“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
“...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
“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
“Mortal feelings are so volatile that it's impossible to help toying with them a little.” — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“He will be the destruction of the crown and the ruination of the throne.” — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“I was a fool,' I say, because I might as well admit it. 'I gave up the bird in my hand for… — 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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“I am at lessons in the palace grove, sitting in the long shadows of the late afternoon. The moon has already risen,… — 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
“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
“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
“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
“I start back, only to find the maze has changed itself around. The paths are not where they were before. Of course.… — 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
“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
“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
“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
“I didn't enjoy being a snake, and yet I appear to be doomed to be reminded of it for all eternity,' Cardan… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“You were my guest until you drew your very fancy sword. Put it down and by my guest again.' 'Put it down?'… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“Cardan was not an easy child to love, and he's only grown worse with time. He would scream to be held, and… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“The parlour is as I remember it from Council meetings. It carries the scent of smoke and verbena and clover. Cardan himself… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
