“At least one person is going to be naked,' I say. 'You know it's true. I've never been to a single revel… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“You didn't hear the story I told," he goes on. "A shame. It featured a handsome boy with a heart of stone… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“Wren?' he says. 'Talk to me.' I don't reply. What would be the point? I know he will twist me around his… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“What I want is him back, him standing beside me, him laughing at all this. I would settle for even his worst… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“Cardan grins at me as though we've been great friends all our lives. I forgot how charming he can be--and how dangerous… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“Taryn is beautiful in her heavily embroidered dress, and Vivi radiant in soft violet grey with artfully sewn moths seeming to fly… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“You're awful.' He said it as though he was delighted. 'And the worst part is that you believe otherwise.” — 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
“Lil-' he says, voice sounding soft and scratchy, but speaking. He's conscious. Awake. Healed. He grabs hold of the Bomb's hand. 'I'm… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“He is even more horrifically beautiful than I was able to recall. They're all beautiful, unless they're hideous. That's the nature of… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“Fairy tales are full of girls who wait, who endure, who suffer. Good girls. Obedient girls. Girls who crush nettles until their… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“Long live Jude,' she says with a wink, setting down the tray on a table with a clatter of the pots and… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“Cardan had grown up in the palace, a wild thing to be cosseted by courtiers and scowled at by the High King.… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“What do you think he did to me to deserve to die?' I ask. He stokes the fire. Sparks fly up. 'I… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“I am glad to have you march under my banner, glad of your loyalty, grateful for you honour.' His gaze goes to… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“Opening the window, I sit at Taryn's desk and sip nettle tea, drinking in the sharp salt scent of the sea and… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“Cardan stands over me. His jacket is thrown on a nearby chair, the velvet soaked through with some dark substance. His white… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“Have you come to throw yourself on the mercy of the crown? Perhaps you hope the Queen of Elfhame will show leniency.'… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“...even terrible memories are better than weird gaps or the hollowness of your feelings not making sense.” — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“I tried to kill you,' she reminds me. 'You've described pretty much every important relationship in my life,' I return.” — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“Randalin rushes toward the door, nearly running into Heather in his haste. He blinks at her in astonishment, clearly not prepared for… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
