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“And you will never find a murderess more intoxicating, more entrancing, than the sea.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Tress of the Emerald Sea

“(Fun tip: Being told “I kept you in the dark to protect you” is not only frustrating, but condescending as well. It’s a truly economical way to demean someone; if you’re looking to fit more denigration into an already busy schedule, give it a try.)”
― Brandon Sanderson, Tress of the Emerald Sea

“You turned him into a rat,” Tress said.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Tress of the Emerald Sea

“You are not attracted to toxic men, I remind myself, and yet, here I am, getting all attracted”
― Rebecca Yarros, Fourth Wing

“He has that whole boy-next-door-who-can-still-kick-your-ass vibe going for him.”
― Rebecca Yarros, Fourth Wing

“That’s not a question.” He lifts his brows. Yep, he’s annoyed.”
― Rebecca Yarros, Fourth Wing

“I’m just wondering how one of you got all the good traits and the other looks like she got the leftovers.” His gaze skims down my body.”
― Rebecca Yarros, Fourth Wing

“But expectations were like fine pottery. The harder you held them, the more likely they were to crack.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings

“Well, look at that. I am a certified badass.”
― Rebecca Yarros, Fourth Wing

“Each man has his place. Mine is to make insults. Yours is to be in-sluts.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings

“grief is love made homeless, that one needs to live with grief and force oneself on.”
― Søren Sveistrup, The Chestnut Man

“Just past her hut, Tuula’s reindeer move in blurs of silver, like clouds drifting. Their antlers are bone grails, holding cupfuls of sky.”
― Ava Reid, The Wolf and the Woodsman

“I’m not begging you,” I say. With a sudden rush of feckless spite, I add, “Would you like it if I did?”
― Ava Reid, The Wolf and the Woodsman

“The Darkling. There was no mistaking his black coach or the uniform of his personal guard.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Shadow and Bone

“If it’s that tracker, tell him to come inside and keep me warm.” “If he wants to catch tsifil, I’m sure you’ll be his first stop,” I said sweetly,”
― Leigh Bardugo, Shadow and Bone

“Thanks for being my best friend and making my life bearable. Oh, and sorry I fell in love with you for a while there. Make sure to write!”
― Leigh Bardugo, Shadow and Bone

“Dear Mal, I’d written. I haven’t heard from you, so I assume you’ve met and married a volcra and that you’re living comfortably on the Shadow Fold, where you have neither light nor paper with which to write. Or, possibly, your new bride ate both your hands.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Shadow and Bone

“Fine,” he said with a weary shrug. “Make me your villain.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Shadow and Bone

“I punched him hard in the arm. “Ow! Hey, in some countries, goiters are considered very fashionable.” “Do they like eunuchs, too? Because I can arrange that.” “So bloodthirsty!” “My goiter makes me cranky.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Siege and Storm

“Ivan scowled. “I don’t think—” “Clearly. Why start now?”
― Leigh Bardugo, Siege and Storm

“Keep your elbows in!” Sturmhond berated Mal. “Stop flapping them like some kind of chicken.” Mal let out a disturbingly convincing cluck.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Siege and Storm

“Brothers,” he said, “I have brought the Sun Summoner back to Ravka.” I couldn’t help myself. I hauled off and punched him in the face.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Siege and Storm

“RAVKA IN SUMMER was at its most lovely, its fields thick with gold and green, the air balmy and sweet with the scent of warm hay.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Siege and Storm

“With a start, I realized that the room smelled like him. I had never even noticed that he had a scent. I shut my eyes and breathed deeply. What was it? The crisp edge of a winter wind. Bare branches. The smell of absence, the smell of night.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Siege and Storm

“My Alina,” he said softly.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Siege and Storm

“Tolya and Tamar led the charge, eyes wild, blades flashing, roaring my name.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Siege and Storm

“I have loved you all my life, Mal,” I whispered through my tears. “There is no end to our story.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Siege and Storm

“Only Tolya and Tamar had known about the party, and they’d arranged for the Apparat to meet me.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Siege and Storm

“Some of the pilgrims have taken to calling Genya Razrusha’ya. Warn them once. If they speak that word again, cut out their tongues.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Siege and Storm

“But mostly I hated the feeling that I really was a little rat, pale and red-eyed, scrabbling at the walls of my maze with feeble pink-tinged claws.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Ruin and Rising