“... all I want to do is walk in to his arms. I want to drown my worries in his embrace. I… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“You are mortal. You will not last long.' ... 'That's what mortal means,' I say with a sigh that I don't have… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“Nicasia's wrong about me. I don't desire to do as well in the tournament as one of the fey. I want to… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“What are you going to tell her?' 'That I'll do whatever she wants,' my sister says, an extravagant vow for a mortal… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“It's you I love," he says. "I spent much of my life guarding my heart. I guarded it so well that I… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“I remember you,' says the door. 'My prince's lady.' 'You're mistaken,' I say. 'Seldom.' The door swings open with a slight creak… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“Be careful. You might find more than you bargained for in my larder, little goat.' I open the door of the fridge.… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“No, I won't help you. No I won't hear you explain why I should. It really is a magical word: no. You… — 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
“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 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
“Are you angry about-' He cuts himself off, looking at my face more carefully. 'No, you're afraid. But why would you be… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“... I sit on the rug before the unlit grate and crack open the walnut. Out spills pale apricot muslin, frothing quantities… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“You should go.' 'This is my room,' he points out, affronted. 'And that's my wife.' 'So you keep telling everyone,' the Bomb… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“And I decided to play the hero. See how it felt. To try." "And?" she asks. "I didn't like it," he admits.… — 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
“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
“He gives me one of his most awful smiles. 'I suppose she'll have to be searched.' ... 'My husband was murdered,' I… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“I think of Madoc, dozing away upstairs, all his dreams of murder. I think of Oriana and Oak being forced apart for… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“Then Cardan comes in to view, a fond smile on his lips. When he speaks, he does so in a conspiratorial whisper.… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“What was it like?" I ask. "Being a serpent." He hesitates. "It was like being trapped in the dark," he says. "I… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“I am becoming a tyrant, threatening in place of convincing. Unstable instead of steadying. I am suited to the shadows, to the… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“You shouldn't be alone,' I say, because if the Undersea is going to strike, then we must not give it any easy… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“He was nice in the carriage. I didn't know he knew how to be nice.' That makes me laugh. At the door… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“Your ridiculous family might be surprised to find that not everything is solved by murder," Locke calls after me. "We would be… — 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 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
“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
“...even terrible memories are better than weird gaps or the hollowness of your feelings not making sense.” — 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
“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
“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
“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
“...only under the water can I allow myself to weep. Only under the water can I admit that I almost died and… — 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
“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
“I am going to keep on defying you. I am going to shame you with my defiance. You remind me that I… — 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
“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
