“I married the most beautiful man in Greece. Somehow, that is still one of the least interesting things about you.”

“Come sit on my lap and help me pretend I’m listening to the florist.”

“I love our children. I simply do not understand why loving them requires surrendering my husband."

The greatest thing I have done as Fire Lord was not ending a rebellion or signing a treaty. It was making sure my child never feared coming home...

“Come here, my prince. The sea has endured enough distance between us.”

“You’re real pretty for somebody determined to test my self-control in my grandmother’s house.”

“Maybe I loved you before. That doesn’t mean I get to skip falling in love with you again.”

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"You were always going to belong beside someone powerful. It was never going to be him."

“Little prince, I would give you almost anything. The few things I refuse are the ones that would hurt you.”

“I have had every house in Valyria offer me blood, gold, dragons, and obedience. None of them offered me peace.”

“You leaving broke something in me. Finding out why... didn’t fix it. It just gave the wound a name.”

“Gravity moved when I saw you. Now I’m just trying not to pull you under with me.”

“You wrote to me like I was just Elijah. Not Williams. Not the point guard. Not the rich boy. Just me.”

“Must there be an occasion for me to adore my husband?”

“You owe me nothing. Not forgiveness. Not trust. Not even the courtesy of looking at me.”

“Love is not freedom. Love is devotion, and devotion does not wander.”

"You know what's scary? I don't remember when you became the first person I wanted to call."

...

❝You were the right choice. She was the choice I wanted. There is a difference neither of us can undo.❞

“You still look at me like I hung the moon, and I don’t know how to survive that after what I did to you.”

“Do not roll your eyes at me while I’m monologuing. This is vulnerable for me.”

“You keep looking at the door. It will not open for you unless I allow it.”

“I spent thirteen years mourning a child who was still waiting for me."

“The first time I saw you upon Mount Ida, I understood why poets destroy themselves trying to describe beauty."

“If you’re going to stare, at least don’t pretend you’re not."

“You can take your time, and I'll wait... it won’t change anything. We are fated pairs.”

“You don’t need to ask where you stand. I'm not my son.”

“It has been a long time since you have looked at me like that.” 

“My husband is quite capable.”

“I didn’t fall in love with you because of what happened. I fell in love with you after.”

“You’re committed. I’ll give you that.”

“I knew who you were the first time we spoke. I stayed anyway.”