“She understood now why pain was the tithe for magic: It was more powerful than joy. Than anything. Than hope?” — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
“Magic?" Akiva had asked. "What bird does this come from, that its bone are made of magic?" "Oh, it's not magic. The… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
“If there's something you want, pursue it. Hope has power. Don't waste it on foolish things.” — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
How could you tell if your instincts were just hope in disguise, and if your hope was really desperation parading as possibility? — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
Magic won't save us. The power it would take to conjure on such a scale, the tithe would destroy us. The only… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
“There was no more happiness. But under the misery, there was hope. That the name brimstone had given her was more than… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
“Which is what one always hopes will happen: for life to take over and be bigger and more marvelous than what we… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
Hope can be a powerful force. Maybe there's no actual magic in it, but when you know what you hope for most… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
I hope, child, but I don't wish. There's a difference. Wishes are false. Hope is true. Hope makes its own magic. — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
“Prague entranced you, lured you in, like the mythic fey who trick travelers deep into forests until they’re lost beyond hope.” — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
“Like remorse , the words hope and dread were wholly inadequate to describe the intensity of the feelings in the dream. Ordinary… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
She tastes like nectar and salt. Nectar and salt and apples. Pollen and stars and hinges. She tastes like fairy tales. Swan… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
“Watching her, Brimstone added, 'I hope, child, but I don't wish. There's a difference.” — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
“Word spread quickly: The visitor wished to address the scholars. 'What can he want?' they wondered, streaming into the Royal Theater. Attendance was voluntary,… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
“The past and the future were just blinders we wore so that infinity wouldn’t drive us mad.” — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
“I love books. Not just for what they contain. I love them as objects too, as ever-present reminders of what they contain, and because… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
“To the naked eye, he’s decent kissing height if I wear platforms, though of course a live test will be required before official certification… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
You almost hold up your piece of paper and say, ‘The girl I like just gave me a treasure map to herself.’ But you… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
“...You are not just going to vanish like this, Karou. This isn't some goddamn Narnia book.” — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
Have you ever asked yourself, do monsters make war, or does war make monsters? — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
“She told Mik, "You have perfect violin-playing muscles." "And you, with your mighty puppeteer arms. We put the chimaera to shame." She stopped fanning… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
As far back as she could remember, a phantom life had mocked her with its impenetrable “something else,” but now it was the opposite.… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
“By the time the plan's wheels touched down on a desolate stretch of desert runway, the sun had cleared a ridge of mountains and… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
“It was hard to imagine feeling that magical tingling sensation in the pit of her belly anytime soon. Best not to worry about it,… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
Staring at her face, she began to fancy her outer layer had begun to melt away while she wasn't paying attention, and something --… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
