The Priory of the Orange Tree (The Roots of Chaos, #1)

by Samantha Shannon

“No, I do not, you witless cabbage.”

“Eadaz,” Aralaq said. “Yes?” “Do not follow stupid birds into dark places again.”

“When history fails to shed light on the truth, myth creates its own.”

“I will teach my heart to beat again.”

“I would live alone for fifty years to have one day with you.”