Sarah J. Maas’A Court of Thorns and Rosesbooks include many inspirational and hilarious quotes, prompting fans to repeatedly share the best of them on social media.A Court of Thorns and Rosesfollows human huntress Feyre Archeron as she is pulled into the world of the fae courts after she kills a faerie in the woods near her home. Featuring empowering moments during Feyre’s rise to becoming one of the most powerful players in Prythian and funny ones of her court’s interactions,A Court of Thorns and Rosesis a very quotable series.
Release date
A Court of Thorns and Roses
2015
A Court of Mist and Fury
2016
A Court of Wings and Ruin
2017
A Court of Frost and Starlight(novella)
2018
2021
A Court of Thorns and Rosesbook #6
TBC
Like Maas’bestThrone of Glass books,A Court of Thorns and Rosesis built on some clichéd young adult tropes surrounding female characters. The result is some quotes that are generically inspirational, but still beloved by the fandom. On the other hand,A Court of Thorns and Rosesshowcases realistic depictions of mental health conditions and impactful dialogue about addressing one’s mental health.All these thematically varying quotes constitute moments fans are hoping to see in theA Court of Thorns and RosesTV show adaptation.
10"If I Offer You The Moon On A String, Will You Give Me A Kiss, Too?"
Said By Lucien
Part of what makes the storyline of Feyre moving to the Night in the second book impactful is the depiction of the Spring Court being a typical, ethereal romantasy setting in the first book. With so much time in the first book being dedicated to Feyre exploring the gorgeous Spring Court, some whimsical comments befitting the setting are in order.Feyre’s attraction to the enigmatic High Lord and her teasing relationship with his best friend convince the readersthat Tamlin is her soulmate.
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However, while"moon on a string"sounds like it is said by Tamlin, it is actually Lucien’s line. Noticing that things have changed between his two companions,Lucien asks Feyre if he gave her an impossible gift if she would kiss him too.Aside from it being in line with Lucien’s personality, it’s vaguely poetic and enchanting, upholding the book’s aesthetic. Feyre and Tamlin’s relationshipends badly inA Court of Mist and Fury,yet her friendship with Lucien carries on.
9"Do You Lie Awake At Night To Come Up With All Your Witty Replies For The Following Day?"
Said By Feyre
Lucien spends most of Feyre’s time in the Spring Court throwing around sarcastic comments, prompting her to ask the question hovering over every character who always has a smart reply.Feyre undercuts Lucien’s usual attitude by asking how much work he puts into this facade,admittedly providing the book with some much-needed humor. However, Lucien doesn’t directly answer her question.
Meanwhile,Feyre has only had one passing encounter with Rhysand"Rhys"at this point,who is going to surpass Lucien as the character with the best comebacks inA Court of Mist and Fury. Between the two of them, Lucien is the one who probably prepares his remarks while Rhys comes up with them on the spot. However, it is unfortunate that Lucien loses some of his sharp characterization in the later books when he is compared to other characters, robbing readers of more banter like this.
8"You Look Like An Angry Snowball."
Said By Cassian
The entire Night Court throws around friendly, mocking comments,demonstrating their casual attitude toward each other in comparison to the formality of the Spring Court.A Court of Frost and Starlightis an in-between novella showing the Night Court’s inner circle during the holiday season. With so much light-hearted spirit in the air, most of the conversation is jokes. Namely, when Amren walks in wearing a fluffy white coat that swallows her up, Cassian tells her she"looks like an angry snowball."
Despite Amren being one of the scariest andmost powerful characters inA Court of Thorns and Roses, the Night Court is perfectly comfortable making fun of her. This proves that while she has a spiky exterior, she has a warm relationship with all of them.Amren also has a taste for jewels and gets a lot of them as solstice presents, prompting her family to wonder how she does not get robbedon her way home.
7"Hello, Feyre Darling."
Said by Rhys
Everyone is looking forward to Rhys' most iconic one-liner, from when he crashes Feyre and Tamlin’s wedding, arriving in a cloud of dark smoke.Rhys is a popular romantasy BookTok love interest because of his unrivaled charisma,pulling off fairly simple comments with an incredible amount of drama. He certainly knows that Feyre and Tamlin have been wondering if he will ever show up to hold Feyre to the bargain she made under the mountain. He turns his entrance at the wedding into what all his fans had been hoping for.
The wedding scene is even more impactful because it is the second time Rhys does this, and he is even more theatrical about it.
Rhys tends to show up dramatically to rescue Feyre(she did want someone to get her out of the wedding). They meet in person for the first time when he turns up to help her out of a dangerous situation at a fae celebration, also dropping a famous one-liner. The wedding scene is even more impactful because it is the second time Rhys does this, and he is even more theatrical about it.
