Siege and Storm (The Shadow and Bone Trilogy, #2)

by Leigh Bardugo

“Just to be clear,” he said, “I’m not really interested in defending your honor.”

all men can be made fools.

“Do you take anything seriously?” “Not if I can help it. Makes life so tedious.”

What is infinite? The universe and the greed of men.”

“Anything worth doing always starts as a bad idea.”

“When people say impossible, they usually mean improbable.”

“Nikolai,” he corrected. “But I’ve also been known to answer to ‘sweetheart’ or ‘handsome.’”