“Kiss me. Kiss me until I'm sick of it.” ― Holly Black, The Cruel Prince” — 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
“...opulent patterns intricately stitched on skirts of gold and silver, each as beautiful as the dawn.” — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“You really do want me,' I say, close enough to feel the warmth of his breath as it hitches. 'And you hate… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“In the dream, Tana's mother loved her more than anyone or anything. More than death.” — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“This will be over quickly, he'd said. But not everything is better for being fast.” — 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
“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… — 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
“There you are," Cardan says as I take my place beside him. "How has the night been going for you? Mine has… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“Have I told you how hideous you look tonight?" Cardan asks, leaning back in the elaborately carved chair, the warmth of his… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“...when they are gone, it will be use staring across a chessboard at each other. And when I best you, I will… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“You think I don’t deserve him,” I say to Cardan. He smiles slowly, like the moon slipping beneath the waves of the… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“We should have called truce, he'd said, brushing back his ink-black hair impatiently. We should have called truce long before this. But… — 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
“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
“...he kisses me, sweet and raw. 'I missed you,' I whisper against his skin and feel dizzy with the intimacy of the… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“I pass trays of spun-sugar animals, little acorn cups filled with wine, enormous sculptures of horn, and a stall where a bent-backed… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“Cardan lies on the rug with one arm propping up his head and the other slung across Jude's waist. He understands everything… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“He visited the weavers and tailors with his brother, choosing garments with cuffs of feathers and exquisite embroidery, with collars as sharp… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“You put a curse on that girl over there,' I tell him. 'Fix her immediately.' 'She admired my ears,' the boy says.… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“Much of the clothing is moth-eaten, but I can see what they once were. A skirt with a beaded pattern of pomegranates,… — 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
“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
“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
“I have thought and thought since you were gone, and there is something I wish to say.' Cardan's face is serious, almost… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“Though I would not delight to see the straps sink into your skin, neither would I mourn.' 'Enough blustering,' he says. 'You've… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“I will accompany you,' Cardan says, rising. I open my mouth to explain all the reasons that he can't go. The problem… — 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
