“Lying on his bed feels like wiping my dirty peasant feet on the throne.” — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“Kiss me. Kiss me until I'm sick of it.” ― Holly Black, The Cruel Prince” — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“You want to free him? Let's gut him like a haddock. Quicker and far more satisfying.” — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“please,Tana,please.' -lots of characters in The Coldest Girl in Coldtown” — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“The odd thing about ambition is this: You can acquire it like a fever, but it is not so easy to shed.” — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“His voice had a faint trace of an accent she couldn't place - one that made her pretty sure he was no… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“Mortal feelings are so volatile that it's impossible to help toying with them a little.” — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“Cardan looks at me as though he's never seen me before. He looks at me as though no one has ever spoken… — 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
“...nothing I could do to you will be as terrible as what you'll do to yourself.” — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“Jude never loved Locke.' My face feels hot, but my shame is an excellent cover to hide behind. 'She loved someone else.… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“It's shocking," he says, as though he's giving me some great compliment. "I know humans can lie, but to watch you do… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“The High King makes a nonchalant gesture. 'Jude likes to suppose the worst of both her enemies and her allies. Her reward… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“Please,' I say to the dirt floor of the brugh, to the earth itself. 'I will do whatever you want. I will… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“I hate being unwell,' he says. 'You're not sick,' Jude tells him. 'You are recovering from being stabbed- or rather, throwing yourself… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“If anyone can get me through tonight, it's him. He's good at putting those around him at ease, even when they ought… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“But kissing Locke never felt the way that kissing Cardan does, like taking a dare to run over knives, like an adrenaline… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“I can show you a version of yourself, Taryn. One you've never imagined. It's terrible to be a girl trapped in a… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“The Roach clasps his hand on the back of my neck with a laugh. 'You did good, kid, you know that? You… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“Cardan glances toward me, as though for help. When I am silent, he frowns, annoyed with both of us. 'Although I am… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“So did you murder Balekin?' Nihuar asks me, clearly able to put off her curiosity no longer. 'Yes,' I say. 'After he… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“The hardest thing- the impossible thing- is to get past the memory of Cardan telling me he loved me. He said those… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“Let me make you an offer, little goat. We spar. If you lose, my cap is returned to me, unburnt. I continue… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“I hate you," I whisper before he can speak. He tilts my face to his. "Say it again," he says as the… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“Mother Marrow gestures to the soup, and I, who can afford no more enemies, bring it to my lips. It tastes of… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“Madoc makes a snorting sound, then turns to me. 'I am sure that Wren here wouldn't mind taking Lady Nore's castle and… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“Oak gave up his room so they could sleep there, and although the bed is small, Cardan cannot mind when he takes… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“You could still be lying,' says the Roach. He turns to Cardan. 'Try her.' 'Your pardon?' Cardan says, drawing himself up, and… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“Oh ho,' he says. 'My darling seneschal. Let us take a turn around the room.' He grabs me and pulls me toward… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“Madoc says you will duel for love,' I say. 'Whose?' he asks, frowning. There is no banquet too abundant for a starving… — 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
“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
“I think I understand now what you meant when you said I have to give up my mortal qualms. And I am… — 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
