Fantasy Quotes by Holly Black

12 Fantasy quotes by Holly Black

Black’s knack for twisting familiar fairy‑tale motifs shines in this brief collection. These 12 quotes give a taste of her atmospheric style and the way she makes the uncanny feel oddly familiar.

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“Sharpen your heart.”

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“Guard your mortal heart.”

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“... I sit on the rug before the unlit grate and crack open the walnut. Out spills pale apricot muslin, frothing quantities…

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“I am the Queen of Elfhame. Even though I am the queen in exile, I am still the queen. And that means…

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A man may daydream of how he would spend a million dollars, but playing the same game with a billion dollars sours…

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“You think I don’t deserve him,” I say to Cardan. He smiles slowly, like the moon slipping beneath the waves of the…

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“There you are," Cardan says as I take my place beside him. "How has the night been going for you? Mine has…

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“Clap her in chains," says Randalin. Never have I so wished there was a way for me to show I was telling…

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“Adventuring turned out to be boring. Zach thought back to all the fantasy books he'd read where a team of questers traveled…

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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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“I start back, only to find the maze has changed itself around. The paths are not where they were before. Of course.…

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“I pass trays of spun-sugar animals, little acorn cups filled with wine, enormous sculptures of horn, and a stall where a bent-backed…

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That’s family for you. Can’t live with them, can’t murder them.

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“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…

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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.'…

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“lt's an honor and a delight to meet you and a tragedy you're here”

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“No fire at all.”

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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 this close…

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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…

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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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“That was how she felt, right then. As if there was too much of her, as if her skin was tight with muchness. She…

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“It was a vow, a piece of a chant, their scripture, something they took so seriously that saying it aloud embarrassed them.”

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“Some broken things stay broken”

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