A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1)

by V.E. Schwab

Priste ir Essen. Essen ir Priste. “Power in Balance. Balance in Power.”

“Purity without balance is its own corruption.

“People steal because taking something gives them something. If they’re not in it for the money, they’re in it for control. The act of taking, of breaking the rules, makes them feel powerful. They’re in it for the sheer defiance.” She turned away. “Some people steal to stay alive, and some steal to feel alive. Simple as that.” “And which are you?” asked Kell. “I steal for freedom,”