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Leigh Bardugo’s characters often wait a long time for a moment that could change everything. When a hero steps into a cramped room, his presence ripples through every corner and sparks hope. A kiss can feel like a promise that lasts forever, sealing a bond that feels unbreakable.

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I think heroines would be pretty boring if they were perfect all the time.

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Well, the thing that I realized - I had this very happy, rosy memory of Yale. And I had even described it…

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“The moment our lips met, I knew with pure and piercing certainty that I would have waited for him forever.”

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I wanted to believe anything so that I wouldn’t have to face the future alone. The problem with wanting is that it…

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Every time you see someone saying a character's too this or too that, those are the things that make a character.

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“You’re my son, Jesper. I can’t protect you. Maybe I shouldn’t have tried. But I will be there even when you falter.…

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There were times in the writing of Ninth House' where I thought, have I gone too far?'

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“I've been waiting for you a long time, Alina" He said. "You and I are going to change the world.”

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“In time, she came to the banks of a stream, its surface so bright with starlight it was as if someone had…

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I had wanted to be a writer for a very long time, and I had started a lot of books and failed…

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YA fiction tends to have a finite quality. You're looking toward a goal - prom or graduation or revolution - and we…

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“In those moments, it was easy to believe that Izumrud still lived somewhere, waiting to be woken by the call of heroes,…

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“I'm sorry we don't visit more often. There's a war on and, well, no one likes you." The Darkling touched a hand…

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“A moment later the boy whispered, "I don't think you're ugly." "Shhhh!" the girl hissed. But hidden by the deep shadows of…

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“I'm not like you, Mal. I never really fit in the way that you did. I never belonged anywhere." "You belonged with…

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“I had no idea what the future held or what waited for me at the end of this grueling journey and yet,…

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“When had she stopped being a child? The first time a guy whistled at her out of a car window when she…

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“You’ve been in my head now,” she said. “Did you get a look at the things I did to survive this life?”…

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“When had she stopped being a child? The first time a guy had whistled at her out of a car window when…

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“The first time I'd entered the Fold, I'd feared the darkness and my own death. Now, darkness was nothing to me, and…

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“There had been a time when words had been the only place he could find solace. No book ever lost patience with…

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“It’s the one day a year they all stop acting so miserable and actually let themselves have a good time,” Nina replied.…

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“Rollins held up his watch chain. A turnip was hanging from the fob where his diamond-studded time piece should have been. "That…

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“I stood up, knocking my chair back with a clatter. 'This is a waste of time.' 'Is it? What else do you…

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“That’s right,” he said. “Every time I closed my eyes.” “What happened in the dreams?” she asked, eager for an answer, but…

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“Jes,” Wylan said, “did you mean what you told my father? Will you stay with me? Will you help?” Jesper leaned back…

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In our lives, we will all have a moment where we have to learn to hustle.

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“In this moment he was just a boy -brilliant, blessed with too much power, burdened by eternity.”

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“If I lost focus for even a moment, she’s smack me with her stick and say, “Dreaming of dancing with your dark…

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“Vasily chortled. "What a diplomat you've become! You've a most refreshing way about you. Given time, I have no doubt that, despite…

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When I was writing Shadow and Bone,' I really had no confidence as a writer. I had never finished a book before…

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“Nikolai laughed. "Next time, bring a flask. Every time he changes his mind, take a sip." I groaned. "I'd be passed out…

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“How did you fare with the Queen?" he asked. "I have no idea," I said honestly. "Everything she said was perfectly nice,…

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“Inej knew the moment Kaz entered the Slat. His presence reverberated through the cramped rooms and crooked hallways as every thug, thief,…

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I like to say that I always have a whole book in front of me. I write down the major beats, the…

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I had wanted to be a writer for a very long time, but I had no talent for finishing books. I would…

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“Next time I'll try getting captured. Just to keep things interesting." He tossed Mal a rifle. "Shall we?" "I can't tell who's…

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“I took my time walking down to the lake, hoping that somehow the ache in my heart would ease. My joy at…

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“I thought the love I'd had for him belonged to the past, to the foolish, lonely girl I never wanted to be…

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I'm hesitant to ascribe too much to luck because I think women have a bad habit of doing that. At the same…

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“Aleksander." His eyes fluttered shut. "Don't let me be alone," he murmured. And then he was gone.”

“I don't care if you danced naked on the roof of the Little Palace with him. I love you, Alina, even the part of…

“Inej frowned. “I thought you and Nina chose four outbreak sites on the Staves.” Kaz straightened his cuffs. “I also had her stop at…

“I rolled my eyes. "For defending my honor, you dullard." He yanked me beneath a shadowed awning. I had a moment's panic when I…

“I've been waiting for you a long time, Alina" He said. "You and I are going to change the world.”

“They're all crazy, Oncat. Invisible armies, monster princes. Let's go set fire to something.”

“Saints!" I swore. "I forgot how often I want to stab you.”

“Inej knew the moment Kaz entered the Slat. His presence reverberated through the cramped rooms and crooked hallways as every thug, thief, dealer, con…

“I've risked my life for you. I've walked half the length of Ravka for you, and I'd do it again and again and again…

“You never know," said Nikolai. "I've been busy. I might have some surprises in store for the Darkling yet." "Please tell me you plan…

“Sure we do," said Theo, swatting at a branch. "We get to the spring, Alia gets cured. We argue over the best choice for…

“But I pushed down my confused tears and did as she asked, still hoping that whatever I’d broken might be repaired.”

“There, she wrote fantastical tales that charmed children, and under another name, she penned rather more lurid works that kept her in nougat and…

“Short on friends, your highness?" "And long on enemies," replied Nikolai.”

“Jesper knocked his head against the hull and cast his eyes heavenward. “Fine. But if Pekka Rollins kills us all, I’m going to get…