“You know I can do it, Kaz, and you know I'm not going to refuse. So why ask?" "Because I've been looking… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“And what god do you serve, then?” “Whichever will grant me good fortune.” “I don’t think gods work that way.” “I don’t… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“To his left, he heard Inej laugh behind her mask. He'd never heard her laugh like that, giddy and wild.” — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“Now she remembered. He owed her an apology. "Say you're sorry." "For what?" "Just say it." She didn't hear his reply. The… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“I’m a businessman,” he’d told her. “No more, no less.” “You’re a thief, Kaz.” “Isn’t that what I just said?” — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“Everything is a negotiation with you, Brekker. You probably bartered your way out of the womb.” — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“You came back for me.” “I protect my investments.” Investments. “I’m glad I’m bleeding all over your shirt.” — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“He grinned at her, his smile sudden and jarring as a thunderclap, his eyes the near-black of bitter coffee. "We'll be kings… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“Inej frowned. “I thought you and Nina chose four outbreak sites on the Staves.” Kaz straightened his cuffs. “I also had her… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“Wait,” he said. The burn of his voice was rougher than usual. “Is my tie straight?” Inej laughed, her hood falling back… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“ I would have come for you. And if I could't walk, I'd crawl to you, and no matter how broken we… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“Sometimes the trick to getting the best of a situation was just to wait. If you didn’t like the weather, you didn’t… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“Just this minute, I'll settle for an apology, she decided. And I wont' board the boat without one. Even if Kaz isn't… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“He was a wounded animal who needed to be put down. And Kaz had done it gladly, choked the life from him… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“It's shame that lines my pockets, shame that keeps the Barrel teeming with fools ready to put on a mask just so… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“Where do you think the money went?” he repeated. “Guns?” asked Jesper. “Ships?” queried Inej. “Bombs?” suggested Wylan. “Political bribes?” offered Nina.… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“Kaz snagged her wrist. "Inej." His gloved thumb moved over her pulse, traced the top of the feather tattoo. "If we don't… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“You’re about to be rich, Kaz. What will you do when there’s no more blood to shed or vengeance to take?” “There’s… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“You can’t spend his money if you’re dead.” “I’ll acquire expensive habits in the afterlife.” “There’s a difference between confidence and arrogance.” — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“Wylan summoned every bit of bravado he'd learned from Nina, the will he'd learned from Matthias, the focus he'd studied in Kaz,… — Leigh Bardugo, Crooked Kingdom Copy Share Image
“Kaz is … I don’t know, he’s like nobody else I’ve ever known. He surprises me.” “Yes. Like a hive of bees… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“You take things too personally, Brekker. You should be focused on the job, but you’re too busy holding a grudge.” “That’s where… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“Sometimes, the only way to get justice is to take it for yourself.” — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“Kaz can pick the locks,” said Wylan. “No,” said Kaz, “I can’t.” “I don’t think I’ve ever heard those words leave your… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“Speak, she begged silently. Give me a reason to stay. For all his selfishness and cruelty, Kaz was still the boy who… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“I don't want your prayers, he said. What do you want, then? The old answers came easily to mind. Money. Vengeance. Jordie's… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“Waiting was the part of the criminal life so many people got wrong. They wanted to act instead of hold fast and… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“He swept the red cloak around Inej's shoulders in a rain of petals and blossoms as she continued to strap on her… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“Our hopes rest with you, Mister Brekker. If you fail, all the world will suffer for it.” “Oh, it’s worse than that,… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“Take good care of my babies,” Jesper said as he handed them over to Dirix. “If I see a single scratch or… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“I’m going to learn to sail.” Kaz’s brow furrowed, and he cast her a surprised glance. “Really? Why?” “I want to use… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
