“I wish I could punch him in his smug face and show him how undeterred I am by his exile.” — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“It is difficult, though, not to be shamed be being nearly undressed, with bed hair and bad breath.” — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“The whole places looks straight out of a fairy tale, the kind where love is a simple thing, never the cause of… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“Kill him, a part of me says, a part I remember from the night I took him captive. Kill him before he… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“I don't feel calm at all. I am a maelstrom of emotions. All I want to do is scream.” — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“She has known the tide and undertow of my feelings, my hurts, both small and large, for most of my life.” — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“I tried to kill you,' she reminds me. 'You've described pretty much every important relationship in my life,' I return.” — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“Oh, tell me the rest. I like tricks and snares. Even ones I was nearly caught in.” — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“It's you I love," he says. "I spent much of my life guarding my heart. I guarded it so well that I… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“I am the Queen of Elfhame. Even though I am the queen in exile, I am still the queen. And that means… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“What are you going to tell her?' 'That I'll do whatever she wants,' my sister says, an extravagant vow for a mortal… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“...only under the water can I allow myself to weep. Only under the water can I admit that I almost died and… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“Idly, I wonder what sort of execution Cardan might order. Maybe he'd strap me to some rocks and let the sea do… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“He grabs hold of my wrist. I am shocked by the sensation of his skin warm against mine. 'Take care,' he says,… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“I hate the way I cling to him, the nails of one hand digging into his back, my thoughts splintering, and the… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“I wonder if there's a limit to what I will let them do, if there is something that would make me fight… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“Long live Jude,' she says with a wink, setting down the tray on a table with a clatter of the pots and… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“Cardan stands over me. His jacket is thrown on a nearby chair, the velvet soaked through with some dark substance. His white… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“Are you angry about-' He cuts himself off, looking at my face more carefully. 'No, you're afraid. But why would you be… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“And I decided to play the hero. See how it felt. To try." "And?" she asks. "I didn't like it," he admits.… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“You should go.' 'This is my room,' he points out, affronted. 'And that's my wife.' 'So you keep telling everyone,' the Bomb… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“... I sit on the rug before the unlit grate and crack open the walnut. Out spills pale apricot muslin, frothing quantities… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“I follow him behind the throne and off the dais, where a small door is set against the stone wall, half hidden… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“Have you come to throw yourself on the mercy of the crown? Perhaps you hope the Queen of Elfhame will show leniency.'… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“I could warn Randalin that he ought to be afraid of the way that Cardan is looking at him. Cardan turns to… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“Clap her in chains," says Randalin. Never have I so wished there was a way for me to show I was telling… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“Lil-' he says, voice sounding soft and scratchy, but speaking. He's conscious. Awake. Healed. He grabs hold of the Bomb's hand. 'I'm… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“Fairy tales are full of girls who wait, who endure, who suffer. Good girls. Obedient girls. Girls who crush nettles until their… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“Cardan comes over, stepping on my star chart, kicking over the ink-pot with his silver-tipped boots, sending the blood spilling across the… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“Lady Asha, as the mother of a prince, found herself much in demand with the Court, if not the High King. Given… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“It's okay to want something that's going to hurt, I remind myself. I move toward him, so we are close enough to… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“Sometimes I think about Cardan when I am lying there. I think about what it must have been like to grow up… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“He continues looking at me in this strange way, as though he's never seen me before or as though he thought he'd… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“...opulent patterns intricately stitched on skirts of gold and silver, each as beautiful as the dawn.” — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“...nothing I could do to you will be as terrible as what you'll do to yourself.” — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“Come home and shout at me. Come home and fight with me. Come home and break my heart, if you must. Just… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“What they don’t realize is this: Yes, they frighten me, but I have always been scared, since the day I got here. I was… — Holly Black Copy Share
When you don't know what you're searching for, you have to look absolutely everywhere. — Holly Black Copy Share
“Madoc makes a snorting sound, then turns to me. 'I am sure that Wren here wouldn't mind taking Lady Nore's castle and lands for… — Holly Black Copy Share
“No, I won't help you. No I won't hear you explain why I should. It really is a magical word: no. You say whatever… — Holly Black Copy Share
Let her alone,' said the enkanto, 'or I will curse you blind, lame, and worse.' The old man laughed. 'I'm a curse breaker, fool.'… — Holly Black Copy Share
“His wax-white skin was cool to the touch when she brushed his neck to find the knot of cloth. She'd never been this close… — Holly Black Copy Share
So what are you really wearing?" The words left her mouth before she could consider them. She winced. He didn't seem to mind; in… — Holly Black Copy Share
“I grab a chair. "I don't mean to pry," I say, "but we're in a hospital. You sure you're fine?" She sighs heavily. "No… — Holly Black Copy Share
Kaye: You know what the sun looks like? Janet: No, What? Kaye: Like he slit his wrists in a bathtub and the blood is… — Holly Black Copy Share
“That was how she felt, right then. As if there was too much of her, as if her skin was tight with muchness. She… — Holly Black Copy Share
“It was a vow, a piece of a chant, their scripture, something they took so seriously that saying it aloud embarrassed them.” — Holly Black Copy Share
