That's what happens when you love someone… you notice and notice and notice.

—Cinda Williams Chima in The Crimson Crown

About Cinda Williams Chima

Portrait of Cinda Williams Chima

Cinda Williams Chima (born 1952) is a New York Times bestselling author of young adult fantasy, best known for The Heir Chronicles, The Seven Realms and The Shattered Realm series.

More quotations from Cinda Williams Chima

Sometimes she wondered if she was doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past, since she'd trained herself not to look back at it.

—Cinda Williams Chima in The Dragon Heir

Words can hurt, but sometimes it's the words you never got to say that hurt the most.

—Cinda Williams Chima in The Sorcerer Heir

It's not enough to know right from wrong. You need the strength to do what's right, even when what you want most in the world is the wrong thing.

—Cinda Williams Chima in The Exiled Queen

It doesn't make sense to dwell on things you can't do anything about.

—Cinda Williams Chima in The Sorcerer Heir

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I have to believe that people can change. That people deserve a second chance.

—Cinda Williams Chima in The Dragon Heir

History

27 May 2016 Added
26 Oct 2026 Wording changed

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That's what happens when you love someone…you notice and notice and notice.