“Her fingers are cold against his flushed skin. It's nice. He hopes she won't take them away.” — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“There is a pleasure in being with them,' he says. 'Taking what we want, indulging in every terrible thought. There's safety in… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“He's so beautiful, so perfectly, horribly, inhumanely beautiful that I can barely breathe.” — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“Cardan grins at me as though we've been great friends all our lives. I forgot how charming he can be--and how dangerous… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“By the fire, a spindly, insectile faerie stirs a big pot. 'You want soup, mortal?' I shake my head. 'You want to… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“We show her that I am no feckless High king.' 'And how do we do that?' I ask. 'With great difficulty,' he… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“I hate the way I cling to him, the nails of one hand digging into his back, my thoughts splintering, and the… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“He grabs hold of my wrist. I am shocked by the sensation of his skin warm against mine. 'Take care,' he says,… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“It's ridiculous the way everyone acts like killing a king is going to make someone better at being one," Vivi says. "Imagine… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“I wonder if there's a limit to what I will let them do, if there is something that would make me fight… — 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 am the Queen of Elfhame. Even though I am the queen in exile, I am still the queen. And that means… — 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
“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
“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
“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 follow him behind the throne and off the dais, where a small door is set against the stone wall, half hidden… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“Cardan had grown up in the palace, a wild thing to be cosseted by courtiers and scowled at by the High King.… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“...you think it was sunrise I was waiting for and not my queen. Do you not hear her footfalls? She has never… — 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 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
“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 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
“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
“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
“I slip in to Cardan's room. Though it is not yet dawn, I am lucky. The room is empty of revelry. No… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“Mostly, his obligations appear to be allowing his ring-covered hands to be kissed and accepting the blandishments of the Folk. I'm sure… — 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
“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
“... 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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
