Nevernight (The Nevernight Chronicle, #1)

by Jay Kristoff

“Never flinch,” she breathed. “Never fear.”

“When all is blood, blood is all.”

“Never flinch. Never fear,” Mia sighed. “And never, ever forget.”

“Nothing is where you start. Own nothing. Know nothing.

If you can’t hurt the ones who hurt you, sometimes hurting anyone will do.

“Apologies,” Mia frowned, searching the floor as if looking for something. “I appear to have misplaced the fucks I give for what you think…”

“The books we love, they love us back. And just as we mark our places in the pages, those pages leave their marks on us. I can see it in you, sure as I see it in me. You’re a daughter of words. A girl with a story to tell.”