Holly Black

“You were my guest until you drew your very fancy sword. Put it down and by my guest again.' 'Put it down?'…

— Holly Black

“All stories are lessons. Fairy tales have a moral: Stay on the path. Don't trust wolves. Don't steal things, not even things…

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“When it’s done, we’ll be like brothers,” said the devil. “I already have a brother,” Gavriel slurred. “He’s dead.” The devil loomed…

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His words were still clear in her mind from that first meeting. "Whoever eats this will love you." She looked into the…

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A stray dog, I might understand," she said. "But this? You are too softhearted." No, Mabry," Ravus said. "I am not." He…

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“Girls like her, my grandfather once warned me, girls like her turn into women with eyes like bullet holes and mouths made…

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“Then Cardan comes in to view, a fond smile on his lips. When he speaks, he does so in a conspiratorial whisper.…

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“He reached into the bag and drew out an odd array of manga, ripped paperbacks of books both classic and modern, and…

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“Randalin rushes toward the door, nearly running into Heather in his haste. He blinks at her in astonishment, clearly not prepared for…

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“Corny nodded, but when he moved to put the key in the ignition, Luis's hand stopped him. When he turned, their mouths…

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“Tana would sit near the door to the basement with fingers in her ears, tears and snot running down her face as…

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“The tan carpet was stiff and black with stripes of dried blood, spattered like a Jackson Pollock canvas. The walls were streaked…

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“Cardan was not an easy child to love, and he's only grown worse with time. He would scream to be held, and…

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“I am going to keep on defying you. I am going to shame you with my defiance. You remind me that I…

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“But then Valentina did come forward, walking to the bars, widening her eyes and jerking her chin. It was a subtle but…

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“The Thorn of Istra, the mad vampire. She thought of the grainy video of him she had seen, head tipped back, so…

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Isn't every hero aware of all the terrible reason they did those good deeds?" Aware of every mistake they ever made and…

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“I think of Madoc, dozing away upstairs, all his dreams of murder. I think of Oriana and Oak being forced apart for…

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Like a stage magician, the con artist misdirects suspicion. While everyone’s watching for him to pull a rabbit out of a hat,…

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“The parlour is as I remember it from Council meetings. It carries the scent of smoke and verbena and clover. Cardan himself…

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“Sam counts the money carefully. I watch him in the mirror. “You know what I wish?” he asks when he’s done. “What?”…

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“Stop thinking," he said. I have to think," said val. "You said I was supposed to concentrate." Thinking makes you slow. You…

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“...My life has always been a powder keg waiting for a match." "Well, hello, match," Hazel said, pointing to herself with both…

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“I slip in to Cardan's room. Though it is not yet dawn, I am lucky. The room is empty of revelry. No…

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“It is said that faerie children are not like mortal children. They need little in the way of love. They need not…

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“He gives me one of his most awful smiles. 'I suppose she'll have to be searched.' ... 'My husband was murdered,' I…

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