Selection Kiera Cass Book Quotes

Watching the abuse and worry he dealt with firsthand made me see how time and fear could shape a person into someone who is, by most accounts, evil. ~ Kiera Cass

Need I remind you that this Selection was your idea?"
She sighed.
"Listen to your daughter," Dad said. "Very smart girl. Gets it from me."
"Don't you want some more sleep?" she asked flatly.
"No, I'm feeling very refreshed," he said. I wasn't sure if it was because he wanted to continue the conversation or if he felt he needed to keep his attention on Mom. Either way, he was clearly lying.
"Dad, you look like death punched you in the face."
"You must get that from me, too."
"Dad! ~ Kiera Cass

Every day you say something or do something that challenges me, changes me. ~ Kiera Cass

It was dark, so I couldn't make out much of her face, but she had brilliant red hair, like honey and roses and the sun altogether. ~ Kiera Cass

Live your life. Be happy as you can be, let go of the things that don't matter, and fight. ~ Kiera Cass

By birth you have been blessed, and it is time to acknowledge that blessing. ~ Kiera Cass

No, I mean, I don't think I like him"
"Oh." That was something different. "Have you tried?" What a stupid question.
"Yes! So hard! I keep waiting for a moment to come when he'll say or do something in common, but it never happens. I think he's handsome, but that's not enough to build a whole relationship on. I don't even know if he's attracted to me. Do you have any idea what kind of things he, you know, likes? ~ Kiera Cass

It was like being alone without being alone. ~ Kiera Cass, The Crown

I'd been forced to love her from afar. ~ Kiera Cass

America Singer, one day you will fall asleep in my arms every night. And you'll wake up to my kisses every morning. ~ Kiera Cass

Still, the ghost of a smirk on his face was enough to paralyze me. I was fine with not seeing more. ~ Kiera Cass

You are all dear to me. it is simply a matter of discovering who shall be the dearest. ~ Kiera Cass

We've got to stop being afraid of the change. ~ Kiera Cass

It's hard to get a hug wrong. ~ Kiera Cass

But underneath that, his laugh was childlike. ~ Kiera Cass

Love only yourself a little bit longer, until you can't stand not to love someone else. ~ Kiera Cass

Thank you," he whispered. "At least I can know for certain that, for one brief moment of our time together, you and I felt the same thing. ~ Kiera Cass

I worked, and I was excited about the next time the five of us had a joint class.
When that time came, Silvia started by asking us what we were passionate about. I scribbled down my family, music, and then, as if the word demanded to be written, justice. ~ Kiera Cass

Welcome to the first ever Selection Variety Show, starring a bunch of losers competing for your attention. ~ Kiera Cass

I want it to be as easy as breathing for you to say yes. ~ Kiera Cass

I feel that no good leader can let the masses go unfed ~ Kiera Cass

Luck was fine and well, but I didn't need it. I had a plan. ~ Kiera Cass

Your name will be in a history book one day, and some bored ten-year-old will memorize it for a test and then forget all about you. You have a job, just like everyone in the world. Stop acting like it makes you more or less than anyone else. ~ Kiera Cass

This Maxon, he is handsome. How can I get into the Selection? ~ Kiera Cass

I was slow to pick up on their hints. I knew what the Selection was, but never, not even once, had it been suggested as an option for any of us, let alone me.
"No."
Mom put up her hands, cautioning me. "Just listen-"
"A Selection?" I burst out. "That's insane!"
"Eadlyn, you're being irrational. "
I glared at her. "You promised- you promised- you'd never force me into marrying someone for an alliance. How is this any better?"
"Hear us out," she urged.
"No!" I shouted. "I won't do it. ~ Kiera Cass

I smiled to myself, thinking of America, measuring her against the other girls. She was pretty, if a bit rough on the edges. It was an uncommon type of beauty, and I could tell she wasn't aware of it. ~ Kiera Cass

I'd decided that I was going to stop dressing like a princess and start dressing like a queen. ~ Kiera Cass

You've changed me forever. And I'll never forget you. ~ Kiera Cass

He was composed, polite, and intelligent. All the things a prince should be. ~ Kiera Cass

I want her to stay. It seems like everyone leaves when I need them to stay. ~ Kiera Cass

You think you walk, Lucy? I think you fly. You see yourself in a uniform? I see you in a cape. You're a hero, of the quietest but most genuine nature. ~ Kiera Cass