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“One must always be careful of books," said Tessa, "and what is inside them, for words have the power to change us.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel

“Only the very weak-minded refuse to be influenced by literature and poetry.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel

“—No penséis en nosotros como asesinos despiadados —les dijo—. Ni nos toméis por monstruos. Solo somos el mal necesario, el filo de las tinieblas, el aliento del abismo. Nuestra voluntad no nos pertenece, es la del terremoto, la del volcán que entra en erupción, la de la catástrofe inevitable. No somos más responsables de nuestros actos que los diluvios o los relámpagos. Somos la Carroña, y hemos venido a mataros a todos.”
― José Antonio Cotrina, La canción secreta del mundo

“Y Ariadna comprendió que en la vida real no había héroes que irrumpieran en el último instante. No había salvación en el último minuto. No había milagros. Solo desesperación, llanto y horror.”
― José Antonio Cotrina, La canción secreta del mundo

“Muñecos rotos -dijo entre lágrimas-. Todos somos muñecos rotos. Y no hay nadie que nos pueda salvar.”
― José Antonio Cotrina, La canción secreta del mundo

“El infierno está hecho de ausencias, de vacíos. El infierno es vivir en un mundo sin ti.”
― José Antonio Cotrina, La canción secreta del mundo

“—Por eso te he traído —le confesó el muchacho. Parecía muy frágil en aquel momento, más todavía que cuando lo había encontrado con el vientre abierto en el callejón—. No para que vieras Lilith, no para que vieras la Tierra y el amanecer. Te he traído porque aquí ocurrió lo mejor que me ha sucedido nunca: aquí nos besamos por primera vez.”
― José Antonio Cotrina, La canción secreta del mundo

“Cuando aceptas la maravilla la aceptas sin concesiones. Y toda maravilla tiene dos caras, Ariadna. No lo olvides nunca.”
― José Antonio Cotrina, La canción secreta del mundo

“Lloró porque la vida era oscura, absurda y terrible.”
― José Antonio Cotrina, La canción secreta del mundo

“Una de las pocas cosas en la vida que para mí tiene sentido es crear algo que lo sobrepase a uno mismo. Y que crezca. Que crezca.”
― Ursula Poznanski, Erebos

“This world has been connected...tied to the darkness...soon to be completely eclipsed...there is very much to learn...you understand so little...a meaningless effort...one who knows nothing cannot understand nothing.”
― Shiro Amano, Kingdom Hearts, Vol. 1

“Isn't that what stories do, make real things fake, and fake things real?”
― Marie Rutkoski, The Winner's Curse

“Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous.”
― Marie Rutkoski, The Winner's Curse

“Arin wondered if she would lift her eyes, but wasn’t worried he would be seen in the garden’s shadows.
He knew the law of such things: people in brightly lit places cannot see into the dark.”
― Marie Rutkoski, The Winner's Curse

“My soul is yours," he said. "You know that it is.”
― Marie Rutkoski, The Winner's Curse

“You might not think of me as your friend,' Kestrel told Arin, 'but I think of you as mine.”
― Marie Rutkoski, The Winner's Curse

“I can't - Kestrel, you must understand that I would never claim you. Calling you a prize - my prize - it was only words. But it worked. Cheat won't harm you, I swear that he won't, but you must...hide yourself a little. Help a little. Just tell us how much time we have before the battle. Give him a reason to decide you're not better off dead. Swallow your pride."

"Maybe it's not as easy for me as it is for you."

He wheeled on her. "It's not easy for me," "You know that it's not. What do you think I have had to swallow these past ten years? What do you think I have had to do to survive?"

"Truly," she said, "I haven't the faintest interest. You may tell your sad story to someone else."

He flinched as if slapped. His voice came low: "You can make people feel so small.”
― Marie Rutkoski, The Winner's Curse

“Many boys will bring you flowers. But someday you'll meet a boy who will learn your favorite flower, your favorite song, your favorite sweet. And even if he is too poor to give you any of them, it won't matter because he will have taken the time to know you as no one else does. Only that boy earns your heart.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“Jesper knocked his head against the hull and cast his eyes heavenward. “Fine. But if Pekka Rollins kills us all, I’m going to get Wylan’s ghost to teach my ghost how to play the flute just so that I can annoy the hell out of your ghost.”
Brekker’s lips quirked. “I’ll just hire Matthias’ ghost to kick your ghost’s ass.”
“My ghost won’t associate with your ghost,” Matthias said primly, and then wondered if the sea air was rotting his brain.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“I'm a business man," he'd told her. "No more, no less."
"You're a thief, Kaz."
"Isn't that what I just said?”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“When everyone knows you’re a monster, you needn’t waste time doing every monstrous thing.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“I will have you without armor, Kaz Brekker. Or I will not have you at all.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“The heart is an arrow. It demands aim to land true.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“He needed to tell her...what? That she was lovely and brave and better than anything he deserved. That he was twisted, crooked, wrong, but not so broken that he couldn't pull himself together into some semblance of a man for her. That without meaning to, he'd begun to lean on her, to look for her, to need her near. He needed to thank her for his new hat.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“The water hears and understands. The ice does not forgive.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“Greed may do your bidding, but death serves no man.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“Always do what you're afraid to do.”
― E. Lockhart, We Were Liars

“The universe is seeming really huge right now. I need something to hold on to.”
― E. Lockhart, We Were Liars

“Always do what you're afraid to do.
...
I will prove myself strong when they think I am sick.
I will prove myself brave when they think I am weak.”
― E. Lockhart, We Were Liars

“Here I am frozen, when I deserve to burn.”
― E. Lockhart, We Were Liars