Gabriella L. > Gabriella's Quotes

“Our hopes rest with you, Mister Brekker. If you fail, all the world will suffer for it."
"Oh, it's worse than that, Van Eck. If I fail, I don't get paid.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“We accept the love we think we deserve.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

“Matthias and Wylan seized the rope to pull him up. Jesper wasn't sure how much Wylan was actually helping, but he was certainly working hard.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“Compromise," Kaz said. " 'I'm sorry' does the trick and uses fewer bullets.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“Nina, you taught me to be something better. They could be taught, too.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“I'm the kind of bastard they only manufacture in the barrel.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“Nina is everything you say. It’s too much.”
“Mmm,” Inej murmured, taking a sip from her mug. “Maybe you’re just not enough.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“Her father would have said the shadows were about their own business tonight. Something bad was going to happen here.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“What makes you think we can do this? There will be other teams out there, trained soldiers and spies, people with years of experience."
"This isn't a job for trained soldiers and spies. It's a job for thugs and thieves. Van Eck knows it, and that's why he brought us in.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“Kaz flexed his fingers in his gloves. How did you survive the Barrel? When they took everything from you, you found a way to make something from nothing.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“You're passable at demo. You're excellent at hostage.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“You’ve seen what this drug can do. I assure you it is just the beginning. If jurda parem is unleashed on the world, war is inevitable. Our trade lines will be destroyed, and our markets will collapse. Kerch will not survive it. Our hopes rest with you, Mister Brekker. If you fail, all the world will suffer for it.”
“Oh, it’s worse than that, Van Eck. If I fail, I don’t get paid.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“Kaz narrowed his eyes. “I’m not some character out of a children’s story who plays harmless pranks and steals from the rich to give to the poor.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“They’d come to the Ice Court scurrying like rats. Live or die, they were going out like an army.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“You can’t spend his money if you’re dead.”
“I’ll acquire expensive habits in the afterlife.”
“There’s a difference between confidence and arrogance.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“Any other impossible feats you'd like us to accomplish?"

The barest smile flickered over Kaz's lips, "I'll make you a list.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“He was a collection of hard lines and tailored edges.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“A good magician wasn't much different from a proper thief.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“She’d shown him in a thousand ways that she was honorable and strong and generous and very human, maybe even more vividly human than anyone he’d ever known. And if she was, then Grisha weren’t inherently evil. They were like anyone else—full of the potential to do great good, and also great harm. To ignore that would make Matthias the monster.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“You were early, Jesper,” Kaz said as he nudged Matthias towards the boat.

“I was on time.”

“For you, that’s early. Next time you plan to impress me give me some warning.”

“The animals are out, and I found you a boat. This is when a thank you would be in order.”

“Thank you, Jesper,” said Nina.

“You’re very welcome, gorgeous. See, Kaz? That’s how the civilised folk do.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“Purpose," he said thoughtfully. "You know you can't stop them all.'
"If I don't try, I won't stop any.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“Always hit where the mark isn't looking"

"Who's Mark?" asked Wylan.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“Facts are for the unimaginative.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“None of us move on without a backward look. We move on always carrying with us those we have lost.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“She wouldn’t wish love on anyone. It was the guest you welcomed and then couldn’t be rid of.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“I’m going to get my money, Kaz vowed. And I’m going to get my girl.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“Kaz leaned back. "What's the easiest way to steal a man's wallet?"
"Knife to the throat?" asked Inej.
"Gun to the back?" said Jesper.
"Poison in his cup?" suggested Nina.
"You're all horrible," said Matthias.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“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