Around Mik, my powers desert me. I lose basic motor function, like my brain focuses all neural activity on my lips and… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
A bruxis. That was the one wish more powerful than a gavriel, and its trade value was singular: The only way to… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
He wanted to tell her that everything he had done he had done because he was broken, because watching her die had… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
War is all we've been taught, but there are other ways to live. We can find them, Akiva. We can invent them.… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
It was interesting the way a small hate could grow inside a big hate and take it over. — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
It was sadness, lostness, and the worst thing about it was the way it seemed like a default—like it was there all… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
For the way loneliness is worse when you return to it after a reprieve—like the soul’s version of putting on a wet… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
But Hazael only said, "I brought you a present." Liraz took the flower, looked at it, and then a Hazael, expressionless. And… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
My phone buzzes. It’s from Karou: a list of conversation openers that I won’t be needing. —a) Hi. I’m Zuzana. I’m actually… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
Some would assert that Providence was at work shaking out its pockets in Humanity's lap. Other would argue for that mindless choreographer,… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
If he does he's a fool," said Hazael. "The message is clear. Please enjoy this lovely fruit while contemplating all the ways… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
Never sit staring at a blank page or screen. If you find yourself stuck, write. Write about the scene you're trying to… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
I want to touch with my mouth. His mouth, with my mouth. Maybe his neck, too. But first things first: Make him… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
This, she thought, isn’t just for today. It’s for everything. For the heartache that still felt like a punch in the gut… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
Be an unstoppable force. Write with an imaginary machete strapped to your thigh. This is not wishy-washy, polite, drinking-tea-with-your-pinkie-sticking-out stuff. It’s who… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
There are other ways of showing someone you love them, such as fetching them out of Hell. — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
I think with world building, it's important to create a sense of culture even if it is just a fantasy, and the… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
And there's no better way to thaw a face, as it turns out, than with another face. — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
It didn't escape Karou's notice that he found subtle ways of touching her. — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
The biggest challenge for me has been in coping with my perfectionism. I have a stiflingly hard time moving forward in a… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
“Word spread quickly: The visitor wished to address the scholars. 'What can he want?' they wondered, streaming into the Royal Theater. Attendance was voluntary,… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
“The past and the future were just blinders we wore so that infinity wouldn’t drive us mad.” — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
“I love books. Not just for what they contain. I love them as objects too, as ever-present reminders of what they contain, and because… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
“To the naked eye, he’s decent kissing height if I wear platforms, though of course a live test will be required before official certification… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
You almost hold up your piece of paper and say, ‘The girl I like just gave me a treasure map to herself.’ But you… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
“...You are not just going to vanish like this, Karou. This isn't some goddamn Narnia book.” — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
Have you ever asked yourself, do monsters make war, or does war make monsters? — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
“She told Mik, "You have perfect violin-playing muscles." "And you, with your mighty puppeteer arms. We put the chimaera to shame." She stopped fanning… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
As far back as she could remember, a phantom life had mocked her with its impenetrable “something else,” but now it was the opposite.… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
“By the time the plan's wheels touched down on a desolate stretch of desert runway, the sun had cleared a ridge of mountains and… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
“It was hard to imagine feeling that magical tingling sensation in the pit of her belly anytime soon. Best not to worry about it,… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
Staring at her face, she began to fancy her outer layer had begun to melt away while she wasn't paying attention, and something --… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
