Leon

“I’ve been nothing but kind to you. I’m not some sort of monster.”
“No, you’re the man who sits idly by, congratulating yourself on your decency, while the monster eats his fill. At least a monster has teeth and a spine.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Crooked Kingdom

“How can you trust me, after what your own brother did to you?’

‘Because he was false,’ said Damen, ‘and you are true. I have never known a truer man.’ He said, into the stillness, ‘I think if I gave you my heart, you would treat it tenderly.”
― C.S. Pacat, Kings Rising

“I don’t hold a grudge. I cradle it. I coddle it. I feed it fine cuts of meat and send it to the best schools. I nurture my grudges, Rollins.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Crooked Kingdom

“Very well. Let us play this out. You’re concerned for the well-being of the other slaves? Why hand me that kind of advantage?”

“Advantage?” said Damen.

“When someone doesn’t like you very much, it isn’t a good idea to let them know that you care about something,” said Laurent.”
― C.S. Pacat, Captive Prince