I can't trust the people I care about not to hurt me. And I'm not sure I can trust myself not to… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
The truth is messy. It's raw and uncomfortable. You can't blame people for preferring lies. — Holly Black Copy Share Image
His eyes look too bright, the way the do in people who are in love, people who are enraged, and people who… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
Even from the beginning, that was the problem. People liked pretty things. People even liked pretty things that wanted to kill and… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
There’s people who do things and people who never do—who say they will someday, but they just don’t. I want to go… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
Baby," she says in a harsh whisper, "in this world, lots of people will try to grind you down. They need you… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
A stray dog, I might understand," she said. "But this? You are too softhearted." No, Mabry," Ravus said. "I am not." He… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
Refills are free,” the waitress tells us with a frown, like she’s hoping we’re not the kind of people who ask for… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
The inside is packed with people. Lots of them crowding the bar, passing drinks back for people to carry to tables. A… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
The funny thing about good people—people like Daneca—is that they really honestly don’t get the impulse toward evil. They have an incredibly… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
Memory is slippery. It bends to our understanding of the world, twists to accommodate our prejudices. It is unreliable. Witnesses seldom remember… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
Isn't every hero aware of all the terrible reason they did those good deeds?" Aware of every mistake they ever made and… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
I’ve stripped my life down,” he told me. “I don’t need much. I have all the company I want to keep right… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
As Val jumped down onto the litter-strewn concrete after them, she thought how insane it was to follow two people she didn't… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
People said that video games were bad because they made you numb to death, made you register entrails splattering across a screen… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
I'm not good at having friends. I mean, I can make myself useful to people. I can fit in. I get invited… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“What they don’t realize is this: Yes, they frighten me, but I have always been scared, since the day I got here. I was… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
When you don't know what you're searching for, you have to look absolutely everywhere. — 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 lands for… — 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 say whatever… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
Let her alone,' said the enkanto, 'or I will curse you blind, lame, and worse.' The old man laughed. 'I'm a curse breaker, fool.'… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“His wax-white skin was cool to the touch when she brushed his neck to find the knot of cloth. She'd never been this close… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
So what are you really wearing?" The words left her mouth before she could consider them. She winced. He didn't seem to mind; in… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“I grab a chair. "I don't mean to pry," I say, "but we're in a hospital. You sure you're fine?" She sighs heavily. "No… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
Kaye: You know what the sun looks like? Janet: No, What? Kaye: Like he slit his wrists in a bathtub and the blood is… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
