

He came around to my front. 'But you like what's wrong with me.'

'There is something wrong with me, too,' I looked up at him. 'Because I do.'

'I know.' He touched my cheek. 'I've always known you like that I enjoy when you make me bleed.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“Beautiful. I want you to know that. You're beautiful. Every inch of you.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“Having fear wasn't a weakness. Only the foolish and the false claimed to feel no fear, but that emotion could spread like a plague if given too much thought.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“It's official,' Casteel said, watching Emil as he stopped to speak to one of the Guardians. 'I'm going to have to kill him.'

My head whipped in his direction. 'What? Why?'

'I don't like the way he looks at you.'

Confused, I glanced back to where Emil was walking toward the stairwell. 'How does he look at me?'

His hand was a scalding brand on my hip, even through the layers of clothing. 'He looks at you like I do.'

My brows lifted. 'That's not true. You look at me like...'

Those heated amber eyes met mine. 'How do I look at you, Princess?'

'You look at me like...' I cleared my throat. 'Like you want to eat me.'

Casteel's eyes narrowed into thin slits as his gaze return to Emil. 'Exactly, he snarled.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“You are...'

'Devilishly handsome? Wickedly clever?' He turned back tot he western sky, where it still carried the haze of fire. 'Stunningly charismatic?'

'That wasn't what I was going for,' I told him. 'More like ridiculous.'

'Endearing ridiculous,' he corrected.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“My jealousy is not rooted in anything you've done.'

'Or in logic.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“Every time I look at you, I see a gift I'm not worthy of.'

My breath caught as my heart swelled. It wasn't new- him saying things like that. What was new was me believing him. 'You are worthy,' I told him. 'Most of the time.'

He cracked a grin. 'I think that's the nicest thing you've ever said to me.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“I wish you'd gone with Alastir and Kieran,' he said quietly. 'You would be far away from here. Safe.'

I opened my eyes.

Casteel stared into the darkness. 'But I'm glad you're here. Spessa's End needs you. I need you.' He looked at me then. 'But I still wish you weren't here.'

I could accept that. 'I wish you weren't here,' I whispered.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“Feisty,' Casteel murmured. 'I like it.'

'I'm this close to shooting her in the face with an arrow,' I warned him.

'I like that, too,' he replied.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“You are what matters now.' Casteel kissed me, and it was hard and fierce. A clash of teeth and fangs that tasted of blood and desperation. 'You do. We do. Us surviving this. That is what matters.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“No one will harm you,' he vowed. 'I will not allow it.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“If there are three-headed giants on the other side, I'm going to be very angry with both of you.'

'If there are three-headed giants awaiting us, your anger will be the least of our concerns,' ...”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“Some say patience is a virtue,' his voice echoed back to me.

'Some deserve a punch in the face,' I muttered, but I fell silent.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“I can't control you. If I could, I suspect life would be easier, but I don't even want to try, to be honest. You keep things... intriguing.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“I saw that. That little grin.' He leaned in, dipping his chin against the side of my neck. 'Why are there times you still hide your smiles from me?' His chest roses with a heavy breath as he sat back. 'You have a beautiful smile. That and your laugh. And you... you never laughed enough as it was, but when you did...'

I closed my eyes.

'When you did, it was like the moment the damn mist finally cleared. Like when the first rays of sun break through the clouds after a heavy storm,' he said without an ounce of embarrassment. 'Your laugh is as beautiful as your smile, and when I told you it was like hearing something familiar? It wasn't a lie.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire

“I'm not your enemy, but you're quickly becoming mine.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire