Dark Quotes by Holly Black

20 Dark quotes by Holly Black

Holly Black spins darkness into a playground of myth and mischief. These twenty excerpts showcase her talent for turning the eerie into something both unsettling and oddly familiar, perfect for readers who love a touch of the uncanny.

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“Guard your mortal heart.”

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“Sharpen your heart.”

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“Her screams spiraled up into the night air”

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“Whoever controls the king, controls the kingdom”

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“please,Tana,please.' -lots of characters in The Coldest Girl in Coldtown”

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“You have only seen the least of what I can do.”

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“I'm going to take off your gag. And if you try to bite me or grab me or anything, I'll hit you…

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“Be careful," Aidan called from the bed. "You don't know what he might do." "We all know what you'd do, though, don't…

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“In the dream, Tana's mother loved her more than anyone or anything. More than death.”

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“His voice had a faint trace of an accent she couldn't place - one that made her pretty sure he was no…

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“She took a deep breath, "Last chance. Are you in need of rescuing?" His expression turned very strange, almost as if she'd…

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It’s hard to look at Barron now, but I do. He’s smirking. His black hair and black suit make him into a…

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“That was seven years ago. The doctors told her father the memory would fade, like the big messy scar on her arm,…

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“I don't want to be a vampire' she told herself. But in her dreams, she kind of did.”

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“Behind Tana there was the sounds of splintering wood, as though something very large had hot the door. "No," she said softly,…

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“I'm sorry,' she said to each of the dead as she unzipped and unfastened their things, 'I'm sorry Courtney. I'm sorry Marcus.…

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“His wax-white skin was cool to the touch when she brushed his neck to find the knot of cloth. She'd never been…

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I thought I was getting better at this. I thought I was starting to make peace with being in love with a…

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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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“Are you sure?" Aidan asked, "Gavriel's still a vampire." "He warned me about you and about them. He didn't have to. I'm…

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“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…

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Kaye: You know what the sun looks like? Janet: No, What? Kaye: Like he slit his wrists in a bathtub and the blood is…

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