Said By Tamlin
Tamlin is awful to Feyre and a hated character for a lot of good reasons, buthis support of Feyre’s incidental happiness speaks to some of the series' bigger themes.After Feyre realizes that she is stuck in the Spring Court for the time being, she accepts Tamlin’s offer to get her anything she wants to pass the time and requests painting supplies. She later says she feels guilty about focusing on painting when she is out of contact with her family, to which Tamlin replies that she should never feel guilty about something that makes her happy.
This quote is surprisingly resonant with the rest of the series, where nearly everyone finds some hobby that brings them simple happiness. Feyre paints, Mor rides, Elain gardens, Nesta reads and listens to music, and so on.The place of the arts and simple pleasures in the characters' lives is a recurring motif inA Court of Thorns and Rosesand one of the most realistic lessons readers can take away from the series.
5"When You Spend So Long Trapped In Darkness, Lucien, You Find That The Darkness Begins To Stare Back."
While all the sweet, cottagecore moments of the series are enjoyable, everyone loves seeing Feyre and the other female characters be terrifying.Feyre is training with Rhys in the wilderness of the Night Court when Lucien shows up, willing to take her back to the Spring Court by forcebecause he believes Rhys has brainwashed her (not one of Lucien’s better moments). Feyre confronts him about how he always took Tamlin’s side, even when his rules were making things worse for Feyre.
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However, Feyre also can’t completely explain why she is staying with Rhys because it might reveal that the Night Court is hiding a city haven. So,Feyre decides to embrace what Lucien thinks about the Night Court and utters a threatening line while using her shapeshifting abilities to sprout wings that match Rhys'. This delights readers and scares Lucien off for the time being.
4"There Are Good Days And Hard Days For Me — Even Now. Don’t Let The Hard Days Win."
Said By Mor
Mor’s mental health advice to Feyre is pretty standard, but still good words to live by.Mor is generally a positive character, living freely in the City of Starlightand serving as Rhys' third-in-command. However, she is affected by PTSD from being violently abused by her family as a child and a young woman. Feyre has known Mor for some time as a happy and powerful woman before she learns about what happened to her before she got out of the Court of Nightmares.
Most of the characters inA Court of Thorns and Rosesdeal with PTSD, and occasionally just have bad days for no particular reason. Some other characters express similar sentiments, where the challenge is to strive to have more good days.Feyre and her family are mostly happy and support each other,despite a few of them still figuring out how to live with their trauma and move forward with their lives.
3"To The Stars That Listen And The Dreams That Are Answered."
Said By Feyre & Rhys
“To the stars that listen and the dreams that are answered"is the unofficial slogan ofA Court of Thorns and Roses, or at least becomes so in the second book when the Night Court becomes the centerpiece of the series.What binds Rhys and his inner circle together is that they all dream of a better world,which they build through their unconventional leadership. Feyre characterizes Rhys as a dreamer and a High Lord with a vision for his court, which they are still working to realize.
While it might not quite make sense out of context, it is as classically inspirational as a YA quote can be.
This motif is associated with the aeshetics of the Night Court and wishing upon stars,hence Feyre and Rhys' combined quote. The theme of dreamers comes up multiple times in the series as the Night Court allies themselves with others who want better for Pyrthian, from the High Lord of the Summer Court to the mysterious Suriel. While it might not quite make sense out of context, it is as classically inspirational as a YA quote can be.
2"I Was A Survivor, And I Was Strong. I Would Not Be Weak, Or Helpless Again. I Would Not, Could Not Be Broken. Tamed.”
Feyre is still shaken when she says this, shortly after leaving the Spring Courtand having to admit that things had gotten bad enough she needed to flee. There is still a lot of material left in the book about her coming to terms with what happened with Amarantha and Tamlin and finding a new life in the Night Court. However, she can still say to herself that she is stronger than anyone outside the Night Court realizes.
She has a lot to draw upon when she says this to herself. She supported her family for years, saving them all from starvation, and defeated Amarantha without any help from Tamlin.It is a quiet moment where she disavows what Tamlin and Ianthe wanted her to bebefore charging into another fight she knows she is capable of winning. Feyre’s character arc over the next few books only goes further down this path, as she becomes one of the more powerful women in the country.
Said By Rhys
Humanity vs. fae is a more subtle theme in the series, as Feyre grapples with what it means to be a High Fae who was once human and some of the fae characters embrace their humanity.Feyre tells Rhys after defeating Amarantha that she isn’t sure how to cope with what she did to achieve this,leading Rhys to assure her that it is better to feel such compassion. It alludes to his own experiences that will be elaborated on in the next book and concludes the first book better than anything anyone else says.
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This is also the moment where the mating bond between them forms, which Feyre will find out about later.A Court of Thorns and Rosesfeatures many more poetic and meaningful quotations like this, and readers should not be deterred from discovering their own favorites.Feyre’s story has become such a success because of its human, relatable momentsas well as the epic fantasy world and plot.
